Sonarrat <
[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robert Chung" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Cunego was never really in difficulty, which is particularly remarkable
> > since he did almost the entire ride with a shiv in his back.
> Cunego should not have marked Cioni IMO... first because Cioni was not a
> threat to either him or Simoni, and second because that just spurred
> Gontchar to ride harder and might have jeopardized Simoni's shot at 2nd
> place.
It's not at all clear to me why being behind Cunego would spur
Gontchar to ride harder than just being behind Simoni already was,
since it was Simoni threatening Gontchar's place. Cunego
would have been foolish not to mark Cioni - it's always a danger
to leave GC guys unmarked. Not to mention defending the jersey
from Simoni, of course. And if Cioni had caught/passed the
leaders, Saeco would have two guys up there (subject to their
ability to cooperate).
Simoni should have either ridden flat out to the finish and
conceded first to Garzelli in exchange for the time gap, or
foxed with him a little more in hopes of getting first place's
extra bonus seconds (unlikely given Garzelli's finishing ability).
It seemed like he split the difference, but maybe that was as fast
as he could go after a long hard escape.
