Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 14: Santena – Torino 147 km (Saturday, May 21st)

[Cookster15]

Looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Looks like a great layout worthy of a worlds course. I imagine this would be difficult to control. If I had to pick someone maybe Valverde? Imagine that !

 

[Netserk]

I have higher hopes for today than tomorrow. I definitely expect Carapaz and Ineos to force a selection.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Hopefully Rogla to show something today. Haven't seen him till now at all.

Likely great stage ahead.

 

[search]

still hard to see how it will unfold. On paper a day for the break, but if teams like Bora, UAE or Trek decide to stay with their leaders (which I would think makes sense, given the huge risk of losing time on this course) there's not really too many strong contenders left. Yates, if he copes with the temperatures. Bouwman maybe. Rota. That's about it?

 

[movingtarget]

Expect Porte to be active for Carapaz. Looks like a good stage on paper. Surely some of the break riders will be more aggressive on this one. Not the easiest stage to control so once again it probably comes down to the final climb for the GC riders. Pity Bardet dropped out, he would have loved this stage.

 

[Red Rick]

I looked at the profiles again and I'm more optimistic now. Madallena is a little monster and the first time they do it is at 50km from the finish, which is a perfect distance.

 

[Rollthedice]

I looked at the profiles again and I'm more optimistic now. Madallena is a little monster and the first time they do it is at 50km from the finish, which is a perfect distance.

Very narrow street, positioning will be key when there's still a rather large peloton.

 

[Red Rick]

Very narrow street, positioning will be key when there's still a rather large peloton.

Also enough riders reasonably clsoe in GC for a Fuga Bidone

One Sharky boi vs the world today.

I'm picking the Sharky boi.

 

[Velolover2]

Mini-LBL.

Best chance for Bala in this Giro but at 42 I'm not so sure.

Even Almeida and Bilbao are faster these days.

 

[search]

Best chance for Bala in this Giro but at 42 I'm not so sure.

Even Almeida and Bilbao are faster these days.

yeah, especially in the flat, he'd probably need to escape with Landa only to really win it. Tomorrow could be a better chance for him

 

[SafeBet]

There's a rider who's racing very close to home, is finding his best legs and loves this kind of profiles.
Prepare for vintage Diego Rosa (aka not the new Fausto Masnada) to make a comeback today.

 

[SafeBet]

Bol and Nizzolo will not start.

 

[noob]

I can't watch the vast parts of this stage and I struggle to decide if watching it tonight without spoilers or just watch the ending. I expect Carapaz to take pink. If UAE goes for a breakaway with their Italians Almeida should be vulnerable and Carapaz won't sleep on it.

 

[Red Rick]

Bol and Nizzolo will not start.

Watch this be a fast stage so Cavendish gets like an hour time limit on a 3 hour 30 minute stage.

 

[Faserr]

I can't watch the vast parts of this stage and I struggle to decide if watching it tonight without spoilers or just watch the ending. I expect Carapaz to take pink. If UAE goes for a breakaway with their Italians Almeida should be vulnerable and Carapaz won't sleep on it.

Same here. I can watch the first 1h 30min live and I will watch the the last 70km tonight without spoilers.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If López defends the lead today he'll equal Ivan Gotti's number of pink jerseys (11).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1527936266314055681

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1527936266314055681

 

[sir fly]

Another stage testing courage and caution.
Different charge, though.

 

[Phillip O'Garner]

Riders make the race. The problem with the Giro so far is that there is been virtually no GC action. Hopefully this changes today.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wiggo is a lot more likeable now he isn't a cyclist anymore, takes things a bit less seriously.

 

[sir fly]

Wiggo is a lot more likeable now he isn't a cyclist anymore, takes things a bit less seriously.

Talked about it in some podcast.
Basically, success requires a degree of egocentrism.

 

[SafeBet]

VDP in the break.
Actually VDP is the break.

 

[Eclipse]

Haha they've all just decided to not even bother with MVDP

 

[HelloDolly]

Wiggo is a lot more likeable now he isn't a cyclist anymore, takes things a bit less seriously.

Really ?

 

[RedheadDane]

VDP's gonna win.

 

[Netserk]

Bora, EF and Astana have been active.