Giro D'Italia Stage 19: Abbiategrasso to Alpe di Mera (Valsesia) (166km)

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 10:42am #1

Back to the mountains for 2 days in a row before the final TT on Sunday. Today doesn't look too bad on paper but with almost 3 weeks in the legs it could be a case of who's got anything left. Of course that big question is most focused on Bernal - was Wednesday just a blip of a sign of things to come?

Here's hoping for good weather (no excuses for Yates) and a proper examination of who's got most left to give, especially with 3 Cat 1s coming tomorrow!

Odds from bet365
Simon Yates 7/2
Jaoa Almeida 4/1
Egan Bernal 9/2
Dan Martin 9/1
George Bennett 14/1

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 11:35am

And the sun is shining!

MangleBadger · 28-05-2021 11:36am

Apart from the obvious descents over the Cat 4 and 3 climbs it is all uphill. So hopefully that will sap some legs and allow fireworks to start early.

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 11:42am

Jens Voigt going for Dan Martin for the stage! *fingers crossed*

retalivity · 28-05-2021 11:44am

Almeida for me, looked in great form the last day.
Think Yates/Bernal will mark each other out, Almeida is far enough back to be given leeway.
Bennett not a bad shout but think he'll be minding Foss up the climb

Dcully · 28-05-2021 12:11pm

Hoping Bernal has a bad day to make things interesting nothing at all to do with my dislike for Ineos :P

neris · 28-05-2021 12:15pm

Breaks not having much luck getting developed

neris · 28-05-2021 12:17pm

And that spire and dome looks completely out of place on they church

MPFGLB · 28-05-2021 1:12pm

Its a great finish for Dan Martin

Dodge · 28-05-2021 1:55pm

I’m going for Yates today. Think it suits him perfectly. Long climb up to burn off the likes of Almeida

retalivity · 28-05-2021 2:00pm

Split in the Peloton, Dani Martinez and a few of the Ineos guys caught behind

Panrich · 28-05-2021 2:01pm

I've just tuned in and see that there's a split in the peloton. Did this come about on a climb, accident or crosswind?

retalivity · 28-05-2021 2:08pm

Panrich wrote: »

I've just tuned in and see that there's a split in the peloton. Did this come about on a climb, accident or crosswind?

Didn't seem to be anything like that Quickstep just started riding hard on the front and took about 40 riders with them

mewso · 28-05-2021 3:08pm

Is that catering service motorbike guy driving and handing out food? Crazy if you ask me. Accident waiting to happen.

dastardly00 · 28-05-2021 3:19pm

It looks like Bernal has all his team mates except one (Puccio I presume)

dastardly00 · 28-05-2021 3:28pm

The peloton are making light work of this climb so far.

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 3:32pm

Not sure Dan is on it today, hanging around the back of that group and no reaction to yates attack.

retalivity · 28-05-2021 3:32pm

Bernal struggling to follow??

Dodge · 28-05-2021 3:34pm

Fair play to Yates and Caruso. Giving it a go

MangleBadger · 28-05-2021 3:34pm

This is looking interesting!

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 3:36pm

He' not pulling out that much time as yet and the others are being pulled back.

I think Bernal is managing this quite well actually.

retalivity · 28-05-2021 3:37pm

mr spuckler wrote: »

He' not pulling out that much time as yet and the others are being pulled back.

I think Bernal is managing this quite well actually.

Bernal looks weirdly comfortable

mewso · 28-05-2021 3:38pm

Yeah I'd say Ineos are happy to keep it within 30 seconds or so.

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 3:39pm

Last 4km average over 10%, if he was suffering badly you'd expect the gap to widen much more quickly.

edit...Dan's lost contact with Bernal group

dastardly00 · 28-05-2021 3:43pm

Yates to be caught by Martinez and Bernal will then win the stage

Brian? · 28-05-2021 3:46pm

Bernal is different class.

mewso · 28-05-2021 3:46pm

Would like to see Almeida do it to be honest.

REBELSAFC · 28-05-2021 3:46pm

Ineos have managed this superbly

28-05-2021 3:50pm

Almeida looks to be climbing so much better than last year.

