Giro 2024:- Stage 4: Acqui Terme – Andora, 190.0km ***Spoilers***

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    edited May 7

    Milan takes the sprint in his very ugly style. Think Groves came through for second.

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    Lol

    "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

    Love a flyer

    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Have you got Unfinished Sympathy for being caught at 300m to go?

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    Well it's good when the sprinters share it out

    "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
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253

    So Ganna is chased down by Consonni who leads out Milan to win. It looks like Italy's pursuit team are on form.

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,656
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Giro is so good for these kinds of finishes.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    Long, long sprint. Ganna's attack really strung it all out early.

    Groves was second, Bauhaus third. Merlier faded a bit.

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    He is an edifice of a man on a bike ...looks like he's picked a fight with his bike when he sprints

    "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
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183

    Enjoyed last 5km there.

    Drone (?) overhead/side view on the sprint replay was really good for seeing what happened.

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    Kaden groves slagging his team off

    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Apparently UCI are threatening throwing Pog off for having the wrong coloured shorts on as the Pink Jersey wearer.

  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    edited May 7

    Edit - just read the reason why (tribute to Torino).

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    "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
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198

    Cycling continually shoots itself in the foot; who cares what colour shorts he was wearing? FFS......Why should it matter? What other sport has ridiculous kit rules? Absolute nonsense........

    No other serious sport has the organisers providing kit.......and it's time cycling ended this practice.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    The Giro organisers would love that. Thought he was wearing the ski suit they supplied (or was yesterday as they were discussing it on comma).

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    It was RCS supplied ...the whole thing is a nothing burger

    "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
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553

    Most sports have kit rules, cycling is far from alone in this.

    I think it makes sense, fwiw, a rider should either be wearing team kit, or a race classification jersey with shorts to match.

  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 913

    Jersey only for me. Don't want to hear who's contending for the yellow catsuit in future years.

    Maybe there should be a rule. You can only wear the next day what you're willing to climb into on the podium.

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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,822

    Yeah it's not uncommon in the football a substitution is delayed as a player has an earring or necklace

    Cricket is very specific about kit. Penalty runs are given if any player other than the Wicketkeeper wears the gloves

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,345
    edited May 8

    Jersey only for me too. Team shorts should be fine, but standard team shorts. No polka dot shorts, please 😉. (I assume team shorts are acceptable but I'm not interested enough to check).

    Things get muddied with skin suits. I understand that the leader doesn't want to lose an aero advantage over competitors so surely an agreement can come up. Race supplied, or pre-agreed team issue. Emphasis on pre-agreed.

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,656

    The ciclamino shorts were part of the race supplied skinsuit, that was the problem.

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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438

    Skinsuits should be banned apart from in time trials. Separate shorts and jersey only

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,345

    Well, that’s just odd. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it though.

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253


    I like that throughout their history Sky/Ineos have resolutely refused to indulge in the full kit shenanigans, with the exception of a little yellow trim in Paris.

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