Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2023, stage 12: Bra - Rivoli 179 km

[Filippo_3467]

Why are they there if Roglic doesn't attack? Or are they planning to bring Kuss back into the GC? But then they should be riding and atm they are sitting at the back

 

[Salvarani]

Kuss riding himself into form?

 

[happytramp]

Healy seemed very eager early on... Surprised with a break of that size he didn't/couldn't make it.

 

[Netserk]

Why are they there if Roglic doesn't attack? Or are they planning to bring Kuss back into the GC? But then they should be riding and atm they are sitting at the back

There are 2 Bahrain riders, so they are there as insurance in case Caruso attacks.

 

[laarsland]

Looking forward to Rubio not taking a single turn, trying to attack on the final climb and refuse to pull when he's pulled back in.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Healy seemed very eager early on... Surprised with a break of that size he didn't/couldn't make it in.

It looked like he was trying to set up Bettiol, but of course it would have been better for EF to have had them both in there.

 

[BR2]

Nice place

 

[theyoungest]

Why are they there if Roglic doesn't attack? Or are they planning to bring Kuss back into the GC? But then they should be riding and atm they are sitting at the back

I assume they're mostly there just in case. It's a large group, actually surprised that no Ineos rider managed to get in there.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Why are they all working with the legendary Belgian Ilan Van Welder?

 

[Jagartrott]

Nice composition - sprinters, rouleurs, climbers. That means there should be plenty of action later on.

 

[topcat]

There are 2 Bahrain riders, so they are there as insurance in case Caruso attacks.

I expect Caruso to attack and I don’t think that’s enough insurance. Ineos to get into a tizzy about it all.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Wow nice job Bahrain suttilin and pasqualon in the break as we wanted.

 

[Filippo_3467]

With Rubio, the Jumbo guys and the conti guys there could be to many passengers here for it to really work.

 

[laarsland]

Boring rider Mads P doing boring things to a race again

 

[Netserk]

It will be difficult to cause trouble, but the two Bahrain riders should try to steal points at the intermediate from Pedersen and Matthews.

And now Milan goes with a duo and tries to bridge according to the break.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Yeah looks like there will be some squabbling in that front group before too long

 

[Red Rick]

I assume they're mostly there just in case. It's a large group, actually surprised that no Ineos rider managed to get in there.

Having riders there is great. It adds the option of trying to attack, it deters Ineos from attacking, if the group is reduced there's gonna be help. If nothing happens you give yourself a chance of a stage win.

 

[Netserk]

Will Trek up the pace in front to make sure Milan doesn't get up there in time for the sprint?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Trek have four riders here, would be lunacy not to take the initiative when Milan is trying to bridge.

 

[Luthor]

Hessmann, Kuss and Formolo there, really interesting.

 

[Gratemans]

Eh... nobody told Trek that Milan is chasing? They might wanna up the pace right now.

 

[StryderHells]

EOLO now on the front of the peloton, leaving it a bit late.

 

[Red Rick]

Contador and Basso are threatening their riders with gulag

 

[topcat]

Brilliant tactics from Bahrain. Milan either gets there or makes the Trek riders ride all while Ineos sweat bricks. A win all round.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So did EOLO think one of the Astana riders in the breakaway was theirs until a minute ago and is that why they've waited so long?