Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 18: Rovereto – Stradella 232 km

[Bonimenier]

Bettiol doesn't look happy

 

[HelloDolly]

People abit unfair to Nico Roche here

He is not in the same class as Betiol on this type of terrian but boy did he fight
Can think of anyone who beat Bettiol from thje peloton

A very good ride by Roche

 

[jaylew]

Does Bettiol deserve this win? Absolutely. Does his beard deserve to be in the middle of all these cameras? No.

Does that even count as a beard?

 

[Mayomaniac]

First win on Italian soil for Bettiol. One hell of a Giro by him.

 

[Escarabajo]

The group to come outside the time limit!

 

[Orbit501]

That takes some doing to hunt down the TGV like that and blow him up.

Great win for Bettiol!

 

[Climbing]

A guy with his class only 3 wins is a bit absurd.
Not the hardest of workers I've heard...

 

[Eyeballs Out]

DSM might take the lead in the Team Competition from more than an hour behind at the start of the stage

 

[Orbit501]

The group to come outside the time limit!

And Cataldo wins the Giro!

Marvellous scenes!

 

[Mayomaniac]

A guy with his class only 3 wins is a bit absurd.
Not the hardest of workers I've heard...

Nibali has also said something similar about Bettiol.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1397930819319078915

View: https://twitter.com/OutOfCycling/status/1397930819319078915

 

[Climbing]

Nibali has also said something similar about Bettiol.

He would know for sure, they often train together.

 

[Escarabajo]

Bettiol the wolf hunter!!!

 

[Mayomaniac]

He would know for sure, they often train together.

Yeah, I've heard people say that Bettiol could even be a legit gc rider, if he had the work ethic and the mindset.
The final of the stage was good, that would be a nice route for a hilly one day race.

 

[tobydawq]

That one is going right to my breakaway ride hall of fame. Riding Roche and Cavagna off his wheel is nothing short of incredible. Really enjoyed this stage.

Agreed. Insane performance. But unlike Ulissi, he could just chill on Sega di Ala yesterday because he had to drag the inferior Hugh Carthy to the finish. He is at an absolutely incredible level right now.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

My guilty pleasure is reading the thread after the race and laugh at people's comments and predictions (although I was the first claiming it was over when I saw Cavagna get a gap). Awesome ride Albe!

 

[Billie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1397930819319078915

View: https://twitter.com/OutOfCycling/status/1397930819319078915

Another bad day for Remco

 

[jaylew]

Agreed. Insane performance. But unlike Ulissi, he could just chill on Sega di Ala yesterday because he had to drag the inferior Hugh Carthy to the finish. He is at an absolutely incredible level right now.

Ulissi could/should have chilled as well. Not sure why he rode as hard as he did with today's stage looming. Not as if he was going to win yesterday.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Agreed. Insane performance. But unlike Ulissi, he could just chill on Sega di Ala yesterday because he had to drag the inferior Hugh Carthy to the finish. He is at an absolutely incredible level right now.

He was also in the 2nd gc group with Remco, Yates, Dan Martin, Bardet and Formolo on the uphill finish on stage 4, he's in great shape. Cassani has to bring him to the Olympics.

 

[tobydawq]

Ulissi could/should have chilled as well. Not sure why he rode as hard as he did with today's stage looming. Not as if he was going to win yesterday.

He wasn't that far away, either.

 

[Red Rick]

How cheeky would it be for a GC rider to just attack this descent.

 

[titan31]

The group to come outside the time limit!

Anyone know what the time limit is actually?

 

[jaylew]

He wasn't that far away, either.

1:20 is pretty far away if you ask me. It would be different if he'd been in the break. He performed better than we all thought but he can't have thought he had any realistic chance of the win going into that final climb with the GC guys. Why go so deep?

 

[movingtarget]

That stage was a lot more fun than I expected. Last 20 kms was very entertaining. Well taken win by Bettiol, he blew Cavagna away on the final climb.

 

[shalgo]

How cheeky would it be for a GC rider to just attack this descent.

If Ciccone were closer, I bet Trek would have tried something on one of the descents.