Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 3: Vasto – Melfi 216 km (Monday, May 8th)

[Amazinmets87]

Problem is if any big sprinters survive the climbs there will just elbow Rogla to the side of the road.

How can you not drop the sprinters on those gradients if you put in the effort?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Magnus Cort will win this stage!

As long as Magnus keeps that mustache anything is possible! (All bets are off if he shaves it.)

 

[Pantani_lives]

McNulty will win. He's the only one who can ride 60 km/h on a climb like that.

 

[topcat]

Vincenzo Nibali will win this bike race.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I think Fabio Quaranta won a stage in California in one of the last couple of years...

Had to google the name, apparently there's a fashion designer named Fabio Quaranta. Make of it what you will.

 

[SHAD0W93]

On one hand I think Cort or Pedersen will win while on the other I think Evenepoel and/or Rolgic will blow up the climb leading to one or the other winning.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

On one hand I think Cort or Pedersen will win while on the other I think Evenepoel and/or Rolgic will blow up the climb leading to one or the other winning.

So basically you can't lose?

(Me, I'm putting all my Monopoly money on Magnus' mustache tomorrow.)

 

[staubsauger]

Had to google the name, apparently there's a fashion designer named Fabio Quaranta. Make of it what you will.

She's talking about Ivan Quaranta! The former Alexia sprinter.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Alberto bettiol could attack full gas the climb

 

[Tricycle Rider]

She's talking about Ivan Quaranta! The former Alexia sprinter.

I'm so confused!

 

[SafeBet]

First GT stage win for Vincenzo Albanese.

 

[Didinho]

Fortunato with the double from the breakaway. With regards of Remco.

 

[Red Rick]

Roglic vs Evenepoel? What?

Isn't this a pretty run off the mill reduced sprint?

 

[Bonimenier]

Roglic vs Evenepoel? What?

Isn't this a pretty run off the mill reduced sprint?

I guess some are being carried away by how much better they were than the competition in Catalunya, but they really aren't going to ride that way for 3 weeks. Reduced sprint would seem logical to me as well.

 

[SHAD0W93]

So basically you can't lose?

(Me, I'm putting all my Monopoly money on Magnus' mustache tomorrow.)

The house always wins.

 

[Red Rick]

I guess some are being carried away by how much better they were than the competition in Catalunya, but they really aren't going to ride that way for 3 weeks. Reduced sprint would seem logical to me as well.

Maybe Rog and Remco will be very motivated just to drop Kaden Groves

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Maybe Rog and Remco will be very motivated just to drop Satan Groves

FTFY

 

[Koronin]

So basically you can't lose?

(Me, I'm putting all my Monopoly money on Magnus' mustache tomorrow.)

I've already packed up my Monopoly money.

 

[titan31]

I can't imagine any GC guy trying anything. Should be between the likes of Matthews, Cort, Pedersen and Albanese

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I guess some are being carried away by how much better they were than the competition in Catalunya, but they really aren't going to ride that way for 3 weeks. Reduced sprint would seem logical to me as well.

Even if we’re getting carried away, the most similar Catalunya stage to this one was the one where Evenepoel attacked, Roglic wouldn’t pull, and then Groves won the sprint from a reduced peloton. And that Evenepoel attack happened with no mountain stages left…

 

[SHAD0W93]

Problem is if any big sprinters survive the climbs there will just elbow Rogla to the side of the road.

Roglic shouldn’t ride into them and he wouldn’t have that problem. Bad thing for him is Bahrain is hiring other teams to try and take him out now.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Roglic shouldn’t ride into them and he wouldn’t have that problem. Bad thing for him is Bahrain is hiring other teams to try and take him out now.

Groves must be one of those young riders that that bizarre press release from Jumblic, in defence of the assassination attempt on Fred Wright, was referring to.

 

[Escarabajo]

In the technical overview it says the last climb is @ 29.5 km to go and I count 26 Km. Not a big deal but could be corrected.

 

[movingtarget]

In the technical overview it says the last climb is @ 29.5 km to go and I count 26 Km. Not a big deal but could be corrected.

Plenty of time for riders to get back after the climb.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Karma caught up with Cobrelli!

Uh oh.