Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 24, Stage 10: Pompei – Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva), 142.0k

[Scarponi]

What? It already started?!


Pogpeii

They might just beat Pog if they start now

 

[Rob5091]

Only 142 km so normally "full gas " Pogi, but did he spend the rest day eating pizza and doing back flips into the pool? Be an interesting day to see UAE's mindset.

 

[Cookster15]

I would be surprised if there wasn’t GC action in the final kms. But likely a break will take the win.

 

[pastronef]

Camposauro, lol what kind of name is that for a climb? Hopefully, it's not some sort of resting dinosaur that will ferociously eat the riders.

the TDF sometimes rides past an area above Gap, called Champsaur

 

[SafeBet]

Only 142 km so normally "full gas " Pogi, but did he spend the rest day eating pizza and doing back flips into the pool?

*Eating gelato.

I expect the break to work a lot better than the one in stage 7, but at the same time it might lack the climbing firepower to make till the end.

 

[Salvarani]

It is today and Sunday UAE realistically has to put in work, if they want/need to.

Other days will go easy or sprinter teams doing work. ITT where only Bjerg will ride for a good result, outside of Pog.

They could ride at a decent pace and keep the break at 2-3 minutes. Another potential stage-win up for grabs.

But if only riders +10 minutes in the break and they might sit up, who knows.

 

[Red Rick]

*Eating gelato.

I expect the break to work a lot better than the one in stage 7, but at the same time it might lack the climbing firepower to make till the end.

Pogacar winning would be such an indictment of the entire peloton tbh.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Is it wrong of me to like Pog to get a dose of the runs for a day or two, just to even up the race a little?

 

[SHAD0W93]

Is it wrong of me to like Pog to get a dose of the runs for a day or two, just to even up the race a little?

Even it up? He’s be finished while the others are still riding in order to use the hotel bathroom.

 

[Gigs_98]

I expect the shortened stage 15 to be really easy to control. And Grappa is really easy to control as well.

I don't think there was enough talk about just how terrible the breakaway worked together on stage 8, but then maybe agent Quintana will terrorize the breakaway once again

Is stage 15 getting changed too or do you mean stage 16? If you mean the former Stelvio stage, I agree, but UAE might not make plans based on a stage they don't know yet. I also agree about Grappa and am pretty sure Pogacar wants that stage. But even if he gets that stage I would guess Pogacar would like to win more than four stages and today is probably the most obvious opportunity to get another one. Pogi really likes his GT stage wins.

 

[search]

*Eating gelato.

I expect the break to work a lot better than the one in stage 7, but at the same time it might lack the climbing firepower to make till the end.

Pogi wanted to have pizza as well, actually, but somehow ended up with a burger instead. Blasphemy!

 

[solo80k]

Break to take this one. I think big guns should patiently wait for the weekend

 

[SafeBet]

Kooij and Vernon DNS

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Visma's penance for their dominance last year isn't ending any time soon, it would seem.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Kooij and Vernon DNS

ill.. man that's sad. I was wondering if he could be some kind of competition to Milan's jersey. Ah well.. at least he got the stage win in

 

[search]

Kooij and Vernon DNS

Kanter as well

 

[tobydawq]

It seems like a rather extreme number of DNF's for the first half of the race.

 

[SafeBet]

It seems like a rather extreme number of DNF's for the first half of the race.

A lot less compared to the last few years though? Or just my impression?

 

[search]

no idea about the total numbers, but those sprinters normally wouldn't step off at this point unless they are really sick - which is unusual, at good weather, and this early in the race. So I guess there's something going around in the bunch.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Is this stage actually that hard? I wonder if someone like Narvarez could win from break considering the shape he is in

 

[tobydawq]

A lot less compared to the last few years though? Or just my impression?

Okay, last year's stage 10 alone claimed 13 riders...

The threat of covid has probably kept the DNF tally high the last few years.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Excluding the illness-riddled 2020 and 2023 editions, this is the highest number of dropouts at this point in the race since 2014 as per PCS. If you factor in those two years, though, it's barely above the average for the past 10 years.

Edit: I should probably be factoring in the decline in team size from 2018 onwards, but don't have the time right now.

 

[tobydawq]

Excluding the illness-riddled 2020 and 2023 editions, this is the highest number of dropouts at this point in the race since 2014 as per PCS. If you factor in those two years, though, it's barely above the average for the past 10 years.

Edit: I should probably be factoring in the decline in team size from 2018 onwards, but don't have the time right now.

No dropouts in 2012 until stage 6, and in the 2022 Tour, nobody dropped out in the first three stages either.

Denmark must be the safest country to ride Grand Tours in.

 

[sam6]

Kooij and Vernon DNS

Ok might be a bit deep but I just don't see why Kooij wouldn't start as this is his first grand tour and he wasn't likely to get another opportunity soon. Especially if there is 2 sprint stages on Wednesday/Friday for him. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with Vingegaard? If Vingegaard can't go to the Tour, they might well bring Kooij to win some stages potentially. So maybe he is dropping out because Vingo can't make the Tour and so he might be riding that and needs to prepare. Is this stupid logic?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It seems like most people’s immune system still hasn‘t recovered since the pandemic.