2015 Giro Stage 4 **Spoilers**

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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Crazy stage
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    It's seems as though Oleg has switched from yesterday's "Ride like Sky" strategy to today's "Ride like T-Mobile"
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Astana now at the front of the peloton and look a bit more keen...
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    What a race. Peloton down to what?.. 35 riders?
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Matthews blowing up
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Peloton shredded, 3 Sky, 2 TS still there, Matthews gone.

    TBH it's all kicked off!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Loving the Astana slo-mo as they shred the peloton.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Astana pacing the peloton.

    Very good to watch!

    Contador and Rogers left from Tinkoff, 4 Sky riders there too.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Contador has Rogers, Porte has Nieve and Konig, Uran is there and Astana still drilling it.

    Rampant speculation based on practically nothing - Porte not looking great?
  • craigus89
    craigus89 Posts: 887
    This is great stuff!

    I'm still kind of new to the tactics of this. Is this just a great tactical move by Astana to up the speed? Tinkoff have been on the front for most of the race so far, and now it's just Mick and Contador. Have the rest of them just blown?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Craigus89 wrote:
    This is great stuff!

    I'm still kind of new to the tactics of this. Is this just a great tactical move by Astana to up the speed? Tinkoff have been on the front for most of the race so far, and now it's just Mick and Contador. Have the rest of them just blown?


    Best to ask that at the end ;)
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
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    Correlation is not causation.
  • craigus89
    craigus89 Posts: 887
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Craigus89 wrote:
    This is great stuff!

    I'm still kind of new to the tactics of this. Is this just a great tactical move by Astana to up the speed? Tinkoff have been on the front for most of the race so far, and now it's just Mick and Contador. Have the rest of them just blown?


    Best to ask that at the end ;)

    Well, yes. There is no one dangerous in the break though as they wouldn't have let them go? I'm not sure why they are pushing so hard in a stage like this where the break looks like it'll succeed?
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    edited May 2015
    Obviously the course design has played its part, and should be applauded, but how much of this is also down to OGE having the maglia rosa? They have kind of shown an indifference in the way they have defended it at the start of stages, putting riders in the breaks rather than being on the front. I know they have shown in the past, TdF 2013 that they are happy to share the Yellow around the team instead of having the one guy in it. Giving Chaves and Clark a chance today by the looks of it.

    Maybe a TTT early on is a good call excitement wise as it gives so many more options to the defending team providing they aren't after GC
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I'm not sure why we really need to guess why Tinkoff don't want Bert in pink this early. Who wants to have to defend the jersey for the GC favourite that long. They can give it to Kreuziger and then loose it if needed or hand it over to Bert later but there's a difference defending it for Contador and defending it for Kreuziger.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Astana pacing the peloton.

    Very good to watch!

    Contador and Rogers left from Tinkoff, 4 Sky riders there too.

    Bertie has Kreuziger up front remember...
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    When do we find out if Kreuziger is actually riding in this race? Is it a couple of weeks?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    In other news Levanto would be a lovely place if it wasn't for all the poo in the sea.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    44.4km,

    Front group

    Kreuziger group @ 22",

    Main "breakaway" @ 1'30

    Peloton @ 5'52
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    jam1e wrote:
    Contador has Rogers, Porte has Nieve and Konig, Uran is there and Astana still drilling it.

    Rampant speculation based on practically nothing - Porte not looking great?

    Plus Porte has two guys on the road. Springboard to the win? :D
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    20 man peloton. (ish)
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    jam1e wrote:
    Contador has Rogers, Porte has Nieve and Konig, Uran is there and Astana still drilling it.

    Rampant speculation based on practically nothing - Porte not looking great?

    I don't know, from the little we've seen of him he looks reasonably comfortable, just sitting in?
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    I saw a tiny clip of him looking like he was struggling a bit to keep the gap closed. To be fair it was probably nothing - just a 2 second shot with no context.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Many spare parts up the road for GC attacks on last climb. Just saying.
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Come ooooon the Kreuziger :-)
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Poor Pellizotti has had an EPO bonk
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Polizotti cramped and really suffering...

    Front group back together and working again.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Blown to pieces now. The GC group is a pretty small peloton. Aggressive riding by many of the GC teams.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Matthews about 12 mins back.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    This is an awesome stage. One of the reasons why I love the Giro.
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