Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d’Italia, Stage 20: Tarvisio- Monte Lussari, 18.6km MTT

[wheresmybrakes]

According to portuguese eurosport, Mollema blew up

Have they found his right arm and ass yet?

 

[staubsauger]

His name is superman and he would either win spectacularly, lose 5 minutes or climb off and go home

Might start a barney with the spectators!

 

[staubsauger]

Ricitello has shown nothing in flat ITTs previously, I think 40s down after the first split isn't even him taking it easy.

He's a mountainbiker and simply knows how to push it on these gradients, spinning a low gear!

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Going hard on the flat section seems to be a mistake

Absolutely, Ricitello was 42 seconds off Barta at the first time check and then 1.38 faster than anyone else on the climb.

 

[komarts]

Thanks! I thought the surroundings looked so similar and at one point I thought I saw it! Did I see it or is it just that it looks similar?

Not in front of the TV all the time so I don't know for sure, but you've probably seen it, bc it's quite distinctive and really close, both Triglav and Monte Lussari are part of Julian Alps. And you can see Triglav from Slovenian coastline which is like 150 km away, so yeah...

 

[Didinho]

Put my tv on and saw Gloag celebrating the whole climb. Love it.

Ineos changing helmets? Maybe Thomas will change to shorter socks.

 

[jmdirt]

I'm gonna predict that there will be constant moaning throughout the stage about this being the worst Giro in memory, and if Remco was riding he would be in excess of 45 minutes up on second place by now.

There's a thread dedicated to bad GdIs so maybe they can stay out of the race thread.

 

[jmdirt]

This is the kind of climb where it's very beneficial to use gearing like Roglic used today and very surprising if not doing same tomorrow. Bike change maybe?

If Thomas goes with traditional gearing he prolly loses game there, because he's low grinder mostly and this climb is so steep for his weight, brobably cooks it over that way I'm afraid. Did Froome some special short gearing in his tt-rig back in the day when Jagger came second? Year?

Can't wait!

G said something about a bike change in his interview.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ineos changing helmets? Maybe Thomas will change to shorter socks.

I'm sure they could invent some sort of system where you could detatch the top part of the socks.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I'll be interesting to see how top guys ride the first section relatively to each other (while all of them being similarly good at TTs). I would expect sth like 80% effort in the first part and then max. 30 minute power on the climb but maybe someone will ride harder/easier the first section?

 

[Didinho]

The scenes if Remco had to take of the sock helmet. Smart to leave early.

 

[jmdirt]

That's what I meant. Illness took out Evenepoel, Tao and Vlasov. With those still in the game this would've been an entirely different race.

Maybe...

 

[Bonimenier]

Some nice motor pacing for Vine

 

[dgodave]

Has anyone explained why the 3rd intermediate check is like 12 sec from the finish?

 

[Bonimenier]

Has anyone explained why the 3rd intermediate check is like 12 sec from the finish?

For the KOM I presume.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Has anyone explained why the 3rd intermediate check is like 12 sec from the finish?

I‘d assume because they only have sporadic live timing.

 

[staubsauger]

Some nice motor pacing for Vine

That's just open fraud towards Riccitello!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Why are there no images of the climb itself? Only the first section.

 

[kingjr]

"It's a long way up" , yes, Adam, it's a mountain.

 

[Netserk]

Why are there no images of the climb itself? Only the first section.

Saving the moto cameras for the GC riders.

 

[Netserk]

Very mixed helmet choice so far.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

How many cameras will they have? I reckon top 10 will each have one? Shame we won't see Vine on the climb.

 

[Sciatic]

Saving the moto cameras for the GC riders.

I’m surprised they don’t have fixed cameras at points along the climb?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

How many cameras will they have? I reckon top 10 will each have one? Shame we won't see Vine on the climb.

Yeah, Vine can drop a watt bomb on this monster climb while imagining himself cycling in his kitchen.

 

[HelloDolly]

So after knocking Verona off the bike Ag2 are put to the bottom of the fair play classification..that will teach them