Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 6: Grotte di Frasassi – Ascoli Piceno (S.Giacomo) 160 km

[Stelvio]

Scattered rain/thunderstorms over Italy: https://www.accuweather.com/en/it/national/weather-radar

 

[Eshnar]

we won't see much of the stage since RCS hasn't figured out how to enter into the 20th century and bring reliable images in the rain

they are using the same method as everyone else, i.e. a relay plane. In most cases, when we have no pictures is because the plane is not allowed to take off, due to the risk of ice forming on the wings.
This problem in particular happens for obvious reasons more often in May than it does in July or September.
It is also possible that RAI's plane is worse than ASO's, or that airport regulations in Italy are stricter than in other places, I don't know.

 

[Mayomaniac]

The descent of Forca di Presta will be nasty if the weather stays like this.

Let's hope that Vegni won't try his safety car bs once again...

 

[SafeBet]

Haha, yeah, same here! It's probably just a sign that this is very local weather, unfortunately.

Showers were forecasted for the whole afternoon so who knows? Might stop now and start again later.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Glad Mollema made it

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Scattered rain/thunderstorms over Italy: https://www.accuweather.com/en/it/national/weather-radar

Would love a second thunderstorm coming out of nowhere towards the end, Arcalis style.

 

[Faserr]

Weather should get better soon, unless they hit one thunderstorm after another. But the radar doesn't look like that.

 

[spalco]

I'm guessing the break won't make it, i'm with jens voigt, i think bernal wants this stage.

 

[46&twoWheels]

Climate talking: the peninsula has a high desertification risk
Weather talking: enjoy Giro d'Italia weather 2021 before it becomes Tour of Oman

 

[BlueRoads]

Would love a second thunderstorm coming out of nowhere towards the end, Arcalis style.

So it's Devil's Heart rather than Devil's Elbow.

 

[houtdffan]

they are using the same method as everyone else, i.e. a relay plane. In most cases, when we have no pictures is because the plane is not allowed to take off, due to the risk of ice forming on the wings.
This problem in particular happens for obvious reasons more often in May than it does in July or September.
It is also possible that RAI's plane is worse than ASO's, or that airport regulations in Italy are stricter than in other places, I don't know.

Not sure the icing is the issue. If so, the Stelvio stage in 2014 would not have been shown, since it was snowing

 

[HelloDolly]

They are not even halfway through the stage yet

Long way to go and one very long descent in the rain !!!

 

[Red Rick]

Would love a second thunderstorm coming out of nowhere towards the end, Arcalis style.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Not sure i want to be associated with that, honestly.

 

[dulais_valley]

Sorry to be off-topic but it's out of desire to follow the stage. Does anyone else find it almost impossible to access the CN website (and therefore the live updates)?

 

[tobydawq]

I predict that Mäder will be the best from the break and be on his way to a stage win, only for Bernal to pass him with 10 metres to go.

 

[tobydawq]

Not sure i want to be associated with that, honestly.

I have no idea what it is.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Sorry to be off-topic but it's out of desire to follow the stage. Does anyone else find it almost impossible to access the CN website (and therefore the live updates)?

Here's the answer

https://twitter.com/x/status/1392790063545782272

View: https://twitter.com/Cyclingnewsfeed/status/1392790063545782272

 

[tobydawq]

Sorry to be off-topic but it's out of desire to follow the stage. Does anyone else find it almost impossible to access the CN website (and therefore the live updates)?

They posted on Facebook that the site is down. Apparently, the forum has risen above the main website.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Surely the average cycling fan looks more like the guy on the left.

 

[BlueRoads]

Surely the average cycling fan looks more like the guy on the left.

Surely the average cycling fan is female, pretty and wears decent clothing.

 

[Anybody_but..]

Surely the average cycling fan looks more like the guy on the left.

Yeah, but female, from North Carolina.

 

[sir fly]

They are not even halfway through the stage yet

Long way to go and one very long descent in the rain !!!

I'm not sure the descent proper is lengthy.
Plenty of false flat the profile can't express better.

 

[broppo]

i think the break will take it, the peloton won't take too many risks ion the descent and mohoric will go all out for Mader.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I predict that Mäder will be the best from the break and be on his way to a stage win, only for Bernal to pass him with 10 metres to go.

Would be funny if it were Roglic, completely out of nowhere. Just to troll Mäder. Then take the plane home again.