Giro 2023: Stage 16: Sabbio Chiese – Monte Bondone 203 km, A Mucho Mountain Affair. ***Spoilers***

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,654
    rick_chasey said:

    Healey in an aero suit apparently, so we all know what he's planning.

    Psssst... Only the one e in Healy ;-)
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Raining over the summit?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
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    So Rubio was fined for trying to put Healy into the crowd on Sunday, but mystified by the deduction of UCI points rather than KoM points
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Healy hovering for the points
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    mididoctors said:

    Pross said:

    Someone I used to race with back in the 90s is doing the full route a couple of days ahead of the race for charity (he’s done it on the Tour a couple of times previously). He did this stage yesterday - 128 miles and 17,000 feet of elevation. Took him 10 hours (ex-1st cat racer, think he may have been Welsh champion and still a very good cyclist who leads cycle tours in the Canaries when not working as a mechanic for various teams).

    Exhausting effort ... Did he do all of stage 13?
    As the pass was closed he had to do the ride in 2 parts of 51 and 62 miles (just under 16,000 feet of elevation)
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    well that was a lovely-looking climb

    sunshine helps
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Oufff wasn't easy but he did it
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Healy leads the KoM competition but he had to work hard.
    Bardiani fancy it.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pross said:

    mididoctors said:

    Pross said:

    Someone I used to race with back in the 90s is doing the full route a couple of days ahead of the race for charity (he’s done it on the Tour a couple of times previously). He did this stage yesterday - 128 miles and 17,000 feet of elevation. Took him 10 hours (ex-1st cat racer, think he may have been Welsh champion and still a very good cyclist who leads cycle tours in the Canaries when not working as a mechanic for various teams).

    Exhausting effort ... Did he do all of stage 13?
    As the pass was closed he had to do the ride in 2 parts of 51 and 62 miles (just under 16,000 feet of elevation)
    Gritty old pedler
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    This breakaway is like a Greatest Hits compilation breakaway for this Giro
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    RichN95. said:

    This breakaway is like a Greatest Hits compilation breakaway for this Giro

    same guys all giro ... Deserve a round of applause.

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Crawling up these guys
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,979
    I don't think I'll be able to watch much of this today, hopefully an hour with lunch, and then this evening is my daughters cycling coaching session, so maybe able to squeeze in another hour before bed - I'll be back on later to ask what kilometre-age I should be watching from :-)

    Sounds like an entertaining stage so far.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Yeah Healy not committed as deep ...takes 2nd place ..looks a bit sluggish for him tbh. Guy has done a lot of riding this giro ...
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Didn't see Milan get dropped
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,327
    mididoctors said:

    Didn't see Milan get dropped

    I presume it wasn't long after he got all the points that he is going to get today.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Bardiani making friends
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    No idea what Bardiani are playing at, given they started with no KoM points.

    It’s raining again even though the forecast was good.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Proper wet patches on descent
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    pblakeney said:

    mididoctors said:

    Didn't see Milan get dropped

    I presume it wasn't long after he got all the points that he is going to get today.
    Makes sense
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Healy looks tired
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Jumbo looking the part
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Jumbo acceleration..affini done
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Break and chase splinters on climb
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    Swift still 4 minutes up the road for Ineos.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Parrot pantry brothers bringing the Astana pair back ...
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,979
    I'm on at 50k, have I missed anything notable - why was Thomas off the back?
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  • daniel_b
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    Sivakov leaves the race.
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  • mididoctors
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    Sivakov packs!
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    daniel_b said:

    I'm on at 50k, have I missed anything notable - why was Thomas off the back?

    Back to the cars no Biggie
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