Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12: Siena – Bagno di Romagna 212 km

[Red Rick]

Passo della Calla's descent might be a key moment if the road is wet. A team pushing the pace would almost 100% cause splits in the peloton.

Someone drop Ganna before he gets any ideas

 

[Broccolidwarf]

By Alaphilippe, you mean the French Voeckler?

Voeckler is French

 

[SafeBet]

Not strictly Giro related but it's been announced few minutes ago that Elia Viviani will be Italy's flag-bearer at Tokyo 2021.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Someone drop Ganna before he gets any ideas

Ganna has really improved as a bike handler over the last few years. In the u23 ranks he always lost time in technical TTs and never took any risks.

 

[carton]

The big issue for GC action right now is not Ineos's strength IMHO. Is that the other teams are smartly racing more against themselves than against Ineos right now. I mean, Bernal, after pulling himself quite a bit, shredded the rest of the field on the final cat 3 yesterday. Which was great for Buchman, who took advantage to gain back time on the rest. That's obviously the smart play. They are racing against themselves first.

Bernal could pay for his efforts and crack in the third week and he's dealing with a back issue that could clearly come back at any point. So unless he shows that he's in a spot of bother I think most teams are just focusing on themselves. If someone is feeling mega-strong they might go for it. But my guess is that at this point in the race even if that rider is Simon Yates, who is probably the one guy left who might not be happy with a podium place at this point, he would be more pleased than upset to have Bernal ride with him.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Gang Xu did the Giro in 2015, so Niv's sharing the record at best.

Jan Hirt, Ben King and Ji Cheng came close but not quite close enough.

 

[topcat]

Not strictly Giro related but it's been announced few minutes ago that Elia Viviani will be Italy's flag-bearer at Tokyo 2021.

----->

 

[Red Rick]

Ganna has really improved as a bike handler over the last few years. In the u23 ranks he always lost time in technical TTs and never took any risks.

I wasn't implying he was a *** bike handler, more that it's hard to stop Ganna from going brrrrrr.

Also has this permanent smile on his face like he's up to something.

 

[Red Rick]

Not strictly Giro related but it's been announced few minutes ago that Elia Viviani will be Italy's flag-bearer at Tokyo 2021.

Fastest sprint he'll do after leaving DQT

 

[Broccolidwarf]

With Honore, Brambilla, Bennett and Hamilton out front, will we see Evenepoel, Nibali/Ciccone, Foss and Bardet try something on the 2nd last climb?

1k from the top, and then full gas on the long decent, would be classic nibs

(Get ready to cover your eyes, if Evenepoel attacks on a decent )

 

[ice&fire]

Not strictly Giro related but it's been announced few minutes ago that Elia Viviani will be Italy's flag-bearer at Tokyo 2021.

Looks like his agent is brilliant beyond getting high pay contracts.

 

[Eclipse]

Trek should really try something later if this weather sticks.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Fastest sprint he'll do after leaving DQT

He's still pretty good on the track

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Trek should really try something later if this weather sticks.

Yeah, the race being decided on a decent, on wet roads, can create chaos.

 

[Red Rick]

Moscon looking like he gonna punch the rain drops very soon

 

[SafeBet]

Looks like his agent is brilliant beyond getting high pay contracts.

He won one of the most prestigious gold medals for Italy in Rio, so it's not crazy to have him as a flag-bearer, but yeah there were probably a few more sensible choices.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Voeckler is French

Shocker.

 

[Anybody_but..]

Excellllent!

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

Jan Hirt, Ben King and Ji Cheng came close but not quite close enough.

Lars Bak, Unai Osa, Bob Roll...

And GT winners?
Jean Robic, Jean Dotto, Fabio Aru?

 

[titan31]

That is weather I'd not go for a 5 minute walk in

 

[ice&fire]

He won one of the most prestigious gold medals for Italy in Rio, so it's not crazy to have him as a flag-bearer, but yeah there were probably a few more sensible choices.

If there is an Italian athlete with more Olympic medals than him, she/he would be rightly p!ssed off

 

[SafeBet]

Pray for Remco.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Swimming at the front of the race, sunbathing in the peleton.

 

[Anybody_but..]

I'm afraid Remco will not survive it.
EDIT: And the descent from the next top (Calla) is quite technical.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Somebody push on and pull the peloton apart please....