Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 20: Verrès – Sestrière, 205 km

[ice&fire]

To anyone at RAI: please get WVA at the finish in front of a screen with a clock.

 

[Brullnux]

I really, really hate Visma-LAB, and I hate that it's basically become a one-stage shootout (stage 16 was great, mind), but Simon Yates has always been the more interesting and entertaining brother and frankly the way Carapaz and del Toro are riding, he's the only one that deserves it.

Question of who I dislike more here, and at the moment I think it's UAE. I would've preferred Carapaz but Yates had done superbly, as had Wout, and Del Toro has botched it (to be expected, first GT).

 

[Escarabajo]

I can't believe how stupid UAE is!!!!
Seriously, this is probably the worst I have seen in my life!

 

[Andy262]

Great RaboTriumph. Yates has done Sweet FA for the last week then mugs them on Finestre. But how have UAE allowed this to happen? Lack of support/plan.

 

[benzwire]

This stage is going to be talked about for years I think. Such a wasted opportunity!

 

[Divergence]

Well IDT would have been an even worse winner than TGH, so it is better this was. I guess Carapaz would have been the best outcome today but not IDT is second best.

 

[Potomac]

Del toro throwing away 1st place to make carapaz finish third just out of spite!

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Honestly Carapaz is gaining respect in my book by not pulling.

This is what more riders should have done in the Sky years.

One of my favorite riders in the peloton, he always tries all his options to win when possible.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

4 min now.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Rabo UnFail

 

[ppanther92]

Well, UAE (Lampre) always had bad tactics and judgements from the car, its just Pogacar still wins

 

[dgodave]

The old Wout up the road trick, No one saw it coming!

 

[Salvarani]

It is lose-lose for IDT to push here. The gap is too big.

The car told him to focus on Carapaz.

But they misjudged Yates and they gave him too much time.

Then they slowed down to wait for teammates, who are too far behind.

This isnt on Del Toro or his "mentality".

It is on the team and their tactics.

 

[benzwire]

Dios mio, 4 minutes

 

[Poursuivant]

Kelly is right, it’s strange behaviour from IDT

 

[Froome]

Eurosport commentators from Portugal saying WVA is already smiling.

No, he is not smiling, he is suffering, what the hell.....

 

[pelotonIQ]

Del Toro is a loser man. He should be mocked for this until the day he dies.

You never know how much legs he had left. He joined this tour as a domestique and did very well for himself whatever happens. His stock has risen.

 

[Brullnux]

Del Toro giving up the ghost like this is very disappointing, to be honest

 

[Tim Cahill]

What are UAE doing, the toys are out the pram here

 

[nightowl]

Gee needs to attack, they might give him the podium lol

 

[Scarponi]

Great RaboTriumph. Yates has done Sweet FA for the last week then mugs them on Finestre. But how have UAE allowed this to happen? Lack of support/plan.

UAE too complacent with Pogacar destroying teams, they don’t know how to win a GT without the alien.

 

[Eclipse]

Del toro throwing away 1st place to make carapaz finish third just out of spite!

The funny thing is Carapaz is surely going to really try humble him at least once here and see if he can nick 2nd anyway

 

[Rou]

Del Toro looked in control the whole climb, responding with ease to every attack of Carapaz. Matxin was probably telling him to be calm and wait for his team. Clown performance from UAE.

 

[Heston]

Majka refusing to pull?? LMAO

 

[Leinster]

Carapaz has already won a Giro. He tried the possible and impossible. 2nd or 3rd doesn't mena nothing to him. Giro is lost by the Maglia Rosa. And btw Ytes is the strongest and deserves the victory

I mean, yes, but also no. Both Carapaz and Del Toro are actively throwing this away.

As I type the gap has gone out to 4 minutes, so “have actively thrown” this away.