Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2023, stage 21: Roma - Roma 126 km

[Red Rick]

"I just gotta focus one more day ah"

Stage preview by Eshnar

Stage 21: Roma – Roma 126 km

Sunday, May 28th, 15:25 – 18:45 CEST

Technical Overview:

A classic final parade, this time in Rome, for a change. The route starts with an initial linear section and it concludes with a 13.6 km circuit to be repeated 6 times. Originally it was planned to have a short climb that might have been worth mentioning, but it has been was scrapped at the last minute. Oh well. The sights will be great though.

What to Expect:

The Colosseum, glasses of Spumante and one more mass sprint.

Il Colosseo

 

[Izzyeviel]

Pogacar put a minute into Jonas on the last stage of the tour last year... G is only 14 seconds behind.

Just saying.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So which first-time stage winner (for this edition) will Milan narrowly finish second to after starting the sprint from the length of a football pitch back this time?

 

[Red Rick]

Meanwhile, now I'm a tiny sad that it's not in Trieste as originally rumored.

 

[Izzyeviel]

So which first-time stage winner (for this edition) will Milan narrowly finish second to after starting the sprint from the length of a football pitch back this time?

Gee... let me think...

 

[Didinho]

Any chance for echelons so the bag can go to Portugal?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

At least this abomination is about to be finished. What happened, happened, here we are.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kIkp6n53g2w&pp=ygUTbmFkYWwgd2hhdCBoYXBwZW5lZA%3D%3D

 

[wirral]

Ineos Team Pursuit from 4km out. G revisits his roots. Takes the 10 second bonus and a gap of at least 4 seconds to wrest the jersey off Primoz.

 

[Monte Serra]

Meanwhile, now I'm a tiny sad that it's not in Trieste as originally rumored.

Yes, very unfortunate. The Slovenian crowds would have been amazing.

 

[Bonimenier]

Will we finally see some prolonged GC action?

 

[jsem94]

For the first time since 2018 we have a flat circuit final stage, yet the sprinter field is absolutely dismal. This Giro is the gift that keeps on giving huh

 

[Tonton]

Pinot and Gee escape in the last lap...

 

[SHAD0W93]

Come on Cav!!! Bring it home!

 

[Amazinmets87]

If we're ever going to see GC action on a traditionally ceremonial stage it's now. I almost wish the margin was closer to entice action.

Still very unlikely to happen.

 

[hayneplane]

If we're ever going to see GC action on a traditionally ceremonial stage it's now. I almost wish the margin was closer to entice action.

Still very unlikely to happen.

Yeah as happy as I am for Roglic to win it would be awesome to see Thomas attack on the flat to try and steal the race at the final stage

 

[saunaking]

Come on Cav!!! Bring it home!

Yep. Would make sense to have order restored these last 2 stages

 

[Potomac]

Will we finally get some excitement?

Oh wait...never mind.

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

Yeah as happy as I am for Roglic to win it would be awesome to see Thomas attack on the flat to try and steal the race at the final stage

 

[SHAD0W93]

Only way I would have seen Roglic or Thomas attack today is if they were within 10 seconds or less. 14 seconds is too much unless theirs echelons or Ineos ride tempo at the front with riders on Thomas’s wheel and then stop pedaling.

 

[Lequack]

Good ol' durian rider with his wisdoms

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFOkerr9TDg

 

[Monte Serra]

Good ol' durian rider with his wisdoms

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFOkerr9TDg

Please, don't give any attention to that guy. He's not worth it.

 

[jsem94]

Please, don't give any attention to that guy. He's not worth it.

I refuse to give him a single view.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Meanwhile, now I'm a tiny sad that it's not in Trieste as originally rumored.

Trieste is indeed a beautiful city

 

[RedheadDane]

Pogacar put a minute into Jonas on the last stage of the tour last year... G is only 14 seconds behind.

Just saying.

If Roglic decides to hang out at the back of the peloton, just... chilling with his mates, then he deserves to lose GC!

 

[Red Rick]

Lol you could see one rider being late from the heli shot.