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11 teams at 15h Giro. So it's not that bad. No need to ALWAYS follow the majority anyway. Fantasy numbers, but if the majority for a 14h Giro or Tour is always there, let's say always 6-4, that doesn't mean that we always have to accomodate the 6, and never the 4. Move it around like Gipfel is doing...

Interesting stage: Group goes, Gipfel too late, group doesn't want him, keeps him away, caught, he starts chasing. After the first possible sieb Donkey joins green. Hope was maybe Marquez, but hoped more for an attack on Duron by some classics with a possible puller ahead. Zuzu seemed nice, Woldemar...

5 stages for the Donkey, very happy, goal reached. Usually not a big stage hunter in the Giro, ok, the Zafzaf year I won lots, but with 90+88 climbers and in some stages other teams riding for them while I wanted the escape to go through... but otherwise concentrating on GC I rather let stage chance...

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3 stage wins... ok, minimum achieved. Not that easy necessarily for Marquez, since due to the lack of a second climber he has to rely a bit on others, well Drinfeld. . He goes early himself... a) Can Krausz follow? If yes, does he suck immediately? Then the stage chance is over for both I fear. He o...

Worst case scenario in the sprint. Natanzon wins, Chassot third, 25 points lost, now 55 back. 29 before the stage, Natanzon won a point in intermediates too. Argh. Start was as I expected and hoped. FL with his own train, Lorenzini there, Chassot on Natanzon. Usually like to change more often, but.....

Is this an answer in question form or a question? Is it always necessary to pose questions?

Brussels seems to be slightly longer, probably just a change early, double Muur-Bosberg there. I can do the adaptation once it's on la flamme rouge (right now they want a free account on their Flanders site to show me more, I refuse)

Dauphiné-Tour de Suisse 1 day overlap has been there since the TdS went down to 8 days. Before it was 2 days overlap I guess. What is different now, why change now? Just because something has been like this in the past, doesn't mean it can't be changed, but there should still be a good reason for th...

I'm for an exception too. All * regardless of length. Because while something "might" happen, most likely it will be like pavé 22, Strade Bianche 24, Only thing happening in pavé 22 in the end was crashes and flat tires. No time gains, losses due to anything else. What happened a few days ago in the...

2024-05-12 Lucien Trutat Sprint -1 2024-05-12 Lucien Trutat TimeTrial -1 2024-05-12 Lucien Trutat Downhill -1 2024-05-12 Lucien Trutat Flat -1 2024-05-12 Lucien Trutat Climbing -1 2024-05-12 Leonardo Ceroni Sprint -1 2024-05-12 Leonardo Ceroni TimeTrial -1 2024-05-12 Leonardo Ceroni Flat -1 2024-05...

Fucked up the TT energy, hihi... Woldemariam perfect, almost, had 30 or so more to give. Not sure what I did wrong with Marquez. Started at 95, 14.5 per km (after 2) 145-290-580. oh, that's too much. Down to 90 12.5, so 500. Why I thought that was good is still a mystery. AFter all new that the 12 w...

Main reason gravel? Weird, a guy with 87 flat should be there for general safety anyway... I rode in the Meldrum group from the start, and in the one with Bright too. Just took breaks in both groups here and there. Flat out Novelli, better use him in the climbs and downhills. Sometimes was late with...

Look what we found: TEAM FL - Kämpfer, Dürr, now Schmarotz, will you finally get your sprinters win at the Giro this year? Well, I hope so, but it will be hard. Schmarotz is the only real Sprinter in the peloton. Of course Team FL will try - Today the first chance to get a sprint. Confident you will...

Chassot, finally. Good, good, was worth it coming here as sprinter team with the best climber already. Of course 2 wins would be better than 1, 3 better than 2, 4 better than 3, 5 not possible anymore I think.... but 1 is ok. We're more excited for sprints than mountains somehow this Giro. Maybe bec...

Hm, again Natanzon... -1 this time clearly didn't help, but beaten that badly again, Chassot is going Marquez' way, losing all self-confidence. Next chance today, after that there's a bit of a sprint reset, next sprint stage in a week, new form, etc. Chassot of course doesn't want to wait till then,...

And we disagree with FL on Mosconi's ciclamino chances. While he does possibly have some favorable terrain, a) holding alone, even if Attabay (hope right spelling) is there is not easy. b) Quite a mass of stronger sprinters. So when the whole mass is there, he will lose points to quite a few guys ea...

We want Donkey-wins!

We think Mosconi sucks!

I don't get point 2, and how that's relevant to your original point 2 2) Do we have a sprint commitment? I think that 4 sprinter teams can handle such a stage. I really don't see many guys attacking today, but we will see. The +6 makes it complicated and I can help out if it is needed even if there...

I don't get point 2, and how that's relevant to your original point 2

No Garcia?

Chassot winning Sanremo, then riding 5 or so races in April? He deserves to be there. Lorenzini planned anyway. 4 non riders too many.
Plus don't see how I can challenge you even with 2 climbers, 1 is enough.

Lots of BS! 2) Babai has no reg. He would be the perfect sprinter as with 70 flat he has very good chances getting the wheels he want Natanzon 70, Chassot 68, Smith 66, Lorenzini 73... that's 4 guys that would make Babai's wheel choice more complicated. 66-90 vs 70-88, 68-89 vs 70-88, not sure how t...

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Damn, Garcia just won the coin-toss. Made it best of 3 then, he still won, 3-1.
He's angry.

Woldemariam. Decided to make a coin-toss, forgot it and left it at Woldemariam. Probably makes more sense, without him I weaken my sprint work team too much. In mountain stages having 2 options would have been nice though. Biggish group with Costigan for the GPMs, caught soon by AAD. Next 2 Credit P...