Giro d'Italia 2025 spoilers

[stage hunter]

Doesn't feel decided. Yates looks vulnerable so a lot may rest on podium hunters trying to.open it up

Suspect UAE will be too strong tomorrow but realistically people need to throw the dice earlier. Del Toro’s time loss day was the wet day wasnt it? I know the finish was dry but it was wet earlier.

I do wonder what the point was of Carapaz doing that. He was very unlikely to gain much on Del Toro. Weird.

 

[stage hunter]

Doesn't feel decided. Yates looks vulnerable so a lot may rest on podium hunters trying to.open it up

Visma had a wonderful 2023, but since then are giving off Ineos post 2019 vibes.

 

[mididoctors]

Kruijswijk and Kelderman seem shadows of their former selves

It's been a long road and they have all spent a lot of Kms trying to get in breaks or pull back breaks for WvA

 

[Pblakeney]

I do wonder what the point was of Carapaz doing that. He was very unlikely to gain much on Del Toro. Weird.

Nail second spot and hopefully take something out of Del toro's legs for tomorrow?

 

[TomDW]

How did Del Toro suddenly become a Grand Tour contender, is this just how it happens. Even Pogacar when he was young had bad days, he still has bad days ! Is his team just playing it to perfection ?

I wonder if tomorrow will be more of the same but hope it isn't it.

 

[mididoctors]

Visma had a wonderful 2023, but since then are giving off Ineos post 2019 vibes.

There's something too that

 

[No Ta Doctor]

I'm hoping tomorrow is when Simon Yates conquers his nemesis

 

[mididoctors]

Suspect UAE will be too strong tomorrow but realistically people need to throw the dice earlier. Del Toro’s time loss day was the wet day wasnt it? I know the finish was dry but it was wet earlier.

I do wonder what the point was of Carapaz doing that. He was very unlikely to gain much on Del Toro. Weird.

One advantage to extending the gap to s Yates and the rest is carapaz has less fear of trying something earlier . If it doesn't go right he has a bit more of a buffer

 

[M.R.M]

It's rather daunting to try to attack from way out when UAE still have McNulty (in name only), but Majka in glorious form. You risk Majka bringing del Toro back if del Toro is unable to follow, while you might blow up and wreck your entire GC on the last climb.
I think UAE were too strong today and Carapaz made the sensible decision to try to test del Toro a little, but mainly hope for tomorrow.

 

[misforturob]

Yates saying that other Visma riders didn't follow the pre stage plan

 

[Pblakeney]

Yates saying that other Visma riders didn't follow the pre stage plan

Doesn't strike me as a smart thing to say publicly.

 

[Adam4868]

Yates saying that other Visma riders didn't follow the pre stage plan

I'm guessing that the feeling is mutual ?

 

[Alex321]

I do wonder what the point was of Carapaz doing that. He was very unlikely to gain much on Del Toro. Weird.

He gained on all the other GC contenders, And if he had managed to get a few secnds on Del Toro, it would have left him nt needing to gain as much tomorrow.

 

[mididoctors]

I'm hoping tomorrow is when Simon Yates conquers his nemesis

So do I but I feel his legs are not there

 

[phreak]

So do I but I feel his legs are not there

He seems a different rider these days. Back in 2018/19 he seemed to be quite punchy on the climbs, but now he seems more of a diesel.