Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 7: Capua - Gran Sasso d'Italia (Campo Imperatore), 218 km (Friday, May 12)

[HelloDolly]

C'mon Pozzo ...save the day and attack the boy wonder !!!!!

 

[Riek s]

it can still explode on the last 4K ? ... they must at least try something. (/me insecurely)

 

[Red Rick]

The mistake everyone is making is watching

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Just watched a good stage in Hungary tour

 

[Sciatic]

I’ve never seen such huge construction cranes in a mountain village?

 

[Breh]

The mistake everyone is making is watching

I think I agree.

This was never going to be an exciting stage.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I always thought that an ITT reduces attacking racing on the day beforehand, but maybe it's also two day's prior?

 

[Lequack]

it can still explode on the last 4K ? ... they must at least try something. (/me insecurely)

Not going to happen. You really miss Pog right about now. You know he would've made this stage exciting.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I actually enjoyed yesterday stage, I agree this one’s bad.

The scenery and twisty roads were just spectacular yesterday!

 

[rghysens]

it can still explode on the last 4K ? ... they must at least try something. (/me insecurely)

They will. On all previous occasions it was the same.

 

[titan31]

The mistake everyone is making is watching

The other option is working though

 

[Didinho]

Not going to happen. You really miss Pog right about now. You know he would've made this stage exciting.

Can't imagine nobody attacks today. The likes of Vine and some Ineos 2nd tier rider. Surely they know on these gradients nothing can be done, waiting for the last 5km.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

What's people crying about ? It's a stage to gran sasso ditalia, nobody was ever going to do anything before 4km to finish. It's a stage to watch the final that's it

 

[Rollthedice]

What an awful stage. And I thought yesterday was bad, but it was awesome compared to today. It seems everyone is already satisfied with their GC place and no one wants to win the Giro.

There is a difference from wanting to win it and be able to do it. As usual all cards will be played in the last week. Until then enjoy the scenery.

 

[Filippo_3467]

It depends it's still over 40 kms of climbing in one go. Quick-Step doesn't look to good today. Why not try as a team... you don't have to let DSM and Ag2r pretend that they can get anywhere in this Giro.

Multiple teams missed a good chance for a stage win today.

 

[Lequack]

There is a difference from wanting to win it and be able to do it. As usual all cards will be played in the last week. Until then enjoy the scenery.

If you wait for the last week it's too later. As seen many times in the grand tours.

 

[geisterhome]

Damn Florian Stork sucks.

 

[Lexman]

Jumbo Visma quite far behind in the bunch...

 

[titan31]

What's people crying about ? It's a stage to gran sasso ditalia, nobody was ever going to do anything before 4km to finish. It's a stage to watch the final that's it

Tbf the last climb was 13.5k at 6.1%. Thats enough for a team or two to drop nearly all of Remco's teammates.

Never mind they're 8 minutes behind the break and the break isn't even strong.

 

[geisterhome]

Finally Stork managed to drop the first rider, unfortunately it was himself

 

[dazaau]

What's people crying about ? It's a stage to gran sasso ditalia, nobody was ever going to do anything before 4km to finish. It's a stage to watch the final that's it

I think we are complaining because no one wants the stage win, the boni seconds, to wear each other's teams out and isolate their rivals.

But I guess it's just flech and we are waiting for the mur de huy, but in this case no one actually wants to win it, just take a little time.

Also, if you aren't going to take on remco when he is down then one fears for when you will take him on

 

[noob]

Those black clouds!

 

[Lequack]

Jumbo Visma: We have like 6 riders still, do we do something to gain time for Roglic? Nah, let's not do anything.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If you wait for the last week it's too later. As seen many times in the grand tours.

You couldn't be more wrong

Last year Hindley won Giro on stage 20
2021 bernal won Giro on stage 16
2020 was a final week comeback by geoghan Hart
2019 carapax best Nibali because of his attack on stage 14
2018 froome was minutes back going into final week and won
2017 Dumulin rode very well the final week against nairo and vincenzo and won on the stage 21
2016 Nibali literally turned the race on its head in the final week
2014 Giro was final week won by quintana


Giro is always decided like this. A grand tour is at the mercy of the geography of the country it is placed in.

 

[geisterhome]

Those black clouds!

Hope they will hit them lazy ass riders hard lol