Into The Snow On The First Summit Finish! | Giro D'Italia 2023 Highlights - Stage 7

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  • Stage 7 sees the first summit finish of the 2023 Giro atop Gran Sasso d'Italia. The route is 218km long with almost 4,000m of elevation gain. The stage climbs for the final 45km, being divided into the cat. 2 Calasico climb and the steeper cat. 1 ascent to the line in Campo Imperatore.
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Komentáƙe • 134

  • @alikabok-es4sx
    @alikabok-es4sx Pƙed rokem +206

    Highlight of this upload was seeing the passion of Alberto Contador seeing his team winning a stage in the Giro.

  • @mmmbetter55
    @mmmbetter55 Pƙed rokem +125

    Lol, you love to see Contador ecstatic about his teams victory ♄

    • @stevestewart-sturges2159
      @stevestewart-sturges2159 Pƙed rokem +1

      Absolutely rapt for he and Ivan, must have been such a special moment for Alberto..! and if you have GCN Plus, there is a excellent show on the man himself, with Bernie Eisel... Certainly give some real insights into the guy, he seems a very engaging and compassionate individual ...

  • @Lockeness86
    @Lockeness86 Pƙed rokem +13

    We really watched two+ hours of zone 2 training

  • @jeffw9465
    @jeffw9465 Pƙed rokem +2

    Alberto, absolute freak! Look at the passion.

  • @dclark142002
    @dclark142002 Pƙed rokem +43

    Grand Tour stage racing for you...sometimes rhe stage is one for recovery and not exertion.
    Well done to the breakaway for sussing out the day and taking the honors.

    • @fireblade2681
      @fireblade2681 Pƙed rokem +9

      recovery from what? the flat stages? It's a flat stage tomorrow, they must have been recovering today so they can make a big gc push tomorrow lol.

    • @sudsehun76
      @sudsehun76 Pƙed rokem +3

      @@fireblade2681 "recovery" for whats to come.

    • @timb8095
      @timb8095 Pƙed rokem +1

      It goes to show how hard it is without doping. Bring back the long range raids, let them take what they want! (I am kidding, but racing used to be far more interesting when they were doped)

    • @sudsehun76
      @sudsehun76 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@timb8095 they still dope... they have bio passport now so they can't have 60% hematocrit level like athletes in the past. so now they adhere to wada's micro doping standard or they just get TUE.

    • @timb8095
      @timb8095 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@sudsehun76 they do, but not the rocket fuel they used to get away with. Haven’t heard any stories lately of riders having to get up during the night to do exercises so they didn’t have a heart attack due to their blood being so thick.

  • @deyvisestari
    @deyvisestari Pƙed rokem +5

    Brasil đŸ‡§đŸ‡· ligado no giro de ItĂĄlia 🇼đŸ‡č

  • @edymarkonthego4096
    @edymarkonthego4096 Pƙed rokem +14

    Barbecue is the big winner for me. It is not just about racing but enjoyment as well..🎉

  • @tiagokang639
    @tiagokang639 Pƙed rokem +1

    What a great vid. Thank you!

  • @ivanstrle346
    @ivanstrle346 Pƙed rokem +12

    On sunday TT Remco making additional 50sec to others. And then until last week again sleepy stages.

    • @Bryan__X__
      @Bryan__X__ Pƙed rokem

      He’ll make more than 1 minute to the rest trust me.

  • @Ivan1234772
    @Ivan1234772 Pƙed rokem +4

    Rumour has it that Alberto is still cheering! đŸŽ‰đŸ˜‚â€

  • @carlostorres-rivera7200
    @carlostorres-rivera7200 Pƙed rokem +58

    Contador just about lost his shit watching his team win.

  • @Bastian_Zugnappen33
    @Bastian_Zugnappen33 Pƙed rokem +2

    Corratec!!! 😍

  • @dv4662
    @dv4662 Pƙed rokem +13

    Where on earth is Thomas going to find a minute on Remco?

