❕After discussions ahead of the start, the decision has been made to shorten today’s stage.The riders will go by bus closer to the finish and will then take on the 150km to Asti. Kelderman has 2:44 to play with or rather that's what he did have. pic.twitter.com/MIbdC3qu8iOctober 23, 2020. Tao Geoghegan Hart doesn't have to attack yet, he's still got the final climb to come. Averaging 6.8 per cent for 8.7 kilometres, it doesn’t compare with the Stelvio in stature, but, if the weather is fine, it will stand out both for the spectacular views and for the sheer beauty of the road, especially in those switchbacks towards the top from which the riders will emerge into two kilometres of flat to the finish next to the Cancano dam and lake. We are still rolling through the neutralized zone but once the flag drops we'll be racing uphill immediately. pic.twitter.com/Nih2PCH9zOOctober 23, 2020. Over in the Vuelta we had another tough day for the GC riders, and even after only two stages the race has been defined. As the rain pours down the race caravan has set off all together for the new start location. Tappa 21 . That's the big question at this point. Forget a five minute lead the break will be lucky to have a minute at the summit as Sunweb cut the break's advantage to 1'44 with with 143km to go. BA1 1UA. This is incredible. The gap is now 48 seconds. 150km to go but this stage has already been brutal. Pello Bilbao (Bahrain McLaren) took third at the top, 46 seconds down, but the biggest story of the stage was the collapse of maglia rosa João Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) who was dropped 48 kilometres from the line on the Passo dello Stelvio as Sunweb pushed the pace. We ar over the top of the first climb and it's Louis Meintjes who is setting the pace for the break, 15km covered so far. "I think (tomorrow) is going to be an all-out day, the do or die day, to make time or gain time back for the final time trial. The first 14km of the stage are entirely uphill, until we reach the summit of the first climb. No such worries for O'Connor who has 1'42 over the peloton now. Barry Ryan wrote this about Vegni initial reaction before the stage started for a second time this afternoon. These are the riders in the attack: Van Empel (Vini Zabu), Keisse (Deceuninck), Armée (Lotto-Soudal), Carboni (Bardiani), Haas, Mathis (Cofidis), Clarke, Morton (EF), Dowsett (Israel SN), Torres (Movistar) and Mosca (Trek). A reminder of how the GC stands coming into the race. Hindley is still waiting for the car and the gap is now at 50 seconds with 15.6km to go and Kelderman just looks slower. I think Tao was pretty strong and was also climbing at a really high level here, he’s been super impressive. He's coming back, he's coming back but that's a huge scare for Sunweb as Dennis keeps the pace high. This is the 2021 Giro d'Italia Live Dashboard with access to everything you should need from just one page with daily updates featuring stage previews, live video, results, reports, big photos and video highlights. Cerny takes time to savour his victory, sitting up before the line and waving his arms in celebration. The riders were also happy that they stuck together. There's such a long way to go, even on this climb and Tao Geoghegan Hart looks comfortable. He's closed that small gap that opened up. Kelderman takes on a gel as he prepares for this final climb that could make or break his Giro d'Italia. Pellaud, Campenaerts and Josey Cerny (CCC) are up front and making it hard for the 11 chasers. The bunch have started to up the pace and they've shaved almost an entire minute off the break's lead. Dennis could pull this gap out to a minute in the valley before the final climb. Kelderman is struggling with his too. The maglia rosa has cracked. @W1lcokelderman and the guys are on their way to the #Giro start line in Abbiategrasso. 175km to go and the race is back together again but the speed has been relentless for the first 45 minutes of racing. #GiroAfter 50km done @ben_oconnor95 is in a 10-man group that has a lead of around 1 minute on the maglia rosa group.#BicyclesChangeLivesOctober 22, 2020. After the acceleration from De Gendt the break have come back together but this is such a long descent that we could have more splits before we reach the valley. Kelderman hasn't been able to do is jacket up either and that will count on this freezing descent. ️ Etape 17 du Tour d'Italie 2020 en intégralité ! It's going to be a big fight tomorrow, that's for sure. Hindley still has problems with his zip, as Dennis is the first rider over the Stelvio. Kelderman is okay at going downhill but he needs the best descent of his life as Hindley struggles with his jacket. Team buses are racing to pick up the riders and get to the real start around Como. That's a huge blow for both him and his team. The 14 riders in the break know they have 5:50 lead and so have also eased the pace. Sunweb are cracking QuickStep too as Knox is just ahead of Domenico Pozzovivo. 