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Geraint is 38 years old on Saturday, there are only 3 riders in this Giro older.
He’s still got a lot of form albeit on the wane and up against an impressive younger brood coming though. The ability of some of these brand new young debutants is impressive.

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Stage 16 produced a change of jersey -
Christian Scaroni becomes the new borrower of Tadej’s Maglia Azzurra :blue_square:

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Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Stage 17 : Selva di Val Gardena - Passo Brocon (159km)

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Three hard going races in one today, the KOM battle will focus especially on the first half of the course to claim points atop of Passo Rolle, the stage hunters will try to escape getting caught and take a stage win, and the GC battle for what is most probably for a 2nd and 3rd place on the podium.

Let’s hope the weather is okay today :crossed_fingers:

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Maglia wearers at start of Stage 17:

Rose :red_square: Tadej Pogačar :slovenia: UAE Team Emirates
Ciclamino :purple_square: Jonathan Milan :it: Lidl-Trek
Azzurra :blue_square: Christian Scaroni :it: Astana Qazaqstan
Bianca :white_large_square: Antonio Tiberi :it: Bahrain Victorious

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146 riders on today’s start-line and Stage 17 is underway! :it:

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A total of 396 points are to be divided in the best climbers classification today. The maximum number of points a rider can score is 167 points.

# CLIMB POINTS
1 KOM Sprint (HC) Passo Sella (8.9 km) 50,30,20,14,10,6,4,2,1
2 KOM Sprint (1) Passo Rolle (67.6 km) 40,18,12,9,6,4,2,1
3 KOM Sprint (3) Passo Gobbera (100.4 km) 9,4,2,1
4 KOM Sprint (2) Passo Brocon (127.2 km) 18,8,6,4,2,1
5 KOM Sprint (1) Passo Brocon (158.9 km) 50,24,16,9,6,4,2,1

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:blue_square: MOUNTAINS CLASSIFICATION AT START OF STAGE 17

Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, 200 pts
Christian Scaroni (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan, 86 pts
Simon Geschke (Ger) Cofidis, 78 pts
Dani Martínez (Col) Bora Hansgrohe, 66 pts
Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, 65 pts

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STAGE 17 Results : SELVA DI VAL GARDENA TO PASSO BROCON

  1. Georg Steinhauser :de: EF Education-EasyPost, in 4:28:51
  2. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, +1:24
  3. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious, +1:42
  4. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers
  5. Daniel Martinez (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe
  6. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar
  7. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL, all at same time
  8. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +1:55
  9. Jan Hirt (Cze) Soudal Quick-Step
  10. Rafał Majka (Pol) UAE Team Emirates, all at same time

:red_square: GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 17

  1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, in 63:31:18
  2. Daniel Martínez (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe, +7:42
  3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers, +8:04
  4. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, +9:47
  5. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious, +10:29
  6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +11:10
  7. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL, +12:42
  8. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar, +13:33
  9. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco-AIUla, +13:52
  10. Jan Hirt (Cze) Soudal Quick-Step, +14:44

:purple_square: POINTS CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 17

  1. Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, 284 pts
  2. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin Deceuninck, 175 pts
  3. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step, 113pts
  4. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Emirates, 111pts
  5. Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani-CSF Faizanè, 98 pts

:blue_square: MOUNTAINS CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 17

  1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, 230 pts
  2. Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè, 148 pts
  3. Georg Steinhauser (Deu) EF Education-EasyPost, 130 pts
  4. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, 114 pts
  5. Christian Scaroni (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan, 92 pts

:white_large_square: YOUTH CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 17

  1. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious, in 63:41:47
  2. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +41s
  3. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco-AIUla, +3:23
  4. David Piganzoli (Ita) Polti Kometa, +12:09
  5. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, +30:43

:large_orange_diamond: TEAM CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 16

  1. Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, 177-47-27
  2. Ineos Grenadiers, at 10:47
  3. UAE Team Emirates, +34-49

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Abandonment during Stage 17:

David Dekker :netherlands: Arkéa - B&B Hotels

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145 riders finished Stage 17

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At last a stage-hunter from the breakaway manages to keep away and win.
22 year old Georg Steinhauser on his first Grand Tour becomes a stage winner :1st_place_medal:

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:blue_square: The KOM battle had a good shake-up on Stage 17, the Maglia Bianca borrower Christian Scaroni only gaining 6 points on the 2nd cat Passo Brocon, and Simon Geschke didn’t make the breakaway so nil KOM points.

