2019 Giro d'Italia Stage 20: Feltre - Monte Avena 194 km

[JosephK]

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Wow Carapaz Strong until the very end! Well earned young man! Chapeau to Bilboa for his 2nd stage win.

Nibali...not enough legs

The legs were there, he just lost his reason during stage 14.

T h i s

Nibali would be about 24 seconds down (or less, maybe) instead of 1:54 down.

 

[DanielSong39]

Landa still has a mathematical chance of overtaking Nibali and/or holding off Roglic, so he'll keep fighting

Well done, Carapaz, he still needs to avoid disaster in the time trial. This isn't the processional parade where the entire peloton will stop if the leader has any kind of mishap

 

[Climbing]

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Wow Carapaz Strong until the very end! Well earned young man! Chapeau to Bilboa for his 2nd stage win.

Nibali...not enough legs

The legs were there, he just lost his reason during stage 14.

Certainly there are regrets, Carapaz was the stronger climber but was vastly underestimated.
Might have been a lot more close otherwise, but the whole race mechanics would change, so who know?
The strongest rider won in the end, that has always been my view on cycling, there are no excuses when you end behind.

 

[Screecher]

Landa still has a mathematical chance of overtaking Nibali and/or holding off Roglic, so he'll keep fighting

Well done, Carapaz, he still needs to avoid disaster in the time trial. This isn't the processional parade where the entire peloton will stop if the leader has any kind of mishap

You can't be serious. There's no way Landa will finish on the podium.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Carapaz Jn looking on

 

[JosephK]

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Wow Carapaz Strong until the very end! Well earned young man! Chapeau to Bilboa for his 2nd stage win.

Nibali...not enough legs

The legs were there, he just lost his reason during stage 14.

Certainly there are regrets, Carapaz was the stronger climber but was vastly underestimated.
Might have been a lot more close otherwise, but the whole race mechanics would change, so who know?
The strongest rider won in the end, that has always been my view on cycling, there are no excuses when you end behind.

Good points, too. Carapaz might have been able to take a few more seconds in other spots if the race were closer. Richi is clearly the top rider in this year's Giro, very well-earned title.

 

[Rollthedice]

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Wow Carapaz Strong until the very end! Well earned young man! Chapeau to Bilboa for his 2nd stage win.

Nibali...not enough legs

The legs were there, he just lost his reason during stage 14.

Certainly there are regrets, Carapaz was the stronger climber but was vastly underestimated.
Might have been a lot more close otherwise, but the whole race mechanics would change, so who know?
The strongest rider won in the end, that has always been my view on cycling, there are no excuses when you end behind.

Sure, no excuses and there should also be no regrets. It happens. He was himself again, 11th podium. The future looks bright at... 34. That win will come in Le Tour, stage win.

 

[TomLPC]

This is the year of the two Richies, I have a funny feeling

Bring on the tour! Viva Richard!

 

[DanielSong39]

If Nibali felt like a million dollars in Stage 14 he would've dropped Roglic like a stone and glued himself to Carapaz's wheel. Obviously he couldn't.

These riders were marking rivals way further down in the standings than Carapaz so no way Nibali was playing chicken unless he was near his limit.

 

[jmdirt]

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Is it just me, or has this (stupid fans interfering) happened more these recent years? (asking as someone, who only has followed cycling since the very start of this decade)

Maybe more, but stupid fans have been interring for a long time.

 

[TomLPC]

Heard Miguel had a poster of John Prescott on his wall as a budding youth

 

[movingtarget]

Has Landa ever won a sprint ? Wonder how Lopez feels ? Maybe like hitting a spectator ! Zakarin's descending once again..........Movistar rode a good stage, Nibali like Roglic fought hard. If The Gavia was included in the race would it have changed much ? May have cost Landa a podium but not much else. Movistar never looked in much danger in the mountains. Ciccone one of the riders of the race.

 

[Carols]

Could Lopez incur some kind of penalty? Idiot fan but one has to think hitting someone twice will be frowned on.

 

[yaco]

When you consider the break had won 9 or 10 stages - Then you exclude the six sprint stages and the 3 ITT's = It suggests this has been a softly pedalled Giro - No comparison to last year's Giro.

 

[Mayomaniac]

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If Nibali felt like a million dollars in Stage 14 he would've dropped Roglic like a stone and glued himself to Carapaz's wheel. Obviously he couldn't.

These riders were marking rivals way further down in the standings than Carapaz so no way Nibali was playing chicken unless he was near his limit.

Nobody could follow his attack om San Carlo, too strong. Nibali gambled after the descent, but I still think that he had his reasons, let hin gain so much time that Roglic is also forced to work.
Still, Richie was the strongest climber and he earned it, Movistar also raced a perfect race.

 

[huge]

Easy prediction for the final podium:

1. Carapaz
2. Nibali
3. Roglic

4. Landa

Lopez shouldn't be punished imo, but I think he will be.

 

[SafeBet]

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I'm not sure he's made for it but Ciccone should try and ride for the GC in the future.

I second this.

He was interviewed right now by RAI and said this is the plan for the future, but he needs to still improve a lot especially in the time trials. He's confident because his numbers are improving every year.

 

[Escarabajo]

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Could Lopez incur some kind of penalty? Idiot fan but one has to think hitting someone twice will be frowned on.

Technically speaking he only hit him once. The second time he blew his hat off!

 

[movingtarget]

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Could Lopez incur some kind of penalty? Idiot fan but one has to think hitting someone twice will be frowned on.

I think Froome got fined once for hitting someone, anything else would be unfair. Roglic will also be fined probably for the fan pushing him.

 

[Climbing]

He'll be lucky to not get thrown out of the race, but I totally support him and would have done the same most probably.

 

[rlntlssly]

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Could Lopez incur some kind of penalty? Idiot fan but one has to think hitting someone twice will be frowned on.

If so, there is only one penalty available: disqualification.

Though that's not to say the commissaires won't make something up.

 

[SafeBet]

Roglic penalized 10 seconds for the push he got apparently.

 

[Climbing]

10 secs penalty for Roglic apparently, and that's very lucky as well to be honest.
Obviously not his fault...

 

[Escarabajo]

A fine for Lopez should be OK. But disqualification? I don't get it.

He will be punished tomorrow when he is overtaken by Majka. What more punishment can you ask for?

 

[Red Rick]

Hate to punish a rider for fan stupidity.