    • @strokenumber3
      @strokenumber3 Pƙed rokem +1

      Dr. Freeman currently looking for it for him...

  • @HeyPaulhasopinions
    @HeyPaulhasopinions Pƙed rokem +1

    I as a casual rider can’t fathom the 35kmh average with negative 2000 vertical meters

  • @roebbiej
    @roebbiej Pƙed rokem +83

    What a sleeper of a stage 😮

    • @epincion
      @epincion Pƙed rokem +7

      In the wise words of a long forgotten sage, "shit happens". Clearly the GC principals wanted a rest day of sorts

    • @Mike-rm1lb
      @Mike-rm1lb Pƙed rokem +6

      Cycling needs to change it's business model. But don't be sad, the spring classics are only 10 months away.

  • @master-kq3nw
    @master-kq3nw Pƙed rokem

    great this was hard race in mts

  • @lazslostpierre9951
    @lazslostpierre9951 Pƙed rokem +11

    Like watching a sportive. Scenery good as always at least.

    • @scooter2163
      @scooter2163 Pƙed rokem +2

      As if it's not valid if a "name" doesn't win?! I saw a well deserved victory, so I ask you kindly, how is a name made in this sport?

  • @summerbeeme
    @summerbeeme Pƙed rokem +4

    great end of the comment indeed! no capuccino after eleven!!!!!!! :D

  • @JamesBriano
    @JamesBriano Pƙed rokem +2

    Was that a race, or just some dudes out for a bike ride?
    The most exciting thing about the stage was Contador's reaction.

  • @Bryan__X__
    @Bryan__X__ Pƙed rokem +26

    No one attacking in the peleton. Dissapointing.

  • @DanielKawuma
    @DanielKawuma Pƙed rokem +53

    How can a summit finish have no attacks from the likes of Roglic? Was this a rest day?

    • @benji1681
      @benji1681 Pƙed rokem +12

      Not steep enough

    • @romanbozic5297
      @romanbozic5297 Pƙed rokem +7

      PrimoĆŸ Will attack,dobr worry!
      Remco Will cry!

    • @akadoiphin267
      @akadoiphin267 Pƙed rokem +6

      i mean the whole field was still there with 3k to go im not sure what you want them to do lol, also just about every gc leader was involved in a crash so no one really felt good today

    • @severusrogue259
      @severusrogue259 Pƙed rokem +1

      ​@@romanbozic5297 yeahhhh well we are all still waiting aren't we ? Evenepoel will again be in demolition mode on Sunday 🇧đŸ‡Ș

    • @TulaneAve
      @TulaneAve Pƙed rokem +7

      cuz they loaded this Giro with stupid ITTs.

  • @TeacherNickoy
    @TeacherNickoy Pƙed rokem +2

    That guy wearing pink knows how to hype the crowd.

  • @hngi26
    @hngi26 Pƙed rokem

    How can I get GCN plus to watch the live broadcast in totality?

  • @BleakVision
    @BleakVision Pƙed rokem +2

    Contador still in the mix, Pantani still cited as a stage winner even though he was disqualified. Armstrong shunned. 😡

    • @dhanyrafael
      @dhanyrafael Pƙed rokem

      All sports are full of doping these days and it's gonna get worse while technology advances. Some are caught but most aren't. So...

  • @702Trader_man_w_no_land
    @702Trader_man_w_no_land Pƙed rokem +4

    euro cyclist announcers are the best!

  • @jean-marcelgoger
    @jean-marcelgoger Pƙed rokem +1

    Despite of the snowy moutain climbs the Italian run cyclist Davide Bais winns this difficult hard stage, while the norvegian Abreas Leknessund maintains his pink jersey! đŸ’™đŸ’ŸđŸ’–đŸ”đŸ’źđŸŒžđŸŒ·đŸŒŒđŸŒ»đŸŒčđŸŒș☼☯🏳‍🌈!

