Giro 2021:- Stage 10: L’Aquila – Foligno 139 km **Spoilers**

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    kingstongraham said:

    I don't think there's really any chance of Bora putting anyone in trouble over the climb is there?

    Good call. :p

    Let’s have the forecast crosswinds now and this stage won’t be half bad.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Merlier 2'40" back and Nizzolo's just thrown in the towel
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    So Bora and ISN put the hammer down. Merlier, Dylan dropped. Nizzolo and Campanaerts try hard to get back to the group with a two up but they just gave up...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Come on crosswind.
    If it is there after all this effort, it might be Ganna and total carnage.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    DQS ramping it up for the bonus seconds for Remco now... so more stress at the front of the peloton
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Bernal sprinting at the intermediate!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    That all seemed somewhat unnecessary
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2021
    That was super.

    Was that Narvaez - Evenepoel - Bernal I think
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Nice bit of racing that, good to see. Good use of the spare men to defend the seconds too.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    RichN95. said:

    That all seemed somewhat unnecessary

    Fun though eh
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    All that for 1 second gain for Remco.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    lolz... all for 3 seconds!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    blazing_saddles said:

    All that for 1 second gain for Remco.

    Marginal gains
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    If the Ineos rider hadn't come over the top the end result would have been the same, net 1s gain for Evenepoel. So that seemed a bit pointless
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Simon Yates at the wrong end of the peloton again.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    When you look at how close some GTs have been recently it makes sense got the GC riders to do that on those stages where it is possible.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Crash nail biting time.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Kanter was still there for the sprint.......
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Got to love Sagan.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Good win by Sagan finishing that off .
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rather spoiled by the late crash, but there you go.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Bora have pulled that tactic pretty successfully a fair few times only for Sagan to miss out. ... Well done to them
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Felt a bit strange, that sprint - Sagan had to take that a long way and you'd normally expect someone to come round. Think the corner maybe made it harder to judge the distance remaining, and caused a bit of hesitation behind.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Not quite sure what Molano was doing
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    It felt like a few had left it until getting around the last corner before fully opening up but then there just wasn't enough distance left for them. I was surprised how big the bunch still was at the end.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    kingstongraham said:

    Not quite sure what Molano was doing

    Win I guess
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    mididoctors said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Not quite sure what Molano was doing

    Win I guess
    I think Molano did the right thing, but his leader just didn't follow him.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    kingstongraham said:

    mididoctors said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Not quite sure what Molano was doing

    Win I guess
    I think Molano did the right thing, but his leader just didn't follow him.
    Yeah
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Sagan gets the points jersey for tomorrow
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    And until they sort out the times for the 3km rule, Vlasov up to 2nd in the GC, one second behind Bernal - so that sprint was key :)

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