Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2024 Stage 20, Alpago-Bassano del Grappa, 184 km

[Rob5091]

Currently raining at the finish. Weather might improve in the afternoon though.

and at the start too by the look of it on Facebook.

 

[staubsauger]

Another big Dolomites stage where in the end ain't nothing happens at all?

 

[Rob5091]

Another big Dolomites stage where in the end ain't nothing happens at all?

Teddy apparently wants the stage win so expect lift-off second time up the climb.

 

[Gigs_98]

I'd find it kinda cool if Pogacar manages to break the 10 minute gc barrier. Who was the last rider to do so? In any case, it would be a fitting end to this Giro.

 

[Laplaz]

Descents will be crucial today

 

[Rob5091]

Descents will be crucial today

Wet descents too.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Teddy apparently wants the stage win so expect lift-off second time up the climb.

If they slow down too much (that is the others) the first time they go up and it feels to slow for him to achieve the training effort he wants. It's only like a 85k solo he'd have to do with half of it being downhill. Also if he's alone no one bothers him descending. Would be a bit ridiculous but I wouldn't rule it out.

Alternative scenario: he just pedals away softly (not with a big attack) and someone can follow, he works with that someone until the second climb, and whoever it is ofc get's dropped eventually but also is dragged to the podium in the meantime. Whoever that someone would be, it' wouldn't gonna be Thomas.

 

[will-10]

I'd find it kinda cool if Pogacar manages to break the 10 minute gc barrier. Who was the last rider to do so? In any case, it would be a fitting end to this Giro.

1965 for the Giro I believe. Fignon 1984 looks like most recent GT

 

[Faserr]

Descents will be crucial today

I hope it dries up. Weather should be better soon.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Nice couple of treacherous wet descents to decide the Giro, epic scenes, good to see a stage finish rewarding skill and courage, Nibali would've attacked today to try and force someone into a mistake but unfortunately it's not happening today, perhaps Tiberi will try and put O'Connor and injured Thomas under pressure.

 

[Red Rick]

I'd find it kinda cool if Pogacar manages to break the 10 minute gc barrier. Who was the last rider to do so? In any case, it would be a fitting end to this Giro.

Feels like this is one of those "we just make up narratives to care about this stage as we go" targets. Nobody questions that he could have won by 10 minutes if he wanted to anyway.

I think any solo on the 2nd Grappa barely moves the needle for this Giro at all.

 

[Salvarani]

Feels like this is one of those "we just make up narratives to care about this stage as we go" targets. Nobody questions that he could have won by 10 minutes if he wanted to anyway.

I think any solo on the 2nd Grappa barely moves the needle for this Giro at all.

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Yes Pog was a big favorite, but it is a feat of a real campionissimo to deliver in the way he has. Keep trying to not acknowledge it though. Blame it on everyone else.

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[Netserk]

 

[Tim Cahill]

They're wisely waiting until a bit closer to the Muro

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Feels like this is one of those "we just make up narratives to care about this stage as we go" targets. Nobody questions that he could have won by 10 minutes if he wanted to anyway.

Would still be the first time in the Giro in almost 60 years. Of course it's a narrative that comes up as we go, and sort of all narratives to care about a stage are "as we go" as long if it's not about the Profile. Most significance is part of a narrative that we just spin, while we are spinning it (or it spins itself between us), and in this case it's a nice round number that hasn't been achieved in a long time. "He could have if x" is a very different statement to "He did x". So overall I don't understand your complaint.

I think any solo on the 2nd Grappa barely moves the needle for this Giro at all.

It would be another tale to tell, depending on what happens on the stage (as we go), and the way we'll look back at it will determine if it moves the needle or not. And with respect to the 10 minute narrative it quite obviously would move the needle somewhat, namely to that gap.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Wet descents too.

ADAM!!!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Some of the break formation tactics have left a lot to be desired, 4 foot 2 Lopez now trying to get away on a shallow rise with no teammates dragging him.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I guess the break will only go away on the Muro.

 

[Salvarani]

Pietrobon been great this Giro.

Seems like a decent rouler as well.

 

[Red Rick]

I guess the break will only go away on the Muro.

Muro Ca' del Poggio is that one Cat 3 climb I've never seen decide a race at all yet I feel I know it by hard cause they go full OCD about never skipping it when they're remotely near it.

 

[Salvarani]

Anti-climax if the break just went before the muro lol

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wouldn't think that's the full break

 

[Salvarani]

Peloton going slow here

 

[Salvarani]

Break has gone

 

[topcat]

14 years ago a promising Italian GC rider attacked on the Grappa descent, won his first ever GT stage and would later finish on the Giro podium.

Just saying.

Nibali is the reason we all love cycling and the sport is an empty shell without him.