Giro d'Italia 2020, stage 8: Giovinazzo - Vieste, 200 km

[slosada]

Perfect situation for Ravanelli

 

[SarahtheDane]

With a likelihood that tomorrow is the last stage, the GC guys should try something today.

 

[TomLPC]

Foolish to let dowsett go

 

[Velolover2]

Smart move by Downsett. Needs some time before the climb.

 

[Eclipse]

This would at least be a pleasant win.

Go on Alex!

 

[Velolover2]

Looks like this was the winning move.

 

[spalco]

Guess i have to take back my criticism, dowsett's got this.

 

[Andy262]

Chance of a Giro win doesn't appear enough for Holmes or
Puccio.

 

[Amazinmets87]

With a likelihood that tomorrow is the last stage, the GC guys should try something today.

If this race gets cancelled before the high mountains a whole lot of riders qualify as GC contenders...

 

[Eclipse]

Not going to say he's got it yet. He needs a full 30s on the climb I think - he lost 15 last time and the attacks will be at least as strong while he has gone pretty deep to both hang in last time and to push ow.

 

[TomLPC]

Yeah they're having a conversation.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Attack, Holmes! It's elementary

 

[JosefK]

It's in the bag for Dowsett!

 

[Andy262]

Not going to say he's got it yet. He needs a full 30s on the climb I think - he lost 15 last time and the attacks will be at least as strong while he has gone pretty deep to both hang in last time and to push ow.

They've just messed about behind though. Pathetic.

 

[Eclipse]

Looking and talking to each other.

Better and better for Dowsett and looks like it'll be over 45s before the climb

e: over 50s - chasers have failed miserably and now holmes attacks

 

[Velolover2]

A minute. It's over for the chasers.

 

[spalco]

Really nice teamwork by brändle. He looked dead already last lap but found a second breath again annoying the chase.

 

[Gigs_98]

This is one of those cases where I don't really get the chasers. Sure, there is a teammate behind, but ffs are you gonna throw away the chance to win because you are afraid of being outclimbed by Matthias Brändle? Just work together ffs.

 

[Velolover2]

Congratulations Downsett. Now all we can hope for is a little bit of GC action on the last climb.

 

[TomLPC]

2020 has been a bit like my first 10+ years of watching cycling, when a Brit winning in a grand tour was few and far between.
Dowsett truly is the Chris Boardman of 2020

 

[Eclipse]

What a ridiculous effort by the chasers.

Ended up pretty much within the distance they lost by refusing to work with each other and it's exactly the same strength of rider as before lol.

Massive win for Alex if he closes this out. Very happy to see him come good, especially on a finish that really wasn't suited to him

 

[spalco]

I'm not foreseeing any gc action here, climb is too short and too far from the finish.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

The Danish commentators made me aware of something I did not know about Dowsett:

He is apparently a haemophiliac.

That's a relatively terrible disease for a bike rider

 

[SafeBet]

Puccio really played his cards badly today.

 

[KZD]

Congratulations Downsett. Now all we can hope for is a little bit of GC action on the last climb.

I don't think that there will be one. The favourites are tired from yesterday and will save themselves for tomorrow