Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2021 stage 16: Sacile - Cortina d'Ampezzo 212km

[Põhja Konn]

I would like to see GC guys battling for the stage win for a change. Nothing against smaller teams and lesser known riders getting their big wins on famous climbs, but it has happened with such regularity on non-sprint stages of the race this year, that having it happen again on the queen stage would feel more than a little anticlimactic.

Bernal have clearly been the strongest GC rider so far, but he too lacks a signature win. Campo Felice was nice, but more like as a prelude, not as a crescendo.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah, if they drill the Pordoi descent and keep on riding afterwards Remco is screwed. That said, he's probably gonna loose a ton of time on the Giau ascent and close to 1min on the descent...
If Trek want to get rid of him they should have Nibali going all out on the Pordoi descent with Ciccone on his wheel.

Nibali still being there at the top of Pordoi? Where do I sign? Although tbh I can't discount the 80man Ineos led peloton there and I hate it.

 

[SafeBet]

The weather forecast for tomorrow is still terrible. Non stop heavy rains on the whole area.

 

[Bonimenier]

Buchmann will wear the pink jersey after this stage

 

[RedheadDane]

Buchmann will wear the pink jersey after this stage

I... don't think he will...

 

[Bonimenier]

I... don't think he will...

With this crash it will be harder, but otherwise it was a certainty.

 

[Bonimenier]

Buchmann will wear the pink jersey after this stage

Buchmann will not wear the pink jersey after this stage

 

[RedheadDane]

Buchmann will not wear the pink jersey after this stage

He could always raid the INEOS team hotel, and put on one of Bernal's jerseys.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I have been looking forward to this stage ever since the start.. I haven't been able to watch the Giro this much this year, and also have found it rather dull the times I have watching apart from a few occasions. This cant disappoint, right?

 

[Red Rick]

I have been looking forward to this stage ever since the start.. I haven't been able to watch the Giro this much this year, and also have found it rather dull the times I have watching apart from a few occasions. This cant disappoint, right?

To be perfectly honest I only really expect fireworks on Giau, and perhaps quite late on Giau too. GC dudes might crack before that, but I'm not extremely hyped.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Nah trust, Remco attack on Fedaia. Most likely backwards though

 

[Bonimenier]

To be perfectly honest I only really expect fireworks on Giau, and perhaps quite late on Giau too. GC dudes might crack before that, but I'm not extremely hyped.

Your opening post made that very clear.

 

[Red Rick]

Nah trust, Remco attack on Fedaia. Most likely backwards though

Astana descent shenanigans maybe.

 

[SafeBet]

I was incredibly hyped for this, mostly because I took a few days off and planned on being on Fedaia.
But the weather is so bad that I might watch it on TV.

 

[topcat]

I was incredibly hyped for this, mostly because I took a few days off and planned on being on Fedaia.
But the weather is so bad that I might watch it on TV.

Bring an umbrella

 

[Valv.Piti]

I was incredibly hyped for this, mostly because I took a few days off and planned on being on Fedaia.
But the weather is so bad that I might watch it on TV.

Which might be quite good for us not having the opportunity to go to the dolomites. 2011 run it back?

 

[Red Rick]

Rewatching the 2011 bit, weird to see Nibali not even going in supertuck on his Fedaia descent.

 

[Gigs_98]

Rewatching the 2011 bit, weird to see Nibali not even going in supertuck on his Fedaia descent.

Just wasn't as trendy at the time. But I agree, the weird thing is that he partly sits so upright that you hardly realize how fast he is going.

 

[Red Rick]

Just wasn't as trendy at the time. But I agree, the weird thing is that he partly sits so upright that you hardly realize how fast he is going.

Sitting aero in the first place was less trendy, judging by everyone just pedalling. The thing with Nibali that freaks me out the most is how hard he swerves around cars and motors as well as how casually he'll take hands off the the handlebar at 80kph

 

[Gigs_98]

Sitting aero in the first place was less trendy, judging by everyone just pedalling. The thing with Nibali that freaks me out the most is how hard he swerves around cars and motors as well as how casually he'll take hands off the the handlebar at 80kph

Young Nibali was just batsh*t crazy

 

[Red Rick]

Young Nibali was just batsh*t crazy

He still chases motorbikes without giving a ***

 

[KZD]

Any chance of this having route changes?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Any chance of this having route changes?

Hopefully not, everything is looking good. Romandie weather, but nothing worse.
With Buchmann crashing out I expect to see Fabbro and Großschartner in the breakaway.

 

[BigCoward]

I was incredibly hyped for this, mostly because I took a few days off and planned on being on Fedaia.
But the weather is so bad that I might watch it on TV.

If I lived close enough I would go to Stage races just to trip d0uchbags that run alongside the riders and get in the way

 

[Mayomaniac]

If I lived close enough I would go to Stage races just to trip d0uchbags that run alongside the riders and get in the way

Apparently the guy who restrained that idiot yesterday was actually Gibo.