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

[Salvarani]

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

No, I think you mean Valverde.

 

[AmRacer]

Those two at the front should wait for G2

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If this is it, it has to be the most pathetic breakaway in a final mountain stage of a GT ever.

 

[Red Rick]

If this is it, it has to be the most pathetic breakaway in a final mountain stage of a GT ever.

Pogholm syndrome is real

 

[pastronef]

how's Germani without a base layer under his jersey?????? bare chest under the jersey and it's not warm and they'll ride twice over Grappa with 20 km downhill twice

 

[Tim Cahill]

Entire break should sit up and wait for someone with half a chance to bridge

 

[Laplaz]

If this is it, it has to be the most pathetic breakaway in a final mountain stage of a GT ever.

Yeah definitely. But everyone probably knows they are doomed today.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

If this is it, it has to be the most pathetic breakaway in a final mountain stage of a GT ever.

What about the last Giro stage over Grappa in 2017:
Teuns, Slagter, Ladagnous, Devenyns, Belkov and Pozzato

 

[SafeBet]

how's Germani without a base layer under his jersey?????? bare chest under the jersey and it's not warm and they'll ride twice over Grappa with 20 km downhill twice

Germani must be one of the few Italian riders who likes bad weather.
He even finished Fleche Wallonne this year...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Yeah definitely. But everyone probably knows they are doomed today.

That shouldn't matter, it's the last chance for all climbers to do anything and they're even more doomed if they stay in the peloton.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Of course it would be hard for any break to make it, but if they get a group of 40 together, some proper climbers with teammates they can at least make it problematic.

 

[Red Rick]

Of course it would be hard for any break to make it, but if they get a group of 40 together, some proper climbers with teammates they can at least make it problematic.

You're not gonna get the 8-10 minutes you need before the first Grappa.

 

[Savant12]

Watching Ballerini and Germani makes me feel cold.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Someone like Pellizzari should just go yolo on the first Grappa ascent.

 

[Squire]

Of course it would be hard for any break to make it, but if they get a group of 40 together, some proper climbers with teammates they can at least make it problematic.

It's likely there will be some attempts on the first ascent by the people who think they could win the stage from a break. Shouldn't be too hard to get away from Bjerg and VSL on the climb.

 

[Tim Cahill]

You're not gonna get the 8-10 minutes you need before the first Grappa.

UAE have 1 climber and 1.5 roulers (Bjerg is ill) so it's not out of the question, Davide Ballerini and Lorenzo Germani have pulled out 4 minutes, they will need 20.

 

[sam6]

Pelayo Sanchez could have half a chance?

They are giving this break quite a lot of time

 

[Red Rick]

UAE have 1 climber and 1.5 roulers (Bjerg is ill) so it's not out of the question, Davide Ballerini and Lorenzo Germani have pulled out 4 minutes, they will need 20.

Majka can control 1st Grappa on his own.

 

[sam6]

Someone like Pellizzari should just go yolo on the first Grappa ascent.

100% he should. If he gets those 40 points at the start, he will move into second on KOM and will wear jersey tomorrow, which would be a big deal for his team

 

[staubsauger]

Quintana certainly can jump across uphill, but wouldn't it be wise from Movistar to keep the gap in check so he doesn't need to put it in a huge effort for it?

Movistar basically worked for no reason on Tuesday

 

[pastronef]

UAE wants to win, confirmed by the Tudor team bus meeting.
it sucks. Tadej come on, remember Pantani getting greedy in 1999

 

[Savant12]

UAE wants to win, confirmed by the Tudor team bus meeting.
it sucks. Tadej come on, remember Pantani getting greedy in 1999

Pogémon - gotta win them all.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

UAE have 1 climber and 1.5 roulers (Bjerg is ill) so it's not out of the question, Davide Ballerini and Lorenzo Germani have pulled out 4 minutes, they will need 20.

We are still at the beginning of the stage, surely they haven't lost Molano, Oliveira, Novak and Großschartner yet. That should be enough for the fist time Grappa and for the second time they only need Pogacar.

 

[Peyroteo94]

This break is very weak. Pogacar winning is a sure bet

 

[Tim Cahill]

Never seen a man more bored of retirement than Contador, he isn't even breathing climbing that, he could've won a couple of stages in this field even at like 55.