The main benefactors were Steinhauser - probably more concerned with winning the stage but accumulating KOM points on every climb along the way to total 86 which moves him up into 3rd place, Quintana also scored 49 KOM points before fading away later in the stage, but the most impressive KOM score came from Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè who came 1st, 1st, and 3rd on the first three climbs to total 92 points and which places him into 2nd Mountain Classification position behind Pogačar who now leads with 82 points ahead. Pellizzari will becomes the next new Maglia Bianca borrower tomorrow.

Steinhauser’s Stage 17 win inadvertently helped Pellizzari by preventing Pogačar’s 2nd place gaining the full fat 50 KOM point for a stage win, although Pogačar accumulated 30 KOM points during Stage 17 the points gap is closing and there remains a chance the Maglia Azzurra can be taken from him before Rome.

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Thursday 23rd May 2024

Stage 18 : Fiera di primiero - Padova (178km)

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With a hilly first half it’s a dead cert a break will go, but it will need to outrun the sprint trains as they home in on Padova.
Lidl-Trek are lucky to have all 8 members of their team remaining and focused on gaining another stage sprint win.

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Maglia wearers at start of Stage 18:

Rose :red_square: Tadej Pogačar :slovenia: UAE Team Emirates
Ciclamino :purple_square: Jonathan Milan :it: Lidl-Trek
Azzurra :blue_square: Giulio Pellizzari :it: VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè
Bianca :white_large_square: Antonio Tiberi :it: Bahrain Victorious

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Stage 18 non-starter : (
Christian Scaroni :it: Astana Qazaqstan Team (ill with fever)

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Weather forecast: some rain at start of race but drying later :sun_behind_rain_cloud:

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144 riders on the Start-line and Stage 18 is underway!

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Points to be gained in the Points Classification today.

Sprint | Valdobbiadene (67.9 km) 12,8,6,5,4,3,2,1
Intergiro Sprint | Villorba (106.8 km) 12,8,6,5,4,3,2,1
Points at finish: 50,35,25,18,14,12,10,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

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:purple_square: POINTS CLASSIFICATION AT START OF STAGE 18

Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, 284 pts
Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin Deceuninck, 175 pts
Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step, 113pts
Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Emirates, 111pts
Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani-CSF Faizanè, 98 pts

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STAGE 18 Results : FIERA DI PRIMIERO > PADOVA (178KM)

  1. Tim Merlier :belgium: Soudal Quick-Step, in 3:45:44
  2. Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek
  3. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck
  4. Alberto Dainese (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling
  5. Stanisław Aniołkowski (Pol) Cofidis
  6. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Movistar
  7. Madis Mikhel (Est) Intermarché-Wanty
  8. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Jayco-AlUla
  9. Davide Ballerini (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan
  10. Juan Sebastián Molano (Col) UAE Team Emirates, all at same time

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All 144 finished Stage 18

(Stage 18 caused no changes to top classification positions)

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A close shave win for Tim Merlier, his 2nd stage win in this Tour after also winning Stage 3.
The finish results caused some positional reshuffling in the Points Classification:

:purple_square: POINTS CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 18

  1. Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, 327 pts
  2. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin Deceuninck, 200 pts
  3. Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step, 143 pts :arrow_up: up 3 places
  4. Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani-CSF Faizanè, 116 pts :arrow_up: up one place
  5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step, 113pts :arrow_down: down 2 places
  6. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Emirates, 111pts :arrow_down: down 2 places

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Friday 24th May 2024

Stage 19 : Mortegliano - Sappada (157km)

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Today is a shorter stage with climbs not over difficult which usually means an explosive start producing a sizeable breakaway of hopeful stage hunters gunning for it.
But today has unpredictably; will the KOM and GC climbers keep their powder dry for tomorrow’s taxing two times ride up Monte Grappa?

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Maglia wearers at start of Stage 19:

Rose :red_square: Tadej Pogačar :slovenia: UAE Team Emirates
Ciclamino :purple_square: Jonathan Milan :it: Lidl-Trek
Azzurra :blue_square: Giulio Pellizzari :it: VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè
Bianca :white_large_square: Antonio Tiberi :it: Bahrain Victorious

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:blue_square: A total of 94 KOM points are to be divided in the best climbers classification today.