3km from the summit of the climb and the 10-man break is still together. 9 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Deceuninck-Quickstep 0:06:46 He certainly looks confident. He takes pink but only just. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:01:05 Several small groups have surged away as the peloton eases. Eurosport. One rider who is desperate for a good day in the saddle is Vincenzo Nibali. 34km raced so far. Here's a statement from the UCI. Nibali is in a small group with Bilbao but he's about 30 seconds down and now Kelderman is dropped again. Cerny is pushing on but there are now five rider chasing him at 40 seconds. Everyone knows what's coming later on in the stage but there's no fight for position yet. The Belgian is first over the summit and Guerreiro was second. 2 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers A few riders take the wrong side of a roundabout and are forced turn around and chase. The fastest riders should do it in ~ 1 hour 20 minutes. RCS Sport has managed to find a large factory car park in Abbiategrasso to host the new race start. No attacks have made it so far but a few riders are certainly trying to break away. 8 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo So then it was just a race for myself behind them. Who thought that was going to happen today? It's so cold out there on the descent and Kelderman is going to pay for that when the final climb starts. He's strong and brave but it'll need a big effort to stay away for 22km. It's 41 seconds and he'll be lucky to hold it at under a minute by the time we get to the summit. They will now transfer down the Valtellina valley to near Milan for the expected second start of the new reduced stage. One staff member from Astana Pro Team was tested positive for Covid-19; he was referred to his team doctor who organized isolation measures and took necessary action, in compliance with the World Health Organisation (WHO) rules, concerning contact cases. 2020-10-13T09:48:51.962Z. 46km to go and Kelderman has been dropped. This could be our break of the day but lets see if Ruben Guerreiro is willing to let De Gendt go up the road. The gap is down to 35 seconds. Thank you for signing up to Cycling News. Bath Cyclingnews is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Sign up to the Cyclingnews Newsletter. 3 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren 0:0:46 Still 53km to go on the stage. Fausto Masnada (Ita) CCC Team 0:07:06. The bunch ease up again so a few more riders can drop back to the cars and take short stops. 2 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb Hindley has to win the stage. Groupama is not helping with the chase, despite having Arnaud Demare for the sprint. Giro d'Italia Ride Like A Pro Yangtze River Delta Open 2020 | Official Video Promo . The maglia rosa is one minute down on Tao Geoghegan Hart and company. Tao Geoghegan Hart lost a few bike lengths on a corner but he's coming back. The reduction of today's stage could help Wilco Kelderman recover more and so help Team Sunweb defend his slim lead on Tao Geoghegan Hart of Ineos. 6 Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal He wanted a bit more of a chat but the car has left him. At the start this morning we saw plenty of riders warming up on the rollers. As the race caravan nears the new start location in Abbiategrasso, the rain has eased. He won't come back but this is a huge ride from the Bahrain ride. I’m just over the moon to get the win. I can't see him at the moment but O'Connor still has about 13km to go climb. This will be close. Kelderman is now 34 seconds down on the three leaders. right call by the riders, but again, should have been discussed and decided last night. Mixed emotions for Sunweb. © Kelderman has lost but 10 seconds but his entire race is unravelling and now it's down to Tao Geoghegan Hart and Hindley, who are separated by just a second on GC. Kelderman is dressed. Astana staff member positive in extra Giro d'Italia COVID-19 testsAll riders cleared to climb the Stelvio after 484 mid-week saliva testshttps://t.co/x485MHQfwz pic.twitter.com/7JlbP1qKBIOctober 22, 2020. 20 seconds down for Almeida already so he's out of the maglia rosa. Louis Meintjes is doing all the work on the front of the break. 