Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 24, Stage 10: Pompei – Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva), 142.0k

[Armchair cyclist]

How long before Visma/Decathlon/Bahrain begin to worry about their top 5 placings and join in the chase?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Is this Fiorelli's fifth break of the Giro?

First time with Pozzovivo and Covili.

 

[Brullnux]

How long before Visma/Decathlon/Bahrain begin to worry about their top 5 placings and join in the chase?

A while yet, I think. None of the people in the break are a proper top five threat other than Bardet, but Bardet is in stage hunt and then possibly KoM jersey mode.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

How long before Visma/Decathlon/Bahrain begin to worry about their top 5 placings and join in the chase?

Visma is short-handed, Decathlon and Bahrain could win the stage from the break.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Visma is short-handed, Decathlon and Bahrain could win the stage from the break.

If Martinez feels good, Bora could gamble on Pogacar now willing to go into the red on the last kilometers and hope for a win. But they have no team for the mountains, so probably also a dead end this idea.

But now the gap isn't growing that much any more. Maybe they will actually chase them down. Last climb is a long one as well.

But if they go in the last mountain with 3-4 minutes of an advantage, that's to much for say Bardet to be caught, I think.

 

[Salvarani]

Lets see what Bjerg/Laengen do after the climb before calling it.

 

[Rob5091]

Pogi really is suffering with his nose - somebody attack please to find out if he's suffering as it's tranquilo at the moment.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

UAE breaking what they need to break, otherwise I hope the guys at the front can keep things exciting

 

[Nick2413]

26 man group 4 min ahead, definitely breakaway day

 

[Faserr]

Enough teammates for the GC guys in the front group to keep the pace high.

 

[topcat]

26 man group 4 min ahead, definitely breakaway day

Pog should have gone in the breakaway. I think we can be even more sick of him than we are.

 

[Escarabajo]

So it is official, the Stelvio is out!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Fuga Froomone?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Why are the teammates of Bardet and Pozzovivo not really riding? What are they in there for?

 

[Mayomaniac]

So it is official, the Stelvio is out!

Was already confirmed by local authorities days ago.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Why are the teammates of Bardet and Pozzovivo not really riding? What are they in there for?

Fiorelli, aka Van Aert at home, is there for the points but yeah, those teams should ride, FFS!

 

[Salvarani]

Dark clouds nearby. Could start raining soon.

 

[Berniece]

Alpahilippe deliberately dropping to save energy for a different stage?

 

[Nick2413]

Alpahilippe deliberately dropping to save energy for a different stage?

I fear not

 

[will-10]

So it is official, the Stelvio is out!

It's like 25% out

 

[Rob5091]

Some big black clouds there today.

 

[will-10]

Some big black clouds there today.

heavy rain at 20km to go apparently

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

So it is official, the Stelvio is out!

I just don't get why they always choose climbs that have a 50% failure rate or more, and not have a plan b while they are planing the stage.
That being said: the Stelvio was on a totally meaningless position on the stage, so not such a huge loss compared to what could have been, with a different route.

 

[will-10]

I just don't get why they always choose climbs that have a 50% failure rate or more, and not have a plan b while they are planing the stage.
That being said: the Stelvio was on a totally meaningless position on the stage, so not such a huge loss compared to what could have been, with a different route.

plan B looks fine

 

[tobydawq]

How is it the commentators can't tell the Paret-Peintre brothers apart? The one has a big freaking beard and is the slimmest person imaginable whereas the other is a lot larger and has a much smaller beard...