Giro d'Italia 2020, Stage 17: Bassano del Grappa – Madonna di Campiglio 203 km

[richwallone]

Hatch spreading rumours in commentary that it may not be so. Quite how he thinks that he has overheard the motocam riders while he is socially distanced in Twickenham is anyone's guess.

They just said it on TV: Passo dello Stelvio is OFFICIALLY confirmed for tomorrow by the RCS organizers!!! Yay

https://twitter.com/x/status/1318866900680572929

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1318866900680572929

 

[Pricey_sky]

Hatch spreading rumours in commentary that it may not be so. Quite how he thinks that he has overheard the motocam riders while he is socially distanced in Twickenham is anyone's guess.

Looks like Stelvio officially confirmed now. Roads closed to traffic from 15.00 today.

 

[BlueRoads]

Commentator suggesting Jan Tratnik should acquire more girlfriends to motivate himself, have one cheer at 500m before the finish, 1 at 1k...

 

[Breh]

I was going to rant about Zakarin not riding the Vuelta but maybe he proves me wrong today! Please don't hurt me.

 

[richwallone]

Man, I feel like it's been early Christmas for the past few weeks, one or two WT races almost every day... Today three, with two GT stages that just doesn't happen, ever... Great time to be alive

 

[spalco]

Man, I feel like it's been early Christmas for the past few weeks, one or two WT races almost every day... Today three, with two GT stages that just doesn't happen, ever... Great time to be alive

Yeah, crazy, imagine the whole season packed like this.

 

[Breezy1985]

Commentator suggesting Jan Tratnik should acquire more girlfriends to motivate himself, have one cheer at 500m before the finish, 1 at 1k...

If having multiple girlfriends could help you climb Cipo wouldn't have been a sprinter

 

[luckyboy]

Nothing will happen on Bondone then

 

[richwallone]

I was going to rant about Zakarin not riding the Vuelta but maybe he proves me wrong today! Please don't hurt me.

I bet Zakarin and De Gendt to go with a break today but to win for the break it all depends on the GC action behind... DQS will only control it so unless the challengers start some fireworks, the break might have chance to survive until finish... I don't think anything will happen on the Monte Bondone climb, except Guerreiro collecting full points on top...

 

[HelloDolly]

KInd of feel a bit for Rohan Dennis ...wit the appearance of Ganna he now has to chase stage wins in the breakaway like everyone else

 

[tobydawq]

Commentator suggesting Jan Tratnik should acquire more girlfriends to motivate himself, have one cheer at 500m before the finish, 1 at 1k...

Husbands won't do?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Husbands won't do?

That's the Kazakh way, mabe it's different in Slovenia.

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah, crazy, imagine the whole season packed like this.

I think that would be too much. I think I'm close to reaching a saturation point which almost never happens to me. I'm a bit relieved that after the weekend, there will be just one race to focus on.

 

[BlueRoads]

Husbands won't do?

Apparently not, Astana's experiment did not work out so far.

 

[italoc]

So, nothing happening on Bondone. Not surprising, but still disappointing.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Pernsteiner getting closer and closer to the podium.

 

[Red Rick]

Pernsteiner getting closer and closer to the podium.

@Gigs_98 stay very far away right now

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pernsteiner getting closer and closer to the podium.

DQS, Ineos and Sunweb are forgetting that he has the ideal body for a climber.

 

[richwallone]

This is a bit ahead but Stage 20 route will need to be re-shuffled... I really hope the organizers find some way to still do the climbs and weather holds, somehow:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1318872039793504258

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1318872039793504258

 

[Bolder]

Yes and we're about to get more restrictions likely tomorrow. Can't cancel PR but let Giro peloton into France....

 

[richwallone]

It looks like DQS won't give the break more than 6:00 minutes... Now the question is if that's enough for the break to work with on the last two climbs

 

[broppo]

It looks like DQS won't give the break more than 6:00 minutes... Now the question is if that's enough for the break to work with on the last two climbs

of course it is, kelderman & co will not take 6 minutes on zakarin, pernsteiner, de gendt

 

[spalco]

The Quickies seem determined to make as leisurely a pace as possible today. Maybe someone else who wants to win the race should call them out, or everyone scared of the coming days?

 

[richwallone]

of course it is, kelderman & co will not take 6 minutes on zakarin, pernsteiner, de gendt

Yep, agreed, the peloton will cut it down to a minute or two though as Pernsteiner would get too close to the podium spot and some teams won't like it and will take over to control the break... Still, Zakarin, or De Gendt, FTW

 

[luckyboy]

With Agnello and Izoard gone, Almeida is going to end up second in this race isn't he..

This guy isn't going to lose 3+ minutes to Nibali, Hart etc today and tomorrow. They are waiting for a chance that isn't there.