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

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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[@alikabok-es4sx]

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

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

😂 Honestly!

[@lesflynn4455]

I came here to say the same thing. Bloody great, wasn't it.

[@e.heckscher1576]

It's either "passion" or he has continued his pharmaceutical regimen.

[@mmmbetter55]

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

[@stevestewart-sturges2159]

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]

We really watched two+ hours of zone 2 training

[@dclark142002]

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]

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]

@@fireblade2681 "recovery" for whats to come.

[@timb8095]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@jeffw9465]

Alberto, absolute freak! Look at the passion.

[@deyvisestari]

Brasil 🇧🇷 ligado no giro de Itália 🇮🇹

[@edymarkonthego4096]

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

[@Ivan1234772]

Rumour has it that Alberto is still cheering! 🎉😂❤

[@tiagokang639]

What a great vid. Thank you!

[@carlostorres-rivera7200]

Contador just about lost his shit watching his team win.

[@dv4662]

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

[@strokenumber3]

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

[@Bastian_Zugnappen33]

Corratec!!! 😍

[@HeyPaulhasopinions]

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

[@ivanstrle346]

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

[@Bryan__X__]

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

[@roebbiej]

What a sleeper of a stage 😴

[@epincion]

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

[@Mike-rm1lb]

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

[@master-kq3nw]

great this was hard race in mts

[@DanielKawuma]

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

[@benji1681]

Not steep enough

[@romanbozic5297]

Primož Will attack,dobr worry! Remco Will cry!

[@akadoiphin267]

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]

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

[@TulaneAve]

cuz they loaded this Giro with stupid ITTs.

[@JamesBriano]

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

[@summerbeeme]

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

[@Bryan__X__]

No one attacking in the peleton. Dissapointing.

[@TeacherNickoy]

That guy wearing pink knows how to hype the crowd.

[@cycling.guitarist]

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

[@702Trader_man_w_no_land]

euro cyclist announcers are the best!

[@joren7653]

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.

[@BleakVision]

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

[@dhanyrafael]

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...

[@user-by5tw7ms5v]

Celentano senza amore 🎉

[@markrushton1516]

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

[@jean-marcelgoger]

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! 💙💟💖🏵💮🌸🌷🌼🌻🌹🌺☮☯🏳‍🌈!

[@geodesy2009]

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

[@drym3943]

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

[@sucklambschop3124]

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

[@JumpingWatermelons]

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.

[@elvisbartoli6687]

Scenery was the only highlight.

[@bodieparks7055]

Would love to see this be 2-4x longer

[@gcnracing]

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]

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

[@bodieparks7055]

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

[@frankling9840]

Come on IGD lets see some racing

[@tonilauge5786]

💤😴 early christmas present for Bais! Must be the 3 week underwhelming. Training vacation?!

[@strokenumber3]

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

[@jeffw9465]

Tao is still my dark horse.

[@gcnracing]

He looked really strong yesterday!

[@jeffw9465]

@@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

[@orlyozzie]

big day short film? que

[@Servicevelo]

There were no highlights. It was crap.

[@tychoMX]

Contador disagrees :D

[@dadedraak]

@@tychoMX Contador was the highlight of this stage

[@gerardvanmeer8452]

een slaapverwekkende vertoning

[@UK-Blue]

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

[@mickricereto8012]

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

[@mariopereira4190]

Almeidaaaaaaaa

[@permerte5118]

No Pog, no fun!

[@abuckeye26]

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]

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]

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

[@Mi_de96]

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

[@birdofprey108]

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

[@gcnracing]

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

[@stevepolhill3295]

I fell asleep.

[@gcnracing]

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

[@twraia]

Oh wow what a disappointing stage

[@weetoun6790]

hardly lives up to the name highlights

[@charlesaeneas]

Highlights? Are you joking?

[@drhodesrack]

Any highlights of the daily Cavendish crash?

[@gazza3623]

Let’s see your list of honours

[@dukeofistria5712]

​@@gazza3623 chill

[@dhanyrafael]

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

[@kingjasko]

glad i didnt watch this live lol

[@giovannimenu2357]

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

[@R4rd]

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

[@gcnracing]

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

[@sd6ga6s8]

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

[@newpistolpete]

how boring was that???

[@melissaflick9041]

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? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@RonMcEwen]

Spoiler alert - there were no highlights. Zzzzzzzzzzz.

[@nickgreen54]

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.

[@moraes_m6187]

Worst mountain stage in grand tours I can remember!!

[@WesternUranus]

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.

[@trinitysmate]

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

[@nungshipongen457]

One of the most boring mountain gc stage in recent memories

[@gcnracing]

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

[@timschafer6660]

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

[@eleycki]

I hope Evenepoel burns out showing off.

[@spitfire-ls8oj]

Snoozefest of a stage

[@pattysmith5924]

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

[@a.campos891]

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

[@doctordre3000]

yawn

[@stevozrepto5558]

Just woke up What happened 🥱🥱🥱🥱☠️🍀🔥

[@patrickbateman7444]

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]

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]

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

[@patrickbateman7444]

@@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.

[@The2014engineer]

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.

[@oisinomahony8255]

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

[@TheDennzio]

boring

[@dalecollins2085]

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

[@pythor2117]

wdym Rob is great

[@ItachiGT]

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

[@markdowse3572]

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

[@lazslostpierre9951]

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

[@scooter2163]

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?

[@lupodelupis197]

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

[@tomogorman3947]

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

[@TheBroervan]

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

[@s-ultracycling]

Dull stage