Giro D'Italia Stage 7: Matera to Brindisi (143km)

mr spuckler

The second shortest stage of the entire Giro and likely to be the easiest too, it has bunch sprint written all over it. Given Demare's dominance in the sprints to date, can he make it a trio of victories or can someone else discover some long lost form? Sagan? Viviani? Gaviria? Matthews who seemed pretty happy with his 2nd place yesterday?

The final 1,200m is straight as an arrow so no issues with positioning in the final bend like yesterday, this will be a straight shootout for the fast men!





Bet365 call it as follows...
Arnaud Demare 11/8
Fernando Gaviria 5/2
Peter Sagan 5/1
Elia Viviani 8/1
Jose Alvaro Hodeg 11/1
Michael Matthews 14/1

Classification standings for those in need
https://www.giroditalia.it/en/classifiche/

Tim76

You'd have to say Demare is nailed on for this one. He's on fire at the minute.

mr spuckler

Tim76 wrote: »

You'd have to say Demare is nailed on for this one. He's on fire at the minute.

Looks likely alright but you also know that other teams will be specifically working against him so anything can happen.

I couldn't find odds for Ganna for today btw

Tim76

mr spuckler wrote: »

I couldn't find odds for Ganna for today btw

I thought my €1 bet was going to buy me a new set of 4 Seasons for the winter at one stage there yesterday

Richard Hillman

I'm going for a sneaky last couple of km breakaway

There was talk of the wind being a factor today, here's hoping :pac:

De Bhál

Beautiful looking town, Matera

MPFGLB

There better be echelons

De Bhál

MPFGLB wrote: »

There better be echelons

Wind already seems to be having an effect.
I thought it was going to be a dead rubber stage

Richard Hillman

Echelons forming already. It looks very messy.

mr spuckler

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Echelons forming already. It looks very messy.

BOOM! Full gas lads, full gas!

Dodge

wasn't going to tune in so thanks for this lads. Should pass an hour at lunch time seeing Fuglsang and others work to get back on

mr spuckler

Some presence in that front group for DQS, very impressive.

Looks like Yates was caught napping at the back again?

Raoul Duke

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Looks like Yates was caught napping at the back again?

Yeah, that's him definitely out of the GC if he can't get back today.

MPFGLB

FFS Pozovivo now in 3rd Group ...his team are rubbish

40km covered already !!!!

dastardly00

The gap between the main group and the Pozzovivo/Yates group keeps yo-yo-ing between 40 to 50 seconds.

dastardly00

And the main group have completely knocked the pace off. It's all come back together

mr spuckler

Another stunning looking town from above.

MPFGLB

Toranto ...this part of Italy is so lovely

Raoul Duke

Always a sad moment when the echelons come back together.

MPFGLB

More echelons on their way

Unfortunately becasue everyone is so nervous there will be crashes

Crash will kick this off

Nice to hear Connor Dunne on. Any idea where Sean Kelly is? Phil gilbert is in for the classics so maybe Kelly and Kirby for the Vuelta?

MPFGLB

Can hardly hear Connor Dunne as Rob Hatch never lets anyone get a word in ..grrr

Why employ an expert and not let them talk

Inquitus

Too easy for Démare, far too easy!

neris

That was a cruise

Mefistofelino

I'm thinking of asking Sagan out on our over 50's Sunday spins and letting him win one of the coffee stop sprints.

Inquitus

Mefistofelino wrote: »

I'm thinking of asking Sagan out on our over 50's Sunday spins and letting him win one of the coffee stop sprints.

Give him a wee confidence boost, not a bad idea! Make sure you tell the rest not to sprint!

CantGetNoSleep

Sagan looked annoyed with Demaere after that - seemed to swipe his hand away 20 seconds or so after the finish? Is he a bit sour like when he got annihilated by Sam in Paris?