THE MIRROR STAGE
Unfortunately, these decisions are always made at the last minute, when we already knew for 3 days that this route would not be feasible. A decision could very well have been made on Saturday or Sunday, if not yesterday.
GOODBYE TO STAGES LIKE NIBALI’S AT THE TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO?
2013 was an uphill finish for Nibali. In snow it’s doable if you’re uphill. Unfortunately today’s stage was downhill. Doing all those kilometers of descent is prohibitive. The problem was this. If there had been snow at the finish line today, the runners would have climbed up without any problems.
MOVISTAR’S ACTION TO KEEP THE ESCAPE AT BAY
I really don’t understand Movistar. In the end it was also a good action, but 10 km from the finish they disappeared completely. The one who was fastest of all was Sanchez, but I didn’t understand him either. Let’s say they worked well, without finalizing.
POGACAR WINS WITHOUT FORCING
Pogacar didn’t make a real attack. If Pellizzari had 10 seconds more, Pogacar would have waited for him and left him the victory. Then he saw that Martinez was coming and couldn’t wait for Pellizzari.
PELLIZZARI SHOWS OFF
Beautiful second place, also nice gesture at the finish when he asked Pogacar for glasses. It is logical that he missed the victory. But it’s a great sign, we’re in the third week. Seeing a young Italian at this level bodes well for the future.
TIBERI’S REACTION
Tiberi initially thought he would lose the white jersey, then he reacted. He managed it based on what he felt, he caught Arensman in the last 500 meters and then broke away from him. On these slopes he responded promptly, the day of rest did him good.
TIBERI AND PELLIZZARI HAVE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NIBALI AND ARU: IN MINIATURE?
The characteristics are those. They still have to mature, but we are in good shape. They are young and have little professional experience. Pellizzari said in Turin that he was afraid of making the others fall. Maturity can make kids change. We are on the right path, they need to ‘think about’ the fact that they can do even better in a few years.
THE REGULARITY OF PIGANZOLI
Piganzoli is always there quietly, it’s not bad. For Basso he is a talented rider, which we will see in the future. Being in the 15th in the Giro in your first year is a lot. If we look at past champions who won the Giro, we will realize that most were not as far ahead as he was on his debut. The same goes for Pellizzari and Tiberi, he must mature.
THOMAS AND O’CONNOR PAY DUTY
The third week always plays tricks, the bad weather has caused problems and will continue to do so in the next few days. For Thomas age takes its toll, today he paid the price. O’Connor is the classic runner who does well the first two weeks, then struggles a bit in the third. At this point we really need to see that there isn’t a bad day for one of the two. Now they are only racing for second place, it will be a good fight.
WILL POGACAR LEAVE A STAGE TOMORROW?
I think it depends a lot on the other teams. They saw that the Slovenian leaves nothing for anyone. There will be a big fight to escape and this time I think it will come. The Brocon is a nice climb, repeated twice will definitely hurt. Upon arrival they are expected to find bad weather. It won’t be a very long stage, but there will be a lot of altitude difference.
Tomorrow a large group of people with legs will leave, maybe even a Zana. In fact, Pogacar is almost better off if a top ranking man leaves, so other teams will be forced to work for the position. But if they take Pogacar down, he is capable of going on to win tomorrow too. Today he didn’t even reach the threshold, he climbed Monte Pana regularly and, despite everything, he made a big difference.
PREVIOUS EPISODES
The presentation of the Giro d’Italia
First stop: “This is how Pogacar makes enemies. Oropa will be a test for Tiberi”
Second stage: “Pogacar has only one Achilles heel. Tiberi and Pellizzari are not ready yet”
Third stage: “Pogacar is spending too much and could pay. Milan must trust their teammates”
Fourth stage: “Milan can win 3-4 stages, but watch out for Pogacar for the cyclamen. And Ganna…”
Fifth stage: “Pogacar could leave the pink jersey”
Sixth stage: “Pogacar can give more than 30″ to Thomas”
Seventh stage: “Pogacar leaves only one glimmer of hope. Tiberi: better a placing or a stage?
Eighth stage: “Tiberi will understand his limits in the Dolomites. Pogacar is making a lot of enemies”
Ninth stage: “Milan needs a running director. Pogacar is creating discontent”
Tenth stage: “Tiberi does well to attack. The team is making him responsible”
Eleventh stage: “Tiberi proved he is strong. Milan is pure power”
Twelfth stage: “I hope Bahrain doesn’t work too hard and finds itself with fewer men in the third week”
Thirteenth stage: “Milan in Cipollini’s footsteps. Pogacar will earn on the clock”
Fourteenth stage: “Ganna was afraid of Pogacar. Tiberi, watch out for a bad day”
Fifteenth stage: “Tiberi does not come out reduced. Pogacar bores, but also creates enthusiasm”
2024-05-21 18:39:46
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