Giro 2022 - Stage 10: Pescara – Jesi 196 km ***Spoilers***

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    Seems a popular win in the peloton as well as with the supporters. Didn't see that stage being a sprint between GC contenders and a few very select all-rounders
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Girmay nearly went off course
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Super great job
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Pross said:

    Seems a popular win in the peloton as well as with the supporters. Didn't see that stage being a sprint between GC contenders and a few very select all-rounders

    We have been waiting a long time for East Africa to represent .....
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592

    Pross said:

    Seems a popular win in the peloton as well as with the supporters. Didn't see that stage being a sprint between GC contenders and a few very select all-rounders

    We have been waiting a long time for East Africa to represent .....
    Always thought there would be strong climbers from the region, didn't expect to see a Classics rider / sprinter. When you think he went early and managed to hold off vdP who you would think of as probably the best or second best over a long sprint he really is something special.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    Needs to practice opening champagne now though!
  • hanshotfirst
    hanshotfirst Posts: 403
    In ciclamino too?

    Some lad!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    edited May 2022

    In ciclamino too?

    Some lad!

    Not according to pcs .

    It wasn't a full sprint stage, so not as many points for the winner
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    MVDP still top of my irrational dislike list but,fair play, that thumbs up was classy.
  • hanshotfirst
    hanshotfirst Posts: 403

    In ciclamino too?

    Some lad!

    Not according to pcs .

    It wasn't a full sprint stage, so not as many points for the winner
    Ah ok, never mind then. Great result still.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    DeadCalm said:

    MVDP still top of my irrational dislike list but,fair play, that thumbs up was classy.

    First to congratulate Girmay too.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Pross said:

    Needs to practice opening champagne now though!

    He's injured his eye and has had to go to hospital
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    Nearly did that once, took the wire off and the cork flew out under the pressure from the bottle. Hit me in the forehead luckily!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Me missing the stage has a 100% correlation with stage quality thus far...

    Congrats Bini!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,108
    VdP maybe should reign it in a bit - especially after that chase back on earlier - but makes a great watch so hope he carries on.
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,108
    And hopefully Girmay hasn't done serious damage to his eye - reading some reports he couldn't see out of it which doesn't sound good.
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    RichN95. said:

    Pross said:

    Needs to practice opening champagne now though!

    He's injured his eye and has had to go to hospital
    I mean it's not like there wasn't a warning it could happen.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    In other news, Ewan came home alone and dead last, two minutes behind teammate Roger Kluge, who in turn was 10 minutes behind the next rider.
    Not exactly the ideal way to conserve energy for tomorrow’s pan flat stage.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227

    In other news, Ewan came home alone and dead last, two minutes behind teammate Roger Kluge, who in turn was 10 minutes behind the next rider.
    Not exactly the ideal way to conserve energy for tomorrow’s pan flat stage.

    Lotto Soudal had two riders in that group ahead of Kluge (18 minutes down on the winner). Wouldn't it have made sense to just told them to park up once dropped and roll in together?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Ooooh, that does not look nice... 👁️🍾
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Decent leadout from Pozzovivo that!!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    From overjoyed to gutted 😢
    Really hope he's OK. Start tomorrow looking pretty unlikely, but please let there be no long term damage
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    RichN95. said:

    Pross said:

    Needs to practice opening champagne now though!

    He's injured his eye and has had to go to hospital
    Really !
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    That would be such a big shame if he can't ride tomorrow
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Never seen a rider taken out of a gt like that before
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    They need to tilt the bottle away from themselves when releasing the cork.
    Odd that both MvdP and now BG have bit hit hard by the cork.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660

    They need to tilt the bottle away from themselves when releasing the cork.
    Odd that both MvdP and now BG have bit hit hard by the cork.

    Really?

    I thought it best to hold it an inch from my eyeball just as I apply pressure for it to come out?
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    What do you mean sarky?
    You don't think it odd that someone like MvdP who has opened loads of podium bottles doesn't tilt the bottle away from himself?