Giro D'Italia Stage 17: Bassano del Grappa to Madonna di Campiglio (203km)

mr spuckler

This looks ouchy, with more significant pain on the way tomorrow with the Stelvio on the horizon.

Interesting fact / coincidence...

This is another summit finish, like Piancavallo, where Marco Pantani was the first victor, back in 1999, and it was in the wake of that success that the Italian was forced to quit the race as a result of an elevated haematocrit level. Coincidentally, as was the case at Piancavallo, when the Giro returned to Madonna di Campiglio in 2015, Mikel Landa was the stage winner.

mr spuckler

Ahead of tomorrow - the road at the top of Stelvio looks clear right now.

REBELSAFC

mr spuckler wrote: »

Ahead of tomorrow - the road at the top of Stelvio looks clear right now.

I'd still be wearing my skins!!!!!

Another big break today. Visconti will lose the blue jersey today from the looks of things if he hasn't already over the first climb. Guerreiro in the break and he isn't.

MPFGLB

There will be action today I think

There hss to be

mr spuckler

Stelvio confirmed for tomorrow

mcgratheoin

mr spuckler wrote: »

Ahead of tomorrow - the road at the top of Stelvio looks clear right now.

Just confirmed for tomorrow apparently.

mr spuckler

They're talking about likely changes to Saturday's stage, due to Covid restrictions in France. Sounds like the Agnello won't happen.

The mayor of Briançon (featured on stage 20 after the Izoard) has said that the Giro will not pass through the city due to COVID-19 health restrictions prohibiting gatherings of more than six people. It's looking more and more certain that stage 20 will be heavily altered.

edit: snow!

ednwireland

just noticed sc4chd are showing live coverage plus highlights at 10pm. unfortunately or fortunately with welsh commentary.

neris

ednwireland wrote: »

just noticed sc4chd are showing live coverage plus highlights at 10pm. unfortunately or fortunately with welsh commentary.

the commentator on sc4 composed the music for the ITV4 vuelta podcast

dastardly00

Didn't get to see any of the stage... but it seems like I didn't miss anything in terms of GC action?

Delighted for O'Connor there, hard day yesterday and tried his luck again.

Richard Hillman

dastardly00 wrote: »

Didn't get to see any of the stage... but it seems like I didn't miss anything in terms of GC action?

No. It was fairly uneventful

neris

Richard Hillman wrote: »

No. It was fairly uneventful

so uneventful that eurosport cut out the podium ceremony

mr spuckler

Deleted User wrote: »

Delighted for O'Connor there, hard day yesterday and tried his luck again.

Yep, I kinda wanted De Gendt to do it but was great to see O'Connor do it today. I wonder will he have saved his team according to Rob Hatch? :pac:

dastardly00

New stage profile for Saturday. The riders will climb Sestriere three times

retalivity

dastardly00 wrote: »

New stage profile for Saturday. The riders will climb Sestriere three times

Is there a chance the bus could get lapped??

mr spuckler

retalivity wrote: »

Is there a chance the bus could get lapped??

I'd have thought so!

Paddigol

LOL... Sam's been climbing well the last couple of days though so might be spared the ignominy.

Inquitus

Paddigol wrote: »

LOL... Sam's been climbing well the last couple of days though so might be spared the ignominy.

Sam's racing the Vuelta, this is a Giro thread

Macy0161

Inquitus wrote: »

Sam's racing the Vuelta, this is a Giro thread

Sam was disappointing in De Panne in fairness.

Paddigol

Inquitus wrote: »

Sam's racing the Vuelta, this is a Giro thread

Thanks! I was wondering where my post had disappeared to in the Vuelta thread! Time for a double espresso...