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

[Lequack]

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[Rob5091]

It shouldn't rain, but it's gonna be cold on the final climb. Never above 4°C on the steep final part during the day, it was below zero at 8 am.

Seems to be raining in the neutral zone! Usch!

 

[Lequack]

Seems to be raining in the neutral zone! Usch!

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[Devil's Elbow]

That is one exceptionally terrible breakaway for a mountain stage.

 

[SafeBet]

Yeah, I just heared that Aleotti had symptoms and got tested because of it. That seems actually reasonable.

Came in with the gruppetto yesterday which was a clear sign he isn't healthy.
I don't think cycling is the only sport testing athletes for COVID, but it's one of the few where it's made public when a rider tests positive. And I'm pretty sure they only test whenever a rider's got symptoms.

 

[DNP-Old]

The level of these breakaways this Giro are downright pathetic.

 

[Red Rick]

Gotta go real slow today to not catch that break too early

 

[Netserk]

Asked at a funeral what you remembered the deceased for? - She smelled somewhat mouldy and she would always mispronounce my name!

What, you don't appreciate a straight answer to a straight question?! I thought honesty was the only maxim of conversation.

 

[Didinho]

Didn't plan to ride myself today because I thought it would be a great start of this stage. Disappointed.

 

[KZD]

I hope riders that lost more time on GC like Vine, Uran, Arensman or Caruso try something in the last climb otherwise this will probably end up with a sprint between Remco, Roglič, Hart and Almeida.

 

[Filippo_3467]

Really pathetic racing by teams like Movistar, Ag2r, DSM, Isreael etc. (you could name half of the peleton)

All those teams have no business doing everything else today other then go into the break. But they are backing Leknessund, Rubio, Paret-Peintre from the favourite group

Don't know what they are smoking. New maglia rosa today (probably Remco).

 

[Mayomaniac]

The level of these breakaways this Giro are downright pathetic.

Fuga Froomone?
Jokes aside, tomorrow ain't much better for the breakaway with all the flat early on, so I hoped for a better breakaway today.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Really pathetic racing by teams like Movistar, Ag2r, DSM, Isreael etc. (you could name half of the peleton)

All those teams have no business doing everything else today other then go into the break. But they are backing Leknessund, Rubio, Paret-Peintre from the favourite group

Don't know what they are smoking. New maglia rosa today (probably Remco).

Or freaking Astana...
At least Rubio has a good kick in an uphill sprint, but still...

 

[Filippo_3467]

Really don't know what the teams see in this profile that they don't want to attack. The last climb is classic satellite rider territory and with the flat start you could throw basically anyone in the break.

 

[Lequack]

The level of these breakaways this Giro are downright pathetic.

No one wants to win anymore. They just want to ride in the peloton.

 

[Lequack]

Henok Mulubrhan beat Froome in this year's Tour of Rwanda. Also he won the overall GC, and Rwanda is a super hilly race. He might be the best of the break today.

 

[starlord]

Vacek used to beat Evenepoel in juniors. But that's 5 years now.

 

[Tour de Berghem]

I think that many teams though that today was not a good day for break, but tomorrow is. So they choosed to keep energy for tomorrow

 

[Eyeballs Out]

The last time they did this stage a large break containing Masnada had 8 minutes before the final climb(s) and got nowhere near winning. If even he can't win from a break here then nobody can

 

[Jungle Cycle]

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[staubsauger]

Riccitello isn't at his best, so can't be send into the breakaway. Clark went yesterday. Leknessund is in pink. Paret-Peintre sits 3rd on the general classification and wouldn't be allowed in the breakaway. Paul Lapeira already is out due to illness. Arguably AG2R could've send Prodhomme though.

Frankly the only question is why neither Dombrowski nor Battistella are in the breakaway.

Oh and Rubio could actually be a factor as a general classification rider. We don't know how weak or strong he is. Looked fine in Asturias. Got beaten by Fortunato though.

 

[tobydawq]

I like the name of the final climb: Gran Sasso d'Italia = Italy's Big Rock.

 

[gregrowlerson]

That is one exceptionally terrible breakaway for a mountain stage.

They have no consideration for it being a weekend (night) for Australian viewers.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Wow this breakaway is pathetic. Wonder what kind of attacks we will see to gain time early on Campo Imperatore.

 

[BigCoward]

What time roughly are they due at the base of the final climb - GMT?