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Giro d'Italia stage 4: Piacenza to Sestola (186km)

  • 11-05-2021 9:05am
    #1
    mr spuckler
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    A stage of 2 halves, with a relatively flat first half followed by a very bumpy second half! Likely to go to a breakaway but that climb to the finish (4.3km @ 9.5%) could also lead to some gaps between the GC contenders, if one of them really pushes it. With a sprint stage coming tomorrow they may well be inclined to give it a go.

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    Odds from Bet365

    Simon Yates (19/4)
    Egan Bernal (15/2)
    Remco Evenepoel (8/1)
    Jaoa Almeida (9/1)
    Dan Martin (16/1)


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
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    /Checks to see how much time De Gendt is down


  • #3
    mewso
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    Almeida wins as per Benji Naesen :) Not an octopus but...


  • #4
    retalivity
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    Enfilade wrote: »
    /Checks to see how much time De Gendt is down

    He lost 10mins yesterday!
    Ominous...


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    Had a feeling it could be one of those mad Giro days we've seen in recent years when the break takes ages to get away.


  • #6
    dahat
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    That looks like a strong break to me, one that will stay away.


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  • #7
    retalivity
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    25 up the road, De Marchi best placed at 33s down
    EDIT: Nelson Oliveira is in there at 32s down


  • #8
    mr spuckler
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    Nice soft day again, especially at the finish.


  • #9
    dastardly00
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    Filippo Zana, Samuele Zoccarato, Filippo Fiorelli (Bardiani CSF-Faizanè)
    Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier, Jacopo Mosca, Koen De Kort (Trek-Segafredo)
    Quinten Hermans, Rein Taaramae (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert)
    Joe Dombrowski, Valerio Conti (UAE Team Emirates)
    Filippo Tagliani, Nicola Venchiarutti (Androni-Giocattoli-Sidermec)
    Francesco Gavazzi, Marton Dina (Eolo-Kometa)
    Alessandro De Marchi (Israel Start-Up Nation)
    Pieter Serry (Deceuninck-QuickStep)
    Attila Valter (Groupama-FDJ)
    Nicolas Edet (Cofidis)
    Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Victorious)
    Chris Juul-Jensen (Team BikeExchange)
    Nelson Oliveira (Movistar)
    Andrea Vendrame (AG2R Citroën Team)
    Victor Campenaerts (Qhubeka Assos)
    Nico Denz (Team DSM)
    Louis Vervaeke (Alpecin-Fenix)


  • #10
    neris
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    whats going on with the eurosport coverage? dan lloyd and brian smyth waffling on over images of the finishing line


  • #11
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    neris wrote: »
    whats going on with the eurosport coverage? dan lloyd and brian smyth waffling on over images of the finishing line

    Weather seems to be wreaking havoc with the live pictures, even earlier the quality was poor. Like the good/bad old days.


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  • #12
    De Bhál
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    at least I'm not getting any pangs to be on hoidays in Italy looking at the weather


  • #13
    [Deleted User]
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    Rain seems to have that effect on pictures in Italy or maybe I'm just not recalling the wet days in France and Belgium?


  • #14
    retalivity
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    Is Hermans the MTBer?

    EDIT: I see now he's from CX


  • #15
    [Deleted User]
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    Love to see Juul Jensen win. It'd be a popular win here.


  • #16
    retalivity
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    Enfilade wrote: »
    Love to see Juul Jensen win. It'd be a popular win here.

    Fine Wickla weather for it anyway.


  • #17
    Mefistofelino
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Fine Wickla weather for it anyway.

    Hatch seems to think that the weather will suit CJJ more than Taaramae, cos, ya know, Estonia is known for its sub tropical climate


  • #18
    Darkglasses
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    Always love a stage where the weather in Ireland is better than the weather on TV :o


  • #19
    neris
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    Enfilade wrote: »
    Rain seems to have that effect on pictures in Italy or maybe I'm just not recalling the wet days in France and Belgium?

    Happens in France and Spain but more so in the high mountains. Not unusual to be starting at the finish line get washed out of it on the tour of catalunya


  • #20
    dastardly00
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    De Bhál wrote: »
    at least I'm not getting any pangs to be on hoidays in Italy looking at the weather

    I still wouldn't turn down the opportunity to go :pac:


  • #21
    retalivity
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    Taaremae and juul-jensen not gonna make it....


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  • #22
    [Deleted User]
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    Just nabbed there now. What a shame after all that work.


  • #23
    dahat
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    Brutal climb after a day like it has been.


  • #24
    Darkglasses
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    João Dombrowski :confused:


  • #25
    [Deleted User]
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    Is Dan still in here? Haven't managed to spot him.


  • #26
    [Deleted User]
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    Vamos Landa!!!!!!!


  • #27
    dastardly00
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    Free Landa!


  • #28
    Eamonnator
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    Enfilade wrote: »
    Love to see Juul Jensen win. It'd be a popular win here.

    Is it possible for Chris to hang onto 4th place in stage?


  • #29
    dastardly00
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    Dan across the line along with Yates & Remco


  • #30
    retalivity
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    No sign of Dan anywhere...

    EDIT: ^ Ha, missed that


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  • #31
    [Deleted User]
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    Eamonnator wrote: »
    Is it possible for Chris to hang onto 4th place in stage?

    10th for Chris in the end.


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