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

[Red Rick]

I'm always wondering if a single second is really worth the effort in a three week race. Like, we always hear how important it is to conserve as much energy as possible and never make a single needless effort, but then they are sprinting for such small gains.

Because we just make up the narratives as we go

 

[Tim Cahill]

40kg soaking wet Dunbar to do the leadout should be interesting

 

[Samamba]

Come on Albanese

 

[saunaking]

I'm always wondering if a single second is really worth the effort in a three week race. Like, we always hear how important it is to conserve as much energy as possible and never make a single needless effort, but then they are sprinting for such small gains.

3" for a super short effort seems worth it to me. 30' climbs at full gas often get you nothing but a time bonus

 

[yaco]

Ok no idea why Jayco is going so hard right now when Groves has like 3 teammates behind them.

Agree - They should be holding back their riders and try to get a Zanna or Dunbar to make an early fly in the last km.

 

[Samamba]

aren't they working for Dekker? Barguil didn't plan to go for GC anyway, at least (according to what he said)

I didn't see Dekker there. Bargauil and Russo where the 2 guys not working

 

[Izzyeviel]

Groves has to win this after all this buildup from the commentators.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Roglic, Evenepoel and Vlasov gearing up, doesn't look like the other GC teams are sprinting.

 

[Samamba]

Wow Matthews, didn't expect that.

Pedersen didn't have anything left and no idea why Alpecin was waiting so long.

 

[Scarponi]

Matthews there you go

 

[DNP-Old]

Ok, that's a deserved victory for Jayco if I've ever seen one.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Good to see Bling take that after all that work by his team

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So Matthews can still sprint.

 

[RedheadDane]

Matthews got it.

 

[red_flanders]

Glad this bunch was much reduced with these curves and wet pavement. Nice to see Matthews win.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Bling!

 

[Tim Cahill]

The rare Jayco work all day W!

 

[Izzyeviel]

BLING BLING! Coming thru!

 

[StryderHells]

Agree - They should be holding back their riders and try to get a Zanna or Dunbar to make an early fly in the last km.

Looked they knew what they were doing

 

[Didinho]

Strong one Matthews!

 

[Salvarani]

Matthews!

Great sprint!

Simply the strongest today.

 

[tobydawq]

Why are Jayco pacing at the front when there is no certainty Matthews will get over the final climbs - I hope they have a back up plan.

That's why!

 

[DNP-Old]

They're lucky that half the peloton had been dropped, what a strange finale.

 

[Mayomaniac]

All that teamwork payed off.
Matthews played it well and stopped moving to the left before really blocking Pedersen.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hello. Can anyone say "unique pick in the CQ Giro game"?