3 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren 0:0:46 3 leaders, 20 seconds ahead of a group with 11 riders. #Giro @cernyjosef’s advantage is 25 seconds as the chasers continue to pull behind him with 6.5km to go! Fabio Felline (Astana), Dario Cataldo (Movistar Team), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis), Daniel Navarro (Israel Start-Up Nation), and Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers). Almeida has taken about a minute back on the descent and is at 3'23. The Ineos riders have put on their jackets as they prep for this important descent. You can catch up on who lost time, and who gained time, right here. The gap is at 42 seconds with 25km to go. 100km to go and the break have 3'11 over the peloton. If he has any hopes of winning he needs good legs and he needs to go early today. 2021 Giro d'Italia is packed with High Mountains, Brutal Climbs and Gravel roads too Six mountain finishes, seven hilly stages, over 47,000 meters of climbing, the 104th editon will favors the best GC contenders and will test the mettle of every Sprinter to make it to Milan. The riders happy, even if the roads are still wet. All rights reserved. Cerny struggles to believe he's pulled off a stage victory at the Giro d'Italia. That means the riders will race for 124.5km before the expected sprint in Asti. Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia will start in Abbiategrasso, west of Milan. It's time for Dennis to make the difference once again. 5 Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep 0:02:16 Sagan peels off but that was a good turn from the former world champion as Denz and Haga remain on the front of the peloton. Without the police escort they would probably not have made it to Abbiategrasso in time for the scheduled 1:30 start time. Giro d'Italia 2020 route: How to watch live TV coverage and follow the Vuelta a Espana Daily guide to October including Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Ghent-Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders and Vuelta a España The NTT riders in the break will know that their chances aren't great but they're well positioned to help Domenico Pozzovivo later on in the race. #Giro pic.twitter.com/XA1jofI2LHOctober 22, 2020. Well he accelerated with Sagan, but has now eased up but that was interesting. Vai Pepe pic.twitter.com/FxL6rNlGrBOctober 23, 2020. For now nobody seems to know how far they will ride before climbing into the team bus and how much of the 258km stage will be raced. The riders are collecting their bikes and heading to the new start. We are about 20 minutes from the official start but riders are already on the startline having signed on earlier this morning. It's a really powerful looking break and Sunweb and QuickStep have matched each other by putting a rider in the break with Masnada and Oomen both there. 7 Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep 0:04:51 Extending to 8.8 kilometres, the Passo Castrin/Hohmandjoch isn’t long but is consistently steep, averaging a shade over 9 per cent to its 1,704-metre summit. This is a real problem. Tao Geoghegan Hart takes time at the bonus seconds and that means Tao Geoghegan Hart is above Hindley in the GC. The maglia rosa looks good and he still has teammates around him for now but this is a big day for Masnada and Knox. That means any start could be put back until 2:30 or so, an hour behind schedule. On the other hand, I lost the pink jersey. It was a super fight. Back to the Giro and De Gendt and company have 3'55 with 81km to go. 6 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:03:59 Find out the dates, arrivals and departures of previous editions. Big meeting before the start of today’s stage @giroditalia @HansenAdam meeting with #UCI commissaries and race director Mauro Vegni of #RCS more info soon @Eurosport @GcnRacing pic.twitter.com/ftdlAInqUgOctober 23, 2020. Kelderman has found a few more seconds and he's now at 1'32. Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart are tied on time before last showdown! Almeida still has two riders with him but it looks like Domenico Pozzovivo is struggling near the back of the group. Fuglsang is there but alone, Nibali I think has one teammate with him as the bunch pick up a couple more riders from the early break. It's really special to wear the pink jersey. He's got a massive lead over De Gendt in the competition and should wrap things up today as the Belgian isn't in the move. Tao Geoghegan Hart is near the front of the bunch and his Ineos team are well placed back in the bunch. It's still Denz on the front of the bunch and doing all the work but the pace is steady rather