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

[Netserk]

PSA: Colle Santa Lucia starts with 38.4 km to go after the second intermediate sprint in Caprile.

 

[limak_]

Almeida being the main reason if Nibali won't win today, anyway.

 

[Eclipse]

Breaks not even going to win the stage

 

[Bonimenier]

Break losing quite some time the last kms

 

[TourOfSardinia]

I just tuned in so sorry if this has been mentioned already, but have RCS managed to explain why the weather is apparently fine over the Giau but not the other climbs right next to it?

Beacause Fausto Coppi awaits there.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Almeida being the main reason if Nibali won't win today, anyway.

Well him and the underlying problem of just not being good enough anymore to win without a gigantic head start.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

You can see Vincenzo is riding entirely from the heart rather than the head.

 

[Velolover2]

Almeida will be going for sprint bonus points.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

EF working for Ineos..
guess this tuned out to be the version of "i've shaved for this?"

 

[Volderke]

Almeida will be going for sprint bonus points.

At least the Portuguese fans can't argue anymore about Remco being the only DQS rider allowed to fight for bonus seconds!

 

[RedheadDane]

EF working for Ineos..
guess this tuned out to be the version of "i've shaved for this?"

I'm sure they're working for their own goals.

 

[Red Rick]

I better see snow on Giau

 

[Lequack]

Actually the stage would be much better if they had cut the 70km of middle flat part as well. Now it's just another Zoncolan stage.

 

[Red Rick]

It looks to me Ineos aren't really eager to start drilling the climb and will ride defensively, in which case the break could easily win it

 

[Pantani_lives]

I only just heard the bad news.

It's the same thing every year: dry during the cobbled classics, wet during the Dolomite stages in the Giro. This was the only stage with more than one really tough climb, absolutely essential for a GT. Stages with multiple big climbs are the greatest thing in cycling, but in the past ten years most of them have been cancelled, neutralized or shortened down. I'm not sure if we'll ever get to see another truly epic mountain stage. It seems to be something from a bygone era.

 

[SafeBet]

I better see snow on Giau

Currently not even raining, says my friend up there.

 

[Billie]

EF are wearing condoms over their helmets ?

 

[Lefebre]

Almeida will wait for Remco in the final climb to help him gaining some time.
Waiting for a epic comeback from The Legend

 

[Eclipse]

Tejay hit the front so the gap might go back to 5mins

 

[Bolder]

TJVG bossing the peloton now. Remember when he actually could have done that?

 

[Anybody_but..]

Astana.. EF..
Thx!

 

[Netserk]

I'm not sure if we'll ever get to see another truly epic mountain stage.

We'll always have Stelvio <3 (and Rohan)

 

[RedheadDane]

TJVG bossing the peloton now. Remember when he actually could have done that?

I was mildly surprised to see he's in the race.

 

[titan31]

This would have been perfectly fine to race in. Bloody Vegni

 

[Gigs_98]

Gotta love Jens Voigt.
Break has 5 minutes 5 km from the finish..."I think these guys in front are finished, the peloton will still catch them"
Break has 5 minutes 50km from the finish..."I can't see anyone still able to close this gap. The break is just too strong"