Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Fossacesia Marina – Ortona 19.6 km ITT (Saturday, May 6th)

[Panda Claws]

Is there a joke I'm not getting here?

Pidcock just be massively overrated.

 

[RedheadDane]

Pidcock just be massively overrated.

I tend to just not rate riders who aren't in a race.

 

[Rob5091]

With the favorites starting all together within 5 mintes of each other, they'll be no excuses of the weather changed etc. or knowing how the others have done except by radio.

 

[Panda Claws]

I tend to just not rate riders who aren't in a race.

Please let there be an unspoken part sometimes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Please let there be an unspoken part sometimes.

So... there is some kind of "Pidcock thinks he can win a race he isn't in" joke I'm not getting?

 

[search]

Just noticed Pedersen is on the startlist, what can we expect from him tomorrow? Short effort, with his classics form (declining?).

Pedersen sounded very ambitious about his goals for the Giro, and even willing to pay the price for it later in the season. Full out from day one, get as many points and wins as he can get.

Personally I was a bit surprised about that, as it's probably almost impossible to combine that with a good Tour, let alone World Championships right after.

 

[Didinho]

Pedersen sounded very ambitious about his goals for the Giro, and even willing to pay the price for it later in the season. Full out from day one, get as many points and wins as he can get.

Personally I was a bit surprised about that, as it's probably almost impossible to combine that with a good Tour, let alone World Championships right after.

If he can ride the Tour as training for the Worlds, it's maybe the best decision. Or just skip the Tour.

On a good day he can be close for the win tomorrow I think.

 

[Jagartrott]

So... there is some kind of "Pidcock thinks he can win a race he isn't in" joke I'm not getting?

Yes. Yes, there is.

 

[Lequack]

Here comes the dark side

 

[RedheadDane]

Here comes the dark side

Somehow, I had completely blanked on the fact that Evenepoel is national ITT Champion.
In my defense; it's getting a bit hard to keep track of his wins...

 

[Jungle Cycle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1654488366304354305

View: https://twitter.com/JumboVismaRoad/status/1654488366304354305

 

[Lequack]

Oh for crying out loud. WHY!

 

[Jungle Cycle]

THAT is a real problem...

 

[Lequack]

Is this Nibali voodoo passed down to Remco?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1654488366304354305

View: https://twitter.com/JumboVismaRoad/status/1654488366304354305

Did Nibali transfer his voodoo powers to Evenepoel at the start of last year? Cheap Liège, then Roglic crashing out of the Vuelta, then everyone letting a move with him go at the Worlds, then Pogacar crashing out of Liège, and now Jumbo will have literally lost half a team before the Giro has even started if Tratnik is out. I guess the guy deserved some luck after all he had to do to recover from his Lombardia crash, but this is going above and beyond now.

 

[Lequack]

Dark side is real.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Somehow, I had completely blanked on the fact that Evenepoel is national ITT Champion.
In my defense; it's getting a bit hard to keep track of his wins...

Tbf it is the first ITT he's doing since winning the tricolore in which he's not wearing the leader's jersey.

 

[DNP-Old]

Let's hope it's nothing but a scratch. However, hypothetically, if injuries were severe enough to warrant a non-partant, I believe Jumbo can't call up a reserve less than 24 hours before the race, can they?

 

[Rackham]

It's a curse at this point. Unreal.

 

[Lequack]

Let's hope it's nothing but a scratch. However, hypothetically, if injuries were severe enough to warrant a non-partant, I believe Jumbo can't call up a reserve less than 24 hours before the race, can they?

It says he has a swollen knee.

 

[Lequack]

Let's hope it's nothing but a scratch. However, hypothetically, if injuries were severe enough to warrant a non-partant, I believe Jumbo can't call up a reserve less than 24 hours before the race, can they?

They should call up Wout.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

hopefully nothing to do with Italian traffics which riders have already been complaining about since arriving in abruzzo. Bad and dangerous roads for training with the attitudes of drivers

 

[Red Rick]

This should be like penalties as long as it keeps going eventually you get to the A team.

Shouldn't Jonas be on a beach somewhere? Beaches have been known to be good Giro prep

 

[Rob5091]

Is this Nibali voodoo passed down to Remco?

This is Nibali voodoo and some - Jumbo will be down to the development team soon.

 

[Red Rick]

hopefully nothing to do with Italian traffics which riders have already been complaining about since arriving in abruzzo. Bad and dangerous roads for training with the attitudes of drivers

The driver?

Sonny Colbrelli