than spectacular. Nibali and Almeida come to the line next, over four minutes down on Hindley. Bora is chasing and the gap is down to 45 seconds but how long can Bora maintain the chase? Etape de haute montagne avec 4 cols à franchir pour les favoris Good morning and welcome to our live coverage from stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia. I think Tao has proven he's riding really well and his form is really good. He couldn't believe he'd won the stage. Inside the United States and Canada. Kelderman isn't taking any risks and to be fair he's done well to limit his loses up until this point. RCS Sport assistant director Stefano Allocchio has said the stage should now start at around 2:30. RAI. Visit our corporate site. Cerny is losing precious seconds as the five chase after him. Guerreiro now has an excellent chance to end the KOM competition. The break has comeback together but they seem to have lost their momentum. 2 Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:0:12 7km to go. Ineos, Movistar, NTT, Cofidis and Bahrain McLaren are driving the pace at the moment at the front of the break. THIS FOLLOWING THE … João Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep 0:02:26 25/10/2020 . 2020-10-20T08:00:49.201Z We start with some breaking news that … The riders are on the roll. 27/10/2020 . It looks like the four chasers, who include Swift and O'Connor, are about to catch the leading six riders, while the bunch have drifted out to 1'45. And it's De Gendt who leads the break on the descent right now. Discover all the updates on time trials, times and detachments of participants in the pink race Kelderman could be out of the virtual lead by the top of this climb, as we've still got 6km to go. Here comes Kelderman. We're almost at the top as Geoghegan Hart gets out the saddle and looks to put more time into Kelderman. He's won several time trials but this is by far his biggest success. and sit up. The last 8 km are above 2000 meters with the top at 2758m. Bilbao and Fuglsang are only 20 seconds down on Kelderman who is now at 1'11. The Giro d'Italia has stopped but it seems they are still waiting for two team buses to arrive to collect their riders. This is the break of the day. Guerreiro is struggling right now. It's official. Fuglsang is fourth but where is Kelderman? 3 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:0:15. The buses are currently near Como and so still face an hour drive to reach Abbiategrasso. I know I can be dropped there, but I like the climb,” Almeida said of the Stelvio. Cerny is celebrated on the podium but the debate about the rider protest continues. 10 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Israel Start-Up Nation. Riders are now rolling through the neutralized zone, with 207km and four major ascents ahead of them. More 24 Oct 2020 - 4:38am He's holding the gap at 1'40. - @giroditalia ♂️ ➡ ➡ ♂️#allezALM - #Giro103 - © @fredmachabert pic.twitter.com/hxuuEqtQx6October 23, 2020, Thanks to the jury and the #Giro organiser for listening to #CPA request. He has Holmes in the break to help him today. pic.twitter.com/6FZjyxiXdoOctober 23, 2020. 4km to go and the road does flatten out soon. We're climbing again and the gap is at 57 seconds with 14.9km to go. Geoghegan Hart keeps having words with Hindley. 5.8km to go. 70 km de l'arrivée de la 19e étape du #Giro. Expectations are high, but to make predictions is a gamble judging by how this Giro has gone so far.". The riders are gathering in a huge carpark for the new roll out. I can't describe it," he said. Kelderman will be hugely relieved that he's managed to keep the gap where it is. Reducing today's stage will not diminish the show, but will allow the immune defenses of the #riders not to be put at greater risk.Monguzzi pic.twitter.com/1ZKmVq8CdROctober 23, 2020. Cerny is a double Czech Republic TT champion. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:05:46 Denz and Haga lead the peloton for now as we see a few riders from the break drop back to their cars. In the final it was just who had the better legs. Full coverage for all years of the Giro d'Italia November 2020 Guardian Sport Network Cycling's three grand tours have been different this year – much better He has taken three seconds back though. 5 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:02:18, General classification He defends the rider protest. Passo dello Stelvio, the toughest climb of this Giro: 24,8 km@7,4%. The summit finish at Sestriere on Saturday favours the Australian. Kelderman crests the summit with 37km to go and the gap at 46 second. Victor Campenaerts was gutted not to win after being super aggressive and after driving the break away up the road. I was happy to have my family there at the top of some Portuguese people. 