If that test is accurate, that is obviously discouraging news. While still infinitesimally small, there are increased reports of people getting the virus twice.
Not what we need if we are gonna move past this thing…whatever vaccine gets developed, it may turn out to be a yearly, or even semi-yearly, treatment.
This finish from João Almeida, attacking in that climb in the end of the stage and gaining a couple of seconds from his rivals, is his way of saying he’s not kidding around.
I still worry that Almeida had to go so deep on Stage 15, that he will pay for it later. No doubt the kid has a great punch though.
He showed no signs of struggling today, on the contrary. He said he was feeling good and that’s why he attacked.
Stage 15 was hard, yes, but it was hard on everyone. He was 4th on the stage, only being dropped in the final 7 km, and I think he paced the effort well, managing to not blow up doing that final climb alone.
Hardest stage of the year today. I think this will decide the Giro.
What gorgeous scenery and ambience: the leaves turning; snow-capped mountains; Alpine (
) switchbacks.
Even the Vuelta looks nicer in October.
More autumnal racing plz.
Agree, we need more world tours in the autumn
Great piece of advertisement for the Sunweb jackets there
Quick question, now that disc brakes are used by a lot of teams why cant the riders using disc brakes drop the riders that are not using disc brakes on the descents?
I was under the impression disc brakes worked better than rim brakes so in theory the disc brake bike riders should be able to brake later into the corners, or is this only when rain is added into the equation?
Not as simple as disc vs not disc. A lot have to do with decenting skills. Eg look a Bilbao and Fuglsang. Fulgsang is master bike handler and they have taken 20 odd seconds on the front group.
I couldn’t’ take my eyes off that flappy jacket! Why don’t they have gabba or similar jackets? It looks like Sunweb just has nylon wind jackets.
Who knew that Rohan Dennis could climb like that! He is really earning his keep today. We’ll see if Geoghan Hart can finish it off!
I can only assume it is because Kelderman is leaving Sunweb, that they did not send Hindley back to help him
Either that or he had radioed in that he was having a bad day, so Hindley would be a better bet.
We can gloss over that.
Hindley at the front makes sense too. If Teo takes enough time, and he beats him in the sprint, he takes the pink. So, it’s a win win with him there.
I’ve been waiting for this moment since the Ineos Alpe du Zwift race.
It was pretty evident that Dennis had amazing W/Kg, but he still ad to prove it on the road
Amazing stage. Top 3 within 15s of each other in the GC. Should make for an interesting final stages.
Team Sunweb with questionable tactics in this one. Leaving kelderman to ride alone for most to the race. The mood at the dinner table today should be interesting.
I’m a little sad Almeida lost the pink jersey, but I it was to be expected. His run was amazing never the less. Super proud of him and hope he keeps growing into the future. He proved he can be a GT contender.
I’m not sure - I think Sunweb played it perfectly - Kelderman just didn’t have the legs to follow with the very best, but he’s still the best TTer of the lot.
The way I see it, they now have 2 options, Hedley on Sestrieres to mark Teo, and Kelderman for the TT.
PLus a stage win. 
Great stage that. The whole Giro lit up now. Top 3 within 15 seconds and a TT to come.
Sunweb just got away with that
I applauded Almeida as he crossed the line. Did the pink jersery proud.
I am inclined to agree with that
If Hindley dropped back to help Kelderman, maybe he could have kept more of a buffer in the GC. Now they risk losing the giro. 15 seconds is nothing, tao can absolutely win.