Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2021 stage 11: Perugia – Montalcino 162 km

[Anderis]

Classics riders have the classics, GT riders have GTs. That's also what makes guys like Nibali, Roglic, Pogacar and others, the very few who are able to win both, so special.

It's not particularly unusual for GT riders to win or be in contention for the win at classics like LBL or Lombardia.

 

[spalco]

Main pics for today Bardet and Formolo, Remco to surprise (again) keeping close to Bernal guided by The Tractor. Ciccone will not disappoint also Caruso in the mix. Yates and Cathy most likely will lose time. Nibali, an unknown.

Nibali's track record on Strade Bianche is surprisingly bad (or mediocre rather); if he was fit I would expect his edge to be bigger in a Strade-like stage in the Giro, but I think I wouldn't consider him a favourite.

 

[yaco]

Actually if you look at the results of the 2010 Sterrato stage it's my belief the inclement conditions actually kept the gaps down - The Basso cohort lost 2 minutes because rain slows the pace of the race - If it's totally dry then you could have gaps of 4 or 5 minutes.

 

[Rollthedice]

Actually if you look at the results of the 2010 Sterrato stage it's my belief the inclement conditions actually kept the gaps down - The Basso cohort lost 2 minutes because rain slows the pace of the race - If it's totally dry then you could have gaps of 4 or 5 minutes.

If it's dry they don't crash, that's how the Vino group took they're advantage.

 

[Rollthedice]

Nibali's track record on Strade Bianche is surprisingly bad (or mediocre rather); if he was fit I would expect his edge to be bigger in a Strade-like stage in the Giro, but I think I wouldn't consider him a favourite.

It's bad because the race takes place when he's usually early in building form. He is far from a favorite today, I just hope he doesn't lose minutes to relevant riders.

 

[Eclipse]

Alright, looking forward to go a good fight to get in the break and then hopefully enough quiet moments I can run to the shops before things get interesting

 

[spalco]

Again, and to be clear, i like mountain stages. I love them. But you can't pretend GT's aren't skewed in favor of climbers, because they are.

But they always were, Logic, even a famous chrono-man like Anquetil was competitive on the mountains, otherwise he wouldn't have won.
In 1910 they rode over Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet and Aubisque - on single speed, steel bikes and probably unpaved roads in a 326 km stage. I think that favoured a climber too.

 

[Red Rick]

Alright, looking forward to go a good fight to get in the break and then hopefully enough quiet moments I can run to the shops before things get interesting

Run.

Now.

You have 15 minutes.

 

[Pinot's goat]

Rumours that Carthy is ill.

 

[topcat]

I can't believe people have actually started talking about the stage. This took a while.

 

[Eclipse]

Run.

Now.

You have 15 minutes.

Gotta be 'paying attention' to work at the mo until after midday at least. Hopeful that I get a good chance to nip out, if not I'll just not go shopping and bribe the GF with something... simple!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Be interesting to see how Valter goes today. Bit of MTB experience in his background and he's still high enough to think nicking some minutes today could help him push for a top 10 overall

I don't think coming from MTB is going to save you if you don't have the legs. Also Vervaeke comes from MTB. If they perform well today, i don't think that 'll have much to do with it.

 

[spalco]

It's bad because the race takes place when he's usually early in building form. He is far from a favorite today, I just hope he doesn't lose minutes to relevant riders.

But he has targeted M-SR before, so his form in Strade can't have been too far off in those years.

 

[Lequack]

Bernie Eisel interviewing Sagan in Italian.

 

[Lequack]

 

[HelloDolly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1394967668638240772

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1394967668638240772?s=20

 

[Rollthedice]

Kudos to our member who came up with the Ramco nickname. Worthy impersonation in that picture.

 

[Rollthedice]

Rumours that Carthy is ill.

EF twitter:

Hugh Carthy is completely healthy and will be taking the start of today’s stage of the @giroditalia.

Stage 11 is promising to be a good one ☝️

 

[SafeBet]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1394967668638240772

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1394967668638240772?s=20

Bettiol also said it's much harder than Strade Bianche.

 

[Eclipse]

Forza!

May today deliver the excitement we hope

 

[dercuforever]

I really hate with all my heart those tactics of being on the front of the peleton to block other riders. Why is that even allowed ?

 

[roundabout]

EF twitter:

Hugh Carthy is completely healthy and will be taking the start of today’s stage of the @giroditalia.

Stage 11 is promising to be a good one ☝

Even if he was not healthy, I doubt that the team twitter would give it away.

But I hope that he indeed is healthy and that the stage will be a good one

 

[Red Rick]

Oi look Ineos blocking the road again

Scum team

 

[Rollthedice]

That was quick with the break.

 

[titan31]

Bloody blocking crap again