Giro d'Italia 2024 Giro d'Italia Women: 7/7 - 14/7

[yaco]

Effectively, Sd Worx have to ride at the front and control the stage. Then hope for the best.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Effectively, Sd Worx have to ride at the front and control the stage. Then hope for the best.

And we know that is their forte...

The GC gaps are still fairly big, so both SDW and Trek can allow a lot of riders to go up the road without having to go into panic mode. Even if a break survives, Kopecky still has a chance of gapping Longo Borghini in a sprint, though it might not be easy based on the first 7 stages.

 

[yaco]

I doubt SD Worx can bring back this group. I am sick of NFB being on the front of the peleton, which also indicates they brought an unbalanced team to the giro. I am surprised that a couple of other teams did not throw riders in the last break.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No reason for these teams to chase Brown here, but too many breakaway attempts get closed down due to other teams being scared of missing out.

 

[yaco]

No reason for these teams to chase Brown here, but too many breakaway attempts get closed down due to other teams being scared of missing out.

Teams such as FDJ or Jayco who have multiple riders in the peleton should have been in the late break. I am convinced that many riders or DS's can not read a race. Once SD Worx had only NFB to support Kopecky its a tough job to bring back a break.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Teams such as FDJ or Jayco who have multiple riders in the peleton should have been in the late break.

Adegeest did get away now, but it will be hard for her to close the gap by herself.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Adegeest might actually make it, but it looks she's spending a lot of energy, so I'm not sure she'll be too strong in the final.

 

[RedheadDane]

Le Court (whatever she wants to be called) really confused me with her Mauritian-champion jersey.

 

[yaco]

And what two teams made a late charge from the pelton ? FDJ and Jayco. Shocking tactics.

 

[RedheadDane]

Le Court takes the win.
I could be wrong, but I think that might be the first WWT win for Mauritius.

 

[hfgon1]

Thought after yesterdays stage that Kopecky will do it but well done from Longo Borghini.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mauritius Dynamitius!

And no doubt about ELB's win in the end. It would also have been a huge shame and travesty for her and Italian cycling, if she finished her career without a Giro victory.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Things Kopecky can do: cobbles, sprints, mountains, hills, win my heart time trial
Things Kopecky can't do: slight inclines

 

[Izzyeviel]

Things Kopecky can do: cobbles, sprints, mountains, hills, win my heart time trial
Things Kopecky can't do: slight inclines

although watching the replay, very clever of ELB to attack when she was boxed in.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm gonna crack you no matter what

 

[yaco]

Kopecky rode the last 5kms with no tactical acumen. Who cares if riders go up the road. She should never have been at the front of the peleton in the last 5kms. You wait until the last 200 metres. Then again a number of teams adopted poor tactics in the final 30kms.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I hope Kopecky didn't get stung by that bee or whatever it was.

 

[Lequack]

Watched yesterday's stage and today's, and what exciting racing, basically the GC wasn't decided until the last km. Great win for Longho Borgini in the end, but Kopecky was so strong, I thought without Vollering they would have no chance, but not so.

 

[awavey]

Le Court (whatever she wants to be called) really confused me with her Mauritian-champion jersey.

For days I thought not only was she Lotte when she appearsd on camera, till the points jersey became more obvious to spot but I thought they had two Mauritian riders on the team with the name thing 🤣

 

[awavey]

Thought after yesterdays stage that Kopecky will do it but well done from Longo Borghini.

Agreed, but it looked like Trek tried to be proactive today, rather than reactive as they've been all week

 

[RedheadDane]

At least one person definitely believed ELB was going to hold onto the win!

She was greeted after the finish line by her husband, fellow Lidl-Trek rider Jacopo Mosca, who left home at 2:30 a.m. to be part of Longo Borghini’s moment.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

At least one person definitely believed ELB was going to hold onto the win!

Those town sign sprints definitely paid off today.

 

[awavey]

Shout out to Neve Bradbury in 3rd on GC and Niedermaier in 6th CanyonSram beginning to look a strong prospect in all races even without Kasia

 

[yaco]

Shout out to Neve Bradbury in 3rd on GC and Niedermaier in 6th CanyonSram beginning to look a strong prospect in all races even without Kasia

Except if Niewiadoma was at this race she was the favorite to win.

 

[awavey]

Except if Niewiadoma was at this race she was the favorite to win.

Well ok, yes but TdFF she said she dreamed of winning yellow not pink