Giro 2021:- Stage 6: Grotte di Frasassi – Ascoli Piceno (S.Giacomo) 160 km **Spoilers**

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    8.5km to go (welcome) ineos driving the peloton hard, roughly 20-30 riders left in the peoloton.

    Bennett already out the back with one domestiques with him, though he's just got back so perhaps pace not that high.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    RichN95. said:

    Anyone know how Bennett is doing?

    Think he's back on ;)
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Maglia Rosa group riding like me on a good day 😊
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    r0bh said:

    And it wasn't the driver doing the exchange with the race director car because the driver is on the left. So he has no excuse

    Yeah but the driver is often the DS so they were probably talking to the race director over the passenger.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Looks like a small acceleration in the peloton as it's more strung out under inoes pressure at 7.5km to go.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    break still 2 mins ahead half way up the climb (7.4km to go)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    bobmcstuff said:

    r0bh said:

    And it wasn't the driver doing the exchange with the race director car because the driver is on the left. So he has no excuse

    Yeah but the driver is often the DS so they were probably talking to the race director over the passenger.

    It looked like Matt White in the passenger sear
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2021
    Shame Ineos lost Sivakov, but probably good for the rest of the teams as they are looking like they used to at the moment.

    Gap to the leaders just under 2 mins with 7k, not closing that quickly now
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Looks quite fast now at 7km to go, really strung out - Castroviejo
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    RichN95. said:

    bobmcstuff said:

    r0bh said:

    And it wasn't the driver doing the exchange with the race director car because the driver is on the left. So he has no excuse

    Yeah but the driver is often the DS so they were probably talking to the race director over the passenger.

    It looked like Matt White in the passenger sear
    Fair enough, I've often seen their backstage pass videos where White is driving, which is why I said it. I guess they will take it in turns.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    RichN95. said:

    Anyone know how Bennett is doing?

    Rich thinks he beat Ganna for the win.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    15 seconds off the lead in half a kilometre
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    I'm sorry, I thought it would grow on me, but it hasn't. That EF kit is dreadful...
  • commuterlegs
    commuterlegs Posts: 271
    Reckon Castro's about done and Moscon struggling so there should be some attacks coming up (hopefully).
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Moscon takes over, Castroviejo back behind him but Moscon looks quite uincomfortable and the peloton bunches up when he's on the front. 5.9km to go....
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    dish_dash said:

    I'm sorry, I thought it would grow on me, but it hasn't. That EF kit is dreadful...

    Easy to spot, don't complain :P
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Caicedo has crashed at some point (or been mauled by a tiger).
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Castroviejo flat tire?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited May 2021
    Status quo at 5km to go. Too fast to do much, too slow to drop the help for all the big teams.

    Break at 1,36
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    dish_dash said:

    I'm sorry, I thought it would grow on me, but it hasn't. That EF kit is dreadful...

    I like it... kind of black Mondrian inspired...
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Called it.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    A flat rear does for Castro...
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Bernal looking very chill... Yates invisible but assuming he's about...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Ineos struggling to keep the damage going once Ganna pulled off, other teams are now coming to the front.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Ineos suddenly off the front with the loss of Castro- DQS and DSM now
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Lots of looking around in the peloton at 4km to go. 1.20. Break should make it....
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    bobmcstuff said:

    dish_dash said:

    I'm sorry, I thought it would grow on me, but it hasn't. That EF kit is dreadful...

    I like it... kind of black Mondrian inspired...
    Yeah, but you liked the duck....

    ;)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • commuterlegs
    commuterlegs Posts: 271
    A lot of the GC guys looking a bit frisky, this could be good.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Pross said:

    Ineos struggling to keep the damage going once Ganna pulled off, other teams are now coming to the front.

    Castroviejo was doing a good job, he just had a puncture. Ineos now need to keep some support for Bernal so they couldn't keep the same pace.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    QS take over on the peoloton. Martinez not so happy about it
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