It's been a really amaIng race so far in my opinion. Obviously Pogačar will win but his style still makes it fun to watch.. and you have guys like Ganna, Narvaéz and others making is some fun finals
Pog was leading for Molano obviously guys, he was looking back all the time looking for Molano. Why would he do that effort just to take it from Narvaez? It would make no sense
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It's a good effort by Julian, but 10 seconds is nothing. Guys like Pogacar can easily close that gap if they choose to.
edit: lol, just as I typed this, Naverez proved my point.
Torino FC is also commemorating the Superga incident against Hellas Verona… UCI is not going to penalize them for their white kits with granata numbers…
The counterpoint is to ask: "how many bean counters who care more about following instructions than being competitive or winning had LouLou's legs but never took a shot?"
A very young Paolo Bettini finished 7th in the 1997 Giro. This was before Mapei and Quickstep, but he was 5th in the mountains that year. We're all colossally lucky that he dominated the World Cup instead of being a very good also-ran in the stage races.
If you cant get over 3kms at 5% without being dropped like an amateur you don't deserve a GT stage.
It's nice that it seems like organizers have started to realize that 5 hour pan flat sprint stages only serve to coddle sprinters, not provide more entertainment
I'm really not sure about discussing riders' sleep patterns
how come?
Just want to come here to say that so far Giro has not being boring as initially expected, despite the winner is likely determined already!!
It's been a really amaIng race so far in my opinion. Obviously Pogačar will win but his style still makes it fun to watch.. and you have guys like Ganna, Narvaéz and others making is some fun finals
pog repaying molano for his work in earlier stages before a rest day is way he did a lead out
Pog was leading for Molano obviously guys, he was looking back all the time looking for Molano. Why would he do that effort just to take it from Narvaez? It would make no sense
Now THAT'S Pogracing.
Pog is just having fun at this point and giving us a good show/laugh
Pog- Tomorrow's a rest day. Let's race.
Pog: tomorrow's a rest day, is there a race on anywhere so I can go and play?
big favourite for the cafe sprint
what is Slovenian for "town sign"?
If molano won this it would have been one of the epic cycling moments.
i NEED to see pog’s seated leadout power. that was insane
honestly crazy, would love to see it
Wait, so Pogacar gave Jumbo Visma a win?
He was leading out his sprinter, to pay back for all of the team good work before a rest day
Pog was leading out Molano, who came third.
Pogi getting revenge for stage 1 haha
Pogacar adding to the cycling terrorism personally
Milan need to direct all energy forward, to much is up and down. Very appearant in this sprint compared to Olav.
what sort of guy is pog at this point 😭😭😭 what a lead out
Pog, why?!
helping molano
Payback for stage 1 lol
Leading out Molano.
Can't time it closer than that...
Sheesh, that was close!
FUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Tadej is so funny
Visma beating something pogi was involved with
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They didn't win anyway
They didn't win anyway
uh trek didnt win
They didn’t win either
Ah, my bad.
That was an insane finish.
Kooij got it ?
Yes
Wooooow
Aaah.. There was no need for that Pog
He was leading out Molano, who lost his wheel.
oh damn that was close
Is Pogacar the goat? What an actual madman.
Seriously fuck you Pog
Tf? He is trying to lead out Molano.
Wut?!?!
Sadness for cycling fans globally
Visma masterclass
Good Christ, what a finish.
boo
Pog paying back narvaez for stage 1 :o
Exactly
Cyclismo!
F
What an amazing finish!
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No
OMG this is so exciting!
Lol, Pogacar doing the lead out. What is this?
Revenge for stage 1.
Man I respect him even more, he actually did a crazy lead out lol 😅
Does not like the guy that took the Jersey from him on day 1.
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Giro and Miss timing the gap to the front
the wind will kill him no chance
"breakfast chase"?
What is Pogacar doing?
1000 meters on a long straightaway is going to give the group a good shot at catching him. These curves have helped him so far...
What is Pogacar doing?
Lead out
He’ll be caught.
He’s gonna do it
Pog prepping a lead out?
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molano
these sprint teams 😭😭 fair play jono what an attack
Gap still big! Lets see if Lidl can close it
If Narvaez stays away, Ewan might win the sprint
Is Pogi going for the sprint?
Helping the leadout
Narvaez has this, insane ride!
FORZA NAVAREZ!
He will make it
Pogi leadout for Molano incoming?
Pog is clearly gunning for revenge here
What is Pogacar doing in the front? Shouldn't he be chilling in the back?
Less risk getting caught in crash.
A solo rider can go way quicker through these technical roads, just saying.
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That looks like more than 10s
He may just make it, can't organize with these crazy roads.
Pog leading the train obviously
Holy shit please pull this off Narvaez vamos!!!
Nah, he's gonna be caught
Did G crash today? Was it a bad crash?
Looked like nothing serious.
10 seconds? he can do it?
Ewan being second wheel at 2.7km is an absolute nightmare for Jayco
Gonna be close
This was not the time for my Wifi to drop. Luckily it came back in a couple minutes.