  • @user-by5tw7ms5v
    @user-by5tw7ms5v Pƙed rokem

    Celentano senza amore 🎉

  • @markrushton1516
    @markrushton1516 Pƙed rokem

    Days are gone of the big attack. Everyone at similar level.

  • @geodesy2009
    @geodesy2009 Pƙed rokem +47

    Profoundly disappointing stage. Good on the intrepid 3 but a sleepy peloton gave them a present.

    • @drym3943
      @drym3943 Pƙed rokem +4

      I fell asleep in front of my TV... What a bad stage.

    • @sucklambschop3124
      @sucklambschop3124 Pƙed rokem +2

      Last week will be the one to watch. No need to kill your legs early on.

  • @joren7653
    @joren7653 Pƙed rokem +15

    Luckily I have 3 broken vertebrea, otherwise I wouldve wanted my time back. I cant remember a more boring mountain stage during a grand tour.

  • @JumpingWatermelons
    @JumpingWatermelons Pƙed rokem +1

    Come on guys. I know the stage played out boring overall, but in 219km of all those guys riding, there had to be something slightly interesting you could show us.

  • @tonilauge5786
    @tonilauge5786 Pƙed rokem +4

    đŸ’€đŸ˜Ž early christmas present for Bais!
    Must be the 3 week underwhelming.
    Training vacation?!

  • @elvisbartoli6687
    @elvisbartoli6687 Pƙed rokem

    Scenery was the only highlight.

  • @bodieparks7055
    @bodieparks7055 Pƙed rokem +1

    Would love to see this be 2-4x longer

    • @gcnracing
      @gcnracing  Pƙed rokem

      Hey, we're limited with the amount we can show on YT. However, we have extended highlights plus full replays available on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/Giro2023

    • @jorgechang7595
      @jorgechang7595 Pƙed rokem +1

      that's why I watch Chris Horner's commentary right after.

    • @bodieparks7055
      @bodieparks7055 Pƙed rokem

      @@jorgechang7595 yeah I like his breakdowns they are about as good as you can get

  • @frankling9840
    @frankling9840 Pƙed rokem +1

    Come on IGD lets see some racing

  • @strokenumber3
    @strokenumber3 Pƙed rokem

    Yeah, this'll bring the crowds in.... I thought it was meant to be a race?

  • @mariopereira4190
    @mariopereira4190 Pƙed rokem

    Almeidaaaaaaaa

  • @jeffw9465
    @jeffw9465 Pƙed rokem +1

    Tao is still my dark horse.

    • @gcnracing
      @gcnracing  Pƙed rokem

      He looked really strong yesterday!

    • @jeffw9465
      @jeffw9465 Pƙed rokem

      @@gcnracing I am rooting for Tao. But he has to do a proper TT today in order to keep in the top. we'll see

  • @gerardvanmeer8452
    @gerardvanmeer8452 Pƙed rokem +3

    een slaapverwekkende vertoning

  • @orlyozzie
    @orlyozzie Pƙed rokem

    big day
    short film?
    que

  • @mickricereto8012
    @mickricereto8012 Pƙed rokem

    I really dislike that liquid pink 3d map graphic thing 😞

  • @lupodelupis197
    @lupodelupis197 Pƙed rokem

    Meno i primi 3 Vergogna per tutti soprattutto per il 4 e il 5

  • @Mik_Dev
    @Mik_Dev Pƙed rokem +2

    A boring mountain stage of the giro d'italia. Luckely another italian thing made my day: tortellini ricotta with tomato sauce.

  • @Servicevelo
    @Servicevelo Pƙed rokem +14

    There were no highlights. It was crap.

    • @tychoMX
      @tychoMX Pƙed rokem +5

      Contador disagrees :D

    • @dadedraak
      @dadedraak Pƙed rokem +1

      @@tychoMX Contador was the highlight of this stage

  • @abuckeye26
    @abuckeye26 Pƙed rokem +6

    Am I the only one completely confused by the commentator.
    "0 pro wins between the final 3 breakaway riders."
    Once bais won he then said "2nd stage win in 3 attempts at the giro."
    Huh?

