Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2023, Stage 6: Napoli – Napoli 162 km

[Tour de Berghem]

at the moment all ok and Remco in the group....1 km to go to GPM for breakway group

 

[Aimar16]

Skineos is afraid of Cavandish

 

[Netserk]

A bit late, Ineos. Unless it's more about securing a good position for the descent.

 

[glassmoon]

ineos trying to crash out Thomas?

 

[KOM]

Ineos with a very halfhearted attempt to test the crashees or what is this exactly?

 

[Samamba]

Ineos lmao?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I have noticed that none of the Ineos guys that would be regarded as climbing domestiques, has lost time on purpose, or taken it easy. All 5 of their riders that are also good climbers, are still within 2m33s. Are they going to throw everything they can at it, and see what sticks, in the third week?

 

[Samamba]

Did Ineos forget Hayter isn't here?

 

[Samamba]

I have noticed that none of the Ineos guys that would be regarded as climbing domestiques, has lost time on purpose, or taken it easy. All 5 of their riders that are also good climbers, are still within 2m33s. Are they going to throw everything they can at it, and see what sticks, in the third week?

That's what they said yeah.

Honestly If i were them I would try to drop Remco's doms again tmrw early, and just launch a few guys (not Thomas or Hart) and see what happens. Doubt Remco will follow a Arensman or Sivakov.

 

[Didinho]

A bit late, Ineos. Unless it's more about securing a good position for the descent.

The climb and descent are a bit slippery, so that's my guess.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Thomas says Ineos will try and get Sivakov/Arensman to sneak into breaks in the harder stages.

Here they are just staying out of trouble

 

[topcat]

Assuming there's no chance of wind on that coast?

Welcome back

 

[Samamba]

Descent is pretty technical, but still no idea why you would start pacing mid climb then but ok atleast we might get a battle between peloton and some dropped sprintersgroup.

 

[glassmoon]

wtf is Verre doing again? same as yesterday...

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Nice, green scenery right now, road appears to be dry for now.

 

[Samamba]

Groves, Pedersen & Dainese are still left from the really fast guys (so not counting Matthews as it's a flat finish).

EDIT: forgot about Milan ofcourse

 

[Ilmaestro99]

wtf is Verre doing again? same as yesterday...

He's from Basilicata, close to border with campania, maybe he just wants to be on TV as much as possible when the race is close to home

 

[KOM]

I just don't understand why this Giro parcours was seen as really hard. It's super boring? As if riders were going to race all those sprintstages with some hills in the beginning like one day races.

There's like 4 hard GC stages apart from the TTs, rest are either sprints or (not even hard) breakaway stages.

It honestly is beyond me how someone could like this route... There are 2 really good stages this Giro that by itself is pretty mediocre and that is without factoring in that this is the Giro in May in Italy so its nowwhere near guaranteed that these stages will actually take place the way theyre presented. So worst case this route is what? A GT without a proper mountain stage?

 

[glassmoon]

He's from Basilicata, close to border with campania, maybe he just wants to be on TV as much as possible when the race is close to home

then he should be in the breakaway and not miss it 2 days in a row and then pointlessly wasting himself... unless it's some kind of cruel punishment from his DS for being dumb and miss the break 2 days in the row

 

[search]

Groves, Pedersen & Dainese are still left from the really fast guys (so not counting Matthews as it's a flat finish).

Dainese said it's Mayrhofer's turn again today. So in case he is still there (I'd think so) he'll work for him

 

[Samamba]

Dainese said it's Mayrhofer's turn again today. So in case he is still there (I'd think so) he'll work for him

DSM being DSM not realizing Dainese is 2 times faster than Mayrhoffer.
Mayrhoffer really can't win a bunch sprint, Dainese can.

Probably also has to do with the fact that Dainese will probably leave after this season. Not sure about Mayrhoffer.

 

[search]

then he should be in the breakaway and not miss it 2 days in a row and then pointlessly wasting himself... unless it's some kind of cruel punishment from his DS for being dumb and miss the break 2 days in the row

that was back on Sunday, wasn't it? But yeah, shouldn't happen, sure.

 

[will-10]

This looks horrible to be any further back than 20th wheel, gonna be interesting to see if they caught anyone out

 

[Aimar16]

How far back is Milan?

 

[groogster]

Not sure what Ineos are trying to achieve… looking at the descent one thing comes to my mind, thank god it’s not raining.