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

[roundabout]

There were 5 Alpecins in G3 I think?

 

[Eclipse]

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.

I think everyone knows a 3 week race is demanding and lots of stuff is still yet to happen, but I think the point still stands that this edition has been largely boring through what is now basically 2 full weeks of racing.

For me Giro still > Vuelta though.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

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.

Second biggest for whom? Fans- no. Sprinters- no. Stage hunters- the Vuelta is still a worlds warmup. GC riders- I don't think much has changed, it's just that the quality of Italian contenders has dropped off badly.

 

[Ricco']

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.

Eenkhoorn won once a 40+ group sprint in Colorado, but that was against the likes of Ávila, Mannion and Joe Lewis.

 

[Sciatic]

Just tuned in to hear about Bardet. Damn, really disappointing, was rooting for him and as someone else mentioned, he was the most likely of the favs to animate stages from farther out, including on some of the descents. Bah!
However, I plan to keep enjoying this Giro, because it’s a pleasure to have it to start my day, enjoy the scenery, look forward to the climbs next week, and see if someone really unexpected (or perhaps Nibali or Valverde!) ends up on the podium.

And at least the sprinters teams are making the effort today.

 

[Amazinmets87]

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

I'm still very confident in the break.

 

[Red Rick]

Switch Giro and Vuelta around and only Movistar goes Vuelta/Tour every year. Giro is undoubtedly more prestigious, even if the Vuelta has attracted stronger fields in much of the last decade.

 

[Zoophonic]

Looks like they have called off the chase

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The Giro is the main target of the year for the majority of people starting it, the Vuelta is the main target of the year for Movistar and only Movistar. I think that's all you need to know when it comes to prestige.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah looks like a RIP for the bunch.
So explain to me what DSM and COfidis were thinking not helping when they have 1st and 3rd place of last sprint? Or did I miss something?

 

[Red Rick]

Good job from the sprinter teams checking what the wind situation would be in the final 100km

 

[roundabout]

Good job from the sprinter teams checking what the wind situation would be in the final 100km

you could say the same about every team other than the 5 that had riders in the break

 

[Samamba]

Demare burrying his train.
I would actually hate it if the bunch catches them and Consonni or Dainese wins this.

 

[Eclipse]

I am not convinced that they will make it to be honest

 

[sir fly]

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

Vegni thinks a smaller gap between the GTs makes the double more possible.

 

[RedheadDane]

Uhm... what happened?

 

[Amazinmets87]

Vegni thinks a smaller gap between the GTs makes the double more possible.

Really? Why?

 

[SafeBet]

It's still wide open, especially if Maestri and Prodhomme stop pulling at some point in the final 10 km.

 

[saunaking]

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

Go back to real, classic GT racing with multiple 220+km stages and minimum 50k of ITT

 

[ppanther92]

Thats a quite cool chase. They absolutely kill themselves. Normally it looks just so controlled...

 

[SafeBet]

1'40" at the roundabout just after the 15 km banner.
Handclocked it.

 

[Zoophonic]

With Arensman off the back any hope he could take over GC reins from RB for DSM is pretty much done already.

 

[sir fly]

Really? Why?

One huge peak against two.
That's what he thought back in 2018.at least.

 

[Valv.Piti]

DSM doing a Bikeexchange. Gosh I dislike teams like this

 

[Amazinmets87]

Go back to real, classic GT racing with multiple 220+km stages and minimum 50k of ITT

We can dream... the riders are crybabies these days. They'd protest and refuse to send their teams to the race.