2025 Tour of the Alps (April 21-25)

[Tim Cahill]

Storer attacks, love it

 

[Samamba]

Tell you what, you can have 5, even 10 extra teams in Grand Tours

In return we get small ass ragtag teams like in this race

Just 7 man teams? Nothing to do with how small they are but with how weak or even they are. So with certain teams having way more money than others.

If every team had a 20M budget no team would be able to control stages like this, with 5 or with 8 riders.

 

[SafeBet]

Storer goes and he's again the stronges uphill!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah, I'm surprised it's created this much havoc, but I guess the previous attacks on San Antonio and the descent afterwards, which allegedly killed Bouchard, must have played a role.

Yeah, that one is pretty much half a Giau.
Ultramythical Gall attack!
Btw, the roads in Austria are much better. Their national road infrastructure company actually knows how to built roads that last for multiple snowy winters, unlike the Italians, who only repave the final few cms instead of building a proper, long lasting fundament.

 

[Mayomaniac]

If they wouldn't turn left right now they'd have a 17% ramp right after St. Justina.

 

[Brullnux]

So this is what Arensman can do once he's set free from babysitting Thomss

 

[SafeBet]

Absolute madness. Storer is destroying the other GC riders but is still 3 minutes behind Arensman with 33 km to go!
Real TAPPONE, the kind we haven't seen in the Giro for a long time sadly.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Storer crushing all life on earth, can he hold this form for the Giro?

 

[Samamba]

We're going to see weird things probably. Some GC riders completely cracking. It's still a long way to the finish

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

What about the time gaps today? Do they seem correct or are they drunk like yesterday?

 

[Faserr]

Where the hell gave the bunch arensman 4min.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Standing with your kids on the outside of that corner is a big yikes...

 

[SafeBet]

Group 4 consists of elite climbers, GT winners, polka dot wearers and Paul Double.

 

[Mayomaniac]

So Gall can actually descent on his home roads that he knows well...

 

[Mayomaniac]

Group 4 consists of elite climbers, GT winners, polka dot wearers and Paul Double.

...

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Just tuned in, what in this world is this race situation? How did Arensman even end up with that advantage? Why are Gee and Storer somewhere in the middle and were the rest of the favorites not able to follow Storer?

 

[topcat]

For one day only, the ambush is back (the greatest thing in cycling-oh how we've missed you).

 

[Tim Cahill]

Group 4 consists of elite climbers, GT winners, polka dot wearers and Paul Double.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Geesus anesti!

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Geesus anesti!

Arensmans want's to win the stage I guess, but Gee is getting closer. If they worked together for a while it might be game over for Storer. Even though it looks like it right now as well. If the gaps are true.

Edit: moments after I wrote this the gaps went significantly down.
So it's a little mystery what the situation really is.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Just tuned in, what in this world is this race situation? How did Arensman even end up with that advantage? Why are Gee and Storer somewhere in the middle and were the rest of the favorites not able to follow Storer?

Storer is the strongest climber in the race atm.

 

[SafeBet]

Storer refusing to give up the jersey! What a ride.

 

[Faserr]

Storer will hold on at this rate.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Storer seems to have come a lot closer on the really steep sections (hilarious that this climb isn't classified), but the next one will be much easier, so there's still a chance I guess. Maybe also with Gee catching him.

 

[topcat]

I don't have time to tune in, I have to wash my hair. Where's Fuglsang?