Giro d'Italia 2020, stage 13: Cervia – Monselice 192 km

[tobydawq]

Ulissi, IMO, fits better.

Yeah, but he has seemed to be in pretty crappy condition the last few stages.

 

[tobydawq]

James Knox tweets (or Instagrams) that he is riding his coldest days as a bike rider and he is a bit worried that the high mountains days are yet to come in this Giro.

 

[skippo12]

James Knox tweets (or Instagrams) that he is riding his coldest days as a bike rider and he is a bit worried that the high mountains days are yet to come in this Giro.

Nibali thinking; Back in my days....

 

[tobydawq]

Nibali thinking; Back in my days....

I know. But wasn't that stage invisible due to weather?

 

[Rollthedice]

Nibali thinking; Back in my days....

Those were the days. Actually Nibali expressed his concern about the potential effect of the cold in the high mountains. Today he changed many jackets to protect himself from the wet and cold, age catching up.

 

[Avoriaz]

Fuglsang to get a puncture

 

[broppo]

a perfect stage for de gendt to waste his energy on a hopeless effort. while the next day a superhsitty breakaway will win. Sagan wins.

 

[repre]

Stage is Padun written all over it.

 

[Forever The Best]

a perfect stage for de gendt to waste his energy on a hopeless effort. while the next day a superhsitty breakaway will win. Sagan wins.

Kinda hard given the next day is a TT.

 

[tobydawq]

Those were the days. Actually Nibali expressed his concern about the potential effect of the cold in the high mountains. Today he changed many jackets to protect himself from the wet and cold, age catching up.

As long as he has his focus on the temperature and not that other nonsense, I'm fine (especially if he ruptures his bag in the process).

 

[Brumdog66]

Climbs are steep enough for Sagan to lose 30 seconds but too much flat for one person to stay away will have to be a strong group. So few riders who can climb a bit and sprint a bit in this giro that the stage is made for

 

[tobydawq]

Climbs are steep enough for Sagan to lose 30 seconds but too much flat for one person to stay away will have to be a strong group. So few riders who can climb a bit and sprint a bit in this giro that the stage is made for

*Climbs are easy enough for Sagan to gain 30 seconds.


Didn't you watch Tuesday?

 

[Brumdog66]

*Climbs are easy enough for Sagan to gain 30 seconds.


Didn't you watch Tuesday?

Climbs were slightly easier on Tuesday (although more numerous) and the fact that the stage was ridden so hard really suited him compared to the rest because his motor is just so good

 

[Gigs_98]

Those were the days. Actually Nibali expressed his concern about the potential effect of the cold in the high mountains. Today he changed many jackets to protect himself from the wet and cold, age catching up.

Nibali is just very aware of the importance of not getting too cold. Wasn't he the only one of the front three getting a jacket before the infamous Agnello descent in 2016?

 

[Red Rick]

Nibali is just very aware of the importance of not getting too cold. Wasn't he the only one of the front three getting a jacket before the infamous Agnello descent in 2016?

Yeah, also very big difference between dry and wet cold.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

James Knox tweets (or Instagrams) that he is riding his coldest days as a bike rider and he is a bit worried that the high mountains days are yet to come in this Giro.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316825898415534080

View: https://twitter.com/masnada_fausto/status/1316825898415534080

 

[movingtarget]

Think the break will hold on for this one. Not many teams willing to work on stages like these.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Ulissi, IMO, fits better.

I agree.

Yet Sagan is $3.50 favourite

 

[gregrowlerson]

Jakob Fuglsang 80-1

 

[Amazinmets87]

Think the break will hold on for this one. Not many teams willing to work on stages like these.

It's pan flat; the peloton (albeit still reduced due to them withdrawals) won't be blown apart like today. I doubt they'll allow the break a 10-minute leash.

 

[Mayomaniac]

UAE will probably help Bora to control the breakaway for Ulissi.
I have to say that I really love the area where the stage finishes, the Colli Euganei. I have found memories of riding my bike there years ago while being on vacation with my family and I actually rode those climbs (the steep part of the first climb with the 20% ramp is the muro di Torreglia). Vulcanic hills with hot springs and from Montegrotto you can reach Padova in 20min and Venice in 40min by train, it's actually a really nice area and the main cycling hotspot in the province of Padova.

 

[gerundium]

Nibali is just very aware of the importance of not getting too cold. Wasn't he the only one of the front three getting a jacket before the infamous Agnello descent in 2016?

^ Interestingly, Nibali mentioned that he made a mistake on Rocaraso with this. He took his rain jacket off 9 km from the finish, but there was a small descent 4 km from the line and he said he got very cold. And that this hampered his sprint there. I had the feeling that yesterdays rain jacket show was a reaction to this previous error.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Remember Nibali was KO from the cold that MSR when it snowed.

 

[will-10]

Insert TdF stages 7 and 14 here. Bora-hansgrohe show. Sagan 3rd.

 

[thiscocks]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316825898415534080

View: https://twitter.com/masnada_fausto/status/1316825898415534080

Pha, they should try a couple of days in Scotland in the winter.