    • @amitkale4624
      @amitkale4624 Pƙed rokem +6

      2nd in 3 attempts for eolo would be my guess. They also talked about zoncolan(also won by an Italian climber on eolo whose name I forget)

    • @denmlastankovic
      @denmlastankovic Pƙed rokem +3

      @@amitkale4624 Yeah he transfers to Eolo's wins at Giro, Fortunato won the first stage for them on Zoncolan in 2021.

  • @drhodesrack
    @drhodesrack Pƙed rokem +2

    Any highlights of the daily Cavendish crash?

  • @permerte5118
    @permerte5118 Pƙed rokem +21

    No Pog, no fun!

  • @kingjasko
    @kingjasko Pƙed rokem

    glad i didnt watch this live lol

  • @birdofprey108
    @birdofprey108 Pƙed rokem

    overviews are too short
    2 mins just skipping all the essential moments

    • @gcnracing
      @gcnracing  Pƙed rokem

      Hey, we also have extended highlights and full replays (plus each stage live) over on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/Giro2023

  • @tomogorman3947
    @tomogorman3947 Pƙed rokem

    Didn’t share any of the work in the last kilometre. I would have been fuming if i was the other two.

  • @UK-Blue
    @UK-Blue Pƙed rokem

    Awesome win! 🏔
    Thank you, and good morning from the salt lake somewhere in the outback.

  • @stevepolhill3295
    @stevepolhill3295 Pƙed rokem

    I fell asleep.

    • @gcnracing
      @gcnracing  Pƙed rokem

      It wasn't the most entertaining stage, luckily yesterday's racing made up for it!

  • @twraia
    @twraia Pƙed rokem +6

    Oh wow what a disappointing stage

  • @weetoun6790
    @weetoun6790 Pƙed rokem

    hardly lives up to the name highlights

  • @R4rd
    @R4rd Pƙed rokem +1

    I watched the thing live and i literally fell asleep with 3 k to go. That is how boring it was.

    • @gcnracing
      @gcnracing  Pƙed rokem

      It was a bit dull! Luckily yesterday's stage made up for it with some great racing.

  • @s-ultracycling
    @s-ultracycling Pƙed rokem

    Dull stage

  • @charlesaeneas
    @charlesaeneas Pƙed rokem

    Highlights? Are you joking?

  • @moraes_m6187
    @moraes_m6187 Pƙed rokem +1

    Worst mountain stage in grand tours I can remember!!

  • @newpistolpete
    @newpistolpete Pƙed rokem +2

    how boring was that???

  • @TheBroervan
    @TheBroervan Pƙed rokem

    Why, why, why would you tell us that "the breakaway were given the stage" before it even happens in the video?

  • @stevozrepto5558
    @stevozrepto5558 Pƙed rokem

    Just woke up
    What happened
    đŸ„±đŸ„±đŸ„±đŸ„±â˜ ïžđŸ€đŸ”„

  • @spitfire-ls8oj
    @spitfire-ls8oj Pƙed rokem

    Snoozefest of a stage

  • @eleycki
    @eleycki Pƙed rokem

    I hope Evenepoel burns out showing off.

  • @melissaflick9041
    @melissaflick9041 Pƙed rokem

    Why would you tell us the breakaway won the stage less that halfway through the videos?
    Did you forget that we watch racing for the vicarious thrill of competition? đŸ€ŠđŸ»â€â™€ïž

  • @dhanyrafael
    @dhanyrafael Pƙed rokem

    Boring as hell. I switched to Tom & Jerry - well that's entertaining !! 😁👌

  • @nickgreen54
    @nickgreen54 Pƙed rokem +3

    Pretty disappointing with how uneventful this stage was. I feel like the Giro is just not getting the respect it deserves. This would never happen in the Tour.

  • @RonMcEwen
    @RonMcEwen Pƙed rokem +1

    Spoiler alert - there were no highlights. Zzzzzzzzzzz.

