Giro d'Italia Giro D'italia 2025 Stage 16: Piazzola sul Brenta – San Valentino

[Tricycle Rider]

Wasn't it Astana?

PCS says it was Martinelli

 

[Unchained]

Not too many potential stage winners in this 24 man break. Unless Gaudu has a miraculous reverse of form it looks like Bilbao vs Astana on paper.

Bilbao, Cepeda are both good candidates. Wout is going to wash out soon. Fortunato has just been stacking so far, goes off gets KOM and then sort of floundering to the finish, I hope today he climbs good ...all day..Astana really needs something.. Is there Polti in front group? Almost at 8 minutes!!!

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Peleton still going backwards.
Let's see what the next mountain brings. Maybe someone will try to see how Ayuso actually is doing. Ineos would be a candidate, would make more sense to do it later, but that hasn't stopped them so far.

 

[noob]

10- 15 meters down

 

[Netserk]

Fortunato big favourite for the stage win. Peloton will soon be out of it.

 

[noob]

Alessio Martinelli

Alessio Martinelli (born 2001-04-26 in Sondalo) is a professional road racing cyclist from Italy, currently riding for VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè. His best results are winning Grand Prix Alanya and winning Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Peleton still going backwards.
Let's see what the next mountain brings. Maybe someone will try to see how Ayuso actually is doing. Ineos would be a candidate, would make more sense to do it later, but that hasn't stopped them so far.

With Tarling out and Arensman having crashed, too, I'm not sure we will see them try anything. So yeah, they will probably go boombastic soon.

 

[Heston]

Peleton still going backwards.
Let's see what the next mountain brings. Maybe someone will try to see how Ayuso actually is doing. Ineos would be a candidate, would make more sense to do it later, but that hasn't stopped them so far.

I would be surprised to see GC action before Santa Barbara.

Ineos are really lacking manpower to apply pressure for 70 km.

 

[search]

Fortunato big favourite for the stage win. Peloton will soon be out of it.

apparently Gaudu has meanwhile recovered from his hand injury as well. Hard to say what his shape is like, but he tends to strike back every now and then.

 

[Faserr]

10- 15 meters down

Hopefully no direct drop

 

[Netserk]

apparently Gaudu has meanwhile recovered from his hand injury as well. Hard to say what his shape is like, but he tends to strike back every now and then.

Yeah, he is hard to judge here, so won't rule him out. Bilbao likewise.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

With Tarling out and Arensman having crashed, too, I'm not sure we will see them try anything. So yeah, they will probably go boombastic soon.

I don't think Tarling will make such a difference on what is left on the stage, Arensman also wouldn't be the guy to pull so early. So yes, not enough to pull all the time, but maybe still enough to create some motion that could create some action in a cascade of events.
Just trying to manifest something here.

 

[Unchained]

Wout wearing 3,4 jackets!!

 

[SafeBet]

Martinelli is conscious and is heading to the nearest hospital.

 

[Potomac]

The collective noun of Baises thing. We need a Poll.

 

[titan31]

Carapaz and Roglic

 

[noob]

Martinelli not severely injured and awake

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Carapaz and Roglic

?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Carapaz and Roglic

If Rogla goes home right now I wouldn't blame him one bit

 

[noob]

Wout wearing 3,4 jackets!!

I was wondering why he looked so swollen

 

[Samamba]

Carapaz and Roglic

Carapaz?

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Bernal being super nice there

Also saying he is going to attack as he has nothing to lose and if he blows he blows

 

[Tricycle Rider]

?

Crash according to Blythe

 

[titan31]

?

Crashed apparently but no images. Blythe was on screen saying it

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Crash

***,
when did that happen? Only now see Blythe on the bike talking about them being behind.

"Carapaz is looking allright" he says.