Giro d'Italia stage 20, Stage 20: Alba – Sestriere 190 km

[SafeBet]

Nibali dropped Konrad @Gigs_98

It's a good Giro then.

 

[Rollthedice]

Dennis should drop back to Kelderman and then get back to Tao, attack and win both today's stage and tomorrow's.

Vuelta too!

 

[lenric]

Pozzovivo is Yoda.

Fuglsang is Jabba the Hutt.

Who's Almeida? Rey?

 

[Red Rick]

Demare going for the category "celebrating too early"

 

[Eclipse]

Demare has made a lot of fans this race I think haha. Great performances, honoured the jersey and brought some smiles to faces

 

[Hayabusa]

Dennis is an absolute monster.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Vendrame only italian capable of following Dennis

sad state

What's worse is that the two best Italians in the GC are 35 and 37. I have no idea who can replace them in the next 5 years.

 

[woodburn]

Dennis killing it now. Gap up to minute. Have to think he won't last long on climb so will be mano-a-mano for Hindley and Hart.

 

[titan31]

QS should try just put a rider up the road and have Almeida attack and bridge. Really try break Kelderman and crush his spirits and they could get close enough to jump him on the TT if he's really drained. It's unlikely but much better than just towing him to the line

Has Serry and Ballerini up. Serry will be a help at least.

 

[l.Harm]

Why is everyone riding for Kelderman? Wasn't he supposed to pull the group almost single handlely?

He's done. They'll drop him on the next climb.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Démare celebrating at the finish line lol

 

[savornin]

Can Dennis still become a GT contender? Apparently fantastic ITT'er as well as as mountain goat

 

[JosefK]

Not so much gradual progression in form but a massive leap. Showed nothing at the Tour of Poland, nothing at the Tirenno.

Yep. I was looking for a sarcasm emoji but settled for the laugher-face.

 

[SafeBet]

What's worse is that the two best Italians in the GC are 35 and 37. I have no idea who can replace them in the next 5 years.

Philippe O'Ganna has already been stolen by those damn Irish?

 

[trevim]

What's worse is that the two best Italians in the GC are 35 and 37. I have no idea who can replace them in the next 5 years.

Ganna of course xD

 

[Simurgh]

Is Tao grimacing or was I hallucinating?

 

[TomLPC]

It's over for Wilco.

By my completely uninformed and probably wrong calculation, Hindley will probably need at least 30 seconds going into the final time trial to win. Where does he attack, if he can, he did look very easy on the prior climb.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Can Dennis still become a GT contender? Apparently fantastic ITT'er as well as as mountain goat

Ineos will try.

 

[Billie]

Can Dennis still become a GT contender? Apparently fantastic ITT'er as well as as mountain goat

The guy cannot steer and he is very frail mentally. He can do performances like this but not 3 weeks long day after day.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Is Tao grimacing or was I hallucinating?

He spent most of Thursday grimacing at the pace Dennis was setting but he was fine. He did slow down a bit for 2-3km after Dennis dropped but then he upped his game again. I expect him to be fine.

 

[killswitch]

Rubio doing a Levi on the QS riders.

 

[IndianCyclist]

keldermann's chance is gone

 

[SafeBet]

Dennis >>> those 22 domestiques riding for Kelderman.

 

[JosefK]

Can Dennis still become a GT contender? Apparently fantastic ITT'er as well as as mountain goat

Yes, I think if he can work on his time-trialing a little more to bring it up to the level of his climbing, he will be a real contender!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Sunweb are past having to choose, Hindley absolutely needs to attack.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

What's worse is that the two best Italians in the GC are 35 and 37. I have no idea who can replace them in the next 5 years.

Masnada‘s 26.