Giro d'Italia 2020, stage 19: Morbegno › Asti (258k)

[Max Rockatansky]

FDJ won't work today for a sprint. But Cofidis announced that they are eager for Viviani to get another 8th place. Démare for number 5 then.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Are they only complaining about the extra 5 k's?

I think it’s the stage length in bad weather after yesterday’s effort.

Looks like it’s going to be 150km, which is more than enough.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319555372064133120

View: https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1319555372064133120

 

[Rollthedice]

Eisel tweeted the stage has been shortened. They will jump on the bus and start the stage later.

Cancel the Giro.

 

[Jan the Man]

Abysmal - any reason given?

 

[Faserr]

They could ride two extra loops tomorrow instead

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

While I think this stage design is stupid... Imagine being a professional bike rider and then complaining about having to ride your bike.

Highly irresponsible. Do they not know that start/finish town revenue is important? Will the riders club together to repay Morbegno their outlay?

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Highly irresponsible. Do they not know that start/finish town revenue is important? Will the riders club together to repay Morbegno their outlay?

They did the presentation in Morbegno and also they also will roll out of town. So that's about it.

 

[F_Cance]

not a fan. 5k more or less can't be a factor. That the stage would be ~250k long was known for about a year. Now complaining 30 minutes before the start is at least questionable. Also not good for tomorrows stage, bc everyone will be a bit more fresh.

 

[Forever The Best]

What a joke. They are already massively benefiting from Saturday's stage being much easier and they have the nerve to complain about this? Incredible.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

What about the riders who had planned for a long break to succeed today?
There must be some.

 

[Billie]

Pussy peloton

Giro should never put in another completely flat stage ever just to f*ck with them

 

[savornin]

Good for Kelderman. Extra recuperation time.
My man is benefiting from shortening this stage and altering the stage tomorrow. Can't complain about bad luck.

 

[johnymax]

I really don't get this. Complain before every stage so every stage gets altered from now on...wtf

 

[TomLPC]

Wait is that tweet from a parody account?

Is there some sort of rationale or can they just not be arsed?

 

[search]

What about the riders who had planned for a long break to succeed today?
There must be some.

yeah, sure, Rai also reported that some teams wanted to race the full stage. The teams most vocal about the shortening were Lotto and Ag2R.

It now changes the whole dynamic of today's stage, and probably in parts also of tomorrow's. For sure it's understandable that riders not standing a chance anyway are not to keen to race 250k in the rain, but without a mutual agreement, I don't think such a drastic route change should have happened.

 

[BlueRoads]

Very weird. If they all are incredibly tired, why not ride this and the next stage slower? The stage design has been known for a while. Some will profit from extreme endurance.

 

[Jagartrott]

Shortening it by over 100 km is pretty ridiculous. I get that 260 km may be a bit over the top, but then do a 200-210 km one instead - still hard, will still have an effect tomorrow and will still give the breakaway a proper chance.

Now this is just changing the rules of the game while playing it. Not very fair.

 

[Red Rick]

Flat stage too long cancel Giro

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

yeah, sure, Rai also reported that some teams wanted to race the full stage. The teams most vocal about the shortening were Lotto and Ag2R.

Why would two teams without a sprinter want to cut the stage when they have a good enough chance to win from the break?

 

[Faserr]

Why is there no info about to shortening at the live ticker? It looks like they are riding.

Ok. They jumped into the bus after 5k of riding in the rain

 

[Rollthedice]

All aboard the magic bus!

 

[Jagartrott]

Talk of 180 km with start in Como.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

That’s absurd.

 

[titan31]

What a bunch of babies