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

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Like you could conceivably gain 30 seconds back if you're 2 minutes down here because they probably won't chase anyway.
 
Mar 4, 2011
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It occurs to me that the composition of the breaks shapes the nature of today’s race. If a rider or two who posed even a minimal threat they probably wouldn’t be given 10-12 minutes or whatever. And if they kept them close and got within reach of catching them it could at least animate some riders/teams with possibly they could still catch them for the stage win. But with such a huge gap it eliminates any incentive to attack from the peloton.
 
Sep 20, 2017
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Three things can all be true:
- The Giro is usually slow to get going due to backloading
- This Giro isn't more backloaded than usual
- The racing in the first week is worse than usual this year