Giro d'Italia 2025 spoilers

[Lanterne Rogue]

Tempted, given history repeating itself, to stick a fiver on Del Toro for this year's Vuelta right now...

 

[king of the mole hills]

Haha

 

[Adam4868]

Tempted, given history repeating itself, to stick a fiver on Del Toro for this year's Vuelta right now...

You'd struggle to get odds as nothing confirmed...or else i'd be on it 😁

 

[Dogtrousers]

Whoops forgot...did he not get sick or something and bail out ?

No, he was 36th on GC. (According to Wikipedia, I have a memory like a sieve)

 

[TomDW]

They both sat up on the descent. And continued playing silly beggars on the flat.

You're correct. I was just watching the Del Toro interview but I'd say once S.Yates had caught Van Aert it was all over anyway regardless.

 

[ddraver]

I question how important WVA was. He probably helped Yates win by 4 mins rather than 3 but Yates gained a load of time because the S.Americans stopped riding.

IdT also didn't have to work for the whole finestre, just the 20 or so seconds to catch Yates. Then go back to sitting on DGs wheel if he he's being so obliging...

 

[mididoctors]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/l_6YUGCAf4U?si=ChFKTjvm_7GnCJhc

 

[stage hunter]

I was all set to say what a great stage, with Yates having around 1’ 40’ at the top of the Finestre I thought Del Toro was still looking in control and it was going to be tight. I expected him to close the lead enough of Sestrieres. That capitulation was completely baffling, del Toro didn’t seem to be struggling. What on earth was his DS doing?

Anyone looking at the final GC from this in a few years will think it was a procession. Disappointed for del Toro but ecstatic for Yates.

With Wout on the other side I thought Yates was likely to win as they went over the top. I also didnt think Carapaz would ride as he would have realised he wasnt going to win the Giro at that point, and certainly not if he contributed. His only chance which was very slim was to get Del Toro to do the work and then mug him at the end. Carapaz might have been spent anyway (as the finish perhaps highlighted). Del Toro was never likely to close enough of the gap on his own and Carapaz was never going to contribute.

 

[stage hunter]

I question how important WVA was. He probably helped Yates win by 4 mins rather than 3 but Yates gained a load of time because the S.Americans stopped riding.

IdT also didn't have to work for the whole finestre, just the 20 or so seconds to catch Yates. Then go back to sitting on DGs wheel if he he's being so obliging...

His presence may have been a contributing factor to Carapaz not bothering. Or to Del Toro thinking he needed help.

 

[stage hunter]

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

A reminder that Ineos won the Giro in 2020 and 2021.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/l_6YUGCAf4U?si=ChFKTjvm_7GnCJhc

That's a good video, eh? Though they seem calmer than I'd expect, eh?

 

[MadMalx]

I question how important WVA was. He probably helped Yates win by 4 mins rather than 3 but Yates gained a load of time because the S.Americans stopped riding.

IdT also didn't have to work for the whole finestre, just the 20 or so seconds to catch Yates. Then go back to sitting on DGs wheel if he he's being so obliging...

To be pedantic, Mexico is in North America

 

[Milzy]

He didn't break them - Carapaz eventually left it to Del Toro to close and he didn't, because Yates was less of a threat to him then than Carapaz.

I can’t agree, Yates was a massive threat no matter what. Del couldn’t follow alone because he didn’t have the legs.

 

[Milzy]

To be pedantic, Mexico is in North America

Quite right, just very south of North America. I was Giro drunk but could have said Latin America maybe. Ohh well. Enjoy Rome to one & all.

 

[mididoctors]

That's a good video, eh? Though they seem calmer than I'd expect, eh?

Pete would agree, eh