Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 15: Rivarolo Canavese – Cogne 177 km (Sunday, May 22nd)

[CyclistAbi]

Lets say if Carapaz, Hindley, Almeida, Landa, Pozzovivo, Bilbao, Buchmann crash today. Then Lopez got this.

 

[Climbing]

I wouldn't have expected much today, but after the fatigue from yesterday...

 

[Red Rick]

I wouldn't have expected much today, but after the fatigue from yesterday...

I think more about Almeida's exposed weakness on descents. Surely at least the guys behind him on GC will love to bury him today

 

[Velolover2]

Guillaume Martin to move up in the GC again. This is how he always move into the overall top 10 in the end.

Arensmen, Mollema, Hamilton and Yates if he is feeling well can do the same. Maybe they will even allow Bala in the break.

 

[search]

guys like Martin, Yates, Valverde had to go very deep yesterday, though. Mollema crashed. So the level of fatigue will not only be a problem in the peloton, but also (or even more) among those breakaway contenders.

I'm not sure it'll really be a day for the break. Also because Bora's job normally isn't finished yet. If they are serious about it, there's a 2nd part today.

 

[jp39]

you tink they are actually trying to attack again ? I am seconding that it s gonna be a break away and ines controlling the field and top 7 all coming in together.

 

[Faserr]

It's hot again in the valleys. 30 degrees. Thunderstorms possible, but not with a really high possibility. It looks like some local thunderstorms or just local rain can happen, but not really heavy.

 

[search]

you tink they are actually trying to attack again ? I am seconding that it s gonna be a break away and ines controlling the field and top 7 all coming in together.

it's a much better stage for their leaders, at least, and they could put the nail in the coffin of the GC ambitions of guys like Almeida or maybe even Landa, who looked pretty bad yesterday.

Tomorrow is a rest day anyway, so why not give it a try again?!

 

[Sestriere]

Bora showed that they are the strongest team in the race. If Hindley recovered well over night, they will try again today. The Verrogne-Cogne combination looks good to use a strong team and after Almeida and Landa showed weakness yesterday, they should be tested again.

 

[Cookster15]

I think with the rest day tomorrow Bora will try again. Hindley looked great.

 

[Red Rick]

Important factor should be the flat start today. Could make the breakaway battle last a while, but then it also doesn't really favor the good climbers to make it into that breakaway.

An argument against the break winning is JuanPe Lopez will no longer have the authority to demand pee pee break.

 

[topcat]

Bora to shred the peloton on the ascent and descent of Pila. Nibali to push it on Verrogne. Everyone to drop except wheelsucker Hindley. Balloons to be launched.

 

[Red Rick]

Bora to shred the peloton on the ascent and descent of Pila. Nibali to push it on Verrogne. Everyone to drop except wheelsucker Hindley. Balloons to be launched.

If climbing levels are similar to yesterday there's very little reason for Nibali not to attack.

 

[Netserk]

Meh, terrible finish for a Sunday, before rest day. Without making it so hard that it would have affected today's race strategies, give me something maybe shorter, but steeper in the end. The kind that Simon wins. With gaps of twenty seconds to forty-five seconds to the GC guys, thickening the plot before rest day. Small shuffle, but shuffle nonetheless.

The break should take it. I would put my dollar on De Gendt. When he saw the design he saw the opportunity. Will he go for it?

GC no action, I'm afraid.

Huh? While I think the extra ~3 km are unneeded, I don't get the sour response to the MTF. There's plenty of steep ones throughout the race, and as this is the day before a rest day, it's a good spot for a softer one.

 

[Eclipse]

Huh? While I think the extra ~3 km are unneeded, I don't get the sour response to the MTF. There's plenty of steep ones throughout the race, and as this is the day before a rest day, it's a good spot for a softer one.

Yep. I think this MTF was a nice idea in context, but the action has happened in reverse this weekend. The idea was clearly to enable some longer range efforts or tactical moves after yesterday softened everyone up. Instead yesterday killed everyone so we'll see how it plays out

 

[Red Rick]

Huh? While I think the extra ~3 km are unneeded, I don't get the sour response to the MTF. There's plenty of steep ones throughout the race, and as this is the day before a rest day, it's a good spot for a softer one.

I think the main reason is the first 2 climbs are considered too average for the stereotypical hard climb > soft climb combination.

 

[Netserk]

Yes, it's not exactly a godly design, but it's good enough and suits its spot in the race well.

 

[Red Rick]

Yes, it's not exactly a godly design, but it's good enough and suits its spot in the race well.

Yes. I think also the technicality of the descents, Almeida's meme descending, and a relative lack of real choo choo so far are all factors taht should be good for the race today.

 

[CyclistAbi]

C'mon guys don't just stand there.

 

[Netserk]

We're off!

Two jerseys are active.

 

[staubsauger]

Positive: No ice blocks
Negative: No Dutch gc contenders either

 

[Netserk]

Rosa has been the most insisting rider so far, but most of those near the front seem hesitant.

 

[Netserk]

Much more committed moves now. Covi, Valter(?) and Vanhoucke have a gap.

 

[Netserk]

Huge medium crash near the back, a lack of concentration. Carapaz was down.

 

[Netserk]

It seemed to only deal soft blows.