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

[ashhutch1997]

About to decend down the mythical Passo Ceo, if you know you know....

 

[QueenStagiaire]

At least Sam Oomen has switched to the best riding style… holding on to the middle of the handlebars

 

[Fantastico]

German commentators clueless as always. Of course, Verona grabbed the points because Rubio might still give the mountain jersey a shot, and not to give Healy a lesson because he is not working...

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

How does Sivakov always abondon every GT?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

German commentators clueless as always. Of course, Verona grabbed the points because Rubio might still give the mountain jersey a shot, and not to give Healy a lesson because he is not working...

Migels just said Ben Healy is their expert on the motorbike… maybe they‘re obsessed with him.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

The moment we've all been waiting for - shots and mentions of the GiroE!

 

[titan31]

I think with the strength of some of the guys in the break, they'll have this unless GC guys start going very early on that last climb.

 

[Filippo_3467]

Pure marketing gimmick. Guy will have done 3 seasons on a WT team without doing anything relevant at all except for being the other guy in the peleton with a Red Bull helmet. He survives Grant Tours because he's a climber being allowed to approach these mountain stages like a sprinter. Completely pointless roster selections but media is hyped because he's "hanging on".

As a cycling fan this really makes me mad. Of course maybe it wouldn't be game changing who would be the other 8th rider in a team but when you see what guy like Lipowitz is doing for his team this year it sickens me that they don't selesct for quality but marketing. As I said it is cycling so no one cares, but I would like real cycling journalists in Germany that would call out teams on *** like that.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Migels just said Ben Healy is their expert on the motorbike… maybe they‘re obsessed with him.

At least they have become a little bit better at reacting to what is going on. Usually they are totally unphased by what is happening once they have started talking about something.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Almada to do a Carapaz 2019, Roglic and Thomas to look at each over and Almeida to sneak off.

Nobody will give Almeida even a second. Besides, as always, Almeida will just try to hang on in top n riders group (for some n > 1).

 

[glassmoon]

I only just now realized that Dennis is in this race...

 

[ashhutch1997]

The moment we've all been waiting for - shots and mentions of the GiroE!

It's honestly more interesting than the race at this stage

 

[Sciatic]

Couldn’t Jumbo put a little more umph into the last climb to keep the win stage within reach? There are some very good riders in that front group and don’t think they’ll make up 4 minutes (at start of the climb).

 

[search]

Nobody will give Almeida even a second. Besides, as always, Almeida will just try to hang on in top n riders group (for some n > 1).

Almeida doesn't really need to attack, I think. If the gaps stay more or less like they are now, he has a good chance to take pink in the ITT.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Almeida doesn't really need to attack, I think. If the gaps stay more or less like they are now, he has a good chance to take pink in the ITT.

He's the one guy who has a reason to be more passive, I'll give him that.

 

[ice&fire]

Bets that Contador's reconnaissance ride to Bondone will be the fastest climbing time today

 

[Aimar16]

It looks like Contador is going faster than the peloton

 

[saunaking]

Will these guys beat Contador's time? lol

 

[Izzyeviel]

It must be an exciting race, procyclingstats has crashed again

 

[glassmoon]

No wind in the finish according Contador... so let's brace ourselves for the brand new excuses

 

[Tim Cahill]

8K to go is the magic place to attack I think, the start is very hard but too early.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It must be an exciting race, procyclingstats has crashed again

They‘re like Sivakov, when it gets important, they crash.

 

[KOM]

Grande Campione indeed

 

[glassmoon]

Almeida doesn't really need to attack, I think. If the gaps stay more or less like they are now, he has a good chance to take pink in the ITT.

there are apparently still discussions if that ITT will be ridden as planned though

 

[HelloDolly]

Jens is so much better on the bike than Blythe who is sounding like a screaming mare