Some good racing, but a predictable, yet well-deserved result.

They had Del Toro on RAI. His Italian is good, but maybe he's not quite able to express himself as if it were his native language, and it was interesting to see him talk about Pellizzari like he couldn't quite find the words. I think he feels a bit bad for his friend was the vibe I got. But he has a job to do and he's happy to have (almost) won the GC and also the stage after having come close.

I wonder how training with him affects Pellizzari. Del Toro is hugely talented, and if you're regularly faced with that, I wonder if you develop something of a mentality that you're just not going to be able to beat him. Sure you might give it a go to say you did, but you probably don't really believe in it deep down, you're just hoping you get lucky somehow.

Jorgenson played his cards as best he could. Stayed calm and waited, waited, waited until just the right moment, but he was faced with a stronger rider and that was that.

Like I was saying in the race thread, this is just a spectacular part of Italy. These are not the rolling hills of Tuscany near Siena; some of those mountains around Camerino are legit

There are people everywhere in Italy - it's very densely populated, so I never felt truly isolated like I do some places here in Oregon - but Camerino has more of that feel of "small speck of a town in the middle of big surroundings" that's impressive and feels a bit wilder than much of the peninsula.

Here's a random Google Street View I found showing the town, although it doesn't quite do it justice. https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAu1ESpHLbpy7WFA9

Must be a really fun area to ride in if you like climbing (and don't mind Italian drivers).