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

[bizzmane89]

Worried about catching covid off the punctured wheel...... It's ridiculous IMO

Probably wearing the mask in the car and in the heat of the moment forgot to take it off for the 5 guys on the internet feeling attacked by people wearing masks

 

[46&twoWheels]

Nibali is giving the analysis of the stage and of the GC competition in RAI. He had Roglic as favourite but rogla left him "perplexed" at Bondone. Thomas is "mentally solid" and "can manage long efforts without references".

 

[SafeBet]

I hate it when commentators do that, it's so unprofessional. Although I actually don't mind Carlton Kirby, he's does my head in when he calls Geraint Thomas G.
Your not his mate, your a professional commontator and casuals will have no idea who they are talking about..

It's much worse with the italian ES commentators. They just make up random nicknames and keep calling riders that way.
It's terrible.

 

[bNator]

Jumbo awful. You have a full squad for what, doing nothing?
Primož won't need 7 teammates on Tre Cime. He'll need Kuss and that's it. He won't need them tomorrow in the ITT. The time to use them is now. Use two of them just to keep the break in range. Try to go for a stage win today. If Roglič loses the Giro, he goes home empty handed, the team goes home empty handed.

The time to react is now!

They don't trust Rogla is gonna get the ob done. They don't want to hurt him like they did on Bondone...

 

[search]

Worried about catching covid off the punctured wheel...... It's ridiculous IMO

haven't read anything about it, but I would guess the more likely explanation is that the mechanic is sick himself?

 

[nightowl]

Jumbo awful. You have a full squad for what, doing nothing?
Primož won't need 7 teammates on Tre Cime. He'll need Kuss and that's it. He won't need them tomorrow in the ITT. The time to use them is now. Use two of them just to keep the break in range. Try to go for a stage win today. If Roglič loses the Giro, he goes home empty handed, the team goes home empty handed.

The time to react is now!

The problem is that an easy stage before a sprint up Tre Cime appears to be most preferable for Roglic - he was struggling on Bondone after a long hard stage the other day. UAE would be better off with a hard pace all day, but I fear their confidence is shot after yesterday. Ineos are never going to pace with Thomas in pink, so I’m expecting nothing until the final ramps of Tre Cime today 🙃

 

[bill1109]

Jumbo awful. You have a full squad for what, doing nothing?
Primož won't need 7 teammates on Tre Cime. He'll need Kuss and that's it. He won't need them tomorrow in the ITT. The time to use them is now. Use two of them just to keep the break in range. Try to go for a stage win today. If Roglič loses the Giro, he goes home empty handed, the team goes home empty handed.

The time to react is now!

they likely know something that you don't....like he isn't at his best. Or they have a plan you don't see right now.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Probably wearing the mask in the car and in the heat of the moment forgot to take it off for the 5 guys on the internet feeling attacked by people wearing masks

I was making a light hearted joke, just because my opinion is different to yours doesn't mean you have to be rude..

 

[ashhutch1997]

haven't read anything about it, but I would guess the more likely explanation is that the mechanic is sick himself?

I was just making a light hearted joke

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Guys I'm having tapas and can't watch the stage did anything interesting happen yet?

 

[ashhutch1997]

Fair play the Passo Valparorla is bloody stunning

 

[Red Rick]

Jumbo are just gonna try to win it like Hindley last year but that strat doesnt work if Thomas doesnt race like a buffoon

 

[glassmoon]

was Cort mad about something?

 

[Scarponi]

You could make the best stage of all time and this group wouldn’t use it. That’s the way she goes, shame in the past the attackers got dreadful routes

 

[johnymax]

They don't trust Rogla is gonna get the ob done. They don't want to hurt him like they did on Bondone...

Isn't their goal to win the Giro? They need to trust him now no matter what. It's two stages left and he is on striking distance. The only scenario when this makes sense is if they are afraid he'll lose time today, so their only goal is not to lose time to Thomas and Almeida and put all their eggs in tomorrow's MTT. But why they tried so hard to get in a break at the beginning then? It's a dangerous gamethey are playing. There is room to get more creative today with the team and they should at least try.

 

[MrTea1976]

The scenery is soooo good.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Guys I'm having tapas and can't watch the stage did anything interesting happen yet?

No. Healy tried to attack and bridge when the gap was like 5 minutes, Pinot marked him and for a Moment it seemed like the pace was going up in general, but this faded, like Healys two attacks, both marked by Pinot.

 

[Ranagazoo]

I hate it when commentators do that, it's so unprofessional. Although I actually don't mind Carlton Kirby, he's does my head in when he calls Geraint Thomas G.
Your not his mate, your a professional commontator and casuals will have no idea who they are talking about..

Especially since there's another guy in the race whose name is genuinely Gee

 

[Samamba]

Gee will almost get a 1000 UCI points out of this Giro if this break finishes today. More than a monument win, almost as much as the Giro GC win, the same as 2nd place in the Tour, ...

 

[titan31]

This is bloody boring

 

[johnymax]

they likely know something that you don't....like he isn't at his best. Or they have a plan you don't see right now.

I hope and believe they have a plan. I'm just a bit annoyed we probably won't see GC contenders contending for a stage win again. Although is still far from a done deal for the break.

 

[KOM]

Gee will almost get a 1000 UCI points out of this Giro if this break finishes today. More than a monument win, almost as much as the Giro GC win, the same as 2nd place in the Tour, ...

I dont really know much about UCI points, but am aware of alot of critisicm about them, but if a guy like Gee gets rewarded handsomely for his way of racing im all for it

 

[ashhutch1997]

Pascal Ackermann going off the front up a massive dolomite climb, LOL

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ackermann will be competitive in some of those hilly Vuelta stages with this sort of form.

 

[Scarponi]

The scenery wow