Stage 16 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia is 202.5km long with a lung-busting 5,268m of elevation gain. The first 60km trace the shores of Lake Garda before the climbing begins. There are five catgorised climbs in all, the last of which is the brutal ascent of Monte Bondone (21.4km at 6.7%) for a summit finish.
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46 Comments
Almeida and the Portuguese Europort tv commenters are the Best. Even the French LOL
Love that G smiling all the way! Looking awesome, and managing to keep entertaining Watts Occurring updates throughout! What a superstar!
G Thomas been practicing very well!! The result is awesome!
Rapha has the worst commercials. I feel like I would be embarrassed to wear their stuff. Aside from the rip off price tags π€£
It didnβt really explode because nothing very much has been decided, but at least it isnβt as predictable as the gc on the tour. Hats off to Armirail for honouring the jersey. π©·
IS ok PrimoΕΎ wil win last Time trial by 1min,like PogaΔar in tour the France 2021
Feel bad for the natural Cyclists
Due limonate e quattordici limoni amari fino adesso !!!
Anyone know which enves used by Almeida for this stage? 3.4ses, 4.5ses? Thanks
and soudal quickstep? they should team up with some other team or something…
Tadej pogaΔar go to altitude training 26.5. Sierra Nevada. 50%50 in top form to tour the France?
what a wonderful place to cycle
roglic able to win the giro this year..he got super power in last 100m but in stage 16 got wrong tacticππ
JOAO ALMEIDA IS A BEAST!
UAE doing UAE things. Love to Almeida from the USA.
Not looking good for roglic
Ben healy and Eddie Dunbar doing us so proud. Great to see g back in pink hope he wins it out now
Now I'm really rooting for G.Thomas. Once a champion will always have a heart and mind of a champion and that is what seperates him from the kids.
What was up with that intro music? Jeez
Primoz seems in pain, not in tip top condition…
Lets GO GERAINT!!!!
First hour 52km/hr? WTF. Are they going down a slight incline?
Sepp Kuss πΊπΈπ
These are too short. Not enojoyable.
202km and >5500km, wtf…..tomorrow's downhill stage will feel so good!!! "Guys, can we all just agree to roll the whole way please?" π
So Cavendish is retiring at the end of the season, but will he be in the Td France this year?
Grande Almeida…Da' lhe Lume
Vamos Almeida CARALHO!!
nice 420p… u can count the pixel…even if settings are on 1080p…
It's interesting that the stage top 10 consisted of 9 nationalities and the GC top 10 is 10 nationalities. Makes me feel good about the future of cycling!
Not sure if Evanapoel would have survived in thst company today…would like to have seen Tao G's form in that stage. π€
Uuh eeeh iii emirates
5:39 seconds given to a 5 star stage ? Why even bother covering it ? NBC has the right idea with extended highlight stages in the TDF as well as the great job Eurosport did on the final climb of this stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FleKmICU6SI
You make these kinda boring. Easily could have given us 20 minute recap of the stage & would not taken much effort. Just lazy I guess. π
I've never followed a cycle race before but this has me gripped. Amdani, G!
I cant quite put my finger on why, but this has been the worse giro ive watched in years. GC battle flat, loosing remco and TAO, shortened stages no cima coppi ( not riders fault) , and just not up to par with other years
ALMEIDA π΅πΉ
Hurrah! Cav is retiring. No more whining and complaining from him about having to climb hills.
Thomas for GC
Guess now we know why GT & Inos deliberately lost the GC & Pink Jersey on stage 14 if it was to prove to the cycling world that he can win on merit.
Still there are plenty of big stages coming to change the batting order.
For those that remember what Chris Froome had done with that incredible stage 19 run 2018
devalued Giro,supposedly Covid 19 is the reason,lol
Hope you have signed up Jens for Le Tour. Great addition to the commentary team.
another dopingevent
Twice–"It would be an uphill task for him to keep the jersey" knowing how much climbing was in store. An "uphill" task indeed!
nothing quite so fitting as a welsh and irishman leading off the most rainy giro
Back in pink, come on G!
G barloword look it up who is the oldest winner of the giro just askink?