Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2025, Stage 12, Modena-Viadana, 172 km

[Lequack]

And people said this giro would be more exciting without Pogacar.

 

[tobydawq]

And people said this giro would be more exciting without Pogacar.

Yes, because today's stage is the time to make that judgment.

 

[ice&fire]

Any news of wind in the valley?

 

[YavorD]

And people said this giro would be more exciting without Pogacar.

It actually IS more exciting.
We've had good stages, we have no clue who the winner is. With 2 more good stages we will have a good-to-very good Giro.

 

[Gigs_98]

It actually IS more exciting.
We've had good stages, we have no clue who the winner is. With 2 more good stages we will have a good-to-very good Giro.

The bar has really gotten too low...

 

[Heston]

This Giro has already been way more exciting than last years. Leagues above.

 

[Boehmand]

Geschke was just through live on the bike on Eurosport, and in his opinion the wind is strong enough for echelons - and that is before they have reached the plains.

Looking at the roadside trees I thought not, but obviously he knows better

The wind direction is perfect for it, for 60K after the climb.

 

[YavorD]

The bar has really gotten too low...

Well, with the route and the quality of the last few editions, I don't think we could expect the 2005 or 2010 all timers.
And I think it's mostly fair to judge a race based on expectations before the said race.


P.s. good-to-very good in my scale means 5 or 6.

 

[ice&fire]

Ayuso vs Del Toro shenanigans are more exciting than Pog's domination

 

[noob]

"Which one is the blue jersey?" - Jonas Vingegaard

"I thought it was Ayuso because both were wearing white, no?" - Isac Del Toro

 

[Tim Cahill]

Roglic I think riding with Del Toro before the top of the climb and any potential wind. Either that or I'm blind and he's just lollygagging in P-Nothing and is about to get dropped.

 

[Gigs_98]

This Giro has already been way more exciting than last years. Leagues above.

Which only tells you how abysmal the last three editions were. There has been 1 really good stage this Giro. I'm also really intrigued by this race but people are talking about it as if we've seen nonstop fireworks for the last one and a half weeks.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Where are EF, Carapaz distanced?

Edit: nah that's James Shaw, commentator just chatting mess

 

[Heston]

Which only tells you how abysmal the last three editions were. There has been 1 really good stage this Giro. I'm also really intrigued by this race but people are talking about it as if we've seen nonstop fireworks for the last one and a half weeks.

Right. Last year's Giro was historically awful. The most boring GT in my 20 years of watching cycling.

The gravel stage was really a great spectacle. It alone had more entertainment than last year's Giro. Which is a low bar of course.

 

[Red Rick]

Which only tells you how abysmal the last three editions were. There has been 1 really good stage this Giro. I'm also really intrigued by this race but people are talking about it as if we've seen nonstop fireworks for the last one and a half weeks.

Yesterday definitely overdelivered. Stage 8 was also pretty good in my book.

 

[Heston]

When is the supposed wind coming?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

When is the supposed wind coming?

Now. But there's too much shelter here. It should open up in 10-15 km.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Looks like it‘s almost a straight tailwind at the moment.

 

[RedheadDane]

Come on, Mads. Go. Go. GO! You know you want to!

 

[Samamba]

I don't even see any wind. Trees or flags are barely moving.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Maybe the hot air being spoken was the real wind all along

 

[Samamba]

I only see the final now, LOL

 

[KOM]

FFS is Roglic ok!? *** lanterne rogue podcast put him as their thumbnail now im worried sick... dont have the chance to watch.... since this is 3 pages hes gotta be safe though!?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Maybe Brandon Mcnulty can spring a surprise and go for the Golden kilometre himself, put some time into his rivals like Chris Harper and Nicholas Prodhomme.

 

[Andre]

FFS is Roglic ok!? *** lanterne rogue podcast put him as their thumbnail now im worried sick... dont have the chance to watch.... since this is 3 pages hes gotta be safe though!?

yes, appears to be ok. This stage is status quo. I'm watching on RAI 2 so can't quite catch all the language. Peloton all together, and riding like a Sunday fun ride