Giro 2021:- Stage 12: Siena – Bagno di Romagna 212 km **Spoilers**

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Treksplosion
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Ciccone and Nibali attacked the peloton

    Brambilla attacked the break
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Sky has got the match on anyone on this.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Ciccone and Nibs are going to get caught, although it did look like Ineos had to do an effort for it
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    I have a forlorn hope Nibali will put some pressure on people downhill.

    Not sure Bernal has much problems heading downhill, mind.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,588
    bobmcstuff said:

    Ciccone and Nibs are going to get caught, although it did look like Ineos had to do an effort for it

    You could almost hear them chuckling as they left the pair of them out there to dangle then shut it down as soon as they'd had enough. At least they're trying something but it felt the wrong time.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Brambilla and Bennett caught out bickering, with Hamliton and the Vendrame off as a duo in the final 2km.

    Vendrame then steals a march on Hamilton but he comes back at 1.8km to go.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Vendrame leads it out...
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,194
    Hamilton's position doesn't look very aero, elbows worse than Froome
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Vandrame sets off at 150m and wins for AG2R
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Bennett and Brambilla still bickering as they sprint for third haha
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,588
    Brambilla cuts across Bennett in the sprint for third to put the icing on the cake. Suspect he'll get relegated for that.

    I picked the wrong team mate for PTP.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Brambilla and Bennett = Morecambe and Wise. :D
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,588
    Agree with Lloyd that Ineos need to just ignore Nibali on this descent. There's no need to take chances.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,588
    Moscon proves the point.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Moscon had a crash following Nibali, seems OK.

    As Lloyd said, they should have just let him go.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Bora pulling with Ineos for Buchmann
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Nibali, good lad.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Moscon donates some serious skin to help resurface the rubbish road surface.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,588
    Think that was purely ego by Moscon to prove he could keep up and wasn't scared to try. He's going to be important in the next few days so definitely an unnecessary risk.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,588
    Only gained 7" and Ineos could have pushed it harder on the flat if really needed.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    rick_chasey said:

    Nibali, good lad.

    Seems a bit pointless for 5 seconds. Although forcing Moscon to crash following him was probably worthwhile.

    As Lloyd said they probably should have just let him go so Moscon could have chased on the flat bit.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    bobmcstuff said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Nibali, good lad.

    Seems a bit pointless for 5 seconds. Although forcing Moscon to crash following him was probably worthwhile.

    As Lloyd said they probably should have just let him go so Moscon could have chased on the flat bit.
    At 14th on GC no risk no reward.

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,867
    Astana should of attacked today is my thinking ineos looked tired
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Anyone know what's between Bennett and Brambilla?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,588
    mididoctors said:

    Astana should of attacked today is my thinking ineos looked tired

    Not sure about that, Ganna spent most of the day riding on the front looking like he was on a club run.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Pross said:

    mididoctors said:

    Astana should of attacked today is my thinking ineos looked tired

    Not sure about that, Ganna spent most of the day riding on the front looking like he was on a club run.
    And Bernal still had 3 teammates left
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,867
    I get the impression Bennett wasn't going to let brambilla win
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    mididoctors said:

    I get the impression Bennett wasn't going to let brambilla win

    And Brambilla was not going to let Bennett get third.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Love a bit of beef - noticed Friebe all over that hahaha
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