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

[spalco]

If it is ok to choose a line that requires your competitors to lock up their wheels, then I don't know about the pick-your-line rules..

Schmid came into the corner way too hot into a non-existent space, and then he took out everyone behind him due to his own mistake on top of that. Arguably Bouwman was over-aggressive, but Schmid clearly *** up imo.

 

[titan31]

Mas and Vingegaard must be kicking themselves for not racing this Giro.

I'm not sure on Mas (I'd expect he'd be pretty much in the same position as Carapaz and Hindley where he's not bad enough to be dropped and not good enough to drop them), but Vingegaard would win this easily as he's a much better TTist than the others here. They wouldn't drop him and he'd beat them handedly in the TTs.

I do think Bora should have taken Vlasov here and Hindley or Buchmann did the Tour. He's stronger than both imo and might actually have been able to attack Carapaz.

 

[Velolover2]

Rob Hatch called this an 'entertaining Giro d Italia' lol

Relegate Rob Hatch

 

[pinkobalinko]

Too bad Kolovrat was wasted today, but it could have made an intresting prospect if combined with Matajur/Monte maggiore.
It's possible to climb Kolovrat from east, too - 10km @9%.

 

[Netserk]

Awful stage. Awesome finish.

Landa and Hindley are the two most negative and boring GC riders I've witnessed in a long time. They new to grow a pair. Carapaz is the most agressive of the three and he doesn't even need to attack.

Uh, what? Is that your assessment of the whole Giro so far?

 

[movingtarget]

Maybe all the drama has been saved for the TT..........planets are aligning.........

 

[spalco]

If it were F1, Bouwman would definitely get a 5 second penalty

No way, Bouwman took the correct racing line, Schmid tried to sneak by on the inside too fast. This would never be a penalty for the guy in front in F1 imo.

 

[HelloDolly]

I'm not sure on Mas (I'd expect he'd be pretty much in the same position as Carapaz and Hindley where he's not bad enough to be dropped and not good enough to drop them), but Vingegaard would win this easily as he's a much better TTist than the others here. They wouldn't drop him and he'd beat them handedly in the TTs.

I do think Bora should have taken Vlasov here and Hindley or Buchmann did the Tour. He's stronger than both imo and might actually have been able to attack Carapaz.

Vlasov and Caruso should have been at the Giro

 

[Aimar16]

That's because they're incompetent.

It would be a slam dunk penalty because he pushed another driver off the track

 

[titan31]

Schmid came into the corner way too hot into a non-existent space, and then he took out everyone behind him due to his own mistake on top of that. Arguably Bouwman was over-aggressive, but Schmid clearly *** up imo.

Seems like a good way to get a Bardiani win. Relegate both Bouwman and Schmid

 

[Bolder]

Hindley is one of my least favourite riders for his refusal to put his face on the wind.

I quite like Hindley but I'm afraid I agree with you about not wanting to attack. He seems to be satisfied with a podium rather than go for the win. He might be feeling defensive about 2020 Giro criticism.

 

[movingtarget]

Relegate Rob Hatch

Hatch might do okay calling greyhound races.

 

[Aimar16]

No way, Bouwman took the correct racing line, Schmid tried to sneak by on the inside too fast. This would never be a penalty for the guy in front in F1 imo.

It doesn't matter who was on the better line, Schmid was ahead and Bouwman didn't give him enough room and pushed him off.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Confirmed.

 

[carton]

Pic of the day. Martin Le Giro.

Yeah you could see them doing a double take and then deciding to ignore the move. But good on Martin for going for it.

 

[movingtarget]

I quite like Hindley but I'm afraid I agree with you about not wanting to attack. He seems to be satisfied with a podium rather than go for the win. He might be feeling defensive about 2020 Giro criticism.

Or maybe he realizes that he isn't going to gap Carapaz and is willing to leave it to the TT which is often a lottery for non specialists anyway. Or maybe he's just on his limit. None of the three riders has been dominant on any of the climbing stages. Just closely matched it seems.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Awful stage. Awesome finish.

Landa and Hindley are the two most negative and boring GC riders I've witnessed in a long time. They new to grow a pair. Carapaz is the most agressive of the three and he doesn't even need to attack.

Mate what are you smoking to compare Hidley and Landa. Do you know who is Mikel Landa? That guy attacked from far out so many times and entertained us.

-Giro 2015 stages 8, 16, 20
-Vuelta 2015 stage 11
-Giro 2017 stages 8, 16, 18, 19
-Tour 2017 stage 13 raid ( as a gregario)
-giro 2019 stages 13, 17,
-tour 2019 stage 6, 15,
-Giro 2021 stage 4

This Giro he was a bit dissapointing so far but its because he is going on a raid on the passo San pellegrino tomorrow to win the giro.

Plus he rides on the drops, smokes cigars, plays the accordion and called Simon Yates stupid.

I've never seen Hindley attack

 

[Ricco']

Confirmed.

Carapaz it's the closest, clearly happy with the way things are going.

Landa in the middle, angry with things not going his way as usual.

Hindley far back, looking like he doesn't know what the hell is doing there.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Koen Bouwman for the stage win.

As for the three musketeers. I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing. I feel that if any of them could it already would decide the race. And i still feel nobody wants to really leave the decision to TT.

As for their mano-a-mano style today. It started good but then a whole lot of mano joined in.

That did spoil the party a bit.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Mate what are you smoking to compare Hidley and Landa. Do you know who is Mikel Landa? That guy attacked from far out so many times and entertained us.

-Giro 2015 stages 8, 16, 20
-Vuelta 2015 stage 11
-Giro 2017 stages 8, 16, 18, 19
-Tour 2017 stage 13 raid ( as a gregario)
-giro 2019 stages 13, 17,
-tour 2019 stage 6, 15,
-Giro 2021 stage 4

This Giro he was a bit dissapointing so far but its because he is going on a raid on the passo San pellegrino tomorrow to win the giro.

Plus he rides on the drops, smokes cigars, plays the accordion and called Simon Yates stupid.

I've never seen Hindley attack

I'm sure those 14 attacks will win him the Giro this year.

I do hope that he goes on a raid tomorrow but if the Giro so far is anything to go by, he'll do some half-hearted attacks on the last climb, just as Hindley will.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Koen Bouwman what a legend!
Nothing wrong with that sprint

GC a total dud. I hope some fireworks tomorrow otherwise the worst Giro since 2012

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

bouwman definitely closed smid there, dont know if its enough to relegate him but it was sketchy

just karma for Schmid doing literally nothing the entire stage but countering when Bouwman moved.

 

[Andre]

in my opinion, another ridiculously dull stage in an incredibly weak Giro. this is a joke

 

[search]

That's because they're incompetent.

don't think anyone entering the corner with this much of an advantage ever got a penalty in F1. Usually the one coming from behind is at fault. Schmid was like half a car/bike length behind - he's the one to back out

 

[Mayomaniac]

Carapaz it's the closest, clearly happy with the way things are going.

Landa in the middle, angry with things not going his way as usual.

Hindley far back, looking like he doesn't know what the hell is doing there.

Either Hindley goes all out on Fedaia tomorrow or he ends like Purito 10 years ago...