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

[RedheadDane]

The action is just about to start

It's only 16 Ks to the finish. Something must have happened for them to be this far.

 

[JosefK]

Is it just me, or does Bernie Eisel (when speaking English) sound a bit like Jeremy Irons' character Simon in "Die Hard with a Vengeance"?

 

[Rollthedice]

For the last 20 km, whenever I spotted him, Bernal has been eating and drinking.

 

[BlueRoads]

It's only 16 Ks to the finish. Something must have happened for them to be this far.

Well they did ride.

Quickstep and BikeEx set a good tempo.

 

[limak_]

For the last 20 km, whenever I spotted him, Bernal has been eating and drinking.

Must have watched the Horner's video about Sega di Ala stage

 

[carton]

Perfect stage so far. Quickstep is swinging for the fence, and so is Bike Exchange precisely by not taking it on yet. We"ll se the capos well and truly tested the next two days.

 

[Anybody_but..]

For the last 20 km, whenever I spotted him, Bernal has been eating and drinking.

I hope wasn't doing Dumouo's things.

 

[jaylew]

It was Wiggins who was in contact with Matt (Raymond?) who apparently does physio work on a lot of athletes and is a regular at bike races.

Yes, but apparently CyclistAbi is even more plugged in than that since the opposite was stated so definitively so that's why I guessed he/she must be a relative or gf.

 

[dulais_valley]

Is De Bondt riding for DQS now?

 

[groogster]

ahhh... the silence before the storm...love it !!

 

[Sciatic]

Anyone know why the French announcers might be talking about someone’s dog ? (I only catch 1/2 of what they’re saying).

 

[limak_]

I'm just wondering. Wouldn't it be better just to do an uphill TT on that final climb? At least the domestiuqes could've a day off..

 

[luckyboy]

Would be a laugh if Bernal just easily sticks to Yates the whole climb after all the hype and worry.

 

[BlueRoads]

Almeida licking his lips

 

[JosefK]

Tension building.

 

[limak_]

Would be a laugh if Bernal just easily sticks to Yates the whole climb after all the hype and worry.

Seems like the most likely scenario imo

 

[Anybody_but..]

Let's get ready to rumble .

 

[Eclipse]

Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarge

hopefully a good battle about to unfold

 

[limak_]

You know it's not a good mountain stage design when Ganna is still at the front of the peleton on the final climb

 

[jmdirt]

GO Larry!

 

[Gigs_98]

Would be a laugh if Bernal just easily sticks to Yates the whole climb after all the hype and worry.

Honestly wouldn't be that surprising though. If Wednesday was only a bad day like riders tend to have that's likely what is gonna happen

 

[hfer07]

 

[Escarabajo]

Ulissi preparing the attack!!!

 

[Bonimenier]

For the last 20 km, whenever I spotted him, Bernal has been eating and drinking.

He will do a Sam Bennett later

 

[dulais_valley]

You know it's not a good mountain stage design when Ganna is still at the front of the peleton on the final climb

To be fair, I doubt he would have been if the original Cat 1 climb had been retained. Can't be helped today