‘Most ridiculous thing I've seen’ – Adam Blythe on team's bizarre tactics on Stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia 2022

Adam Blythe described Bora–Hansgrohe’s tactics on Stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia as “the most ridiculous thing I've seen”. There was drama at the finish of Stage 19 of the Giro after the fancied Andrea Vendrame (G2R Citroen Team) misread the final corner and crashed in a calamitous finish. Koen Bouwman (Jumbo-Visma) won the stage, with Mauro Schmid (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) second and Alessandro Tonelli (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè) third.

Ad/> In comparison, there was little drama in the fight for pink. Jai Hindley’s Bora-Hansgrohe team attempted to apply pressure to Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) following the early withdrawal of chief lieutenant Richie Porte through illness, but his Bora team faded on the final climb. Giro d'Italia'Not a fair sprint’ – Schmid after calamitous Stage 19 end saw him finish as ‘first loser’3 HOURS AGO Australia’s Hindley was able to follow attacks from the pink jersey Carapaz and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) on the final climb, and the GC contenders would cross the line four minutes shy of the lead group.

Robbie McEwen — speaking on The Breakaway — said that the riders were probably preparing for Saturday’s five-star stage from Belluno to Marmolada. “In the back of all their minds while they're racing today, is what they've got on the menu tomorrow,” began McEwen, “with the finish up the Marmolada…” However, Blythe cut in to question the tactics of Bora–Hansgrohe. “Why are Bora riding on the front?” began Blythe.

“It is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen in a long time where they don't have the responsibility, they can leave it all to Ineos. But, yet they took up riding on the front, not for a stage win, not for bonus seconds, just to ride on the front. «If they made Ineos