Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 20: Verbania – Alpe Motta 165 km

[limak_]

Yes indeed. Rather spooky lol

Joking aside

I personally have nothing against sprinters pulling out of GTs whenever they want to do that.
But all those arguments that I brought up are actual comments made by people after Ewan's abandoning and I just find them quite funny

 

[Gigs_98]

Yeah...this is looking like it's getting time to congratulate Bernal. This doesn't look overly frightening for him.

 

[sir fly]

Nice fir forest, if I'm not mistaking.

 

[Pantani_lives]

The weather is fine and they're only just going over 2000 m. Could this mean...?

Yes, we're getting live images of cyclists going over more than one mountain pass. RAI is exceeding itself!

 

[Rollthedice]

I'm convinced that he'd find a way to finish the race in both cases anyway.

Until now he couldn't, the only ones out of 23.

 

[Lui98]

Dsm is pulling strong

 

[Devil's Elbow]

DSM to the rescue!

 

[roundabout]

Ohoh. Go DSM

 

[Rollthedice]

Bardet has ideas!

 

[Giro1914]

Finally someone is meaning business. Little split as well

 

[HelloDolly]

bardet is also a fantastic descender

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah...this is looking like it's getting time to congratulate Bernal. This doesn't look overly frightening for him.

Nah man they're totally gonna drop Bernal in the Bernaldino descent so we get the most exciting 1.5 hours of 2021.

I'm saying this sarcastically cause only my sarcastic predictions ever come true.

 

[Red Rick]

Nibali strongly looks like dropping?

 

[jaylew]

It's great if he wins stages in all GTs in one season, but that sounds so awesome exactly because of the tremendous effort one needs to make in order to do that and survive 63 days of hard racing. If you do (not even) half of that and skip the hard part, well, it's a lesser achievement in my book.

True, but it's still an achievement if he can pull it off. Only 3 riders have ever won a stage in all 3 in a calendar year and only one of them finished all 3.

 

[Rollthedice]

Nah man they're totally gonna drop Bernal in the Bernaldino descent so we get the most exciting 1.5 hours of 2021.

I'm saying this sarcastically cause only my sarcastic predictions ever come true.

San Bernaldino.

 

[sir fly]

Since he's riding for DSM, Bardet's pretty stealth.
Effective but not showy.

 

[limak_]

Is there anybody in this world who predicted DSM to appear at the front today?

 

[WKA311]

Formolino in trouble while Puccio is still looking casual..

 

[staubsauger]

Is there anybody in this world who predicted DSM to appear at the front today?

Now I can claim much, but yes I had Bardet on cards for today.

Must feel strong if they're working.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Formolino getting dropped...

 

[Salvarani]

Is there anybody in this world who predicted DSM to appear at the front today?

Maybe not an obvious one...

But Bardet is 6th right now. He is not good at time trialing. Needs time against a few too keep that place.

He is also their best chance for a stage win.

 

[limak_]

Now I can claim much, but yes I had Bardet on cards for today.

You're a great cycling expert then.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Now I can claim much, but yes I had Bardet on cards for today.

Must feel strong if they're working.

A proper mountain stage with multiple climbs seems to suit him more.

 

[Rollthedice]

Nibali strongly looks like dropping?

Preparing a surprise attack from the 75th position in the peloton.

 

[roundabout]

Probably still over 70 people left though