Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2025 (Giro d'Italia)

[Grassmarket 4,311]

29 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Huh, Yates with the attack, didn't see that coming  

Woahoho Yates into virtual Pink & not much sign of a response yet.  

[heywoodu 16,468]

2 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Woahoho Yates into virtual Pink & not much sign of a response yet.  

On the climb where 7 years ago he went from pink and a stage away from the win to losing 35 minutes.

[Grassmarket 4,311]

Carapaz & Del Toro dropped Gee so now a straight three-way battle for all the podium places.

 

Gee was definitely dead wood, Carapaz starting to make an impact.

 

Yates now seems to be building his lead back......

 

Carapaz works out he's playing a mug's game & is going to be second no matter what, so forces Del Toro to work.

 

 

Edited May 31, 2025 by Grassmarket

[heywoodu 16,468]

Meanwhile the big question of the last 10 minutes of the climb has been where Wout van Aert is, considering he'd be expected to wait for Yates and potentially be crucial for him. Yates has reaached the top however, and there's still no sign of Van Aert.

[Grassmarket 4,311]

Commentator's curse, there he is!   

[heywoodu 16,468]

And there is Van Aert.

[heywoodu 16,468]

Del Toro keeps trying to force Carapaz to ride for it, and in doing so, kind of throws away his chance for the overall victory. Unreal tactics, sadly that looks like a distinct lack of experience showing up right when it matters..

[Grassmarket 4,311]

Unbelievably Carapaz & Del Toro get into an idiotic sort of downhill track stand.  

 

Yates' leads get on for two minutes.

Edited May 31, 2025 by Grassmarket

[heywoodu 16,468]

This showing by Del Toro (and in a lesser sense Carapaz) is truly one of the most astonishing bits of outright surrender I have ever seen. Just...wow.

[Grassmarket 4,311]

Fair play, van Aert is putting in a huge turn on the flat here.