Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026

4km to go, Jonas at 0:55 over a group with Bernal, Hindley, Gall, and Arensman. Storer +1:15, Eulalio at 2:05. Rain at the summit.
 
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1km to go. Hindley on the front of the chase trying to drop Gall. Arensman hanging on. Piganzoli and Bernal dropped. Gee catches the group. Eulalio at 2:50.
 
Jonas was going super hard in the last 1km and finishes clear. Gall, Hindley, Arensman, Gee, Piganzoli, Bernal. The gap from Jonas to Gall was up to 1:30 but dropped back to 1:09 at the finish.
 
Gall going steady eddie on these mountains and good to see. Pellizarri blows up and is back out at 19th GC dropping 13 places. He must be ill. Arensman & Hindley up to 3rd and 4th. Eulalio slips to 5th but still climbing well. Bernal claws way back into top ten, O'Connor not climbing at his best, still just inside top ten.
 
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Jonas really worked hard for today's big CG time gain. One commentator brought up stage greed toward the end. Pogi's faced the same criticism many times.

But Matt made 2 points that really resonated with me:

1. This is pro racing. If you can win a stage — and it make sense to burn the energy and take the attending risks — you should go for it.

2. The Giro is famous for surprises in the final week, and 2 minutes can easily be lost in one ill-timed mechanical.

Personally, I think Jonas should go for the biggest CG win and as many Giro stages as he can get — if for no other reason, to build his own confidence for the TdF.
 
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