  • @giovannimenu2357
    @giovannimenu2357 Pƙed rokem +2

    Vlasov Ăš settimo ed Ăš russo. Mettete la bandiera e smettetela con questo politicamente corretto, che Ăš scorrettissimo.

  • @pattysmith5924
    @pattysmith5924 Pƙed rokem

    can't believe the pink jersey contenders just pissed this day away

  • @nungshipongen457
    @nungshipongen457 Pƙed rokem

    One of the most boring mountain gc stage in recent memories

    • @gcnracing
      @gcnracing  Pƙed rokem

      It wasn't the most entertaining - luckily yesterday's stage was much more exciting!

  • @sd6ga6s8
    @sd6ga6s8 Pƙed rokem +2

    One of the worst days of cycling i ever watched, terrible display

  • @WesternUranus
    @WesternUranus Pƙed rokem

    Boring stages and bad strategies so far, this Giro is trash.
    Tour of Hungary is more interesting.
    Also, give the rights to our champ, Lanterne Rouge, he's the only one to produce good race analyses.
    By that point he is the only one that can make this Giro mildly exciting.

  • @a.campos891
    @a.campos891 Pƙed rokem

    Terribly boring. The only amazing thing was the magnificent landscape with the mountains and snow.

  • @timschafer6660
    @timschafer6660 Pƙed rokem

    Is it just me or does the pink route animation look like a sperm running wild through the Italian countryside?

  • @trinitysmate
    @trinitysmate Pƙed rokem

    Can anyone recommend somewhere to get highlights without a plonker doing fake accents constantly?

  • @The2014engineer
    @The2014engineer Pƙed rokem

    The Giro definitely lost a ton of interest, no use in tuning in live at this point. Still hope the dog is OK that tripped up the peloton’s crybaby. I think that update was more interesting.

  • @doctordre3000
    @doctordre3000 Pƙed rokem

    yawn

  • @TheDennzio
    @TheDennzio Pƙed rokem

    boring

  • @oisinomahony8255
    @oisinomahony8255 Pƙed rokem +1

    After the waste of time that was today I think I'll give tomorrow a skip ... What a boring stage!

  • @patrickbateman7444
    @patrickbateman7444 Pƙed rokem +2

    This is why the Giro is trash tier compared to the Tour de France. You won't see mountain stages like this at the tour

    • @carlobrotto7132
      @carlobrotto7132 Pƙed rokem +4

      Read&learn. Generally talking at Tour de France you see longer horse ctg mountains stages but having a lesser steady gradient than at Giro, that's traditionally about the two most important stages races of UCI. And you will never, never see a mountain stage at Tour on 1st week. The only trash is only the usual massive amount of biased bs who you and your fellows post in these big cycling events playing the typical role of internet " experts " of road cycling, which every time seems mandatory when it comes to american-anglo typers.....

    • @carlobrotto7132
      @carlobrotto7132 Pƙed rokem

      "...that you and your fellows.. " , correction in there

    • @patrickbateman7444
      @patrickbateman7444 Pƙed rokem

      @@carlobrotto7132 What is La planche des Belles Filles then? A first week short and steep mountain stage, so you have actually no idea what you are talking about.
      You're triggered because you're italian, do you understand how pathetic that is?
      The Giro is at the same level as the Vuelta, both are significantly behind the Tour de France. Shit stages like today just don't happen at the Tour de France, because the Tour means too much.
      And btw, im german, and i've ridden the passo dello stelvio, passo giovo etc. Beautiful country, but that doesn't change the fact, that the giro is trash compared to the tour de france.

  • @dalecollins2085
    @dalecollins2085 Pƙed rokem

    Im sure more people would watch GCN if they sacked Rob Hatch...

  • @ItachiGT
    @ItachiGT Pƙed rokem +1

    Hope Remco takes the next time trial with 1 minute or more ahead of the other GC riders.

  • @markdowse3572
    @markdowse3572 Pƙed rokem

    A barbeque AND snow? What could be better?!? 😁
    M 🩘🏏😎