Giro Stage 7 - Diamante - Potenza

Mefistofelino · 13-05-2022 9:07am #1

Looks like today will give the GC a good rattle. Half expecting Girmay to finish in the top 10 again. Not because he's necessarily a top level climber, but he's like the second coming of Sagan -not interested in following the script. (And he's actually younger than wunderkind Remco)

mewso · 13-05-2022 10:29am

Betting

Matthieu Van Der Poel 11/1

Mauro Schmid 12/1

Magnus Cort Nielsen 12/1

Bauke Mollema 14/1

Diego Ulissi 16/1

Vincenzo Nibali 16/1

Lennard Kamna 22/1

Koen Bouwman 22/1

Attila Valter 22/1

Are they predicting MvdP to go in the break? Interesting for the top 3 who would normally be looking to get in the break but will any of them be allowed to? Could it be another chance for Vansevenant? At 40/1 might be worth a punt. The main GC guys would probably be happy to let him go but what is Trek's plan I wonder.

Mefistofelino · 13-05-2022 10:38am

Michael Mørkøv out due to illness. (Fever, as opposed to being "sick of Cav"). Wonder if MM lacking a little top-end was why Cav was launching early?

devonp · 13-05-2022 10:43am

surely with todays finishing town one of the Campag shod teams will go for the win !!! 😜 (just AGR and UAE ??)

breezy1985 · 13-05-2022 10:53am

This could me a great stage if any rider really wants to go for it.

retalivity · 13-05-2022 11:19am

Mollema will surely be looking after Lopez and/or Ciccone, so doubt any trek rider will be up the road.

And MVDP, De Gendt, Cort & Schmid all on the move early already

mewso · 13-05-2022 11:30am

Yeah we can see who wants to get away now. Looks like Quickstep have a couple trying but not Vansevenant so I was wrong about him. Schmid or Ballerini. MvdP looks determined to get away. Some battle for it.

Mefistofelino · 13-05-2022 11:31am

They are, to quote Bishop Brennan, "knocking the sch!t out of each other" in an effort to get away.

13-05-2022 11:37am

Anyone spot the gang in the studio all had horrific matching pink socks?

Mefistofelino · 13-05-2022 11:43am

Wout looks to be regretting this already and its only been a kilometer

MangleBadger · 13-05-2022 11:49am

Could be an interesting day if they keep trying to chase down any attackers. Lot of climbing to be done today.

13-05-2022 11:49am

This is class even Lenny is trying to go.

mewso · 13-05-2022 12:15pm

This is mad stuff Ted.

Dodge · 13-05-2022 12:19pm

The DSs must have ate the bollocks out of them for going so slow yesterday.

retalivity · 13-05-2022 12:34pm

If Big Tom gets up the road here, Ineos/Bikeexchange will have to ride hard to not let him get back into the GC piicture

neris · 13-05-2022 3:11pm

Where's Carlton these days, not heard him on eurosport

mewso · 13-05-2022 3:20pm

Hes doing Tour of Hungary at the moment.

seaviewphotos · 13-05-2022 3:37pm

Enjoying the stage today, I wonder will Tom grab a stage win?

Mefistofelino · 13-05-2022 3:44pm

It would be nice, but he's got no kick whatsoever. Probably between Formolo and Bouwman with Mollema third

retalivity · 13-05-2022 3:47pm

Dumoulins only hope is to attack on the last little climb and hope bouwman acts as an anchor on the other 2

Mefistofelino · 13-05-2022 3:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119057536#Comment_119057536

Problem is the last time he tried that 15km ago, he just oozed past the others and dropped Bouwman

retalivity · 13-05-2022 4:02pm

The grupetto allegedly 33mins behind!

CrowdedHouse · 13-05-2022 4:11pm

Well the learning for me today is that Potenza is not just a Pirelli car tyre 😁

Mefistofelino · 13-05-2022 4:13pm

Bouwman will take the Maglia Azzurra from Kamna for his troubles

retalivity · 13-05-2022 4:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119057637#Comment_119057637

He's also the highest place Jumbo guy on GC, 35seconds behind Yates but 2+ minutes ahead of Foss and Oomen. But sounds from himself that bar Foss, the rest are all in it for stages.

neris · 13-05-2022 4:23pm

Odd interview there with Dumoulin

Dodge · 13-05-2022 5:41pm

Stage turned into a bit of a damp squib after the early back and forth. Once the break established, that was it. I know the front 4 went at each other but a bit of an anti climax.

Eamonnator · 13-05-2022 6:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119057629#Comment_119057629

And for me learning that Potenza is not just a Campagnolo group set.

Giro Stage 7 - Diamante - Potenza

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