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 3:51pm

Harsh on Almeida being so close 2 mountain days in a row. Hopefully he has enough left to attack again tomorrow. Has Bernal rightly blown here?

edit, not really :pac:

Brian? · 28-05-2021 3:52pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Almeida looks to be climbing so much better than last year.

Great ride

Brian? · 28-05-2021 3:52pm

mr spuckler wrote: »

Harsh on Almeida being so close 2 mountain days in a row. Hopefully he has enough left to attack again tomorrow. Has Bernal rightly blown here?

Blown may be an exaggeration

28-05-2021 3:53pm

Dan 5th there I think?

retalivity · 28-05-2021 3:53pm

Dan recovered well for 6th

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 3:53pm

Brian? wrote: »

Blown may be an exaggeration

As noted in my edit! He looked like he was slowing much more than turned out to be the case.

neris · 28-05-2021 3:54pm

Dan came in well there

Gerry · 28-05-2021 3:54pm

Magghhleeya Roohsa. Thanks Carlton. Yates showing that Brexit hasn't ruined everything in blighty

REBELSAFC · 28-05-2021 3:54pm

Good finish from Dan. Up into tenth place on GC

dastardly00 · 28-05-2021 3:56pm

Yates needs to do tomorrow what Froome did to him a few years ago.

Quick-Step really messed up not backing Almeida as their leader.

Dani Martinez should be a GC leader with another team.

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 3:57pm

Caruso managed that really well too actually, although only 20 seconds now back to Yates in the overall.

Heraclius · 28-05-2021 4:06pm

What are people's predictions for tomorrow? I'm guessing Bernal will lose more than a minute to Yates but will still hold on.

retalivity · 28-05-2021 4:07pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

Yates needs to do tomorrow what Froome did to him a few years ago.

Quick-Step really messed up not backing Almeida as their leader.

Dani Martinez should be a GC leader with another team.

He was last year at EF.
Almeida's leaving Quickstep at the end of the year, hence backing golden boy Remco who had just signed a new 6 year contract.
I've a fear he's going to Ineos...

Eamonnator · 28-05-2021 4:08pm

REBELSAFC wrote: »

Good finish from Dan. Up into tenth place on GC

Dan was in 10th place before today's stage, however he certainly has consolidated his position. Great ride from him today.

MPFGLB · 28-05-2021 4:08pm

I heard ALmedia was going to Bora

CantGetNoSleep · 28-05-2021 4:09pm

MPFGLB wrote: »

I heard ALmedia was going to Bora

I thought it was UAE

MPFGLB · 28-05-2021 4:11pm

What about this chiropractor that Wiggins is talking about who is saying Bernal's back is 'falling off'

Surely he didn,t mean Wiggo to broadcast that as surely discretion is required in his job

wpd · 28-05-2021 4:18pm

last stage is a flat 29km tt
who is the better time trialler yates or bernal and what would difference be time wise do you think

Dodge · 28-05-2021 4:32pm

wpd wrote: »

last stage is a flat 29km tt
who is the better time trialler yates or bernal and what would difference be time wise do you think

Yates could put 90 seconds into him if all went well

Almeida may set a record for top 10 performances without a win

Brian? · 28-05-2021 4:57pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

Yates needs to do tomorrow what Froome did to him a few years ago.

Quick-Step really messed up not backing Almeida as their leader.

Dani Martinez should be a GC leader with another team.

I’m every GT there’s a Sky/Ineos domestique who should be a leader elsewhere. Their budget is ridiculous

mr spuckler · 28-05-2021 4:57pm

Dodge wrote: »

Yates could put 90 seconds into him if all went well

Almeida may set a record for top 10 performances without a win

After Nizzolo :pac:

retalivity · 28-05-2021 5:08pm

Dodge wrote: »

Yates could put 90 seconds into him if all went well

Almeida may set a record for top 10 performances without a win

Just looking at last year's giro, didn't realise he had so many - 11, and 4 again this year so far

Giro D'Italia Stage 19: Abbiategrasso to Alpe di Mera (Valsesia) (166km)

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