Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 16: Salò – Aprica 202 km (Tuesday, May 24th)

[Logic-is-your-friend]

According to PSC, he is still in the group of favorites. Is that really true?

He took a short cut.

(i don't know)

 

[Eclipse]

It's probably better for them to not work as Carapaz has to work

Bahrain should have been over the top of Carapaz and onto Nibali with someone. Would have put Carapaz under a lot more pressure. As it is Carapaz can lead the rest down and Nibali can't solo 25k of valley even if he had pushed on and taken 30 seconds.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The sound of Carthy's brakes is almost as bad the sound of Adam Blythe.

 

[sir fly]

Whatever side of Mortirolo you take, a nice surface is certain, it seems.

 

[Mayomaniac]

To me it looks like Carthy is hitting the breaks too hard in an abrupt way.

 

[Samamba]

Lopez the only one dropped of the top 9

Well and Pozzovivo ofcourse

 

[Velolover2]

It doesn't look like Pozzo is in the GC group.

 

[ppanther92]

Sadly no sense in pushing on if no one else wants to ride...

 

[Netserk]

Both Sivakov and Formolo in the GC group.

 

[bambino]

Nibs heard Pozzo was down and didn't want to push anymore.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

So Nibali manged to isolate himself?

 

[Red Rick]

Maybe Landani is not so well? Anyway Nibali needs some helping hand when the descent is over.

Landa just mental 4th place already today

 

[Taxus4a]

With no team mates on the front, I dont know what was trying Nibeli..,but wellcome anyway

 

[skippo12]

Sadly no sense in pushing on if no one else wants to ride...

I think the plan was to drop 2-3 guys (Almeida, Buchmann, Pozzo) and push the pace. Sadly no one was willing to follow him.

 

[ppanther92]

Wasn't that the initial game plan for Bilbao as well? To push it on the descents? Why did he not try to go with Nibali?

 

[carton]

Wow, Sivakov and Almeida keeping up. Unexpected.

 

[ppanther92]

I think the plan was to drop 2-3 guys (Almeida, Buchmann, Pozzo) and push the pace. Sadly no one was willing to follow him.

Yes, agree, certainly was.

 

[HelloDolly]

It doesn't look like Pozzo is in the GC group.

But as Sean Kelly said Nibali has frigthened them

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The break is currently the same size as the GC group, Hirt, Valverde and Arensman should be a fair bit closer once this stage is over.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

If it stays like this it's actually perfect for Bora, two guys ahead and basically everyone isolated, Carapaz has only Sivakov left. Very disappointing if they don't try anything.

 

[groogster]

Almeida descending without any visible problems today

 

[Mayomaniac]

The break is currently the same size as the GC group, Hirt, Valverde and Arensman should be a fair bit closer once this stage is over.

Yeah, but tomorrow is another hard day...

 

[Netserk]

A warning shot today on the descent, surely it means that he will attack on Vetriolo tomorrow.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

To me it looks like Carthy is hitting the breaks too hard in an abrupt way.

Probably because he is trying to make up on the straight sections, getting higher top speed and trying to brake late yet hard before the corner which he has to take slower than the others.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Yeah, but tomorrow is another hard day...

True but the GC riders are having a tiring day as well thanks to Astana.