TOTAL DISASTER For Del Toro and AYUSO | Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 16 ANALYSIS

Probably not a “disaster,” but it does look like Del Toro is exposed for some of the intense stages this week. There may be more parity in the top spots than some of the pundits are shouting about.

Chapeau to Astana. That was quite a spectacle. Fortunato and Scaroni might have a GC future.

It was no "im gone, im dead" moment. He managed to limit the losses. Ayuso on the other hand..

Weird that Movistar didn't have anyone there to chase down Carapaz, because that's what M
Movistar does 😆

Wishing Primoz high spirits and a fast recovery. Ganbatte! I also wish the team good results for this giro, as it seems like Primoz's loyal lieutenant Giulio Pellizari has some legs. Onward and upward Primoz and Redbull Bora Hansgrohe!

Time for Del Toro to get full team support now (& his descending looked clumsy today)

A lot of so called expert did not believe me about Richie! Well guess what, I like his chances! No respect for a former champion of this grand tour! Whatever!

Certainly the most open “last week” in a GT for years 👍👏good for us neutrals

Thanks for the recap, guys. It is heartbreaking about Primoz. We were hopeful for Ayuso, but we will see if Isaac Del Toro can hold up in this last week to maintain pink. Carapaz or Piddcock may turn it up in these final stages to make a run for the pink jersey. It is exciting and anything can happen.

The race has already been turned upside down several times. I have no clue what is gonna happen and I like it. This Giro has been incredibly eventful. So much has happened. I can't remember the last grand tour with this much uncertainty.

Grandma Roglic?!?!??

Crashmoz Roglic ?

Such a shame Roglic wasn't in the mix. Don't see a healthy Roglic losing time to Yates or Gee on that stage. You forgot to mention Ineos, who have shown team strength, even if they haven't employed it successfully for Bernal yet. Carapaz is used to riding without much support, I think he can be patient, ride defensively and wait for his chance, especially stage 20.

What an exciting stage. With Pogacar and Vingegaard absent so many of these guys are close to the same level that anything can happen. Chapeaux to Scaroni, Fortunato, Carapaz and Derek Gee🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦. Primoz should invest in some MTB type downhill body armour for the TDF.

UAE needs to go mental now, send 4 riders in the break and watch Visma/EF try to control it. But Ineos would probably help, and they do have a strong enough team.

Del torro, no support, chasing every move, that's not how you win a grand tour.

Just what has happened at Team UAE? It looks like illness or food poisoning has swept through the team

The skin is the largest organ in the body, so I always assume that abrasions and other skin injuries are much more detrimental than the look.

🇲🇽🎉

UAE juice programme gone bad? Maybe not, wait for Friday and Saturday to conclude. Expect to see crazy relative performance from those guys.

Youth vs a Fox.
Del Toro will recover quicker than Carapaz...after todays Monster stage.
The best defense is attack....UAE need to help get Del Toro more buffer tomorrow...
If not...Carapaz will look to do a smilar attack again in a few days time.
Carapaz will be confident.

The sleeper is Gee.....

4th crash for Primoz, Ayuso has stitches in his knee that’s affecting him…….GC is wide open.
Carapaz, S Yates and D Gee smell blood whoever has a good day on Friday probably wins it

del toro will not win the giro

The move of the race was wva driving and thinning the gc group.

There is NO disaster， a young talent defended on the difficult mountain stage his lead. Of course, a bad day is unavoidable, but now the support is there. The tactics of UAE were crazy, a Pogacar tactic, drill it before the final mountain, then it is Pogacar time. But there is no Pogacar, they have to reserve energy to support their leader on the attacks that will come in the final climb.

Does anyone know what the fug is up with ROGLIC crashing ALL OF THE FUGN TIME?
It seems that maybe he needs to take up cyclocross in the winter.
I love him and his style. He seems like a good guy but wtf? Its so unfortunate for him.

Good analysis.

Carapaz has 1 last shot in his pistol, that's just how he is, after that he cracks

Stages 19 & 20 are harder than 16

Simon sez Yaeah Yates. Visma has a winner in Yates

Primoz needs a heart transplant 😂

Ayuso needs to realise he’s not as good as he thinks he is….

Love the Primoz comment… went down as certain as the sun goes down….😂😂😂

Only a disaster for Ayuso.