Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 3: Kaposvár – Balatonfüred 201 km (Sunday, May 8th)

[titan31]

Which is such *** lol. That's just because they didn't have a real argument for the Tour being the biggest race in the world other than "it just is" which is true, so they called it the hardest one. Then, becuase the parcours is arguably the easiest or 2nd easiest one, they just had to make up some BS.

It really makes me think of the insane bias towards the PL a lot of English football fans have. "Can Messi do it at a cold rainy night at Stoke?"

At least this year, the Tour will have a stronger GC field, which I find crazy as if you're not Pogacar or Roglic, you should be going here to try and win as you've no chance of beating them. Someone like Vlasov, Mas, Woods, Quintana should be racing here and trying to win rather than competing to be best of the rest at the Tour.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

At least this year, the Tour will have a stronger GC field, which I find crazy as if you're not Pogacar or Roglic, you should be going here to try and win as you've no chance of beating them. Someone like Vlasov, Mas, Woods, Quintana should be racing here and trying to win rather than competing to be best of the rest at the Tour.

Sponsors want their star riders there though.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523270619110211585

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[Lequack]

Jan Tratnik out unfortunately
Hopefully that means they bring him to the Tour

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523279881572089863

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[Ricco']

Anyone knows if Bardiani managed to catch the ferry to Sicilia or they will only show up to race on stage 6?

 

[Valv.Piti]

At least this year, the Tour will have a stronger GC field, which I find crazy as if you're not Pogacar or Roglic, you should be going here to try and win as you've no chance of beating them. Someone like Vlasov, Mas, Woods, Quintana should be racing here and trying to win rather than competing to be best of the rest at the Tour.

Remember, its a it more complex than that. First of all, doing the Tour means you basically can ride a full spring-schedule - Vlasov has really benefitted from that, winning Romandie and being present and every race he has ridden. Martinez won Basque Country and did super well in the Ardennes, also doing very well in Paris-Nice. Mas has been stronger than ever in the spring, but crashed on both queen stages. I wont even talk about Woods and Quintana - no way they are even coming close to winning a GT again, well, Quintana isnt, Woods will has never and will never.

Then there's the Tour-Vuelta double which for some riders is easier than the Giro-Vuelta double. Mas is the best example, and he seems to be at least on the same level as the Tour if not better in La Vuelta every year. Absolutely no reason to mix the schedule up for him, now that they also send Sosa and Valverde to the Giro.

Thirdly, if everyone applied the same Logic as you, the Giro would always field a better field and thus making racing the Giro counterproductive - you'd compromise your spring-schedule AND race the tougher race where its harder to make a good result.

The Giro is strong enough as it is. Im very pleased with the level this year, and so should everyone be.

 

[Lequack]

Everyone knows these wildcard teams are bullied into the breakaways, with the threat of not being invited next year.

 

[sir fly]

What's the deal between GCN and New Zealand. Never available there.
Protecting the tellysphere?

 

[ice&fire]

Today it's the day I won't be pissed off if my broadcaster shows tennis instead of cycling

 

[tobydawq]

Today it's the day I won't be pissed off if my broadcaster shows tennis instead of cycling

Lol, why do people always act as if it's the first stage in history where nothing much happens?

 

[ice&fire]

Lol, why do people always act as if it's the first stage in history where nothing much happens?

Because organisers insist in programming this kind of stage on a weekend, when they should try to maximise their audience?

 

[sir fly]

Is it coast or shore?

 

[tobydawq]

Because organisers insist in programming this kind of stage on a weekend, when they should try to maximise their audience?

Fortunately, they respect that Danish high school teachers got their exam schedules on Friday and thus need to work on a Sunday afternoon

 

[sir fly]

Fortunately, they respect that Danish high school teachers got their exam schedules on Friday and thus need to work on a Sunday afternoon

Heressey?

 

[Lequack]

 

[sir fly]

Central European vehicles always were amusing.

