Giro 2022.....SPOILERS.

[T4tomo]

I'd like to see Girmay take a stage even though I forgot about him when I hastily put my team together.

 

[mjr]

this is bovine excrement - if you watch the clip I linked to, you can barely see Ewan on any front-on shot until the end. He gets a tow mainly from Bauhaus (42) until he pops past him at the end.
screenshot at 2.15 in clip and then again around 3.20 you see Bauhaus powering into the wind and Ewan pop past him

The 3.20 overhead is uninformative because Ewan was too far back to be in shot but the 2.15 shows him in the wind from about 150m out. So right not as long as Cav so I'm wrong but deffo nose in the wind so you're wrong too. You didn't need to be such a daffodil about it.

If you care to link the clip with Blythe and McEwen I'd be interested in taking a look.

No, I don't care to do anything for you just now. It was on TV across Europe if not worldwide, so I am sure it's online somewhere.

 

[Adam4868]

Whoops !

View: https://twitter.com/LanterneRougeYT/status/1524417320226942978?t=7C8FhQI4IfQVtod0l6KiHA&s=19

 

[Adam4868]

So Demare takes the win in today's stage with Gaviria in second and Nizzolo in third.
Sort of want Gaviria to actually win a sprint...I feel for him 🙄

 

[Adam4868]

I see Nibbles shipped some time yesterday - I wonder if that means they will let him get away today on home territory ? Although it's probably another bunch sprint today anyway.

Announced his retirement at the end of the season ☹️

 

[Grant Fondo]

Announced his retirement at the end of the season ☹️

Well, 38 this year but what a career

 

[Adam4868]

Well, 38 this year but what a career

As well as Valverde boo hiss ! Also Gilbert ☹️
Class rider Nibali like you say his palmares speaks for itself.
272 wins in pro-races
172 UWT-level leader jerseys
47 stage-race victories
12 victories in monuments.
Most notable for me was his San Remo win when I had a quid on him at 64/1 😁

 

[Adam4868]

Gone with Gaviria for today's stage....🙄

 

[T4tomo]

Whoops !

View: https://twitter.com/LanterneRougeYT/status/1524417320226942978?t=7C8FhQI4IfQVtod0l6KiHA&s=19

100% Bouwman's fault, should have had the bottle in his left hand....

glad it was after the stage and hope he was unhurt.

re Nibali, he knows he's not going to win the GC so likes to ship a bit of time early on in GTs, so he doesn't get chased down by GC teams if he gets in a breakaway, maximises stage victory chances.

 

[Adam4868]

re Nibali, he knows he's not going to win the GC so likes to ship a bit of time early on in GTs, so he doesn't get chased down by GC teams if he gets in a breakaway, maximises stage victory chances.

I guess that applies to most of the peloton 🙄
But attacking, descending,cobbles,GTs or one day races you've got to give him his due.Hes been a class act,knows how to read a race.

 

[Sittingduck]

I am getting nervous with this long flat finish, and I'm not even riding... dunno why
(go on Cav...)

 

[Grant Fondo]

Ooh, that was close! Feel for Ewan there.

 

[roadrash]

I think that ranks as one of the closest ie seen

 

[Cathryn]

I was convinced it was Ewan from my angle but obviously wrong! And I’m wondering if Gaviria will be penalized for his bumping shenanigans! Nasty!

The McEwan/Blythe breakdowns of sprints are utterly brilliant!!

 

[Cathryn]

And I’m wondering if Gaviria will be penalized for his bumping shenanigans!

He was relegated.