Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 13: Borgofranco d’Ivrea – Crans Montana, 199 km (Friday, May 19th)

[ashhutch1997]

Oh boy, let's say this stage bangs, all the people at GCN will be like '80km mountain stages are the future' bs.

 

[Tour de Berghem]

Garzelli on RAI really not agree with riders request

 

[Aimar16]

This makes the stage rather more difficult. They'll go full gas from the start.

 

[Valv.Piti]

"20 out of 22 teams thinks we should cancel stage 19. It simply looks too hard, and there's some rain."

Mauro Vegni: "Well, the riders have spoken... I have to cater to these riders requets, otherwise they won't come back and it indeed looks like some rain in the horizon!"

Everybody else: What?

 

[KZD]

This Giro is cursed, what a shame San Bernardo is out.

 

[StryderHells]

This makes the stage rather more difficult. They'll go full gas from the start.

cold legs heading straight up that climb could quite interesting, I’d prefer the full stage but this still could be fun.

 

[ppanther92]

Joke of a race this year. Tudor timing, helicopter Covid super spreader events, shortening difficult stages for no reason. I might still enjoy it but how badly can a GT be organized?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Oh boy, let's say this stage bangs, all the people at GCN will be like '80km mountain stages are the future' bs.

They are way ahead of you.

The sycophants have gone from thinking all the descents were taken out "yeah,absolutely the right decision ... rider safety etc." to thinking they might be doing Croix de Coeur "fantastic, this is going to be full on racing from the start"

 

[Ricco']

"20 out of 22 teams thinks we should cancel stage 19. It simply looks too hard, and there's some rain."

Mauro Vegni: "Well, the riders have spoken... I have to cater to these riders requets, otherwise they won't come back and it indeed looks like some rain in the horizon!"

Everybody else: What?

May 28:

"A majority of riders, led by Max Kanter, has voted to nulify the time gaps created by the previous 20 stages. As such, all the results are voided and the winner in Rome will be crowned the 2023 Giro d'Italia winner"

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

RCS should just pull the money prize after the stage. So the rider will think twice about doing this *** next time.

 

[Tour de Berghem]

let's be positive.

Maybe a lot of people will try to break away on the croix, and who knows maybe the peloton will be very splitted and some big might get caught back in some break-up of the main group

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Are the Giro-E riders doing the full stage?

 

[Valv.Piti]

let's be positive.

Maybe a lot of people will try to break away on the croix, and who knows maybe the peloton will be very splitted and some big might get caught back in some break-up of the main group

Impossible to be positive if you're a cycling fan IMO. This is a slippery slope, and there's exactly zero reason to be excited, no matter what they did to the route today in order to avoid some rain in some god damn valley.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Absolutely laughable. Rider power has grown far, far too strong in this sport, and with spineless cowards like Vegni in charge it will only get worse. This is the third time in four years a Giro stage has been shortened with the excuse of rain…

 

[Aimar16]

Are the Giro-E riders doing the full stage?

Those strange people only ever do 50-70km stages

 

[titan31]

let's be positive.

Maybe a lot of people will try to break away on the croix, and who knows maybe the peloton will be very splitted and some big might get caught back in some break-up of the main group

Let's be realistic. We'll get the peleton soft pedalling Croix de Couer, a big break goes and takes the stage and we get GC action in the last KM as the favourites legs aren't as worn down today.

 

[DNP-Old]

Gianni Moscon is my favorite rider now.

 

[Laplaz]

Moscon wanted to start today.

(in italian)

 

[ppanther92]

Let's be realistic. We'll get the peleton soft pedalling Croix de Couer, a big break goes and takes the stage and we get GC action in the last KM as the favourites legs aren't as worn down today.

Also people seem to make the short mountain stage are exciting argument a lot but forget that a GT is also about attrition. Do this too often and it changes the whole character of the race.

 

[ashhutch1997]

I think the reason of all the illnesses being spreaded it because of the freezing cold rain everyday. Super skinny riders immune systems are compromised enough. Even without Covid there would be huge amounts of bugs being spread unfortunately

 

[ppanther92]

Moscon wanted to start today.

(in italian)

Rooting for Moscon now.

 

[rallybanana]

Joke of a race this year. Tudor timing, helicopter Covid super spreader events, shortening difficult stages for no reason. I might still enjoy it but how badly can a GT be organized?

I haven't been following the Giro too closely this year. What is this about helicopters spreading Covid?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Seem to remember Moscon refusing to climb off for ages when he was in that break in Gran Camino as well

A true ambassador and voice of reason

 

[Tour de Berghem]

Moscon wanted to start today.

(in italian)

He was very harsh. He said "it's not a must from the doctor to race Giro. Who wants to race, race. The others can go back home"

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Those strange people only ever do 50-70km stages

Outrageous! I thought these guys were real hardmen from the past. Vegni should be fired for this.