Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro Rosa - 2nd to 11th July

[Samu Cuenca]

I think Cille was mainly helping Cavalli and/or Muzic to get into a good position, cause she was visible in the front group at one point.

37 seconds isn't much between NFB and Realini, but SD Worx will probably try to defend the jersey. But if they use the same tactic with NFB making the initial attack, then Realini or Muzic could possibly close the gap.

 

[Dk one]

Cecillie DNS today as per FDJ twitter. Ugh, I hope she will be okay for the olympics

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hopefully it's just a precaution, so she'll be able to recover better before the Olympics.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not satisfied with costing her a podium last year, this year the TTT took our Cille away

 

[screaming fist]

the TTT took our Cille away

Is this a Ramones reference?

This race has really gone horribly wrong for her.

 

[yaco]

Big crash in the last 5kms took down part of the peleton.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I didn't get to watch it today, but I hope no one was seriously hurt.

Wiebes won again unsurprisingly. She's not missing Andersen and Georgi much here with Rivera in great shape to do the leadout for her.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And Team Tibco abandoned the race due to a Covid positive. Julie Van De Velde also traveled home to prepare for the Olympics.

 

[Breezy1985]

Cecillie DNS today as per FDJ twitter. Ugh, I hope she will be okay for the olympics

"...... FDJ rider DNS in a GT" Its becoming a bit of a running joke at this stage

 

[yaco]

Team Bike Exchange have lost Brown and Williams - So on one day in the two biggest races of the season the men and women's team lost four riders. Cycling is a brutal sport.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Is this a Ramones reference?

This race has really gone horribly wrong for her.

It is, although it must be noted that I like the Ramones about as much as I like the TTT.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Marty: "what can we say about Lorena Wiebes that hasn't been said before?"

Me: "that she's very loyal and she understands the concept of contracts"

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The BEX trio of Amanda Spratt, Georgia Williams and Grace Brown all went down yesterday, and Brown unfortunately has to abandon due to a shoulder injury. Spratt has been cleared to start today, while Williams's fate will be determined this morning.

Edit: Williams is not taking the start today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Vos has decided to completely ruin the prediction game for me. That's not very nice of her!
If Van der Breggen doesn't win today, Norsgaard will most likely win the maglia ciclamino.

 

[BlueRoads]

Vos has decided to completely ruin the prediction game for me. That's not very nice of her!
If Van der Breggen doesn't win today, Norsgaard will most likely win the maglia ciclamino.

What's up with Vos?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What's up with Vos?

She's gone home (or at least somewhere else) to prepare for the Olympics, just like her teammate Julie Van de Velde did yesterday.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Moolman-Pasio and Longo Borghini have a gap of more than a minute over the top of the penultimate climb.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Clara Koppenburg was involved in a crash with Sofia Bertizzolo and has to abandon the race. Alexis Ryan is also out.

MP and ELB have to the peloton 2:20 with 20 km left. Bastianelli and Anouska Koster are somewhere in between.

 

[RedheadDane]

MP and ELB have to the peloton 2:20 with 20 km left. Bastianelli and Anouska Koster are somewhere in between.

And no coverage until 15:45....

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And no coverage until 15:45....

It's probably because they can't produce stable live pictures from Matajur.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's probably because they can't produce stable live pictures from Matajur.

They'll be done before 15:45...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The peloton is closing the gap now.

They'll be done before 15:45...

Yes, and because they can't show live pictures from the mountain, they aren't going to move it up, like they have done on previous stages.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And now it seems they've gone in the opposite direction and instead moved it to 16:30!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

VDB, Vollering, Fisher-Black, Spratt, Merino, Cavalli, Muzic, Amialiusik, García, Guderzo, Thomas, Labous, Lippert and Deignan are in the group of favourites. No Realini apparently.

Ash has ridden away from ELB with 8 km to go.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Realini was there, sorry.

ELB is now 15 seconds behind and a 13 rider group is at 1:10.