Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 2: Teramo – San Salvo 201 km (Sunday, May 7th)

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Well, we have significant damage in the GC for many top 10 aspirants after a relatively short ITT and a sprint stage. For comparison, this was the result after 2 days last year (1 sprint + 1 ITT):

10th 18s
20th 28s
50th 38s
 
Remco told Sporza that it was Groves who pushed Ballerini which caused the chain reaction and the crash.

Footage:

View: https://twitter.com/procyclinglover/status/1655247589879455750?cxt=HHwWjICxobi6z_gtAAAA
And right there, Stage 2 it looks like Roglic's group avoids crashing because a sprinter on the other side forcefully pushes another rider who has legal position. 19 more stages to go and each moment is a risk! Groves should be thrown out....Sagan got booted for far less.
 
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I know it's early but not far off some gc guys probably going for stages and mountains jersey. If likes of Haig, Buitrago, Carthy, Pinot etc lose any more time, it's going to be tough
Fortunato is already on nearly 4 minutes and might be on the attack already at Gran Sasso d'Italia and/or Lago Laceno. Given which break makes it.

Bahrain might be better off to tell Haig to sit up, so they, can send him up the road with Buitrago towards Crans Montana and/or Monte Bondone. Whether Buitrago starts into the mountains with a deficit of 5,6 or 7 minutes doesn't really matter if his breaks are allowed to succeed 2005 Giro d'Italia style. Question is if his morale stays up. Shape was obviously there.

I don't know what to make from Paul Lapeira to be honest. If he stays in the pack tomorrow, and goes on the hunt for points on Tuesday rather. Might he be a surprise candidate? He has won Piccolo Lombardia, but I know nothing more about the Breton's characteristics.


Einer Rubio flies a bit under the radar so far. Shape was there at Asturias. Given they send helpers back after his crash, apparently he's Movistar's gc rider? Legit candidate or Mauricio Ardila kind off guy?
 
Remco told Sporza that it was Groves who pushed Ballerini which caused the chain reaction and the crash.

Footage:

View: https://twitter.com/procyclinglover/status/1655247589879455750?cxt=HHwWjICxobi6z_gtAAAA
Yeah, but Dekker is correct still that nothing would've happened if Tusveld (?) had just looked ahead!

But yeah. That's also part of DSM's stupid plans that have to be fulfilled. Because otherwise he might have been criticized from the team, that he didn't look for his sprinter in the final.
 
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