6 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:04:04 Onto the really fast descent and the break have 1'38 over the peloton with 133km to go. O'Connor still has 1'47. VeloNews has real-time race results, analysis, and stage breakdowns from Italy's grand tour. Buonasera Giro 21 . 1 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb 80:29:19 The peloton is 10:00 behind as Sunweb ride tempo at the front. 9 Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain McLaren 2 Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:0:12 Make that five from Sunweb in a group of around 20. Giro d'Italia 2021 Live Dashboard Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights The 2021 Giro d'Italia will start with a TT in Turin, Filippo Ganna's hometown. The 104th editon of the Giro d'Italia was revealed today. 43 seconds between the leading trio and Kelderman, who just chucks his jacket to the ground. The other guys were stronger and there’s nothing I could do. The Stelvio is looming though, all 25km of it, and that's where a lot of this Giro will be decided. After a protest and bus transfer, the racing is underway! The gap is 40 seconds as Kelderman takes a bottle. Giro d'italia race director Mauro Vegni has hit out at the event's riders saying there will be "consequences" for their protests on stage 19. The team buses and race vehicles are currently being given a police escort along the original race route via Lake Como and then south towards Milan. After talks Italian RAI television is reporting that the stage will start, then riders will travel by their team buses down the course and then complete a shorter section of the stage. We'll have more reaction from the riders and teams at the Giro d'Italia as they explain their protest. Kelderman can see Fuglsang and Bilbao and now Dennis ahead of him. Nibali is back and it looked like he wanted to make sure that there was some pace at the front because Denz has stopped. The gap is up to 1:10 now. We'll have the points breakdown in just a few minutes but De Gendt is giving up on the mountains jersey just yet. It's at 2'16 with the a long stretch in the valley once we're off this descent. And we've started stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia and immediately the road starts to tilt upwards. Kelderman is still at about 10 seconds and he needs to dig in and hope that Dennis slows but no sign of that just yet. Kelderman and his team want to take pink today and put significant time into Almeida before the final time trial and they're just trying to soften up QuickStep on this second climb of the day. And Groupama riders stop for a natural break. There was a problem. 10.2km and Dennis pulls over and Tao Geoghegan Hart is only 59 seconds off the race lead. If he can pull Fuglsang and Bilbao back that will be huge but he's about 18 seconds down on that pair now. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:06:37 The Eurosport Player means you can follow the entire race on your laptop (or on a telly plugged into your laptop or whatever). He can't panic but these are very tense times. Bilbao is closing now, he's at 48 seconds. It seems it could start in Como and so after a reduction of 75km. Good morning and welcome to our live coverage from [checks notes] stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe I expected the race to explode at any moment, but it didn't happen. Nibali is at 2;40, Kelderman is at 40 seconds with 20km to go. Here are the top ten for today and the new GC: 1 Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb 6:03:03 From the Cyclingnews blimp we can see that the riders rolled out together but the race has been neutralised as they await for the team buses to join them. Kelderman has totally cracked now as Bilbao and Fuglsang ride away from him. Almeida is now 2'30 down on the leading trio, so about two minutes down on Kelderman. Giro d'Italia director Mauro Vegini will probably not be as happy after the late protest and a decision taken just minutes before the official roll out. #BORAhansgrohe pulling in peloton, 1:30 minutes back. There's still such a long way to go though even on this climb. For more information about how to do this, and how we hold your data, please see our privacy policy. Mark Cavendish wants to carry on 'for a few more seasons''With these Belgian races I've had my best racing month for a long time'https://t.co/Md0PmS366c pic.twitter.com/dyDXfnOK6nOctober 22, 2020. Masnada looks back and eases up but he might have to lead the race