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

[Billie]

Time for QS to start chasing to protect Remco's GC spot

 

[Rollthedice]

The front group has quite strong riders. Can they actually win this?

Too early to tell though Ineos slowed down.

 

[Giro1914]

The gap is starting to look very interesting. I really hope BikeExchange doesn't start to help ineos

 

[Rollthedice]

I just realized Mollema is not in the breaks. Must be ready to die for Ciccone on Giau.

 

[Valv.Piti]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1396731923960053760

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Disgraceful. Should be fired immediately.

 

[Eclipse]

Breaks going to be limited to 8 mins max, but jokes on the bunch Vinocenzo is going to put another 7 mins into everyone up and down Giau

 

[Netserk]

Will it have to be a 7' advantage for the break before another team takes over and reduces the gap?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Will it have to be a 7' advantage for the break before another team takes over and reduces the gap?

Yes of course.

*** NEW CYCLING

 

[Pricey_sky]

Will it have to be a 7' advantage for the break before another team takes over and reduces the gap?

I think Ineos will leave it to 7 minutes before riding, however Bike Ex and EF might get twitchy before then.

 

[Volderke]

Ganna had some mechanic? He wasn't on the front for some time, and the gap extended.

 

[BlueRoads]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1396731923960053760

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Disgraceful. Should be fired immediately.

Well, if there's hail that's a reason for me to cancel it. But is there?
The length and elevation gain shouldn't play a role.

 

[HelloDolly]

Almedia riding with the Shark overtaking Ciccone on GC ????

 

[Bolder]

Webcams around Val Gardena (other side of Pordoi) showing snow down to 1300 m or so…

 

[Gigs_98]

No need for anyone to defend Yates' gc spot. In this weather he is gonna lose minutes anyway.

 

[staubsauger]

Will it have to be a 7' advantage for the break before another team takes over and reduces the gap?

Who should? Bahrain is too decimated. Bike Exchange is too weak. Trek has Nibali up front. So does Quick Step with Almeida.

Astana actually wants the gap to balloon and Bernal to hesitate, so Vlasov can go all-in Russian roulette on Giau, with Izaguirre being his relay-station for the descent!

 

[gregrowlerson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1396731923960053760

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Disgraceful. Should be fired immediately.

I thought his name was Has Been?

 

[Brullnux]

I think Ineos will leave it to 7 minutes before riding, however Bike Ex and EF might get twitchy before then.

I think they'd be fools to, there's a few hard stages still to come and Nibali/Almeida/Formolo are really not so good that a minute or two can't be regained on those stages.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think Ineos will leave it to 7 minutes before riding, however Bike Ex and EF might get twitchy before then.

EF have a pretty bad team atm, Carr is really bad during this Giro and with no Ruben here Bettiol might be the best climbing domestique that he has left.

 

[Rollthedice]

Ganna had some mechanic? He wasn't on the front for some time, and the gap extended.

He is there ready to take over when the time will come.

 

[RedheadDane]

Almeida win the stage, jump a few places in the GC, and give me some nice points in the CQ game.

 

[limak_]

We now pan to a shot of Caleb Ewan and his lotto teammates dancing on a Brazillian beach somewhere laughing their heads off.

Well..

Seems like "knee pain" wasn't the only struggle in Lotto

 

[Valv.Piti]

I just want to return to the mid 00's where riders didnt give a *** and went faster than motorbikes, where race organizers had integrity and there were no stupid rider representatives, where podium girls were celebrated and where cycling didnt have these stupid new wave fans that dont know *** about the history of our sport and side with these shitty organisations every time they call for cancellings and shortenings.

We need Trump to make our sport great again.

 

[carolina]

I think they'd be fools to, there's a few hard stages still to come and Nibali/Almeida/Formolo are really not so good that a minute or two can't be regained on those stages.

Almeida might be a problem because of the TT.

 

[Red Rick]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1396731923960053760

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Disgraceful. Should be fired immediately.

They always talk about zomg third week when riders take rest days at any given moment and, it's literally the 2nd actual mountain stage, Zoncolan had nothing before and time limits are a joke.

 

[Rollthedice]

No need for anyone to defend Yates' gc spot. In this weather he is gonna lose minutes anyway.

Maybe he's bad only when there's light rain, when it's pouring he might be fine.