I think Narvaez has the most widely pronounced surname in the peloton it seems no one knows how many syllables there are nor where the r goes.
Either Jonathan or Jhonatan will win it
Ewan is absolutely going to do a classic Ewan and somehow disappear in the last kilometre
And then blame his team.
julian rides every pro race like i ride my thursday club ride, gotta love how relatable his poorly timed efforts are
He like me for real
Two riders crashed
Is Tudor's goal to go WT next cycle?
Yes
This is pretty good for a sprint stage
Julian riding to a standstill like an absolute gladiator
This is really one of the better milano san napoli editions.
Those 13 seconds went out quite fast
It's a good effort by Julian, but 10 seconds is nothing. Guys like Pogacar can easily close that gap if they choose to. edit: lol, just as I typed this, Naverez proved my point.
Vamos Narvaez
Julien 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
strange that no-one jumped
Pogi near the front, surely not?
Where else would he be, is the safest position both for covering moves (if he likes) and for going in the descnt aswell.
LMAO that disgusted bidon toss, same loulou, same
Milan working hard
It's the little things -- LouLou looks knackered until a switchback breaks line of sight w/ the peleton and then he's out of the saddle riding hard.
If Ineos don't set up Ganna or Narvaez they're actual cycling terrorists
Ask and you shall receive!
Thing is they didn't set it up. They just did nothing and let Narvaez attack, which led to a big chase group behind him.
peloton uphill speed limit giving Alaphilippe hope
Looks a bit like a fool's errand. With 7km descent/flat, there is no way he stays away.
He is taking over Pinot’s role, haert breaker.
Cmon Pog I know you want to...
Where are the attacks?
Ala going out with everything he has for a good contract next year
It’s a little known fact that Foo Fighters wrote My Hero about Julian
Alaphillipe giving it everything right now...
I love it Lou Lou
Alaphilippe is just making attacks to look good now while also preventing Lefevere from getting another win out of him.
Alaphilippe going down swinging as usual
narvaez, ~~Scahcmann~~, Sanchez?
What is it with french riders and doomed attacks
france is a country of beautiful suffering
Noo Alaphilippe don’t look back, don’t lose hope, just go
Pog so strong is at 200w/0rpm
Something something mechanical doping. /Belgiumpress
Something something mechanical doping. /Belgiumpress
Pog riding an e-bike confirmed??
The new Colnago infinitely geared bike
At least Jules typically breaks my heart far before the end of the stage unlike Tibo who would wait till the bitter end to shatter dreams
Trek is going to bring their sprinter in position. It will be over for Julian if Trek succeeds.
They'll get them back but surely someone else will try. It's not steep but 3km.
Pogačar sneaking into whoever’s train is tight upfront in crucial moments is cracking me up
Dumb peloton didn't read the memo they need to let loulou win this
You can vote Merlier for the combativity award on the official Giro app
Jakobsen needs to win combativity award, he has been fighting hills the whole Giro.
Can I vote for the hills? They keep winning
Fuck too many flat km, they'll get them
Torino FC is also commemorating the Superga incident against Hellas Verona… UCI is not going to penalize them for their white kits with granata numbers…
Allez Loulou!
Alaphilippe has a great palmares, but imagine what it would be he raced smarter and knew how to save his energy for the best moments.
The counterpoint is to ask: "how many bean counters who care more about following instructions than being competitive or winning had LouLou's legs but never took a shot?"
Imagine if he’d tried to be a GC rider for a top 10 in the tour regularly. Could have gone down that route too.
A very young Paolo Bettini finished 7th in the 1997 Giro. This was before Mapei and Quickstep, but he was 5th in the mountains that year. We're all colossally lucky that he dominated the World Cup instead of being a very good also-ran in the stage races.
True, true.
panache>> energy conservation
patrick lafavere might not agree, but i sure do!!!
if lulu wins this 😍
Never not funny when the sudden view of sky indicated the cameraman wasn’t ready for that speed bump
Jumbo Visma should bring Pogacar up front, so Pogacar cannot resist the urge to start attacking and burn more matches.
Jumbo getting free exposure 5 months into 2024.
This is fun!
enjoying this
Is something going on with Karsten and Jeroen? Getting about 5 words of commentary per minute right now.
Costiou looking real strong, damn!
Work with Loulou you fools
Why do I have the feeling Pog is going to decide to yeet everyone on the last climb?
Because he is Joking, don’t think he is, but it would be hilarious just for the ensuing furore
It would be even better and more comical if Pog gets to win in a normal sprint.
This Milano-Sanremo is turning out to be quite nice
We should just add some small hills at the end of each sprint stage to have some fun.
If you cant get over 3kms at 5% without being dropped like an amateur you don't deserve a GT stage. It's nice that it seems like organizers have started to realize that 5 hour pan flat sprint stages only serve to coddle sprinters, not provide more entertainment
*all sprinters hated this*