Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2023 (Giro d'Italia)

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FINAL KILOMETRES

[Grassmarket 3,362]

1 hour ago, Agger said:

Finally Mads got it after a damn tight race between the breakaway and the peloton! That's the 2nd Danish rider to get stage wins in all three GT's!

Was a good one, just heartbreak for the breakaway guys, looked like they had it till -800m, when they started playing around.

Edited May 11, 2023 by Grassmarket

[heywoodu 14,917]

Will the Germans in the peloton be allowed to go up the Gran Sasso today?

 

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The Gran Sasso, where we find the hotel where Mussolini was held captive in 1943 until the Germans liberated him  

 

[Grassmarket 3,362]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Will the Germans in the peloton be allowed to go up the Gran Sasso today?

 

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The Gran Sasso, where we find the hotel where Mussolini was held captive in 1943 until the Germans liberated him  

 

No worries: their predecessors famously arrived by glider & parachute.  

[Grassmarket 3,362]

Here we go - 25km of final climb, freezing cold at the top, group of three small team rabbits have 8 minute lead….

 

Looking good so far…15km & seven mins.

 

Peloton has given up, so there’s a win for the newbies for free!  
 

Maybe a last couple of km burnup for the big boys…

Edited May 12, 2023 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 3,362]

Wow, kind of like the North of Scotland here!  
 

 Davide Vais wins his first-ever pro race!  
 

No serious action from the big lads.

Edited May 12, 2023 by Grassmarket

[AsensioWillemsen 158]

That was exceptionally boring. Fun for the three guys ahead, sure.

[Grassmarket 3,362]

20 minutes ago, AsensioWillemsen said:

That was exceptionally boring. Fun for the three guys ahead, sure.

Yeah, first week Grand Tour with not-very-strong domestiques, so nobody doing much.