Giro 2019 Favourites stage 15: Breakaway on Nibali’s Day

The first 160 kilometres are played out on the flat before the Giro enters Il Lombardia. The race serves the Madonna del Ghisallo (8.6 kilometres at 6.2%) and Colma di Sormano (9.6 kilometres at 6.5%) inside the last 60 kilometres. A technical descent drops down to Nesso before the riders continue along the lake-shore to Como. A harsh climb to Civiglio – 4.2 kilometres with steady 10% gradients – is supposed to be decisive. A flying descent leads to fat run-in of 3 kilometres on the broad avenues of Como.

In 2015 and 2017, Nibali attacked just before the top of the Civiglio climb to extend his lead in the descent. Obviously, winning a Classic is not the same as wining a stage when fighting for GC, especially since Roglic will be on his wheel. The Slovenian is a good descender, just like Nibali, but a better sprinter, so a Shark-attack may be not such a good idea after all. It would be great to watch though.

Possibly, the breakaway will turn out to be successful.

Favourites 15th stage 2019 Giro d’Italia
*** Alexis Vuillermoz, Thomas De Gendt, Valerio Conti
** Vincenzo Nibali, Primoz Roglic, Davide Formolo
* Hugh Carthy, Simon Yates, Tony Gallopin, Pello Bilbao

Check out the route of stage 15.

Giro d’Italia 2019 stage 15: profiles, finish

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Civiglio

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