STAGE 17: Molveno – Cassano d'Adda 196 km - 25th May 2016

MPFGLB

It’s a flat stage but are there any sprinters left ??.






Have they all gone home and even if they still exist will they have any team to pull back a break
Nizzolo , Modolo, Hausler.Porsev,Trentin, Boem,Navardauskas,Sbaragli …………Kruijswijk ?



Ullissi ? - The red jersey is up for grabs

I am inclined to think a break might stay away …especially if big enough and with a few strong men

Kung, Knees , Hansen, Moser,Boaro, McCarthy



Eurosport 2 : 1.30pm

dastardly00

If Nizzolo has the desire to win the points classification then Trek-Segafredo should really come to the fore today and take control.

It's a great chance for him to win a stage of the Giro, which amazingly he hasn't done.

Edit: I've had a look at Nizzolo's record in the Giro. Wow, we talk about Sagan always coming up just short in races (hence the term 'Saganth') but Nizzolo has been soooo close on sooooo many occasions.

I hope he does win today!

dastardly00

Seriously beautiful scenery

dastardly00

38 km gone, and Daniel Oss (BMC), Eugert Zhupa (Wilier Triestina-Southeast) and Pavel Brutt (Tinkoff) have a lead of 5'36" to the peloton. Trek-Segafredo and Lampre (Sacha Modolo) will be very happy with this.

Taxuser1

Lampre won't be as happy as Trek will be. Modolo has been slower than Nizz this Giro. With no one else left to beat him, this looks a gimme.

Ulissi sitting only 8 points back on Red, you'd have thought Lampre would have hoped for either a bigger break to take the TV points and possibly make it to the finish leaving Nizzolo needing Sunday's stage to secure the Points Jersey. Ulissi must be saving bacon for tomorrow's Pinerolo stage with its brutal double digit final climb 3kms from the finish.

with a betting slip of Ulissi at 80/1 to win Red, I am raging.

dastardly00

Taxuser1 wrote: »

with a betting slip of Ulissi at 80/1 to win Red, I am raging.

:eek:

I guess Ulissi is relying on Modolo today.

stecleary

updates?

Pudsy33

stecleary wrote: »

updates?

3 man doomed break, nailed on sprint

dastardly00

Nizzolo is now 10 points ahead of Ulissi in the points classification after the first TV sprint.

gordongekko

Pudsy33 wrote: »

3 man doomed break, nailed on sprint

Any trivia about today's stage?

Pudsy33

gordongekko wrote: »

Any trivia about today's stage?

Gimme a minute :P

Edit: I got nothing unfortunately

dastardly00

gordongekko wrote: »

Any trivia about today's stage?

The race will pass through the town of Treviglio just 8km from the finish. The Bianchi factory is located there.

isitraining

Even Rob Hatch is struggling to come up with facts.

Anyone fancy a fight over spelling?

neris

Hows chaves doing?

neris

isitraining wrote: »

Anyone fancy a fight over spelling?

Im alright for today, once yesterday was enough

retalivity

Had a quick look at the in play odds, taken a punt at srabaglia @33/1. Nizzolo and modolo are not much better than evens

dastardly00

neris wrote: »

Im alright for today, once yesterday was enough

You forgot the apostrophe for 'I am'

isitraining

Six man break building a gap out front with 17.5k to go. 25 seconds and climbing.

isitraining

dastardly00 wrote: »

If Nizzolo has the desire to win the points classification then Trek-Segafredo should really come to the fore today and take control.

It's a great chance for him to win a stage of the Giro, which amazingly he hasn't done.

Edit: I've had a look at Nizzolo's record in the Giro. Wow, we talk about Sagan always coming up just short in races (hence the term 'Saganth') but Nizzolo has been soooo close on sooooo many occasions.

I hope he does win today!

Second again!

dastardly00

Ah I can't believe it's another second place for Nizzolo!

dastardly00

Nizzolo is now 48 points ahead of Ulissi in the points classification.
However Nizzolo may not score anymore points until the final stage on Sunday though. The ball is back in Ulissi's court.

Taxuser1

unfortunately the position of the TV intermediate points mean Nizzolo could feasibly stay in a break and take points on any of tomorrow's or saturday's stage

game over for my bet

WinnyThePoo

Didn't get to see the stage. I had kluge down as a hard man/domestique. Am I thinking of someone else?

Pudsy33

WinnyThePoo wrote: »

Didn't get to see the stage. I had kluge down as a hard man/domestique. Am I thinking of someone else?

Nope you're dead right. He powered away toward the end. Probably secured himself a job for next year.

dastardly00

Highlights of the stage today. What a monumental cock-up from the sprinters' teams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GidD8aajrLE

Kav0777

Pozzato's teammate did Kluge a big favour there, blocking the bunch on the turn.