Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025, stage 13: Rovigo – Vicenza, 180km

[Boehmand]

BTW, I actually think we should commend RCS for the route design.

The blocks of "boring" sprinters stages are livened up with difficulties, that does not make it a given we get a bunch sprint every time.

Today is a good example of that.

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert should bridge across, not work for Del Toro to win.

 

[Heston]

Flat front now. Lets see who controls the break. I would expect Visma and Q36.

Fairly strong 9 rider break, but the first 120 km today are good for the peloton.

 

[Netserk]

Sad sight to see Visma, Q36.5 and Alpecin choke the peloton. Now the gap will go out so that no one can bridge on the first climb.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Excellent to see Visma lining it out for a Simon Yates attack, I assume Van Aert isn't working because he will be involved in some sort of 'last man' type situation ala Hautacam.

 

[Cycling111]

As some of us said, they're already controlling other teams that aren't UAE.
I expected LIDL and Q36.5, not Visma .

Another day when UAE doesn't have to work. Will Del Toro win like Ayuso after the work of Bahrain and Ineos?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Villa Barbarigo looks like a nice place to visit

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Why have Astana missed the break?

 

[Heston]

As some of us said, they're already controlling other teams that aren't UAE.
I expected LIDL and Q36.5, not Visma .

Another day when UAE doesn't have to work. Will Del Toro win like Ayuso after the work of Bahrain and Ineos?

It does indeed look like UAE will be gifted another stage without working.

But then again Pidcock needs to go for it today, otherwise there's no reason for him being here. Now that he refuses to drop out of the GC and be allowed in breaks.

 

[pastronef]

"Colli Euganei". titties shaped hills scattered here and there

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Geschke thinks the break has a chance, I sure hope so

 

[Netserk]

Why have Astana missed the break?

Masnada tried, but didn't make it.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Not sure who the commentators are for TNT sports - Sean Kelly and Rob Hatch? (They usually introduce themselves at the beginning of the broadcast and I missed it.)

Edit: It is indeed Rob Hatch, that man is just too much first thing in the morning. Way too much!

 

[Heston]

Geschke thinks the break has a chance, I sure hope so

How though? Some strong teams controlling and fairly easy terrain to control the break.

 

[Red Rick]

This is just the learned helplessness of professional bicyclists and their directeur sportives. "Yes we have a guy who can get 8th so we will sacrifice our left nut and a lobe of our right lung to give our shot for that 8th place from the peloton"

 

[broppo]

How though? Some strong teams controlling and fairly easy terrain to control the break.

Yeah but Geschke is new in his role and I guess they told him to have some opinions.

 

[dazaau]

Why have Astana missed the break?

Because they are point merchants and know the break is doomed. Get a few top 10s from the peloton

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Voigt suggesting the break employ "psychological warfare" on the peloton and let it be known to the DSs of the teams that want to chase, that they are gonna make it super hard for them to catch the break, so they'd have to burn up all their riders.

Wonder how often he pulled that one during his career.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

BTW, I actually think we should commend RCS for the route design.

The blocks of "boring" sprinters stages are livened up with difficulties, that does not make it a given we get a bunch sprint every time.

Today is a good example of that.

I wasn't sure whether to expect a flat, agricultural type of course with a few bumps here and there, but there is actually some really nice and interesting architecture along the way. Me happy camper.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Voigt suggesting the break employ "psychological warfare" on the peloton and let it be known to the DSs of the teams that want to chase, that they are gonna make it super hard for them to catch the break, so they'd have to burn up all their riders.

Wonder how often he pulled that one during his career.

I'd still take Jensi over Rob Hatch, while they're both super excitable at least Jensi has kind of an endearing silliness to him.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Excellent to see Visma lining it out for a Simon Yates attack, I assume Van Aert isn't working because he will be involved in some sort of 'last man' type situation ala Hautacam.

Visma is hoping to launch Wout later on, which is why they are choking the peloton right now. Thinks one of my commentators.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Vineyards everywhere 🍷

 

[Mayomaniac]

Kinda sad that they didn't use more of the hills of the Colli Euganei earlier, I'm a mark for that area and have found memories of riding there. Between there and the hills around Vicenza you meet pretty much all the recreational cyclists from Padova and the nearby area on the weekend.

 

[moljoh]

Vineyards everywhere 🍷

Vinegards everywhere? Will they help Visma with the chase? Though the wine glass suggests they may be crashes so better not

 

[Samamba]

Break speeding up.