Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19: Longarone – Tre Cime di Lavaredo 183 km (Friday, May 26th)

[KZD]

Roglič and Almeida will probably try something but Thomas is the strongest and will likely win the stage after dropping the other two. I expect Arensman to be very strong today.

 

[Jan the Man]

Think it will be a GC guy winning- can see Jumbo driving the pace- it will be about survival of the fittest on the final 3km ramp.

 

[topcat]

I am hoping for a really hard pace all day and a spectacular bonk from one of the top 3 on tre cime. Not that I wish misfortune on anyone, it’s just so exciting.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Carthy out with stomach trouble apparently

 

[Tim Cahill]

Maybe don't wolf down several packs of haribo a day Hugh

 

[Netserk]

Carthy out with stomach trouble apparently

Cort says he has been ill for some days, and that makes sense given how he has ridden.

 

[Andon]

Kämna places:
22, 22, 23, 18,16, 22,18,22,12,14,17,43,11,57,24,11,16,14

Will he mange to get a 10th place in one stage of this Giro?

If the TOP5 all crack entirely and/or crash or get DSQ, he will win the Giro without a top10 placement in a stage.

 

[gregrowlerson]

If the TOP5 all crack entirely and/or crash or get DSQ, he will win the Giro without a top10 placement in a stage.

I don't think it will be possible to win the Giro without finishing top 10 on stage 19.

 

[Netserk]

Hessmann active?!

 

[Netserk]

New bike for Oomen.

 

[gregrowlerson]

My wish (fantasy) would be for Ineos, JV, and UAE to decide to commit a couple of riders to keep the breakaway close, and then have showdown on Tre Cime enabling one of the top three to take the stage win.
But because of the bonus seconds I don’t think they (particularly Ineos, would be willing to do that.

My wish (fantasy, as far as cycling viewing anyway) would be as follows:

Sepp Kuss drops everyone but Primoz Roglic, and the leader gifts his domestique the stage 19 win. Everyone is happy about this except Libertine Seguros, pointing out the loss of potential bonus seconds to Roglic. Nevertheless, Primoz is back in pink.

Inevitably, he loses pink back to Thomas on the stage 20 MTT, by less than that bonus seconds differential. Libertine Seguros posts a rant (a super sophisticated one mind you) that briefly shuts down the forum. Illmaestro99 declares Roglic to be the Slovenian Cunego.

 

[cen]

Be a legendary stage, pretty please..

 

[Netserk]

Bouwman active as well.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Kämna Chameleon
you come and go, you come and go,
hidden in the Camouflage
from the TV cameras

 

[noob]

No matter how this stage fare the visuals are already amazing. I love them alp towns and villages where I can see them snowy tops

 

[gregrowlerson]

I just watched the 2003 Alpe d‘Huez climb and I learned that Francisco Mancebo is absolutely hideous when riding a bicycle.

Watch him dragging Klöden up PDB in 2004 for Beauty & The Beast on a bicycle!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Weird that Pinot is sitting at the back, you'd think he'd be marking Healy and maybe Bais/Rubio.

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

Oh my, TJV are flexing already. It will be brutal. Only 2 will be in the running after today. Or maybe just one.

Tasty,

 

[dercuforever]

Weird that Pinot is sitting at the back, you'd think he'd be marking Healy.

His team will drill it on the first climb to crush any break that poses a threat to his jersey.

 

[noob]

Contador on the moto while his team is on the race? That's a bit weird.

 

[Netserk]

Weird that Pinot is sitting at the back, you'd think he'd be marking Healy.

In the worst case scenario his team should pull him back. It makes sense to save yourself as much as you can before the intermediate at Caprile with 118.6 km to go.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Things a bit chaotic at the moment, but really cool tunnel!

 

[Netserk]

Beautiful weather to showcase the dolomites.

 

[Netserk]

Super Gee!

 

[Netserk]

Haig is in this move. Good work by Gaviria.