Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia stage 19 Biella – Champoluc 166km

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So Gee loses five seconds because he was held up by Pellizzari but Pellizzari doesn‘t lose time? Genius tactics if this stands

in the end, both got the same time, so Pellizzari was lucky that Gee was involved as well. This new rules really doesn't make much sense.

 

[AmRacer]

So apparently the Visma DS said everything went according to plan while Simon Yates was fuming that they didn't stick to their plan?

Simon's legs failed to follow the plan.

 

[Rackham]

I watch stages like this one and I think it's a shame Rog and Visma are no longer a couple.

He was the perfect weapon for them in these types of races. You get Kruijswijk and Kelderman pulling hard like that, he'll finish the job. Simon Yates meanwhile is a different type of rider.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Imagine being 21 years-old, a few years ago you were a junior, but now are riding ahead of Carapaz, Yates, etc. and are one climb away from winning the freakin Giro!

Live look at Ayuso’s room.

View: https://youtu.be/jPYTpec7FjQ?si=d5VcU4Rd6njQrdfP

 

[James M]

Lemon should stick to his level, the egg and spoon race down the local primary school sports day, though if he does a good job for Yates today the hatewatch is cancelled.

I guess the hate-watching is still on, like Donkey Kong. Poor Lemon got one chance left.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Somehow, I don’t belief he’s being completely honest 😉

He was pretty explsove in 2018.. But then again I'll always have a soft spot for Simon Phillip because of the way he raced in the 2018 Giro.

 

[Bolder]

Simon Yates literally has only been the 5th best climber at his best climbing stage and people think he's the one gonna attack first. He's in it for the podium most likely.

If you had told me thatYates would be on the Giro podium this year with one consequential stage to go, I would have been shocked. Otoh i was also shocked that he managed a fourth in the TdF in 2023. He's such a mercurial rider, one day he's up with the best and the next he's looking really ordinary.

 

[Sciatic]

If you had told me thatYates would be on the Giro podium this year with one consequential stage to go, I would have been shocked. Otoh i was also shocked that he managed a fourth in the TdF in 2023. He's such a mercurial rider, one day he's up with the best and the next he's looking really ordinary.

He has looked pretty ordinary this entire Giro.

 

[fenns]

He's third and likely to stay there so he's not doing too bad.

The overall standard of the race is not the highest - with none of cycling's stellar talents involved it's like having Wimbledon without Alcaraz, Sinner and Djokovic.

 

[Red Rick]

He's third and likely to stay there so he's not doing too bad.

The overall standard of the race is not the highest - with none of cycling's stellar talents involved it's like having Wimbledon without Alcaraz, Sinner and Djokovic.

If we have to go tennis metaphors

This is USO 2020 final all over again sorry not sorry @Gigs_98

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

in the end, both got the same time, so Pellizzari was lucky that Gee was involved as well. This new rules really doesn't make much sense.

I don't think the rule is that it cannot be that only one rider gets the benefit of the allowance: it is that a rider who falls entirely on his own (therefore no-one's fault but his own) cannot benefit. That would not have described Pellizzari's situation.

 

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I don't think the rule is that it cannot be that only one rider gets the benefit of the allowance: it is that a rider who falls entirely on his own (therefore no-one's fault but his own) cannot benefit. That would not have described Pellizzari's situation.

I honestly think that exactly describes the Pellizzari situation: he crashed on his own because he completely overshot a corner, taking too many risks for a potential 4th place.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I honestly think that exactly describes the Pellizzari situation: he crashed on his own because he completely overshot a corner, taking too many risks for a potential 4th place.

But he was in a group, didn't have unrestricted choice of what line to take. I think that is the intent of the rule.

 

[Skalman]

¨Do you think anyone will try something tomorrow or will they hold hands up the mountains tomorrow also?

Guess i got answered in spades