Unserious questions, part 4: The final rest day

The fatigue of the Giro d’Italia is unavoidable now, 15 stages and more than 2,000 kilometers past the start in the Netherlands. But there’s something about seeing the light at the end of the tunnel that makes things just slightly easier.

The Americans had a good second week. As the race began to head into their favored territory, Joe Dombrowski and Nathan Brown (both Cannondale) found their way into breakaways. Brown finished fourth on his day, stage 10. Dombrowski was caught by the peloton but went on to finish an impressive eighth in the uphill time trial that followed.

Sky’s Ian Boswell has been set free following the abandonment of his team leader, Mikel Landa, and finished 15th in the uphill TT. He will join BMC’s Joey Rosskopf and Giant – Alpecin’s Chad Haga in sniffing for breaks in the final week. Haga found one on stage 18 last year and likes the look of the final handful of stages.

VeloNews caught up with the five near the end of their Monday rest day, the final one of this Giro. With six stages remaining, spirits still seem high, and tacos are on the mind.

To see how the racers have progressed through this Giro, check out the earlier installments of “Unserious Questions.”

VeloNews: What was your first thought when you got up this morning?

Ian Boswell (Sky): “Six stages … where has the Giro gone?”

Joe Dombrowski (Cannondale): “I’m starving. Breakfast isn’t until 8:30. Is there anything in the minibar?”

Nate Brown (Cannondale): “Why is Joe standing over me? Oh, he is trying to get into the mini fridge.”

Joey Rosskopf (BMC): “There’s a tickle in my throat. I think I’ve been breathing too hard …

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