Giro d' Italia 2021

[lechatnoir]

1 hour ago, J Wakefield said:

He also doesn't go well in or enjoy the rain at all. 

Coming from Belgium, that must suck

['Dale]

1 hour ago, Gen said:

He's just come back from a long time off.. Surely they aren't expecting him to just destroy the field.. It will take time. 

It’s his first Grand Tour. Week 3 is loaded with mountains. Almeida bleeded minutes in the rain yesterday. He is the last GC man standing for the team in blue. Gonna be interesting. The trend of Bernal, Pogačar and other relatively young GC successes will be a boost.

[TNT1]

1 hour ago, J Wakefield said:

Vlasov is quality, lots of GC riders aren't letting him grab a bottle without changing gears incase he attacks. 

Fair enough. He's untested at three weeks though, isn't he a Grand Tour virgin?

[J Wakefield]

1 hour ago, TNT1 said:

Fair enough. He's untested at three weeks though, isn't he a Grand Tour virgin?

11th on GC 2020 Vuelta and a 2nd on stage 12

[betaboy]

I few surprises awaits the peloton, this route will bring upsets... 

[Vetplant]

Peloton reluctant to be in the Break today.

Two riders go up the road, and no-one else reacts.

Long day ahead.

See you guys with 10km to go...

[FootballingCyclist]

Todays stage 170km and 200m of ascent?? 

Geez i get more elevation in what i thought was a flat tempo ride to Jubilee Square and back all the way down main road.

[coppi]

3 hours ago, 'Dale said:

Congratz to De Marchi, the veteran who's been in many a break, grinding away.

This is the highlight of his career, I'm sure, the maglia rosa. What a beautiful lifetime achievement, especially as an Italian.

He is from Buia, a small town near the city of Udine...............my late Parents hometown 

My 2nd cousin was at school with Alessandro too...........

Edited May 12, 2021 by coppi

[Vetplant]

59 minutes ago, Vetplant said:

Peloton reluctant to be in the Break today.

Two riders go up the road, and no-one else reacts.

Long day ahead.

See you guys with 10km to go...

After 1 hour, on a pan-flat road, the leaders have travelled at an average of 37.2 km/h.

Not setting the world alight with pace here are they...

Edited May 12, 2021 by Vetplant
Updated with true figure from the website

[lechatnoir]

1 hour ago, Vetplant said:

After 1 hour, on a pan-flat road, the leaders have travelled at an average of 37.2 km/h.

Not setting the world alight with pace here are they...

200m climbing for the day... that's flat, even by Freestate standards!!

[TNT1]

1 hour ago, Vetplant said:

After 1 hour, on a pan-flat road, the leaders have travelled at an average of 37.2 km/h.

Not setting the world alight with pace here are they...

Still too fast for the people posting here...

[FootballingCyclist]

Just now, TNT1 said:

Still too fast for the people posting here...

LOL Thursday nights at Killarney are faster in the 2nd group.

[TNT1]

Just now, FootballingCyclist said:

LOL Thursday nights at Killarney are faster in the 2nd group.

Ok, too fast for SOME of the people posting here...

[FootballingCyclist]

Can I add to my ProTouch application that I would've lasted 1hr atleast in a GT race?

[TNT1]

[FootballingCyclist]

2 minutes ago, TNT1 said:

All seem to be waiting on that 1 oke to decide where the coffee stop is.