Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2023, stage 16: Sabbio Chiese - Monte Bondone 203 km

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

He was in the group the whole time but was struggling and wheelsucking hard.

He definitely wasn't at some point I think? Might be wrong, watching from train wifi and it's quite shite

 

[Gratemans]

I'm sad for Primoz, can't help it, I really like the guy. But this was well deserved and a long time coming for Almeida!

 

[titan31]

Not a huge gap to Roglic really considering how far out he got dropped

 

[wickedw]

Roglic crossed the finish line like he won the stage..

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Don't forget that Roglič couldn't even ride a bike three weeks ago and nearly had to get his shoulder amputated because of Fred Wright. He'll peak in the fourth week.

Nah man, it would have been a completely different matter had only Foss been here. He would have dropped Almeida and Thomas and push Roglic over the line.

 

[groogster]

My baby boy finally, he turned into a man !!

 

[ashhutch1997]

This years Giro is officially better than 2012

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So finally a GC stage that delivered! Congrats to Almeida on his first GT stage victory and his courageous ride (in my previous post it should have been n > 0, sorry for my mistake). Thomas proved very strong as well and they distanced Roglic, who wasn't at his best today but Kuss proved invaluable in the last few kilometers and helped him limit the damage. The race is far from over and the outcome today may actually make it more exciting. I still think that Primoz can get better at the end of the race (if he still feels his crash or it was a one-off weaker day). We will see, bring on the decisive three-peat!

 

[StryderHells]

It's not over yet for Roglic but his only hope is this being his worst climbing day. The expected battle is well and truly shattered now.

Some riders can have a bad day after a rest day so it’s possible that’s what happened to Roglic today, I hope so just to keep things interesting.

 

[JosefK]

Not a huge gap to Roglic really considering how far out he got dropped

Rog is a fighter. But he hasn't looked like the strongest rider at any point in this Giro. During his attack on stage 8 at the end, Tao brought him back pretty quickly. And he did lose 16 seconds to Thomas in the second time trial.

 

[ppanther92]

Dunbar not giving in at those loser questions

 

[Elos Anjos]

Throwback to Giro 2022 when the mantra was that Almeida
1) was finished and would start being a domestique to Pogacar;
2) should have stayed in QST to listen to the tantrums of an old man and (I kid you not) develop as a GT racer;

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

My baby boy finally, he turned into a man !!

Andy Schleck says this is impossible.

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

Nice one, Eddie Dunbar!
Could it be?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Oh no, Grenadiers Cycling Network

 

[movingtarget]

Could have been a lot worse for Roglic. Good rides by the first five over the line.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Andy Schleck says this is impossible.

Andy, "I'm the moral winner of the 2007 Giro" Schleck is indeed a rather special boy...

 

[Aimar16]

 

[Didinho]

Roglic is a master of not losing much time when he drops. Only 25sec in 4,5km, if this was his bad day we're in for some good next stages.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Nice. I voted for the legendary ALMIDA on the rest day, and so he delivers. Always kinda liked him, and Thomas and Roglic really isn't my cup of tea at all, so all abord the hype train!

Very exciting prospect for stage 18, 19 and 20 now IMO. I think Almeida is the favorite. Pray for good weather..

 

[Riek s]

Excuses or possible explanations rather are only valid if theyre made on behalf of bambi

Or because he let his team ride to close the gap on the breakaway. So if he feels bad/bothered i would expect him not to do such a thing and get boni seconds on his pants.

all in all he didn't crack as dramatically as it seemed. If it is due to the crash, which has been 4 days ago he will probably also suffer tomorrow.
On the other hand, a lot of Roglic fans were declaring before the Giro his preparation wasn't good and that might affect him in the third week.


Differences are still relative small. Before the giro it was assumed they would have started with a 2minute deficit but that everything is possible. I'm assuming that with everything within 30seconds that is still the case.

 

[Earns1985]

Ineos with only 5 men now in the pink jersey...

Of course Thomas has Arensmann and de Plus, who look very strong, but could still be hard to control for Ineos on Thursday and Friday..

 

[Escarabajo]

Procyclingnews stats broke down!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

João is graduating from Almida to Altopa

 

[Didinho]

Van Wilder 6th, very pleased with him today. Curious what he can do the next days after this effort.