Giro d'Italia 34th Giro d’Italia Donne, June 30th - July 9th, 2023

[Izzyeviel]

yup. Someone should do a 'lorena wiebes is the next Wout' thread.

 

[RedheadDane]

yup. Someone should do a 'lorena wiebes is the next Wout' thread.

Pretty sure Samu already made a Wiebes thread.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pretty sure Samu already made a Wiebes thread.

Well I've been known to change thread titles quite a lot though.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

AVV goes, and with no ELB around she get's a gap immediately.

 

[Lui98]

It looked like she hit a pothole. Poor girls. At least Niedermaier did get a great win yesterday. Hopefully she can get patched up and back to racing soon.

Yes, but it was still a serious mistake on Žigart's part. A crash like that is unacceptable, because she clearly seemed distracted. Sad for Niedermaier who raced very well and I hope that she will recover soon.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The gap is still no too big, but they probably won't catch her. I hope they do though, so Lippert will get the chance to counter attack.

 

[awavey]

Niedermaier abandons according to CanyonSram,they'll provide updates on her condition later.

Obviously she would given the situation but just confirming it officially

 

[JosefK]

Vintage Vleuty. But Wiebes takes second. If she turns into a climber, look out.

 

[yaco]

Yes, but it was still a serious mistake on Žigart's part. A crash like that is unacceptable, because she clearly seemed distracted. Sad for Niedermaier who raced very well and I hope that she will recover soon.

What a silly comment - A pothole is a pothole - And in a peleton its often luck of the draw.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Why is she retiring?

 

[RedheadDane]

Why is she retiring?

Because apparently she thinks she's old... ?

 

[Izzyeviel]

shes just a few days younger than me!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Why is she retiring?

She probably can't nor won't continue to train that much for the rest of her life. But there's always a chance she ends up retiring next year instead.

 

[RedheadDane]

shes just a few days younger than me!

I have a suspicion she trains a bit more than you.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I have a suspicion she trains a bit more than you.

I'm sure we can type faster on online forums than her, That requires a good deal of practice, too.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Zigart abandon. It's on the teams twitter.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Zigart abandon. It's on the teams twitter.

Concussion & cuts & bruises

 

[Pirazziattacks]

She probably can't nor won't continue to train that much for the rest of her life. But there's always a chance she ends up retiring next year instead.

It's amazing that the the sheer number of bad injuries AVV's had haven't slowed her down (although obviously she would've won even more without them).

 

[JosefK]

It's amazing that the the sheer number of bad injuries AVV's had haven't slowed her down (although obviously she would've won even more without them).

Almost certainly would have won the Olympic RR in 2016 if she hadn't crashed. -- I feared for her life on that one.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's amazing that the the sheer number of bad injuries AVV's had haven't slowed her down (although obviously she would've won even more without them).

She definitely has more willpower and determination than most riders.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Cursed by her own team. There's a reason I tell folks to go outside, turn around ten times & spit...

 

[awavey]

She definitely has more willpower and determination than most riders.

She's certainly got something more than most riders... only Demi seems to be matching her on training ride pictures on Instagram this season.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Annemiek regenerates faster than the T-1000, that's why her injury history doesn't hold her back. She's just a freak in terms of how quickly she can recover, it's incredible each and every time.

Like Samu though I did want her to be caught so Lippert could counter, she's overdue a (non-nationals) win and the way she's been racing this season has greatly entertained me. And also the last thing we need is Wiebes becoming durable for reasonable amounts of climbing because adding extra weapons to SD Worx' arsenal is only going to worsen their domination and it's not like Lorena wasn't a threat before...

 

[awavey]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1676632991739641862

View: https://twitter.com/WMNcycling/status/1676632991739641862


"Update on Antonia. At Cuneo hospital, she’s been cleared of any fractures. She has some damage to her teeth, which has been repaired. She will return home to Germany tomorrow.

We’re sending our best wishes to Antonia, who’s bitterly disappointed to leave the #GiroDonne23."

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The fight for the two lower steps on the podium is quite fierce and unpredictable. Three riders in Cavalli, ELB and Niedermaier have all lost their chances to reach them, and García would have been closer if she hadn't taken a wrong turn at the finish yesterday.

With the uphill finish tomorrow, you'd fancy Realini to overtake at least Labous, but you can't be sure of much in this race.