Welcome back to the Lantern Rouge Cycling Podcast with Benji Nyson for stage 19, the second

last road stage of the Giro d'Italia 2021, a proper mountain top finish short stage, 166 Ks.

We've got a 12.8 K, 3% climb, shouldn't concern any of Cameron Meyer types on the GC teams,

then Cat 3, Paso della Colmar, 7.7 Ks at 6%. But there's a long valley after that

false like uphill valley, difficult for the breakaway. I mean, we didn't get a strong break,

but yeah, that was a breakaway killer, this valley of like 20 Ks before 9.6 Ks, 9% up in

Emira. Pretty steady gradient, the first case not so steep, but then the last I think 6 to 8 Ks

in a difficult 11.7, 11.1% and it stays at 9 to 10% for the rest of the climb. So difficult test,

and the GC rankings, just as a reminder, going into the stage, was Engenbone Art and the Melody

of Rosa. He was, believe, where was he Benji? 221 ahead of Corusso, 323 ahead of Simon Yates,

Paso at 6, Minas Carthie 609, Part A, 631, Martinez 717, I'll made at 845, remember I'll

made at 845, then Fostan Martin, way back. Last mountain stage tomorrow, there's going to be

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if you want the cold kits as summer is rapidly approaching. When you saw the break today,

the break go, what chance did you give it to win today's stage?

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