Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 5: Atripalda - Salerno 171 km (Wednesday, May 10th)

[CyclistAbi]

Warm legs or aero kit is the main question today.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Ackermann's climbing looked really good the past couple of days. He normally should be okay.

And it's a 50pt stage, by the way, contrary to tomorrow. So I think the sprinter teams will do what they can to keep it together.

Yes, that 50 pt designation for today but 25 pt for tomorrow is bizarre since today looks a bit harder.

Trek were always going to have a tough day today trying to control and yet two of their riders emptied themselves in the break yesterday.

 

[search]

maybe Pedersen should just attack himself. But he'd probably need a team mate with him

 

[DNP-Old]

It's not raining, it's hosing. With the opening hours of continuous up and down, this could be a very strange stage. Someone within Trek needs to pay a phone call to Jayco (or vice versa) to just dominate the break themselves, rather than following it.

 

[SafeBet]

It's not raining, it's hosing. With the opening hours of continuous up and down, this could be a very strange stage. Someone within Trek needs to pay a phone call to Jayco (or vice versa) to just dominate the break themselves, rather than following it.

Fuga bidone alert?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656215284938682368

View: https://twitter.com/corratecSelleIt/status/1656215284938682368?t=BDDM4td93BEd1kutfgpgOA&s=19

 

[DNP-Old]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656226102958870531

View: https://twitter.com/As_Ciclismo/status/1656226102958870531


Reeks of l'Aquila 2010.

 

[will-10]

First hour could be great, or Trek and Jayco could shut the road after 10km behind one Corratec guy

 

[Rob5091]

Wind and rain? Chance of crosswinds in the run-in? Almeida's descending skills in the rain should be interesting.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656217999982968832

View: https://twitter.com/VegarKulset/status/1656217999982968832

 

[SafeBet]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656217999982968832

View: https://twitter.com/VegarKulset/status/1656217999982968832

Because there weren't enough Kulset brothers in the peloton!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

First hour could be great, or Trek and Jayco could shut the road after 10km behind one Corratec guy

A not-insignificant part of the first 10k is uphill, that automatically precludes any Corratec riders getting away there.

 

[Laplaz]

Looks like a nice and warm scottish summer day out there!

 

[Samamba]

Getting a headache from those disk brake sounds already.

 

[StryderHells]

Getting a headache from those disk brake sounds already.

Yep, they’re horrible

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Pinot still clearly not going for the KOM jersey.

 

[Samamba]

So bunch sprint it is.

Pinot will drop back after first KOM

 

[will-10]

Pinot still clearly not going for the KOM jersey.

catagorically not interested

 

[DNP-Old]

First of many.

 

[Samamba]

Thos conti kids almost crashed Pinot out.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So much for being safer in the breakaway...

 

[MrTea1976]

Great bike skills from Pinot.

 

[Didinho]

Pinot the better descender, nothing new.

 

[StryderHells]

Love how casually Pinot avoided that

 

[Filippo_3467]

of course the weather is horrible and that's why there is a truce in the peleton but honestly it sucks and is a petty. It shows that many teams are here just to be happy to losse out with anything on there side most days. Sometimes you have to take risks. I think a pink jersey could be up for grabs and a stage win.