Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 17: Canazei - Sega di Ala 193 km

[titan31]

Dont know, this doesnt look good for next stages

What do we have though. Tomorrow will likely have no action, Friday is now even more so all about the MTF so all we have is Saturday as Yates ain't taking loads of time out in the TT.

If we had clear weather on Monday, this could be an entirely different race but as is, I can't see Bernal losing this still.

 

[Rollthedice]

Maybe I'm wrong but I have the impression it was a collective collapse in W/kg for
the favorites. Jai Hindley with last year's shape would have destroyed these amateurs.

 

[Poursuivant]

I love Simon Yates, if he has the legs, he will attack.

 

[roundabout]

Lorenzo Fortunato 12th on the hardest stage of the race from the bunch

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Still not in the bag

 

[limak_]

Maybe, but he only lost time to Almeida who is out of it and Yates who is over 3 minutes back. And Yates hasn't exactly been consistent this Giro.

Apart from bad weather stages he was consistent imho. And if he really intended to wait for 3rd week it may be super interesting now

 

[Mayomaniac]

Caruso to take the jersey in the final ITT

 

[sir fly]

Congrats to Dan Martin.
A tough stage to win and he managed to hold off.

Yates excels on gradients. If it isn't Zoncolan's harder side it's this ramp.
Looking forward to the interviews.

 

[JosefK]

A hard mountain stage the day after the final rest day in a grand tour. Surprises can happen.

 

[Red Rick]

Imagine if Landa had been there.

 

[JosefK]

The Bag is about to gag.

 

[Lequack]

From yesterday's rest day poll.
Ye of little faith!

 

[Fantastico]

Maybe, but he only lost time to Almeida who is out of it and Yates who is over 3 minutes back. And Yates hasn't exactly been consistent this Giro.

And Yates is a worse time-trialist. But still, if Yates tries from far out on another stage, maybe Bernal will get into the red too early and blows up.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Yates is riding for a INEOS contract.

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah the whole thread is about some kid who is 30 minutes down. Who cares

That wasn't my point at all.

 

[hfer07]

Egan better buy a nice dinner & wine to Dani Martinez for saving his Giro GC

 

[Red Rick]

Conclusions of today

1. Bernal peaked too early, wasted too much energy, and took pink too early
2. Almeida dropped 8 minutes too early in the race
3. Yates started the Giro too early, should've started when the weather was better

 

[Valv.Piti]

Hindsight is easy, but Bernal looked very labored following Yates' attack. No really need when hes so long back and you have Martinez

 

[titan31]

Imagine if Landa had been there.

Whilst he might not be winning it now, I think Landa would be closer than Caruso, and he'd 100% attack from anywhere to win. It'd have a very fun race with him and Yates attacking.

 

[Gigs_98]

Imagine if Landa had been there.

Omfg don't do this to me. I can't take the thought. Him being here would make things so so much more spicy.

 

[Froome]

Joao almeida! Amazing ride, he improved is climbing skills. What a shame that stage four. Just 22 years, he will be in the fight in the next years for grand tours.

 

[Scarponi]

That wasn't my point at all.

I was agreeing with you. I’ve stopped reading threads on this forum because if it’s not about Colombians it’s about micro analyzing if Remco chews his bars correctly

 

[movingtarget]

Egan better buy a nice dinner & wine to Dani Martinez for saving his Giro GC

Maybe that plus dessert for Caruso................

 

[titan31]

Even without Landa, if Caruso had Mohoric, Bahrain would have some fun on a descent somewhere and taking this out from longer range.

 

[Bolder]

Yates is riding for a INEOS contract.

(In Monty Python "Holy Grail" French accent) "We've already got one."

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