leader now. Get all the Giro d'Italia news and information. He defended their decision and said that 16 of the 18 teams in the Giro voted via a Telegram chat to protest and demand the stage be shortened. Abbiategrasso is a better start location than Como because it will allow the race convoy to arrive via the hors course route. Out front and Geoghegan Hart is setting the pace and Hindley is still holding on. 10 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Deceuninck-Quickstep 0:04:55, General classification It was so quick, it's incredible. As other riders stop for natural breaks, the break opens the gap to beyond 2:00. Sunweb have made the right call here in not waiting for Kelderman but he's still the leader on the road with two minutes on GC. The riders in the break have now been joined by the GC favourites so we have around 40 riders in the front of the group. For more information about how to do this, and how we hold your data, please see our privacy policy. The 103 edition's ranking of the Giro d'Italia. They riders are now stopping on a long straight section of road, it seems where the buses will stop. As the Giro d'Italia caravan travels by bus to the new start somewhere Milan, its a great chance to look back at the great racing of yesterday's stage over the Stelvio. 6 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:03:59 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren 0:03:17 GIOVANNI VISCONTI WITHDRAWNS FROM THE GIRO D'ITALIAGiovanni Visconti won't start the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Pinzolo to Laghi di Cancano.The siciliano rider was struggling from few days as he suffered from patellar tendonitis that was treated after yesterday 1/2October 22, 2020. Visit our corporate site. They are working through and off but so are Bora. The stage will now be shortened. That will come though. While, you can find our live coverage for stage 3 of the Vuelta a Espana right here. With the bunch sitting up the break can concentrate on extending their lead without attacking each other and they could easily have over 5 minutes by the time we reach the summit. The Deceuninck-QuickStep riders are getting ready to race as their bus travels to the start. We have an intermediate sprint coming up but the break will decide that. The rest of the attackers come in as the peloton rides closer to Asti. We were working together. It's pouring with rain as the riders wait for their team buses. Bath 8 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:05:47 Kelderman is back but that's a terrible sign with so far to go. We dropped Almeida quite early on the Stelvio and then it was a race - Ineos was super strong with two guys and I couldn't hold them. (Updat… pic.twitter.com/OaTBxNyStgOctober 23, 2020. And indeed, Bora ease up. This is the Cima Coppi though so there are 50 points available at the top. With heavy rain falling at the start, some riders were reluctant to race, sparking the reduction in the stage distance. Go to website. Some teams faced a long drive down the Valtellina valley during the rush hour and so arrived late at their hotels. It was a crazy day, super hard, the hardest day of my life. He's off the back with 48km to go. I'm looking forward to tomorrow - the last hard day, I'll give everything and then we'll see what happens in the time trial.". I can't see anyone from Trek just yet but I think that Bernard is there. Haas, Dowsett and others have been distanced. At the moment the 6 leaders only have a 15 second lead but a number of GC teams will be happy with the riders up the road. We negotiated with the organiser to shorten the stage so the race could still happen. The break splits up almost right away but then it comes back together again as EF finally stop chasing and the gap goes back out 2'29. Denz is on the front, the former AG2R rider, winding things up for Kelderman with 122km to go. Here's a link to the story, and if you have five minutes I highly recommend that you read it. I don't think he'll have the lead at the end of the stage. The Giro d’Italia 2020 will be shown live on Eurosport in the UK this autumn. We will update you as soon as we have new details. Domenico Pozzovivo is second last wheel and Bilbao is near him. He takes a second gel and then tosses it to the side of the road. No time gap just yet though. They know the climb is coming and they're just trying to get ready. Kelderman needs to hold the gap to Ineos and then try and come back on the descent. 5 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:02:18 The peloton crested the climb just over two minutes down. 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