Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2025 Stage 7, Castel di Sangro-Tagliacozzo, 168k

[Lequack]

So the Giro is over?

 

[postmanhat]

Rogla happy. The ultimate sphinx.

Bluff???

I wouldn't put it past him to be trying to avoid pink at this stage. And that he won't have it after Sunday. No real benefit to it, and unnecessarily tiring your team before the third week.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Is Roglic becoming a more diesel climber? This stage doesn't give us reliable informations for the high mountains. Or maybe I am in denial about Ayuso's future GT win

 

[Peyroteo94]

Roglic is screwed if he is not able to drop Ayuso. UAE has by far the strongest team in this race!

 

[noob]

Roglic has said giro is a training race for him so...

 

[Brullnux]

Is Roglic becoming a more diesel climber? This stage doesn't give us reliable informations for the high mountains. Or maybe I am in denial about Ayuso's future GT win

No, Roglic just underperformed today, but it's hard to say why. This is just what GT racing is like without the mutants. Sometimes people have worse days.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Is Roglic becoming a more diesel climber? This stage doesn't give us reliable informations for the high mountains. Or maybe I am in denial about Ayuso's future GT win

His recent comments about how he changed his training suggest that. Anyway, Del Toro looks ready to fight for the gc win.

 

[SafeBet]

Odd statement by Pellizzari: "this finale didn't suit OUR characteristics".
Might have something to do with Roglic changing his training to be more of a diesel and cope with long range attacks in the Tour?

Or perhaps Pellizzari was talking about himself only.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Well that was an unexpected results, both for Ayuso and Roglic but in opposite sense.
Happy to see Bernal with good legs, hopefully he can keep this shape when the real mountains come.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

It‘s all going to come down to the Bernal vs. Caruso showdown on Stage 20, I can‘t wait.

with Bardet trying a doomed 4 teammates breakaway to try and win the stage

 

[dampframme]

This would have been a 'Richard Carapaz loses time in the first week of a GT' stage. Nice it didn't happen this time. Also Bernal and my man Einer Rubio up there. Let's go.

 

[Tim Cahill]

RB can make all the excuses they want after the fact, they still paced all stage didn't they.

 

[Netserk]

By conceding time to the main rival? really?

He lost Hindley, now UAE will race defensively for Ayuso?

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Is Roglic becoming a more diesel climber? This stage doesn't give us reliable informations for the high mountains. Or maybe I am in denial about Ayuso's future GT win

In Catalunya he was pretty good in the shortest MTF. He was disappointing today, hopefully it was just a day off, maybe caused by the really cold weather.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

RB can make all the excuses they want after the fact, they still paced all stage didn't they.

Maybe they don‘t want to give up the Maglia Rosa because Roglič couldn‘t even make up minutes on random Italian kids and third-tier climbers.

 

[Peyroteo94]

His recent comments about how he changed his training suggest that. Anyway, Del Toro looks ready to fight for the gc win.

It's almost unfair to see UAE team compared to other teams...

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Ayuso too strong today! Del Torro made it 1-2 for UAE, wow. Bernal also impressed me, I don't think I've seen him so strong since 2021. As for Primoz, he forgot to stomp, it seems. A bit disappointing performance for sure. Maybe just a long range defence until...Finestre mega-stomp.

 

[noob]

I still really like the giro wolf, or is it a huskey?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It's almost unfair to see UAE team compared to other teams...

Almost?

 

[Netserk]

RB can make all the excuses they want after the fact, they still paced all stage didn't they.

Paul Double would have been gifted pink if Trek didn't start chasing.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Juan Ayuso, quite clearly American

 

[Andre]

Good day for Spanish cycling...sad that it has to be UAE. If Ayuso was on any other team he would be one of my favourite riders. Also, we have not seen the best from Roglic...he will probably strike back strong.

 

[noob]

Matxin always looking so charming, more like a happy dad than a DS

 

[Tim Cahill]

Paul Double would have been gifted pink if Trek didn't start chasing.

He would've Pereiro'd this whole Giro if they just let it grow to 15 minutes at the start like they should've.

 

[Unchained]

Ciccone did well, but the attacks probably hurt him for the sprint. Old man Caruso looks like he might be able to take that (possibly) final Giro stage win.

He rode really well, jumped a few times trying to get something going, Trek as a brand is doing great this race!! Pedersen absolutely shining and Ciccone racing bold by himself mostly with little support.