Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19: Marano Lagunare – Santuario di Castelmonte 178 km (Friday, May 27th)

[Brullnux]

Evenepoel would have easily won this edition of Giro. Judging from his Tour of Norway form, he would be able to drop Carapaz and Hindley easily.

He has a great track record in grand tours too!

 

[Red Rick]

Are people forgetting how awful the 2017 Giro was? There wasn't a single stage with GC action before the final climb. This year's Torino stage alone puts this year ahead.

1. Quintana crashed in the descent of the first climb of stage 15.
2. Dumoulin shat himself before the final climb on stage 16
3. Quintana and Nibali literally attacked with teammates up the road on the third of five climbs
4. On stage 19, the peloton literally split in two which led to a frantic chase for multiple hours
5. On stage 20, Dumoulin got dropped on Monte Grappa, came back, and then got dropped again on Foza.

So 'not a single stage' is actually 5 stages.

 

[ppanther92]

So Bora rode the last 100km as fast as the break - chapeau...

 

[JosefK]

I'll give Rob Hatch credit for trying to keep enthusiasm up. Doing his job.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Wiggins would love to know Bora´s plan. He is not the only one.

Provide Carapaz with a free taxi service obvs

 

[Tim Cahill]

Reminds me of that 2020 TDF earlish mountain stage where sky fakepaced it for Bernal, you know, the Sepp Kuss stage.

Only it's stage 19

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Is there a gas leak somewhere? It's even affecting the break now.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Come on, we don't care about Carthy's heart rate unless it's zero.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I'll give Rob Hatch credit for trying to keep enthusiasm up. Doing his job.

Is that really his job? I'd love of commentators would call it as they saw it more often

 

[Eclipse]

Is that really his job? I'd love of commentators would call it as they saw it more often

It is because their job is largely to entertain casual viewers more than it is to entertain diehards who know what's going on without them.

 

[Phillip O'Garner]

Peloton slowing at the same rate as the break.

 

[Bonimenier]

Schmid will win this

 

[Winnen]

So the break is almost standing still but they are still gaining on the peloton. Are they protesting against something that I am unaware of? Horrible to watch.

 

[SafeBet]

If nobody keeps up the pace in the break Vendrame might have a chance.

 

[topcat]

Show the gc group. Castro has slightly increased the pace. Ineos men business today.

 

[Ricco']

Hope Tonelli wins the stage as it would be very fitting.

 

[JosefK]

Is that really his job? I'd love of commentators would call it as they saw it more often

I think Sean Kelly is doing that a little bit, without being too harsh.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I wonder if anyone will score this race higher than a 3/10 in the end of race poll.

 

[bob.a.feet]

2012 Giro and 2012 Tour watching this Giro win the title of 'Worst Grand Tour in History':

 

[dazaau]

2012 Giro and 2012 Tour watching this Giro win the title of 'Worst Grand Tour in History':

I think the giro has been quite good thus far. This stage is a shocker though. MvdP needed to go in the break again just to make sure people actually race.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I think Sean Kelly is doing that a little bit, without being too harsh.

Yeah, I dont watch too much cycling with English commentators, but I'd just wish for commentators to call a stage *** if it was *** instead of trying to tap-dance and trying to be hyped over yet another quite meaningless battle in the breakaway. Or point out how the coverage has been horrendous instead of saying "I wonder what is happening in the peloton right now!"

 

[Pirazziattacks]

I think the giro has been quite good thus far. This stage is a shocker though. MvdP needed to go in the break again just to make sure people actually race.

He certainly picked the wrong mountain stage to get in the break.

 

[dazaau]

Sean Kelly in a moment of honesty "like a grupetto up the climb"

 

[Phillip O'Garner]

Fully expect Vendrame to come motoring past in the last 50m.

 

[saunaking]

Bouwman would be better to attack and go instead of responding to every single move. I thought he was the best climber here