Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Budapest – Visegrád 195 km (Friday, May 6th)

[MarkTusa]

We just added a live center at FirstCycling

Looks great! Thank you

 

[Lequack]

I think Valverde will win today.

 

[Red Rick]

Wonder if GC guys will try to pick up the final bonus second

 

[Eclipse]

We're going to get an awkward second break at this rate

 

[Pantani_lives]

They should have put one KOM on one random climb of today's stage, at least someone might have wanted to wear a jersey for 2 days.

The final climb should count as third category. One guy would get three jerseys. The second and third would wear a jersey tomorrow without owning it.

 

[sir fly]

Anybody ever wondered how a Hungarian island arose in the Slavic sea?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They really brought the gap down a lot further and a lot earlier than I expected.

Alternatively, the Androni duo is going a lot slower than the peloton was expecting.

 

[Ricco']

Bais and Tagliani should at least leave this stage with a good training for the Duo Normand.

 

[Eclipse]

Alternatively, the Androni duo is going a lot slower than the peloton was expecting.

Haha, possibly? I've not looked at the average speeds for the day.

Either way looks like they'll be caught with loads of road left.

 

[Aimar16]

Anybody ever wondered how a Hungarian island arose in the Slavic sea?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_conquest_of_the_Carpathian_Basin

 

[sir fly]

Spectators responded really well on the Grande Partenza.
Two years since they've been expecting it?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bais and Tagliani should at least leave this stage with a good training for the Duo Normand.

They might be friends now, but let's see how they feel in three weeks when they've been battling it out for the minor classifications.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

looks like rain later on...

 

[sir fly]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_conquest_of_the_Carpathian_Basin

Thought there was a more direct relation to the Huns.
Probably 'cause of so many Attilas.
...or old interpretations.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I reckon the Dawg could have kept up on this stage.

 

[Lequack]

Is EF riding at the front as a punishment for the jersey design or something else?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Is EF riding at the front as a punishment for the jersey design or something else?

The jersey is good, not punishment.

 

[Ricco']

Is EF riding at the front as a punishment for the jersey design or something else?

If Cort has his Vuelta legs he should be of the main contenders today.

 

[MarkTusa]

Nice continuous advertising for Bottecchia x2

 

[Bonimenier]

Is EF riding at the front as a punishment for the jersey design or something else?

I'm more surprised to see DSM at the front of the peloton the whole stage. Bol is not going to make it, and being there for Dainese seems a bit overeager.

 

[sir fly]

Is it soft or hard "ч", Rob?

 

[gregrowlerson]

Just dragged myself out of bed for all of this action.

Strong coffee most definitely required.

 

[Eclipse]

Peloton desperately trying not to close any further is hilarious

 

[gregrowlerson]

Typical Giro: 99% of the first 97% of the stage is flat, and they put the intermediate sprint on a little incline.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Plot twist: Breakaway riders have actually only been going at 90% effort all along and still have Remco reserves remaining.