2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19: Abbiategrasso - Alpe di Mera 166 km

[ExperienPT]

I hope it delivers, want some emotion but at the end I like Bernal, Yates and Caruso so whichever wins I'm happy.

Other motivation for this final days is to see if Joao Almeida can get the top 5 (ahah the biggest motive of interest to be honest), just cause I'm an Almeida fan!

#botalumeeee

 

[starlord]

Caruso = Carapaz?

Pity that Landa crashed, he might have celebrated yet another (someone else's) GT win.

 

[Cian]

Caruso = Carapaz?

The only problem is Caruso isn't the strongest climber in the race.

 

[Lequack]

Sagans new bike, specifically chosen to best intimidate opponents

 

[Breezy1985]

Solar-powered Yates must be happy with the weather.

Its funny how Bernal from Colombia is considered poor in hot weather and Yates from Yorkshire good in the sun.

Some of the Irish riders are really poor in rain too which is kind of funny

 

[topcat]

Bernal - overrated
Yates - inconsistent
Caruso - underrated and consistent

 

[Lequack]

 

[IndianCyclist]

Reminds me of the interview with Buchmann a few days before his crash where he said that knowing a climb does not really help much in a race.

Knowing a climb helps considerably. The interview tells more about Buchmann than about the benefits of recon. Considering that he does not have a team around him and his aim is to basically top 5 or podium a GT, his strategy is basically to follow the leader/leader's team if feasible otherwise basically do last part of the climb in pain in which case no recon matters. Recon costs money and if he has to only follow the leader, it does not make any sense for him to invest time, effort and money for recon. Anayway he does not have the team to set pace up a climb to take advantage of the recon. For most it is good enough that the leader has done the recee and just take advantage of that.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Such a boring race.

 

[MrTea1976]

Who is in the break that Bernal is chasing?

 

[CyclistAbi]

Yates?

 

[Samamba]

Don't think Ineos want a Yates teammate in the break

 

[will-10]

Bernal - overrated
Yates - inconsistent
Caruso - underrated and consistent

the rest of the field - weak

 

[wheresmybrakes]

All the other teams maybe trying to tire INEOS out before the final climb, or maybe Yates tried to escape wearing a Movistar shirt.

 

[Lequack]

Before the stage

 

[memyselfandI]

Nothing's Ganna happen'..... Biggus Dickus!

 

[Rollthedice]

Before the stage

Martinez looks like a character out of Sicario, Day of the Soldado.

 

[CyclistAbi]

That's it. I am going to stretch the other leg now. Sitting on the couch.

 

[BlueRoads]

Before the stage

Great light. The pictures would be full of tension if a certain somebody would not ruin it with his "we are just going out to play a bit, see you later for some pasta"-look.

 

[Samamba]

Great stage design again. Making it impossible to get a strong break.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Its funny how Bernal from Colombia is considered poor in hot weather and Yates from Yorkshire good in the sun.

Bernal grew up at the altitude of 2650 meters ASL. Temperature there are on average 15 degrees lower than at low elevations. Average high there is just 18°C (similar all year long). Bernal is probably more accustomed to rain and humidity than to high temperatures.

 

[luckyboy]

That is one weak break...

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Great move by Zoccarato. Only 5 minutes too late.

 

[Red Rick]

Simon Yates has read my whining about breakaway wins and is trying to help out.

Always rated you Simon

 

[carton]

That is one weak break...

If I'm Larry Warbasse and I'm the only WT guy in there -bar the Bora neopro- I'm coughing and stretching and panting from the first climb like if this is my last audition for a summer blockbuster about the pandemic. Come on, Larry, Jake Gylenhaal ain't got nothing on you.