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

[titan31]

Break are gaining time on the Peleton. Fire them all

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The breakaway with noted climbing prodigies Cort and Hepburn is putting time into the GC riders. Shameful.

 

[dazaau]

Break are gaining time on the Peleton. Fire them all

I think the gps is drunk. But yes, still nothing happening

 

[DNP-Old]

Swift dropped, bummer.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Might be wrong, looks like Swift was just sandbagging, Armstrong style.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Jack Haig is back in the group ! Lol

 

[Netserk]

Nice to see "Frigo" painted on the road.

 

[carton]

There we go Santi, don't mind the games just tempo this thing.

lol, what a short memory. Last year was worse

This x 1000. The Pogacar-Bernal way of racing rarely works out, you usually end up like Roglic in 2019 or Yates in 2018. Even Egan was fading that third week in 2021 after his early race exhibitions even if he was clearly a notch above Caruso. Meanwhile, the Skyneos train has won like 10 GTs in the last 10 years. You can say it's not as entertaining, but I'm guessing in terms of sheer level this might be the best podium since 2017, certainly 2019.

 

[HelloDolly]

In fairness to Geraint Thomas he doesn t have to attack ..he is in pink

But JV and UAE ? what are they thinking . That they can win on the IT ?

In future more climbing at beginning run of Giro, less TT and maybe later in the year to avoid illness

It s been a bore fest

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

BORING!

I'm off work today and am finding myself working to alleviate the utter boredom that this giro stage provides

I just picked up Heidegger from the shelf, to have a look at his roughly 130 pages on boredome to intellectually grasp what is happening here. I gather I have time to read them all before any attack will happen.

 

[houtdffan]

Remco would have an easier recovery staying in this race that he likely had at home with Oumi

 

[Red Rick]

Tre Cime di Lavaredo is just Italian Gran Sasso

 

[QueenStagiaire]

You may laugh now, but Michael Hepburn is starting his GC transformation

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Must be a strong headwind

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No pace, no risks, no glory: The three crimes of Lavaredo.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

C'mon INEOS, up the tempo a and see if anyone behind are serious about this race

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Roglic scamming people with his no risk no glory merch range?

 

[noob]

Not even a noob expects an attack on Giao. No disapapointment.

 

[dazaau]

C'mon INEOS, up the tempo a and see if anyone behind are serious about this race

It's interesting, the casual pace so far might really suit roglic or almeida, whereas Thomas has looked very solid but not explosive so a higher pace may have worked to his advantage

 

[Netserk]

The Canadian fans have been great.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Michael Matthews moving up in the gc group, attack soon?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Fair play to Roglic, fooled loads into thinking he was an aggressive rider by following that Egan Bernal attack that one time.

Actually I'm wrong, he did attack once on that random Vuelta stage, until he fell off.

 

[dazaau]

So if Gee wins the stage does he also take KOM? Haven't noticed if he has gone over the top on each climb

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I reckon that I could keep up with these guys on this climb

 

[Aimar16]

You may laugh now, but Michael Hepburn is starting his GC transformation

Well then he started at a younger age than Geraint Thomas