At 104.0 km - KOM Sprint (2nd cat) Passo Duron / Points 18,8,6,4,2,1
At 121.7 km - KOM Sprint (3rd cat) Sella Valcalda / Points 9,4,2,1
At 150.8 km -KOM Sprint (2nd cat) Cima Sappada / Points 18,8,6,4,2,1
(Finish is at 157 km)

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Stage 19 non-starter:
Nick Schultz :australia: Israel - Premier Tec (not feeling well)

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143 riders on Today’s Start-line, and Stage 19 is underway! :it:

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STAGE 19 Results : MORTEGLIANO - SAPPADA

  1. Andrea Vendrame :it: Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, in 3:51:05
  2. Pelayo Sánchez (Esp) Movistar, +54s
  3. Georg Steinhauser (Ger) EF Education-EasyPost, +1:07
  4. Jhonatan Narváez (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers, +2:27
  5. Luke Plapp (Aus) Jayco AlUla, at same time
  6. Simone Velasco (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan, +2:30
  7. Jan Tratnik (Slo) Visma-Lease a Bike
  8. Michael Valgren (Den) EF Education-EasyPost, both at same time
  9. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step, +2:32
  10. Quinten Hermans (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck, +3:52

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:red_square: GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 19

  1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, in 71:24:03
  2. Dani Martínez (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe, +7:42
  3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers, +8:04
  4. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, +9:47
  5. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious, +10:29
  6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +11:10
  7. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL, +12:42
  8. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar, +13:33
  9. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco-AIUla, +13:52
  10. Jan Hirt (Cze) Soudal Quick-Step, +14:44

:purple_square: POINTS CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 19

  1. Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, 327 pts
  2. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin Deceuninck, 200 pts
  3. Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step, 143 pts
  4. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step, 132 pts
  5. Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani-CSF Faizanè, 116 pts

:blue_square: MOUNTAINS CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 19

  1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, 230 pts
  2. Georg Steinhauser (Deu) EF Education-EasyPost, 153 pts
  3. Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè, 148 pts
  4. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, 114 pts
  5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step, 101 pts

:white_large_square: YOUTH CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 19

  1. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious, in 71:34:32
  2. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +41s
  3. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco-AIUla, +3:23
  4. David Piganzoli (Ita) Polti Kometa, +12:09
  5. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, +30:43

:large_orange_diamond: TEAM CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 19

  1. Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, 214:45:20
  2. Ineos Grenadiers, +19:13
  3. UAE Team Emirates, +50:07

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Stage 19 abandonment:
Andrea Piccolo :it: EF Education - EasyPost (crash injury)

142 riders finished Stage 19

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Stage 19
A score of riders in a breakaway succeeded in staying away to the finish gaining 15+ minutes on the main GC peloton.
However, none in the breakaway were any threat to the GC, and the GC contenders basically opted for an easy ride to save it for tomorrow’s tough mountain stage.

Meanwhile, yet another KOM jersey change - Georg Steinhauser in the breakaway challenged the three KOM category climbs with scoring a 2nd, 1st, and a 3rd to total 23 points collected and which gains him 2nd position (behind Pogačar), and in doing so will (borrow) wear the Maglia Azzurra tomorrow. His attempt to try win today’s stage got him a 3rd place but this may have cost him energy for tomorrow.

Realistically, Tadej Pogačar has enough KOM points to be 99.9% certain to win the classification in Rome on Sunday, but the battle for 2nd and 3rd place is very tight between Steinhauser and 3rd place Giulio Pellizzari who lags only 5 points behind but will have far fresher legs for tomorrow.

A similar situation exists with the GC, Tadej Pogačar is obviously the clear winner but the fight for 2nd and 3rd podium positions is going to rage tomorrow, expect attacks, deviosity and skulduggery on a conclusive Stage 20.

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Saturday 25th May 2014

Stage 20 : Alpago - Bassano del Grappa (184km)

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In the 2014 Giro this climb was used for a 26.8km individual time trial, and was won by Nairo Quintana.
He also won the Giro Maglia Rosa outright that year + Maglia Bianca.
He will have fond memories of this climb and know it well.
He also had a very easy day yesterday, we will have to keep an eye on him today :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Two times :up: :grimacing: :point_up:

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Happy birthday to the following riders! :birthday: :partying_face:

Geraint Thomas 38
Giovanni Aleotti 25
Tobias Foss 27
Alex Baudin 23

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Maglia wearers at start of Stage 19:

Rose :red_square: Tadej Pogačar :slovenia: UAE Team Emirates
Ciclamino :purple_square: Jonathan Milan :it: Lidl-Trek
Azzurra :blue_square: Georg Steinhauser :de: EF Education-EasyPost
Bianca :white_large_square: Antonio Tiberi :it: Bahrain Victorious

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(no non-starters today)

It’s raining, let’s hope it drys later and they have a safe ride descending…

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142 riders on today’s Start-line, and Stage 20 is underway! :it:

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I think this participant got caught short before the finish.

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Troppo vino! :wine_glass:

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Looks like G has place third secure.

Bruce

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Yep. He’s exceeded my expectations. But it’s G, so he can still crash.

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You really have an issue with him don’t you! 38yrs old today incidentally.

Bruce

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