Giro 2023: Stage 19: Longarone – Tre Cime di Lavaredo 183 km The Mega Mountain Stage ***Spoilers***

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Breakaway finally sorted.
    Not as big as I expected.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Bertie is useless on the bike and it's not a lost in translation thing
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Breakaway couldn’t have worked out better for Ineos.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    blazing_saddles said:

    Breakaway couldn’t have worked out better for Ineos.

    Threat of arensman brought order

    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Ineos letting the break go
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    LOL
    Healy
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Healy attacks from 5.30 behind. Guess he wants some extra mountain points up the road but feels pointless.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    HEALY
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Oufffff... Not going to be popular
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    pblakeney said:

    Pross said:

    JV firing riders off the front meaning Ineos have to send some too. I'm not sure it is worth them spending so much energy as it rarely seems to help tactically having a man up front for a GC rider.

    Three benefits that I can see. Pick which is most likely to succeed on the road.
    1. Potential stage win.
    2. Rest of the team can take it easy as others are forced to chase.
    3. Breakaway rider can ease up and recover to help on the final climb.
    1. Chasing a stage win when you're trying to take the overall would be a bit silly.
    2. Only really works if the rider who goes in the break is a threat themselves otherwise just don't bother chasing.
    3. This is the main reason they seem to do it but it rarely works, the rider usually manages a few hundred metres at most when the GC group catches them.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Healy has apparently pulled back 50 seconds, I don't see it myself.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,437
    Peloton down to about 30 riders!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Massive split now, all the main teams are in the front pretty much in full. The rest might just sit up.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pinot in pursuit
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    Pross said:

    Healy attacks from 5.30 behind. Guess he wants some extra mountain points up the road but feels pointless.

    Only chance he's got, isn't it? Fair play, not going to die wondering.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Peloton splits
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Feels pointless persisting now Pinot is with him, it's just going to force a chase behind.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Looks like they called a truce, Healy just trying his luck hoping Pinot wouldn't be allowed to follow.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I don't believe the gap to the break reduced by 1.30 as a result of Healy's attack.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pinot puts the anchor ⚓ on Healy
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Don't do that again look from puccio
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Healy off again.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Puccio really unimpressed :)
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Healy did it again
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Average speed up a mountain: 41kph.
    Wow.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Just over a week ago I was at way higher altitudes than that highest peak.
    Maxed out over 4,200 metres and spent the whole week at over 2,500 metres.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Couldn’t breathe mind. :D
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited May 2023
    josame said:

    The day G loses time

    Let's be honest now he has been doing a good impression of Cuddles (following with minor digs)

    An anti-Contador if you will


    Contador didn't attack when he was leading.
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    RichN95. said:

    josame said:

    The day G loses time

    Let's be honest now he has been doing a good impression of Cuddles (following with minor digs)

    An anti-Contador if you will


    Contador didn't really attack when he was leading.
    .... apart from 2009 when it was just to piss Armstrong off ;-)
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    So glad the weather is playing ball today. Truly one of the best looking stages.

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