Giro Stage 19 Marano Lagunare to Castelmonte

Mefistofelino · 27-05-2022 9:38am #1

After yesterdays "much-better-than-a-sprint" sprint stage, its time to head uphill again, with a detour through Slovenia.

mewso · 27-05-2022 10:40am

Bookies have Carapaz, Carthy and Hindley as joint 10/1 favourites with Landa much further down (30/1) which is interesting as you would think Landa has to try something. Maybe he will wait until tomorrow (maybe they all will) but for Landa it's a bit of a gamble leaving it to one stage rather than trying in both when you are over a minute down. I'll go for Arensman in the break. He has tried often enough.

Mefistofelino · 27-05-2022 11:16am

Hannah appears to have interrupted Wiggins during a spot of impromptu oxy-acetylene brazing this morning.

dastardly00 · 27-05-2022 12:00pm

Some drive-by heckling there from Wiggins

De Bhál · 27-05-2022 12:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119121339#Comment_119121339

that was the most interesting thing he did all week.

retalivity · 27-05-2022 12:35pm

Gaviria to pull a Colbrelli and top 5 a GT mountain stage

mr spuckler · 27-05-2022 12:36pm

I remember finding him good in his first TDF on the moto but it just feels like parody at this point.

De Bhál · 27-05-2022 12:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119121502#Comment_119121502

i just don't get it at all, it adds nothing to the experience for me. He just repeats the same thing the commentators have said probably ten times by then. Like earlier he basically said

"breaks gone eventually, took longer than expected, hello Richie mate (to Richie Porte as he passed him), talk to you all later"

pointless

I thought he was very good on the couch last year, (TDF I think), good insights etc. but now I believe he would mess up the dynamic in the studio as it's relaxed and easy going right now.

There must be something better for him to do...I don't know what like interview mechanics, chefs, the support team, look at the food the teams have, look at the bikes properly, give us a tour of a bus etc. Talk to some fans or whatever.

No, sit on a bike and shout a load of rubbish at the camera. Waste of petrol.

27-05-2022 12:57pm

I've actually stopped bothering with the studio stuff this year and left the multi audio feed on with Rob and Sean after the stages. Not sure why, just wasn't particularly enjoying it.

27-05-2022 1:09pm

Oh no , Richie Porte looked have been sick there.

Mefistofelino · 27-05-2022 1:26pm

Stage 13: Wiggo near Bardet, Bardet throws up

Stage 19: Wiggo near Porte, Porte throws up

Is there a pattern starting here?

retalivity · 27-05-2022 1:46pm

God I'm sick of seeing Michael Buerk shilling coins, and no I do not need funeral insurance.

dastardly00 · 27-05-2022 1:48pm

Porte abandons. Very unfortunate for him ☹️

mewso · 27-05-2022 2:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119121817#Comment_119121817

Ad free. The only way to go.

retalivity · 27-05-2022 2:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119122137#Comment_119122137

Dodgy box, so no dice!

dastardly00 · 27-05-2022 2:34pm

Zardini attacking 🤔

odyssey06 · 27-05-2022 2:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119122194#Comment_119122194

"He's just out to show off his jersey..."

27-05-2022 2:40pm

It's working, he's got his name on the telly now.

mewso · 27-05-2022 2:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119122156#Comment_119122156

€40 a year for eurosport/gcn+ is slightly more than sky sports monthly charge. Easily worth the price versus other streaming options. I'm not on a commission :)

dastardly00 · 27-05-2022 2:50pm

Not sure why Bora are riding on the front when their tactic appears to be just to ride tempo on this climb.

27-05-2022 2:51pm

Pantani!!!!!

Mefistofelino · 27-05-2022 3:51pm

They should put Kelly on the motorbike instead of Wiggins. He'd be tearing strips off lads (assuming he didn't take a bike from the Neutral Service car and just drop them)

mr spuckler · 27-05-2022 3:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119122290#Comment_119122290

And then they all blow up as soon as Ineos make a surge 🤪

27-05-2022 3:56pm

Looks like Valter is out for a spin with the kids, he's huge vs the others 😁

neris · 27-05-2022 3:59pm

da fuq? that last corners lethal

RobertKK · 27-05-2022 3:59pm

That was a comical ending…

27-05-2022 3:59pm

They were following the car there I bet.

retalivity · 27-05-2022 3:59pm

ah jesus!

Mefistofelino · 27-05-2022 4:00pm

Not sure Bouwman was faultless in that - he shut the door on Schmid on the bend

27-05-2022 4:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119122597#Comment_119122597

No they just messed up lol

neris · 27-05-2022 4:04pm

Its a very tight left hander for the last corner

mewso · 27-05-2022 4:06pm

The battle between the 3 main GC rivals is very tame really when you think about. Each of them making small bursts and then stopping. None of them willing to go all out. Landa especially should have gone for a much longer effort but then maybe didn't have it in him.

Mefistofelino · 27-05-2022 4:07pm

Schmid is really hacked off

dastardly00 · 27-05-2022 4:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119122609#Comment_119122609

Yeah that slow-mo replay shows that Bouwman cut across Schmid, forcing Schmid to slam on the brakes. Schmid's back wheel locked up, he ran wide and that caused Vendrame to go off course.

eagle eye · 27-05-2022 4:56pm

That stage was a big letdown for me. I expected a good breakaway but we only got a few half decent riders in it.

I expected somebody from the front three on GC to make a good effort at trying to move away from the other two but we git very little from that either.

I just have this feeling that Landa is the strongest on the very steep climbs. He has nothing to lose tomorrow and he needs to break away from Hindley and Carapaz. I think he needs to get two minutes to have any chance on Sunday. That'd give him around a one minute lead.

retalivity · 27-05-2022 5:57pm

Think Carapaz is the strongest myself, he's just been biding his time and following attacks, with a few half-hearted ones himself. He also is a rider who doesn't really need the sky-neos train to support him, he's well able to ride himself and follow others, so the loss of Porte shouldn't be that big a deal. Can see him putting in a dig tomorrow that finally snaps Landa and Hindley of his wheel.

Would rather one of the other 2 win it because Ineos, but that would be tempered a bit as I actually like Carapaz.

Giro Stage 19 Marano Lagunare to Castelmonte

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