Rouleur predicts... Giro d'Italia 2020, Stage 6
The 2020 Giro d'Italia heads north and one of our panel is caught copying another's homework...
Top Gannana!
You remember the "distracted boyfriend" meme? Well, right now Van Aert is the woman on the right, Filippo Ganna is the woman on the right, and we (cycling fans, cycling media) are the boyfriend. Just kidding, we still love Wout, but we do seem rather hashtag spoiled with the number of riders who can seemingly do it all at the moment. If it isn't a sprinter who can time trial, it's a time trialist who can fly up Apennines.
Nobody correctly called Pippo as the winner of yesterday's stage, although Olivia tells us he did cross her mind, before she decided the final climb would be too much for him. Spoiler: it wasn't. Go with your instincts, is our advice. Also, don't take our advice, is our advice.
Today's a little bit lumpy but largely downhill, which means it shouldn't prove too much for the bunch who ought to come in bigly. The final kilometres look like a bit of a drag, but that must surely favour one or two in particular. A rider whose time has come?

Nick
Peter Sagan - Bora-Hansgrohe
In the interest of transparency, I ought to admit to seeing Olivia's pick before making mine. So if Sags does take this one, she will probably deserve half of my point as well as the entirety of her own. Bling spoke with typical self-confidence after his top ten on Tuesday and while it's tempting to send my chips his way - thus spreading the collective Rouleur bet - I'm an on-the-nose, not an each-way kinda kind. All in on Peter.
Olivia
Peter Sagan - Bora-Hansgrohe
Though a breakaway making it to the finish is not entirely outside the realm of possibility, stage 6 into Matera looks too perfect for the likes of Sagan and Matthews. Undoubtedly Bora and Sunweb will work together to reel in anyone still on the loose. I’m going with Peter Sagan because I want him to win. He’s been sorta close and then super close already this race. It’s time he nabs one so we can all stop wondering whether he’ll join the elite club of grand tour stage winners.
Ian
Victor Campenaerts - NTT
Breakaway bingo time. Unless NTT pull a rabbit out of a hat and land another sponsor for next season, Victor could be looking for a new team. Put yourself in the shop window, Camps, me old china.
