Giro 2021:- Stage 4: Piacenza – Sestola 186 km **Spoilers**

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Tratnik a definite possibility after his win outsprinting O'Connor after a 9% hill in last year's Giro.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited May 2021
    I had De Marchi down as a 5 star favourite for today's stage until I saw he's only 30 odd seconds down on GC.
    Glad I stuck a pin in Tratnik, though.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • davep1
    davep1 Posts: 837
    blazing_saddles said:

    andyp said:

    The second most expensive taxi journey I've ever taken was from Parma to Piacenza. Taxi driver missed the exit at Piacenza and we had to do an additional 40 kms up to the next junction and back.

    Did the driver have a white stick?
    That's pretty hard to do.
    Hmmm, if you've driven in Italy, you would know ANYTHING is possible on the roads!

    The photos of the food and wine have me dreaming about Abruzzo food <3
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Only about 20km till the unclassified climbing starts. Going to be about as hard a day as it could be for everyone today.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,320
    blazing_saddles said:

    I had De Marchi down as a 5 star favourite for today's stage until I saw he's only 30 odd seconds down on GC.
    Glad I stuck a pin in Tratnik, though.

    Dammit! I had picked Tratnik last night but forgot this morning.
    Can only hope the breakaway is caught for PTP.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Is there a worse job in pro cycling than having to push your team mate while he has a slash? Even worse in a headwind but at least with all the rain you won't know for certain what is splashing you.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Heading into the hills now.
    Break have lost a minute.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited May 2021
    davep1 said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    andyp said:

    The second most expensive taxi journey I've ever taken was from Parma to Piacenza. Taxi driver missed the exit at Piacenza and we had to do an additional 40 kms up to the next junction and back.

    Did the driver have a white stick?
    That's pretty hard to do.
    Hmmm, if you've driven in Italy, you would know ANYTHING is possible on the roads!

    The photos of the food and wine have me dreaming about Abruzzo food <3 </p>
    I have driven the Piacenza - Palma run on many, many occasions. Never even came close to missing that massive Milano-Torino junction.
    Hence the white stick joke.

    I agree about anything can happen, though. I've found that to be especially true along the two Rivieras border towns.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Quick one - are you guys watching this on Eurosport player? I can't find live coverage only yesterday's stage
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Astana ramping up the pace and putting riders out the back, a long, long way from home.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    MattFalle said:

    Quick one - are you guys watching this on Eurosport player? I can't find live coverage only yesterday's stage

    Yes but it’s on Eurosport on tv too.
    S4c always turn up at 2pm
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    MattFalle said:

    Quick one - are you guys watching this on Eurosport player? I can't find live coverage only yesterday's stage

    You aren't missing many actual pictures of cycling. I'm watching on Virgin TV Go, but it's occasional wet lens on a moto, adverts, but mostly pictures of rain at the finishing line.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Grazie! I can't get any reference to Stage 4 at all....
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Not had any live footage on GCN for like 15 mins now.

    Host broadcaster is putting out highlights and on-bike footage instead
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I think we will be lucky to get much more live today.
    Don't know if they will be able to cobble together a watchable highlights package.
    Wet weather technology hasn't progressed at all.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    That Bora extractor hob looks really expensive.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    LIVE PICTURES!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    We are back.

    75k to go, 5 min 18s for the break
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Hurrah!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Eolo take the KOM points. Nice work.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Break is not getting to the finish, is it?
    _
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    18 points for the last climb though, so feels likely whoever takes that will go into blue. Can't see Gavazzi taking any points on the hard climb.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Bit weird seeing the pink jersey doing the main slug of work to bring a breakaway back.
    _
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,312
    edited May 2021
    S4C is just showing yesterdays stage on my iplayer. signed out/in. Apologies - not on until 2.30
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    rick_chasey said:

    Break is not getting to the finish, is it?

    Christopher Juul in the front three, half Danish, half Irish, in the rain....
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Taaramae used to be able to climb a bit, didn't he? Minute and a half advantage for three over the rest of the break feels pretty decisive.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    The lack of cotton caps in the rain makes me feel old
    _
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    What have the two Wanty riders got hanging off their saddles? Transponder? Interesting that the BikeExchange guy doesn't seem to have have one...
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    dish_dash said:

    What have the two Wanty riders got hanging off their saddles? Transponder? Interesting that the BikeExchange guy doesn't seem to have have one...

    Cams? Taco had one yesterday.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    perhaps... Wanty are in Velon, which I didn't realise, so would make sense that they are cameras...

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