Giro d'Italia 2020, stage 15: Rivolto - Piancavallo 185 km

[johnymax]

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If TGH loses a spot on the podium by the few seconds he wasted by celebrating 5 seconds early today I suspect he will regret it. What's with all the excessive premature showboating going on this year!?

Are you serious? He lost maximum 2 seconds. Let them show their emotions when they take a big win like this. They'll think about those 2s later in the race.

 

[42x16ss]

The top four of today's stage had never won on the WorldTour before. Quite insane when it's also the four strongest guys in the race.

Kelderman still hasn't won a WT race? That's somewhat surprising

 

[movingtarget]

lol so a bad day is finishing second in the stage, and gaining time on all competitors? Give me one of those bad days every day lol.

Who said he had a bad day ? I said in the past he tended to have a bad day.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Kelderman in poll position to win the Giro. Who would have thought?

 

[Escarabajo]

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If (God forbid) the Giro were cancelled after this weekend, Almeida would have earned the win.

I don't think so. Don't get me wrong, he has done a superb job to defend his jersey, but we have only seen one big mountain stage after he got his jersey. That's not a true GT.

 

[gunara]

Weird Giro, weird coverage. The director really didn't know whom to stay with at times since he knew he couldn't just stick it on Vincenzo's handlebar. But maybe he's just like some of us, thinking it's still anyone's race, and someone at the back within 4 minute in the GC may still detonate the field later on. Will look stupid if it turns out to be Hart, or if Kelderman gets real.

 

[saganftw]

almeida will crack like cadel evans one day...i was there, 3000 years ago

 

[italoc]

Does anyone have the time for the final climb? Would be interesting to see comparisons with 2017.

 

[HelloDolly]

If you take Almedia and Kelderman out of the equation ...the riders behind are very close

and for all those complaining about the quality of the field

https://twitter.com/x/status/1317843041915457537

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1317843041915457537?s=20

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So Nibali climbed faster than in 2017 by the looks of it...

 

[Red Rick]

So Nibali climbed faster than in 2017 by the looks of it...

Sure as hell looks like it.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yesterday people were discounting him as one of the favourites, saying he will lose minutes to Nibali, Pozzovivo and Kelderman.

Turned out he only lost seconds to Kelderman but GAINED time on everyone else. I don't know if he can win it, but he is defintely one of the top contenders. We should give this kid more respect.

He lost nearly 3/4th of his lead here. You make it sounds like he lost 5 seconds.
This was while going deep, deep into the red. I'm pretty sure that sort of effort will cost him dearly later on in the race

 

[Tucs2]

If (God forbid) the Giro were cancelled after this weekend, Almeida would have earned the win.

I'm Portuguese and I would prefer and think it would be better for his career if he finishes in 2nd or 3rd after the hard mountains instead of winning in advance.

 

[italoc]

Sure as hell looks like it.

I am not too surprised to be honest. The first three / four really looked like they were flying. From Majka onwards, they were all really close to each other.

Sure Piancavallo came later in 2017 (stage 19) but I don't think Fuglsang or Nibali level was that bad all considered. Again Kelderman-Hart-Hindley were simply superb.

 

[Red Rick]

He lost nearly 3/4th of his lead here. You make it sounds like he lost 5 seconds.
This was while going deep, deep into the red. I'm pretty sure that sort of effort will cost him dearly later on in the race

You have to wonder how much of the difference was solely due to Kelderman benefitting from domestique while Almeida got dropped. But then Sunweb is insane, and I don't believe Ineos will really try for the win with Hart.

 

[Breezy1985]

Bernal didnt win any stage 2019 TdF

How often has a guy who has never won a GT stage won a tour must be pretty rare

 

[42x16ss]

You have to wonder how much of the difference was solely due to Kelderman benefitting from domestique while Almeida got dropped. But then Sunweb is insane, and I don't believe Ineos will really try for the win with Hart.

Hart is British, so they'll try for the win as long as he's up for it.

 

[saganftw]

if youtube is right pantani rode the last 10km in 1998 in about 26:50

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

anyway only 1'30 off Pantani means they were going pretty fast so that weak field *** can get canned already

 

[HelloDolly]

Embarrassing stage. Even the #1 favourite of the race (Kelderman) was unable to do anything in the end, you could tell Hindley pushed him to the limit.

The level is pretty bad, current Froome or even retired Contador would like their chances against such a terrible field.

the only embarrassment is your comment

Climbing times today were faster than Pinot in 2017

People on here moan and undermine races becasue the narrative doesn t live up to their limited world view of cycling where only their decreed riders perfrom well or else its a shambles ....

 

[Inquitus]

 

[42x16ss]

Changing of the guard continues...

 

[Red Rick]

anyway only 1'30 off Pantani means they were going pretty fast so that weak field *** can get canned already

Climbing times don't necessarily mean a field is strong.

 

[HelloDolly]

He's climbing better than men who can normally say that the high mountains are their forte

I said Almedia won win ..I stand by that but he can get a podium imo
Of course if he hasnt left it all out there today

 

[Leinster]

How often has a guy who has never won a GT stage won a tour must be pretty rare

Bernal and Walkowiak are the only TdF winners to have never won a TdF stage in their careers.