Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 14: Sierre – Cassano Magnago 193 km (Saturday, May 20th)

[ppanther92]

Can't wait for the guys on GCN and the casuals to start going on about how great this years Giro is because it's so close between the top guys.

Haha, GT masterclass: if you don't have any action, GC gaps will be close. Big brain move.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Israel have three decent climbers here, would make sense for them to try and get rid of the likes of Gaviria on this climb. Finale does have some little kickers though - the main ones are 1.1k at 5.7% at 16k to go and 500m at 7.3% at 10k to go - so that does make it a bit easier to make moves there.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Eolo are hilarious.

3o chess.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Bais needs to finish in the top 3 on the climb to regain the KOM jersey

 

[Red Rick]

Israel have three decent climbers here, would make sense for them to try and get rid of the likes of Gaviria on this climb. Finale does have some little kickers though - the main ones are 1.1k at 5.7% at 16k to go and 500m at 7.3% at 10k to go - so that does make it a bit easier to make moves there.

Presumably after 2 hours of flat those little kickers aren't enough to drop Gaviria.

 

[Izzyeviel]

shame we can't shorten this stage as well.

 

[Red Rick]

Looks like Cavendish missed a good opportunity to go into the breakaway

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Eolo with the amazing strategy to get numbers in the breakaway

 

[Red Rick]

I think when people talk about pretty climbing styles, we don't mention Cavendish enough. The true Pieter Weening style of big ring climbing.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Finally, riders taking off their helmets, the traditionalists must be loving this Giro.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I think when people talk about pretty climbing styles, we don't mention Cavendish enough. The true Pieter Weening style of big ring climbing.

Weening is the anti Klöden, so cannot be beautiful.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Jens Voigt: a simpleton on the Simplon.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Weening is the anti Klöden, so cannot be beautiful.

Klöden definitely won the style competition.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Don't take up sprinting Bruno

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Just tuned in. This group is gigantic, how was Pinot not part of it?

 

[wirral]

Top tactics from FDJ again.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Just tuned in. This group is gigantic, how was Pinot not part of it?

Ineos wasn‘t going to let him go.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Just tuned in. This group is gigantic, how was Pinot not part of it?

Pinot followed one of Bais' earlier moves, and INEOS closed it down.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Ineos wasn‘t going to let him go.

Ineos, always there to ruin my (cycling fan) day!

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Just tuned in. This group is gigantic, how was Pinot not part of it?

Probably being marked and a flat start won’t help him.

 

[titan31]

Not sure it'd be worth Pinot being in today's break anyway. Theres only one climb and not much of a shot of the stage in that group. Might as well save your legs for tomorrow or Tuesday

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Not sure it'd be worth Pinot being in today's break anyway. Theres only one climb and not much of a shot of the stage in that group. Might as well save your legs for tomorrow or Tuesday

It is a lot of points, and no one would have forced him to stay in the break after the climb. Considering Mayrhofer got points at the top, this can't have been a hard pace overall.

 

[BR2]

Ineos, always there to ruin my (cycling fan) day!

The strategy of FDJ at this Giro is not clear to me. Seems like he's going for the mountains jersey, a top10 and a stage at the same time. But since he doesn't have the level anymore/or the others just got better that might be too much and he risks being left with nothing.
Bruno Armirail might win this Giro, though. Just needs a few more cancellations.

 

[titan31]

It is a lot of points, and no one would have forced him to stay in the break after the climb. Considering Mayrhofer got points at the top, this can't have been a hard pace overall.

Think he said himself that the priority is a stage and the mountain jersey or a GC placing are secondary. If he's concentrating on a stage, he should be looking at tomorrow and then Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. He'll probably secure mountains in that anyway as I can see Bais taking more points than him in the 3 big stages next week.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Should Ineos give the Maglia Rosa to Armirail today? It would seem to be the most sensible option because Bruno doesn‘t stand a chance in the GC.