Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 7: Diamante – Potenza 196 km (Friday, May 13th)

[Devil's Elbow]

I do not understand what is going on in this lead group haha

None of them trust their sprint, everything else follows from that.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Mollema also former Rabobank, I'd be keeping my distance here if I was Formolo.

 

[SafeBet]

I do not understand what is going on in this lead group haha

It's a battle of the cagnacci. Nobody capable of big accelerations but they won't give up.

 

[Sciatic]

Looks like this could be a descent for Bilbao

 

[glassmoon]

Bouwman's got to hit them as soon as he's capable, the other 3 have no punch left at all.

it's them who need to drop him... he'll smoke them in the finish easily

 

[Netserk]

They should have milked Koen when they had the chance.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Every half-decent descender in this peloton must be tearing their hair out when they see this showing on the closest thing to a descent finish this Giro has.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Overall that's a Tour level breakaway, not like some of those we had last year...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Overall that's a Tour level breakaway, not like some of those we had last year...

To be fair a lot of the seemingly-random stage winners last year have really stepped it up since.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Every half-decent descender in this peloton must be tearing their hair out when they see this showing on the closest thing to a descent finish this Giro has.

The Santa Cristina stage ends with a downhill finish in Aprica.

 

[Mayomaniac]

To be fair a lot of the seemingly-random stage winners last year have really stepped it up since.

Yeah, that's true.

 

[Red Rick]

Sounds like a disappointing stage if you're not of the Dutch condition

 

[gregrowlerson]

Sounds like a disappointing stage if you're not of the Dutch condition

Black is the new orange.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I'm like, why is there so little forum activity?

Oh yeah, it's Friday night here, but FriDAY everywhere else.

 

[glassmoon]

this can't rabofail, can't it?

 

[Red Rick]

Dumoulin giving an elevator pitch of the last 3 years of his career

 

[Sciatic]

Great racing

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bouwman looks the strongest by a considerable margin, no mean feat in this group.

 

[Salvarani]

Very entertaining!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Great battle for the stage win!

 

[Red Rick]

They're setting up for Dumoulin to win the sprint

 

[ppanther92]

this can't rabofail, can't it?

I would say Bouwman has the best uphill sprint. But Dumo just doesn't have it.

 

[Salvarani]

Whole town is out by the road!

 

[gregrowlerson]

They're setting up for Dumoulin to win the sprint

Bradbury style win....

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Bouwman really looks amazing today.