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

[tobydawq]

Reminder that Valverde is three days older than Wiggins.

And five years older than Andy Schleck.

 

[Netserk]

Bora now needs to focus only on Hindley. No stage win goals, no Buchmann goals. Just Hindley.

 

[spalco]

Good battle. Hindley looking very strong. Landa in good shape. Carapaz still the leader, but just by 3 seconds. Almeida not dead, yet. Shark still fighting.

I don't know if this was the best opportunity for Hindely to put some time into Carapaz, but he can't let many more chances slip through if he wants to win. He'll end up 3rd or 4th if this stalemate continues.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Bizarre? It's downright trolling.

As Eshnar said, it was the magic 8 ball.

 

[Eclipse]

I honestly have no idea how this is going to pan out now. We basically have 3 riders who are appear unable to drop one another but who are being chased by a 4th who they absolutely have to keep distancing.

 

[movingtarget]

Nice win for Hirt Almeida keeping it interesting . Hirt had to work for that one all the way to the line. Not much separating the best three best climbers on GC.

 

[Netserk]

I don't know if this was the best opportunity for Hindely to put some time into Carapaz, but he can't let many more chances slip through if he wants to win. He'll end up 3rd or 4th if this stalemate continues.

Fedaia is the best opportunity.

 

[dazaau]

Bora now needs to focus only on Hindley. No stage win goals, no Buchmann goals. Just Hindley.

Yeah what the heck was going on with them?

 

[tobydawq]

Will we get to see the photo finish there? It's quite an important matter who got third.

 

[carolina]

3 against 1 and they only took 14 seconds. I'm impressed. Almeida can win this.

 

[JosefK]

I don't know if this was the best opportunity for Hindely to put some time into Carapaz, but he can't let many more chances slip through if he wants to win. He'll end up 3rd or 4th if this stalemate continues.

Yes, and Bora needs to keep the support for Hindley intact. Lenny, Wilco, and Manny must ride for the Aussie.

 

[Fantastico]

3 against 1 and they only took 14 seconds. I'm impressed. Almeida can win this.

I saw four riders riding against each other.

 

[ppanther92]

I honestly have no idea how this is going to pan out now. We basically have 3 riders who are appear unable to drop one another but who are being chased by a 4th who they absolutely have to keep distancing.

I actually think the situation is quite great for Almeida. Unable to drop usually means no one dares going all out. And then the ITT goes very much in his direction. But lets see.

 

[fbjim]

for all the talk about Hindley wheelsucking which seems like confirmation bias, I was more concerned that Carapaz didn't feel the need to push Landa's move and put time into a better TTer than him, who's already shown an ability to diesel up climbs when dropped


of course he could have been on the limit, or just didn't have it, but still

 

[Cagalitroso]

Carapaz has been underwhelming. He is going to lose the Giro to Hindley only with the time bonuses, Rogla-style.

 

[JosefK]

Yeah what the heck was going on with them?

Horner will have something to say about this.

 

[fbjim]

I actually think the situation is quite great for Almeida. Unable to drop usually means no one dares going all out. And then the ITT goes very much in his direction. But lets see.

it's not that long of an ITT, and has a climb. i don't think he can keep losing 15 seconds a stage

 

[ppanther92]

Kelderman, Kämna and Buchmann will be used strategically from now on. Everything else wouldn't make sense.

 

[AlfaLum]

for all the talk about Hindley wheelsucking which seems like confirmation bias, I was more concerned that Carapaz didn't feel the need to push Landa's move and put time into a better TTer than him, who's already shown an ability to diesel up climbs when dropped


of course he could have been on the limit, or just didn't have it, but still

For me Carapaz was already riding the least on blockhaus with Bardet and Landa. Where now it seems he missed a chance to put in time on Hindley. Today again his pulls didn’t look like much. Hindley actually working the most.

 

[Cookster15]

Congrats to Jan Hirt on his first Giro stage win! Top 3 on GC look very close climbing. Almeida is still a big danger though.

 

[ppanther92]

it's not that long of an ITT, and has a climb. i don't think he can keep losing 15 seconds a stage

Agree, certainly not. But as it stands today - close call.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Almeida will now proceed to attack mode. He only needs 15s and a stalemate to deliver.

 

[movingtarget]

Carapaz has been underwhelming. He is going to lose the Giro to Hindley only with the time bonuses, Rogla-style.

TT will be the important stage for Hindley.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

3 against 1 and they only took 14 seconds. I'm impressed. Almeida can win this.

Almeida's baiting them, while he pretends to be suffering, they go all out and dig deep in their reserves. Brilliant.

 

[fbjim]

imagine if Bardet was still in and we'd have the prospect of a TT duel between Landa, Carapaz, Hindley and Bardet lol