Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 4: Venosa – Lago Laceno 175 km (Tuesday, May 9th)

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Is he also talking about lubing up his teammates with lotion? No, I’m not kidding. He just said that.

I've said in the past, the way he talks reminds me of Alan Carr. Maybe what he talks about as well.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

If Remco gets a few meters on top of the climb and turns on his TT mode other GC guys may lose time.

 

[ontheroad]

Break definitely takes this now, QS have eased up over the last 10k. Paret-Peintre for the stage, Leknessund for pink.

 

[red_flanders]

I've said in the past, the way he talks reminds me of Alan Carr. Maybe what he talks about as well.

At least Carr is trying to be silly.

 

[Samamba]

Barguil could give Arkea their first GT stage win ever.

 

[Samamba]

Why is Paret Peintre riding on a black bike? Prototype?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Does anyone know what happened to Ghebreigzabhier over the last few years? Back in 2019 he was 3rd on Lagunas de Neila when Sosa won the stage (finished 6th on the stage) and 3rd on the Kitzbüheler Horn when Vlasov won (8th on the gc and the Großglockner, he even could have fought for the stage win on the Horn if he didn't attack too early).

I was under the assumption that he'd only improve after leaving Dimension Data/NTT, but just like De Bod he never did.

 

[Volderke]

Why is Paret Peintre riding on a black bike? Prototype?

I heard the commentators say either
1. weight saving (paint can weigh up to 150-200 gms)
2. prototype

No idea, personally.

 

[skippo12]

Entire breakaway looks cooked. Expecting prime Voeckler-like suffering on the final climb.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hard part starts in a minute, should see who's who then.

 

[search]

Voigt isn't happy with the break. To win, you better attack before the climb, he says

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Barguil looks so over the hill that it isn't even funny.

 

[Samamba]

Barguil looks so over the hill that it isn't even funny.

I mean he literally said that he didn't have the form cause of a Covid infection after Liege.

 

[red_flanders]

Is Van Wilder not with the lead group?

 

[Didinho]

Where is Van Wilder?

Albanese lives close to here, he's pacing himself really well. Knows the routes.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Not much support for both Evenepoel and Roglic right now, can only be good for the race.

 

[Samamba]

Albanese will get countered in the last km of the climb

EDIT: or just now already

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Evenepoel in danger of keeping pink.

 

[Samamba]

Leknessund needs to keep riding. Paret Peintre knows that and he's pretty fast.

 

[noob]

Van Wilder dropping

 

[skippo12]

Albanese will get countered in the last km of the climb

EDIT: or just now already

Or just drop after the work is done. Super weird. Doing all the work for guys that are way better climbers.

 

[Tim Cahill]

If Albanese can set a good tempo he can make it back as they might attack each other.

Remco isolated :O

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I thought van Welder was the next great Belgian stage race superstar

 

[Samamba]

I don't see them dropping Parret Peintre and he should be the fastest. Leknessund should just keep riding so he definitely has pink.

 

[Didinho]

Ineos working for Remco, it's all good.