Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 20: Belluno – Marmolada 168 km (Saturday, May 28th)

[tobydawq]

Worried than the eons of Fedaia propaganda will be exposed for half thruths and empty hypes?

Seems a reasonable fear.

After all, it is just a road on a mountainside.

 

[skippo12]

Just saw the numbers. Breakaway won 9 stages in the Giro. Is this a record. Not a single stage won by a top 5 GC rider. Probably not the first time but without looking it up I cannot remember the last time.

 

[sir fly]

Billy munching burek...

 

[jp39]

Hindley won, didnt he ?

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Bahrain with a game plan definitely.
Landa was sincere in the interview yesterday.

Yeah, Landa looks strong and full of self confidence. He knows he can beat Carapaz in the mountains, if he (Landa) has a perfect day. The time gap to Billy is large, but Landa will go into the red today as deep as never before.

 

[Red Rick]

Just saw the numbers. Breakaway won 9 stages in the Giro. Is this a record. Not a single stage won by a top 5 GC rider. Probably not the first time but without looking it up I cannot remember the last time.

Hindly won Blockhaus

 

[Fantastico]

Just saw the numbers. Breakaway won 9 stages in the Giro. Is this a record. Not a single stage won by a top 5 GC rider. Probably not the first time but without looking it up I cannot remember the last time.

Hindley won a stage.

 

[tobydawq]

Just saw the numbers. Breakaway won 9 stages in the Giro. Is this a record. Not a single stage won by a top 5 GC rider. Probably not the first time but without looking it up I cannot remember the last time.

Hindley won on Blockhaus?

 

[Red Rick]

Hindley won on Blockhaus?

Hihi you did a Red Rick

We both did

 

[sir fly]

I think Hindley won the Blockhaus stage.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Just saw the numbers. Breakaway won 9 stages in the Giro. Is this a record. Not a single stage won by a top 5 GC rider. Probably not the first time but without looking it up I cannot remember the last time.

The breakaway has won an insane amount of stages in every edition from 2019 onwards. Last year had 10, for example.

 

[skippo12]

I will finish the coffee before I continue posting...

 

[Netserk]

While we still have time to fantasise before we are interrupted by grim reality, what do you imagine Bahrain's game plan is? It's a given that they want to win the stage with Landa, but with Novak up the road, they can move before Fedaia. A descent attack with Bilbao and Landa on Pordoi? Unfortunately I don't think Bilbao is strong enough to help Landa if they attack uphill. Maybe Bilbao will move on Pellegrino either uphill or downhill?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Just saw the numbers. Breakaway won 9 stages in the Giro. Is this a record. Not a single stage won by a top 5 GC rider. Probably not the first time but without looking it up I cannot remember the last time.

Jail Hindley is such a forgettable GC rider, fans forget his stage wins lol

 

[sir fly]

I will finish the coffee before I continue posting...

Do it in the right thread https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/a-coffee-and-a-small-danish.37880/

 

[topcat]

Yeah, baby yeah! Something might actually happen today. If not, take time to smell the flowers.

 

[topcat]

I will finish the coffee before I continue posting...

Wrong thread.

 

[noob]

The scenery is everything

 

[KZD]

Van der Poel should have been in the grupetto to prepare for tomorrow's time trial yet he is in the front.

 

[sir fly]

Now I'm getting it!
This Giro is a cliffhanger!

 

[jonnyc101]

It's not just me, is it? This Giro is so boring.

 

[Aimar16]

What is the Jumbo guy doing there?

 

[Brullnux]

While we still have time to fantasise before we are interrupted by grim reality, what do you imagine Bahrain's game plan is? It's a given that they want to win the stage with Landa, but with Novak up the road, they can move before Fedaia. A descent attack with Bilbao and Landa on Pordoi? Unfortunately I don't think Bilbao is strong enough to help Landa if they attack uphill. Maybe Bilbao will move on Pellegrino either uphill or downhill?

I think Bilbao should move over the Pellegrino, just force action from Ineos. If he gets chased down, no bother, Novak still up the road.

The false flat before the steep in Fedaia would be very good for someone like Bilbao/Novak to help Landa, who should try to create a small group by the foot of that climb I think. If it doesn't work it doesn't work, if he's able to place hindley/carapaz on the limit pre Fedaia then he can take a lot out of them.

That said, it's all down to legs, really.

 

[tobydawq]

Hihi you did a Red Rick

We both did

I did a triple Red Rick.

 

[sir fly]

Dan lean and mean, ready to hurt everybody... Philippe and Chatrier better watch out.