Category: Giro d’Italia
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Clarity postponed | a recap of Stages 1-9 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia
Recap of Stages 1-9 Recap of Stages 10-15 Recap of Stages 16-21 Maybe it’s just an illusion derived from social media, but sometimes I feel like I’m adrift in a world of certainty. Everyone arguing their case with conviction. Everyone eternally right about everything. I have no clue who’s going to win the Giro d’Italia.…
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Egan Bernal fails to fade | a recap of Stages 17-21 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia
A whistle-stop tour of the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders A recap of Stages 1-10 A recap of Stages 11-16 Photos of sportsfolk kissing trophies don’t ordinarily do it for me, but the one above amuses me because Egan Bernal seems to be getting into it just a little too much. Buy it a meal first,…
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Egan Bernal o’er hill and gravel | a recap of Stages 11-16 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia
A whistle-stop tour of the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders A recap of Stages 1-10 Yes, I know I said I’d recap the whole second half of the race last time around, but I changed my mind. I figure doing something after each week will keep the articles down to a more manageable size. Where things…
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Egan Bernal’s back | a recap of Stages 1-10 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia
A whistle-stop tour of the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders Egan Bernal’s back. As in ‘returned’. But also as in ‘his spine’ because we’ll need to talk about his scoliosis a bit too. Before that, let’s have a quick jaunt through the stages that have meaningfully affected the overall standings as we arrive at what I’m…
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A whistle-stop tour of the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders
Let’s take a look at the main contenders for this year’s Giro d’Italia. Let’s do it quickly, as if we’re a character in a film riffling through a filing cabinet in someone’s office when we know that someone is on their way back. The first and most important thing to note is that last year’s…
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A Tao KO in the final round | A recap of stages 10-21 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia
In my recap of the first week of this Giro d’Italia, I wrote that British interest ended after Stage 1. That turned out to be a bold and not very great prediction because turned out Tao Geoghegan Hart won the thing. Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3… The Giro recommenced after the first rest day in…
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Back breaks, British breaks and bathos | A recap of stages 1-9 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia
The 2020 Giro d’Italia began with a much weaker field than usual, but two of Britain’s finest riders – Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates – all set for a serious tilt at victory. It doesn’t pay to get your hopes up about these things. The British challenge The opening time trial represented a magnificent start…
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Don’t give Richard Carapaz an inch – a recap of stages 16-21 of the 2019 Giro d’Italia
The main contenders for this year’s Giro d’Italia A recap of stages 1-9 A recap of stages 10-15 A recap of stages 16-21 You might think that the marathon is a long race, but people are knocking them out in a couple of hours these days. A Grand Tour takes three weeks. Plenty changes in…
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Richard Carapaz at altitude, Primoz Roglic on the wrong bike – a recap of stages 10-15 of the 2019 Giro d’Italia
The main contenders for this year’s Giro d’Italia A recap of stages 1-9 A recap of stages 10-15 A recap of stages 16-21 That should probably more accurately read ‘a recap of stages 12-15 of the 2019 Giro d’Italia. Here’s my recap of stages 10 and 11: nothing happened. Let’s start at the end. Here’s…
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Primoz is primo – a recap of stages 1-9 of the 2019 Giro d’Italia
The main contenders for this year’s Giro d’Italia A recap of stages 1-9 A recap of stages 10-15 A recap of stages 16-21 The first week of the 2019 Giro d’Italia was (a) nine days long and (b) bookended by time trials with uphill finishes. Those two stages were the most important with regards to…