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

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Evenepoel was still on the can when they told the riders the race was shortened. He has a 30 minute deficit because he was riding the original stage as planned. Such a shame. Unfortunately, there is no video to prove it.

 

[movingtarget]

Yes, really underwhelming field this year and the total lack of excitement, the crashes and the injuries, Breakaways winning a multitude of stages even in the first weeks, the lack of tv coverage, the shortened queen stage, nah, not a Giro to remember fondly, Only Bernals brilliance is a saving grace

Have to admit I enjoyed last year's no name Giro just as much if not more.

 

[Escarabajo]

Imagine the damage if we had had the Fedaia!!!!

 

[Volderke]

Remco would still be on the Pordoi

Remco actually did the Pordoi. And Fedaia. He is riding a different race on a different level against invisible extraterrestrials. It's broadcasted all around the universe except for planet Earth.

 

[Fantastico]

No disrespect intended, but he’s beating Caruso, Bardet (who hasn’t looked like a GC contender in years). That’s a long way from going head to head with the ski jumper and aspiring rapper. The others are solid on paper, but underperforming to an extent.

I agree that Roglic and Pogacar may be stronger. But with the same reasoning you could argue that the field in last years' TdF looked solid on paper, but, maybe apart from Porte, most other contenders were underperforming.

 

[HelloDolly]

Bernals ego is getting a bit in his head; i hope this *** in the end bites him in the ass

What rubbish. He is a very humble nice guy and is showing his strength as well he should
...
After all the rubbish you guys have said about Evenpoel and all the hubris around him and you say this ..jealous much ?

 

[jarvo]

Have to admit I enjoyed last year's no name Giro just as much if not more.

last years Giro was brilliant

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Martinez gets a free ride into the top 10, has he even needed to do a turn on the front yet? Sivakov must be kicking himself for missing out on a likely top 5 finish.

 

[jarvo]

Martinez gets a free ride into the top 10, has he even needed to do a turn on the front yet? Sivakov must be kicking himself for missing out on a likely top 5 finish.

Ineos could have 3 in top 10 realistically

 

[Tim Cahill]

 

[Rollthedice]

Bernal saying that this is the kind of cycling he loves, hard, long stages and nasty weather. A proper rider.

Long?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

What rubbish. He is a very humble nice guy and is showing his strength as well he should
...
After all the rubbish you guys have said about Evenpoel and all the hubris around him and you say this ..jealous much ?

I think Topt isn't a fan of Evenepoel either. I think he's fan of the Slovenians if i'm not mistaking.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Martinez gets a free ride into the top 10, has he even needed to do a turn on the front yet? Sivakov must be kicking himself for missing out on a likely top 5 finish.

A likely top 5 is stretching it very far. Top 10 perhaps, but even that is optimistic.

 

[Anybody_but..]

Egan Bernal.
So nice, normall, non big headed-man.

 

[gunara]

What a fabulous day. I stopped being able
to watch on tv in the early 2000s and only started again about a decade later, and now another decade, time freeze in the turn of century for cycling coverage except for some fancy useless graphics.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I agree that Roglic and Pogacar may be stronger. But with the same reasoning you could argue that the field in last years' TdF looked solid on paper, but, maybe apart from Porte, most other contenders were underperforming.

Bardet was climbing really well in the last Tour before crashing on thee Puy de Mary stage, he was only 30sec behind Roglic and 4th on the gc at that point.

 

[perico]

Martinez gets a free ride into the top 10, has he even needed to do a turn on the front yet? Sivakov must be kicking himself for missing out on a likely top 5 finish.

My fantasy team is kicking itself for picking Landa, and Sivakov for likely Top 5 finishes and De Gendt and Dombrowski for breakaway points.

 

[saganftw]

sivakov would have crashed anyway with the amount of rain in this giro, if not where he originaly did, then any later stage...he is just one of those guys

 

[limak_]

Martinez gets a free ride into the top 10, has he even needed to do a turn on the front yet? Sivakov must be kicking himself for missing out on a likely top 5 finish.

Sivakov would've crashed at least 10 times until the end of the race

 

[Pirazziattacks]

A likely top 5 is stretching it very far. Top 10 perhaps, but even that is optimistic.

Ok that might be an exaggeration, I doubt he would've coped well with the gravel stage. Otherwise I can't see why he couldn't have equalled Martinez if also allowed to basically do his own thing.

 

[Ricco']

Stop the cr*p RAI. Stop saving money and go to the market and hire the specialists in broadcasting of the Vuelta a San Juan.

 

[HelloDolly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1396833633655218184

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1396833633655218184?s=20

 

[ice&fire]

Looking at today's profile...

I recalled the epic Gavia '88 stage

I'd say there were worst weather conditions and more live images back then.

 

[Bolder]

Yes, really underwhelming field this year and the total lack of excitement, the crashes and the injuries, Breakaways winning a multitude of stages even in the first weeks, the lack of tv coverage, the shortened queen stage, nah, not a Giro to remember fondly, Only Bernals brilliance is a saving grace

Agree, except that the field itself was looking pretty strong on paper at the start.

What was especially disappointing to me was how weak DQS was as a team except for Almeida. I really thought they could give give Ineos a fight. Without any strong teams to push the pace, we got a bunch of happy breakaway winners instead...

On the other hand, I'm really glad to see Caruso and Ciccone doing well. Ciccone living up to potential and Caruso shining when he has the chance.

 

[luckyboy]

Didn't DQS say Evenepoel was supposed to be abandoning if he lost over 2 minutes?