 

[titan31]

Remember, its a it more complex than that. First of all, doing the Tour means you basically can ride a full spring-schedule - Vlasov has really benefitted from that, winning Romandie and being present and every race he has ridden. Martinez won Basque Country and did super well in the Ardennes, also doing very well in Paris-Nice. Mas has been stronger than ever in the spring, but crashed on both queen stages. I wont even talk about Woods and Quintana - no way they are even coming close to winning a GT again, well, Quintana isnt, Woods will has never and will never.

Then there's the Tour-Vuelta double which for some riders is easier than the Giro-Vuelta double. Mas is the best example, and he seems to be at least on the same level as the Tour if not better in La Vuelta every year. Absolutely no reason to mix the schedule up for him, now that they also send Sosa and Valverde to the Giro.

Thirdly, if everyone applied the same Logic as you, the Giro would always field a better field and thus making racing the Giro counterproductive - you'd compromise your spring-schedule AND race the tougher race where its harder to make a good result.

The Giro is strong enough as it is. Im very pleased with the level this year, and so should everyone be.

I do think it's worth looking at for most riders. This year it feels like all the top GC guys bar Carapaz and Yates are going to the Tour (and Ineos will always have someone here with the amount of guys they have). Vlasov would probably be the top favourite if he raced here and he'd have a great opportunity at taking a GT, and with the route, TT deficient riders like Woods would have a shot at a podium imo if he can peak correctly for it.

Going to the Tour without being able to TT this year means you're not competing, and even without that you're not beating Pog and Rog anyway unless they crash. Winning the Giro is better than 5th in the Tour imo.

 

[Pinot's goat]

I do think it's worth looking at for most riders. This year it feels like all the top GC guys bar Carapaz and Yates are going to the Tour (and Ineos will always have someone here with the amount of guys they have). Vlasov would probably be the top favourite if he raced here and he'd have a great opportunity at taking a GT, and with the route, TT deficient riders like Woods would have a shot at a podium imo if he can peak correctly for it.

Going to the Tour without being able to TT this year means you're not competing, and even without that you're not beating Pog and Rog anyway unless they crash. Winning the Giro is better than 5th in the Tour imo.

Vlasov would not be favourite ahead of Carapaz and I probably would not even rate him above Yates, Landa, Lopez etc.

 

[perico]

I do think it's worth looking at for most riders. This year it feels like all the top GC guys bar Carapaz and Yates are going to the Tour (and Ineos will always have someone here with the amount of guys they have). Vlasov would probably be the top favourite if he raced here and he'd have a great opportunity at taking a GT, and with the route, TT deficient riders like Woods would have a shot at a podium imo if he can peak correctly for it.

Going to the Tour without being able to TT this year means you're not competing, and even without that you're not beating Pog and Rog anyway unless they crash. Winning the Giro is better than 5th in the Tour imo.

Woods is like the Canadian version of Sosa. He’s a great climber and extremely fun to watch but never consistent enough to compete for the GTs. Plus he’s like 35 years old or close to it.

 

[tobydawq]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523300812218257409

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The Flash sailing through the grass.

Well played, Hungary.

 

[sir fly]

Hungarian riviera... Riveria!

 

[hayneplane]

Anyone in the UK know why they aren't showing the stage on eursport? Both channels seem to be showing touring cars and motocross.

Schedule is showing climbing World Cup all day on BOTH British Eurosport channels on Tuesday instead of Etna stage. Bizarre

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm guessing I haven't missed much.
Well, I can see from the liveupdates that Tagliani's been dropped from the break.

 

[JosefK]

I'm guessing I haven't missed much.
Well, I can see from the liveupdates that Tagliani's been dropped from the break.

I watched the first hour, went for a jog, took a shower, went for groceries, swept the sidewalk in front of the house, and still back for the last 30 km. All good.

 

[sir fly]

Kudos to the breakaway.