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

[Ilmaestro99]

I miss Nibali, Contador, Quintana, Scarponi, Andy shleck, Landa, Aru

 

[nightowl]

What an absolute joke. This is blatantly about not wanting to ride a long stage in the cold and wet. If the teams were actually worried about their riders getting sick they would’ve taken more precautions before now. Instead I’ve seen no effort to wear masks, limit contact with riders they know are sick, etc. But now suddenly the route needs to be changed l.

 

[ice&fire]

descent too dangerous? then slow down. just ask Andy Schleck how that works.

Better ask Nairo. He'd advice moto pacing.

 

[SafeBet]

I miss Nibali, Contador, Quintana, Scarponi, Andy shleck, Landa, Aru

Masnada

 

[Skalman]

The Giro is getting more horrible every year, really losing interest in this competition. For once they had a competitive start list but the route has been so bad to reduce it non-action for 13 stages. This coupled with bad weather, crashes, sickness, strange decisions really leaves nothing much to cheer for. This years race should really have an asterix beside it.
Cant take it seriously.

 

[DNP-Old]

Man, this looks worse than the apocalypse. What brave men these guys are, to challenge the mighty weather gods who have bestowed a mild breeze and 8 degrees upon them.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I see my boy Cav already safely tucked in the grupetto.

 

[staubsauger]

That Vacek immediately attacks and gives hero of the day vibes, only to break his chain seconds later perfectly summarizes this Giro d'Italia!

 

[SafeBet]

I think Pinot is trying to get in the break.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Masnada

The best is yet to come

 

[jimmy_8888888]

Why so many wanted to be Contador today?

 

[Netserk]

Ineos leads the peloton.

 

[StryderHells]

Why so many wanted to be Contador today?

What?

 

[Tim Cahill]

BIG HUGH CARTHY

Attacks off the front

 

[DNP-Old]

Carthy is in the break.

 

[Netserk]

Is Carthy the third EF rider in the front group?

 

[SafeBet]

Cathy with two teammates. Looks promising.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Carthy on the attack with Healy and another EF rider with him

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Ben Healy will smash today

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I hope Hugh carty has a good giro

 

[Brullnux]

This very simply isn't true, or at least it's not the main driver behind the riders' actions.

1. The majority of riders is not sick
2. There were far less riders sick the last time a Giro stage was shortened with the excuse of cold, wet weather
3. The weather isn't that bad today, so there was never going to be a bunch of racing in bad weather that would have aggravated any illnesses today

This is a valid argument against the fact that the stage has been shortened.

However, if you actually listened to the riders, they have all explicitly mentioned the weather from the first two weeks as a key reason why the stage has been shortened. The crashed on Tuesday/Wednesday, the illnesses, the recent-record dropouts, will all play a part. If this was the first stage with bad weather, I doubt anything would have changed. I might be wrong here, it's a counter-factual after all, but it's pretty self-evident (and indeed evidenced by the cyclists in the race, from Thomas to Hansen) that the first two weeks have played a major part in the stage being shortened. Which has a lot of very important issues connected to it, but without addressing it you'll just be discussing imaginary issues.

 

[Netserk]

Santi attacks!

 

[Bonimenier]

Ineos would be better off trying to get Arensman or De Plus in the break.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Healy drilling it and the gap is going out

 

[DNP-Old]

Vine is in the break too. Can't wait to see his meltdown after he gets forced to wait for Almeida.