Giro D'Italia Stage 16: Udine to San Daniele del Friuli (229km)

mr spuckler

Well this is going to be a tough week! 5 stages in a row over 200km (I'm counting the stage to Sestriere as it's 198km :pac:) and just a few hills to be climbed over that period - it's an absolute beast of a final week.

Today's stage starts with a Category 2 after just 18km, with 5 Cat 3s and a nice ramp up to the finish to boot. It might not be a day for the sprinters!

The day has breakaway written all over it, with the challenges upcoming for the rest of the week likely to keep the GC contenders at bay.

It's got an interesting finale which I can't do proper justice to without just quoting the below. Ouch.

These roads lead into the finishing circuit, which is covered three times. There are two climbs on it, the first very short indeed up to the Castello di Susans, and the second much more testing as it climbs Monte di Ragogna, which averages 10.4 per cent over 2.8 kilometres and briefly touches 16 per cent.

The finale features one last sting, a 20-per-cent ramp in the final kilometre as the road rises into the heart of San Daniele del Friuli. It’s followed by a short drop and a sharp right turn towards the finish, which sits at the top of yet another short but steep rise.

Stage odds from Bet365...

Diego Ulissi 15/2
Ruben Guerreiro 10/1
Matteo Fabbro 12/1
Fabio Feline 14/1
Peter Sagan 16/1
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Thomas De Gendt 20/1
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Filippo Ganna 125/1

Gaviria out after a positive covid test. Second time for him ffs.

mr spuckler

No Giro for old men says Nibali

Tim76

Eurosport showing the Giro & the Vuelta at the same time apparently.

Tim76

Tim76 wrote: »

Eurosport showing the Giro & the Vuelta at the same time apparently.

Vuelta coverage not until 13:55 I think.

MPFGLB

We are spoilt with 2 GTs this week and both looks like they will have drama

I think Dan Martin will do well

and Sam Bennett with the few sprint stages there are at the Vuelta

Tim76

Deleted User wrote: »

Vuelta coverage not until 13:55 I think.

Are we going for the combined boards thread approach as well I wonder?

devonp

no commentary on ES 2 at the moment, ambient noise

devonp

back now

mr spuckler

Loving the look of this climb!

Tim76

devonp wrote: »

no commentary on ES 2 at the moment, ambient noise

A zen like break from Rob Hatch.

REBELSAFC

Deleted User wrote: »

Gaviria out after a positive covid test. Second time for him ffs.

I had Gaviria and Kruijswijk on my Velogames team. Do I need to self isolate?

neris

MPFGLB wrote: »

We are spoilt with 2 GTs this week and both looks like they will have drama

Imagine if Paris Roubaix hadnt been cancelled at the weekend

mr spuckler

The moto is really up Tratnik's arse on that descent! Feels uncomfortably close at the corners.

Richard Hillman

Jesus, Rob Hatch is acting like if O'connor won the team would be saved. Its not a freaking Disney movie.

Dodge

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Jesus, Rob Hatch is acting like if O'connor won the team would be saved. Its not a freaking Disney movie.

Also made it sound like it will be O'Connor's fault if they're not saved

Macy0161

Disappointed for O'Connor, particularly as I was listening to The Cycling Podcast NTT KM0 at lunch!

MPFGLB

Israel Cycling Nation now

Current leader out front

Future leader out the back