Giro d'Italia 23 Stage 11: Camaiore - Tortona, 219 km - Interesting ***SPOILERS***

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Looks bad
    "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: 43,462
    Thomas slid out and took most of his team plus Roglic. Tao looks like he's out.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Thomas and roglic okish ... Tao is hurt
    "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: 43,462
    Thomas was very quick to get back up and going.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Sivakov looking hurt
    "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: 18,908
    F**k
    "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: 43,462
    Actually it was the UAE rider who slid out inside Geraint and wiped him out.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    edited May 2023
    Movistar rider rides into a sign and a house. TGH stretchered off.

    Edit - was Oscar Rodriguez and he doesn't look good either. Conscious and sort of sat up but suspect he'll be out too,
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Rodriguez the rider who hit the house. Absolutely shocking crash.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Tao in the ambulance....
    "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: 43,462
    Nasty mix of mainly dry roads with a few wet patches.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Not going to lie, given the reminder of Wouter Weylandt I found that second one a tough thing to see.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    :'(
    Was literally listening to Tao's interview on the cycling podcast km0 where he's talking about luck and danger and risk as it happened
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,054
    Are G and Roglic's bikes ok and are they back chasing on?
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Gutted
    "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: 43,462

    Not going to lie, given the reminder of Wouter Weylandt I found that second one a tough thing to see.

    I think the sign actually helped him out and took some pace off or it would have been worse. Nice passively safe sign post too so gave quite a bit but he looks pretty bad (talking though).
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pross said:

    Nasty mix of mainly dry roads with a few wet patches.

    Something slippy on the section for sure
    "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: 18,908

    Are G and Roglic's bikes ok and are they back chasing on?

    They are ok
    "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: 43,462

    Are G and Roglic's bikes ok and are they back chasing on?

    They're back in as is Sivakov.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    edited May 2023
    Pross said:

    Not going to lie, given the reminder of Wouter Weylandt I found that second one a tough thing to see.

    I think the sign actually helped him out and took some pace off or it would have been worse. Nice passively safe sign post too so gave quite a bit but he looks pretty bad (talking though).
    Is it the same descent? As wout

    "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: 7,554
    Gutting for Tao, as he's been in great form over the last few weeks.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Pross said:

    Not going to lie, given the reminder of Wouter Weylandt I found that second one a tough thing to see.

    I think the sign actually helped him out and took some pace off or it would have been worse. Nice passively safe sign post too so gave quite a bit but he looks pretty bad (talking though).
    Yeah, that sign was wobbling pretty violently afterwards, so you've got to assume it spread at least some of the deceleration as well.

    Sivakov reported to be riding again - there was some concern he might already have abandoned.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332

    Pross said:

    Not going to lie, given the reminder of Wouter Weylandt I found that second one a tough thing to see.

    I think the sign actually helped him out and took some pace off or it would have been worse. Nice passively safe sign post too so gave quite a bit but he looks pretty bad (talking though).
    Is it the same descent? As wout

    No, we're already past that.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    TGH was going to win as well
    "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: 18,908

    Pross said:

    Not going to lie, given the reminder of Wouter Weylandt I found that second one a tough thing to see.

    I think the sign actually helped him out and took some pace off or it would have been worse. Nice passively safe sign post too so gave quite a bit but he looks pretty bad (talking though).
    Is it the same descent? As wout

    No, we're already past that.
    Would be a bit "cursed" energy
    "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
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    edited May 2023

    Pross said:

    Not going to lie, given the reminder of Wouter Weylandt I found that second one a tough thing to see.

    I think the sign actually helped him out and took some pace off or it would have been worse. Nice passively safe sign post too so gave quite a bit but he looks pretty bad (talking though).
    Is it the same descent? As wout

    No, we're already past that.
    Would be a bit "cursed" energy
    Hmm. At least I assume we would be. Are we sure it was on today's route? I never thought to check the claim.

    Edit - yeah, think someone got confused between Passi del Bocco and del Bracco
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,820
    Think I answersmashed them together and got Passo del Brocco (which could be the name of the climb up Brocco Bank in Sheffield past the Botanical Gardens)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462

    Pross said:

    Not going to lie, given the reminder of Wouter Weylandt I found that second one a tough thing to see.

    I think the sign actually helped him out and took some pace off or it would have been worse. Nice passively safe sign post too so gave quite a bit but he looks pretty bad (talking though).
    Yeah, that sign was wobbling pretty violently afterwards, so you've got to assume it spread at least some of the deceleration as well.

    Sivakov reported to be riding again - there was some concern he might already have abandoned.
    Yeah, still riding but a long way back apparently. Ineos down from four in the top 10 to 2.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    It's going to be hard to protect the jersey if Sivakov has to abandon.

    Trek starting to put the pressure on and sprinters starting to lose touch.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Jayco splitting the bunch
    "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