Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 13: Sanremo – Cuneo 150 km (Friday, May 20th)

[Samu Cuenca]

Perhaps 2020 was a passing of the voodoo torch that nobody noticed.

There are three syllables in both Nibali and Jai Hindley

That's not a bag...

 

[sir fly]

The bunch might step up a bit.
...just to make sure lead-out doesn't get chaotic.

 

[dgodave]

In Ceva?

I didnt notice where it was, unfortunately. And I had the volume down.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Almeida will probably win the Giro as he never seems to crash or get ill.

He's one the those GC riders who are just solid and consistent, who you know are going to there, with cofidence, at the sharp end of the race. Same with Pogacar, prime Froome and Nibali, Carapaz, for example. Similarly, there's the GC riders who may be equally talented, but flakey - think Yates, Landa, Porte.

 

[Zoophonic]

I feel like Hindley is going to do very well at a Giro where contenders are falling by the wayside...

He is already doing well - 4th on GC and a stage win behind him on the only summit finish so far.

 

[Rackham]

The Giro has been overtaken by the Vuelta as second biggest GT in recent years IMO & now this Giro is simply a continuation of that trend. The 2022 edition is also (so far) arguably the worst out of all the recent Giro's. No stellar performances, no great battles, nothing memorable. Not even anything to light-up the watts charts.

On the plus side at least the weather is good so we can actually see the action on tv this year.

 

[Scarponi]

The Giro has been overtaken by the Vuelta as second biggest GT in recent years IMO & now this Giro is simply a continuation of that trend. The 2022 edition is also (so far) arguably the worst out of all the recent Giro's. No stellar performances, no great battles, nothing memorable. Not even anything to light-up the watts charts.

On the plus side at least the weather is good so we can actually see the action on tv this year.

One of the worst starts to a GT in a long time

 

[Valv.Piti]

I do agree. The only thing the Giro has going for it is the 3rd week super hard mountain stages, but usually they tend to either get cancelled due to bad weather or simply not planned by Vegni.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Break has this.

 

[Tour de Berghem]

The Giro has been overtaken by the Vuelta as second biggest GT in recent years IMO & now this Giro is simply a continuation of that trend. The 2022 edition is also (so far) arguably the worst out of all the recent Giro's. No stellar performances, no great battles, nothing memorable. Not even anything to light-up the watts charts.

On the plus side at least the weather is good so we can actually see the action on tv this year.

The forfait of Bardet teach us that a 3 weeks race is something incredibly demanding and everything can happen.

We are at stage 13 with all the most demanding stages still to be raced: the third week is really hard with very demanding stages day by day.

I think that to say "this giro is finished and boring" is really too early.

 

[Amazinmets87]

The Giro has been overtaken by the Vuelta as second biggest GT in recent years IMO & now this Giro is simply a continuation of that trend. The 2022 edition is also (so far) arguably the worst out of all the recent Giro's. No stellar performances, no great battles, nothing memorable. Not even anything to light-up the watts charts.

On the plus side at least the weather is good so we can actually see the action on tv this year.

What can the Giro organizers do to reclaim 2nd most prestigious GT?

 

[Rollthedice]

One of the worst starts to a GT in a long time

It's past halfway already.

 

[Red Rick]

I do agree. The only thing the Giro has going for it is the 3rd week super hard mountain stages, but usually they tend to either get cancelled due to bad weather or simply not planned by Vegni.

Hard, yes. Well designed, hell no.

 

[Zoophonic]

What can the Giro organizers do to reclaim 2nd most prestigious GT?

Change to September and offer May to the Vuelta? To be fair the Vuelta gets slightly better rosters because you get those that finish their TdF's early, riders who deem the Giro to early in the season and also the Giro participants have time to rest up and then go for the Vuelta.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Change to September and offer May to the Vuelta? To be fair the Vuelta gets slightly better rosters because you get those that finish their TdF's early, riders who deem the Giro to early in the season and also the Giro participants have time to rest up and then go for the Vuelta.

Run concurrently with Vuelta? Or bully the Vuelta into starting in May?

 

[sir fly]

Once the gap drops around a minute, the cohesion in the breakaway may disappear.

 

[Zoophonic]

Run concurrently with Vuelta? Or bully the Vuelta into starting in May?

Not seriously suggesting they do but you can see why the Giro struggles for the top riders because of the timing.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I heard the Giro wanted to start 1 week later which is good - should incentivize the organizers to be able to make the classic, hard Giro stages without that much fear of cancellations.

 

[Samamba]

Who is the fastest in the front group? I remember Van Den Berg winning a sprint from a break in Pologne once but that's it.

Still think bunch will catch them tho. Last 20km are a false flat.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Peloton no longer has full firepower due to split. This is over.

 

[Red Rick]

DSM having a good day of cooperation

 

[SafeBet]

Peloton no longer has full firepower due to split. This is over.

I don't think those who missed the split would've been the driving force to bring the break back.

 

[Amazinmets87]

I heard the Giro wanted to start 1 week later which is good - should incentivize the organizers to be able to make the classic, hard Giro stages without that much fear of cancellations.

Less rest between the Tour. I say the double is already impossible at current start date, but it makes it considerably more difficult on riders who wish to compete in both GTs

 

[noob]

Remembering the vuelta when Cort snatched the victory just as the peleton didn't manage to catch him

 

[spalco]

Break has this.

I thought so too when you wrote this, but the gaps dropping very fast now.