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

[red_flanders]

Maybe I'll just refer to everyone by their nationality.
I might mix it up by call Küng "The Liechtensteiner".

Gonna get super confusing with all the excellent Danes…

 

[red_flanders]

Remco is a Belgian but from the context it was obvious who I was refering to so the Belgian is fine.

In all seriousness it just struck me as a weird turn of phrase. I don’t know where you’re from so maybe it’s a language thing.

 

[RedheadDane]

Remco is a Belgian but from the context it was obvious who I was refering to so the Belgian is fine.

And how do you know it won't always be obvious from the context?

Gonna get super confusing with all the excellent Danes…

Naah, it'll be fine.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

In all seriousness it just struck me as a weird turn of phrase. I don’t know where you’re from so maybe it’s a language thing.

I've seen many English articles when a nationality is used interchangeably with surname in subsequent sentences. It's nothing unusual.

 

[RedheadDane]

I've seen many English articles when a nationality is used interchangeably with surname in subsequent sentences. It's nothing unusual.

I think that's usually in articles specifically about a person.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

The Rocky Mountains actually are just as beautiful as the Dolomites!

A Glacier National Park stage would be lovely, but otherwise no.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I think that's usually in articles specifically about a person.

My "article" was about challenging the rainbow guy in the race (and we know who he is). Using the Belgian in the next sentence is as obvious as it gets.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Gonna get super confusing with all the excellent Danes…

The Irishman would be a confusing one

 

[jmdirt]

I love it when a racer wins from a break! Its also a little extra bonus when its a racer from a small(er) team.
Congrats Bais!

 

[RedheadDane]

The Irishman would be a confusing one

Why do you keep trying to steal Juul-Jensen?

 

[Lequack]

The worst stage ever

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEIIwMLPMRg

 

[red_flanders]

I think that's usually in articles specifically about a person.

I wasn’t confused about the reference. I just recall when Armstrong was referred to occasionally as “the American”. It’s kind of weirdly dismissive and respectful at the same time. No biggie, I should have just moved on. Peace, everyone.

 

[red_flanders]

I love it when a racer wins from a break! Its also a little extra bonus when its a racer from a small(er) team.
Congrats Bais!

Refreshing! Appreciate the positivity.

 

[staubsauger]

I wasn’t confused about the reference. I just recall when Armstrong was referred to occasionally as “the American”. It’s kind of weirdly dismissive and respectful at the same time. No biggie, I should have just moved on. Peace, everyone.

Wasn't he referred to as the Big Tex rather?

 

[Riek s]

The worst stage ever

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEIIwMLPMRg

at least Remco couldn't bear it anymore and attacked at 100m before the finish.

I can imagine all the dietist in those teams needing to recalculate the needed intake of calories. I'm assuming some will go to bed hungry.

 

[Rackham]

Blockhaus was absolute dogshit last year aswell.

It's a 3 week GT.

I've seen it all before & today's scenario was totally expected. Anyone attacking out of the bunch would have been mercilessly mowed down by the aero bullet from Schepdaal.

Rog with a nice little bit of wheelsucking at the end though. Easy peasy lemon squeezy & week 3 is where all the action will happen. We all knew that anyway.

 

[Gargamel35]

Rog and JV said it was impossible to attack with strong head wind and cold. I guess others felt the same.

 

[red_flanders]

Wasn't he referred to as the Big Tex rather?

Also…

 

[Rackham]

Rog and JV said it was impossible to attack with strong head wind and cold. I guess others felt the same.

Roglič is saving his bullets.

I know this because it's exactly how he rode the Vuelta 2021. There were at least 2 MTF's in that Vuelta in week one where Rog just followed wheels & did absolutely nothing.

Back then people were also saying "oh wow what's up with Rogla"

The answer today is the same as it was 2 years ago: it's just not the right time to attack yet.

 

[Sciatic]

A Glacier National Park stage would be lovely, but otherwise no.

I’ve ridden over Glacier’s Going to the Sun highway. Beautiful yes, but the gradients aren’t as steep nor the road as narrow and winding as the great climbs in the Dolomites and elsewhere in the Alps.

 

[staubsauger]

Blockhaus was absolute dogshit last year aswell.

But that was mainly because Bardet didn't realize how strong he was, while Carapaz & Landa already realized they weren't THAT strong.

If they had worked together it would have been fine enough still.

Blockhaus will deliver fully once, like in 2017, be fully pleasant once like in 2009 or be mediocre once like last year.

With Etna and Gran Sasso d'Italia the outcome is quite clear all the time.

 

[jmdirt]

Wasn't he referred to as the Big Tex rather?

uniballer

 

[Lequack]

Rog and JV said it was impossible to attack with strong head wind and cold. I guess others felt the same.

Wrong, because the break attacked and won by 5+ minutes.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

A Glacier National Park stage would be lovely, but otherwise no.

Glacier + Canadian Rockies + Cascades is an amazing combo in this part of the continent (scenery wise) but I have no idea about cycling climbs in this area.

 

[Riek s]

Roglič is saving his bullets.

I know this because it's exactly how he rode the Vuelta 2021. There were at least 2 MTF's in that Vuelta in week one where Rog just followed wheels & did absolutely nothing.

Back then people were also saying "oh wow what's up with Rogla"

The answer today is the same as it was 2 years ago: it's just not the right time to attack yet.

Different situation, he was in 1st position during the first 10stages.