Shebeen Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Ryan was also boxed in against the barriers, I believe he had more speed left in him but it just didn't open up... They should tell both the DD sprinters to just freelance and go for it, Nizollo is doing good but he doesn't have the speed to come around his leadout man and go for the win, he just hovers at that position when launched, although it must be very difficult at that level to make any impact.gibbons came from a long way back with about 400m to go (when the overhead shot actually zooms in on the lead).he has got good speed to have made up all that distance on the guys who actually won!
Shebeen Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 today's profile in text ^ / \ / \Start__~~/\~~~/\~~~/ \~~~finsh
Dirt Tracker Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 As much as I want to root for Nizollo and DD he is isn't a top ranking sprinter. He was an iffy buy at best and may be was there for UCI points as he'll churn out top 10 finishes for days but in sprinting that is no mans land. His only hopes are is to hold on and go for the final sprint stage and that all the other top guys have dropped out to get ready for the Tour.
Ispeed_V Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Ryan was also boxed in against the barriers, I believe he had more speed left in him but it just didn't open up... They should tell both the DD sprinters to just freelance and go for it, Nizollo is doing good but he doesn't have the speed to come around his leadout man and go for the win, he just hovers at that position when launched, although it must be very difficult at that level to make any impact. That's what happens when you have to ride in support of someone else and then probably gets told to back off when that person cant hold your wheel.
LongDonkey Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Flame suit on.......EwanOk so explain to me his logic.... "Lets ride Giro......ho hum hills, nah fuggit i want to go ride Le Tour training rides instead" Why did he even enter and what are his genuine hopes for Le Tour. Is he gonna ride the first few stages there and then look at the hills again and decide to drop out again? I get the idea of wanting to focus on strengths, but dropping out of a major tour having won two (flat stages) and then departing out the back door kind of feels wrong to me.
Vetplant Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Flame suit on.......EwanOk so explain to me his logic.... "Lets ride Giro......ho hum hills, nah fuggit i want to go ride Le Tour training rides instead" Why did he even enter and what are his genuine hopes for Le Tour. Is he gonna ride the first few stages there and then look at the hills again and decide to drop out again? I get the idea of wanting to focus on strengths, but dropping out of a major tour having won two (flat stages) and then departing out the back door kind of feels wrong to me.I agree in essence, but this has been going on for ages and guys have been arguing this just as long. Unfortunately the sprinters really struggle to make the time cuts on those monstrous mountain stages, so somewhere along the line they burst or get cut. I don't see how you can force them to stay till the end. The organisers seem to have accepted this as a fact, thus loading the first 11 days with plenty of sprint finishes to draw them to the start, knowing full well the pure sprinters will high-tail it out of there once the serious climbing starts. Going to get interesting between the sprinters that remain who will be strong enough to make it to stage 21 to take home the sprinters jersey...
Long Wheel Base Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 today's profile in text ^ / \ / \Start__~~/\~~~/\~~~/ \~~~finshI am seriously digging your updates. You should team up with Chad Haga.
Long Wheel Base Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Flame suit on.......EwanOk so explain to me his logic.... "Lets ride Giro......ho hum hills, nah fuggit i want to go ride Le Tour training rides instead" Why did he even enter and what are his genuine hopes for Le Tour. Is he gonna ride the first few stages there and then look at the hills again and decide to drop out again? I get the idea of wanting to focus on strengths, but dropping out of a major tour having won two (flat stages) and then departing out the back door kind of feels wrong to me.Viviani has also pulled out.
Vetplant Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Thomas de Gendt trying to establish the break! Go Boy!!!!
Shebeen Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Flame suit on.......EwanOk so explain to me his logic.... "Lets ride Giro......ho hum hills, nah fuggit i want to go ride Le Tour training rides instead" Why did he even enter and what are his genuine hopes for Le Tour. Is he gonna ride the first few stages there and then look at the hills again and decide to drop out again? I get the idea of wanting to focus on strengths, but dropping out of a major tour having won two (flat stages) and then departing out the back door kind of feels wrong to me.giro put all those flat stages on the front and the hills on the back for exactly this. it's no secret that the sprinters leave after week 1
ScottCM Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 Although I have to be completely biased and say Im hoping that Jan Polanc get a solid GC at the end depending on team orders the next bunch of days. See your man got into the break.
Vetplant Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 BIG break eshtablished, happy that Dimension Data is in there with two riders: 217 Jan Polanc (UAD) 23rd at 5:2434 Dario Cataldo (AST) 36th at 9.43153 Enrico Gasparotto (TDD) 37th at 10:0082 Eros Capecchi (DQT) 39th at 10:4421 Francesco Gavazzi (ANS) 40th at 11:09192 Jan Bakelants (SUN) 41st at 11:2227 Matteo Montaguti (ANS) 45th at 13:28162 Eddie Dunbar (INS) Y 49th at 16:01202 Gianluca Brambilla (TFS) 57th at 17:2944 Damiano Caruso (TBM) 80th at 28:3257 Manuel Senni (BRD) 84th at 30:1633 Manuele Boaro (AST) 93rd at 33:53158 Danilo Wyss (TDD) 94th at 33:55124 Thomas De Gendt (LTS) 100th at 36:49105 Tobias Ludvigsson (GFC) 101st at 36:59184 Marco Haller (TKA) 104th 38:4953 Luca Covili (BRD) 108th at Y 40:09165 Christian Knees (INS) 109th at 40:15183 Jenthe Biermans (TKA) Y 125th at 49:1563 Cesare Benedetti (BOH) 124th at 48:2792 Sean Bennett (EF1) Y 127th at 49:4672 Josef Cerny (CCC) 136th at 1:02:348 Jasha Sütterlin (MOV) 139th at 1:04:10126 Roger Kluge (LTA) 141st at 1:07:05114 Conor Dunne (ICA) 151st at 1:20:44
Vetplant Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 gap over 10minsSafe to bet that the winner will come from the break? Jan Polanc (UAD) at 5:24 behind Pink jersey to move into pink?
LongDonkey Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Going to get interesting between the sprinters that remain who will be strong enough to make it to stage 21 to take home the sprinters jersey...GotchaLike i may not have said, i am dumb on stuff like this.
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