Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11: Santarcangelo di Romagna – Reggio Emilia 203 km (Wednesday, May 18th)

[spalco]

It would be funny if De Bondt made it. The peloton is certainly making it more exciting than it needed to be.

edit: he's done, but impressive try really.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Almost all their bigger names have underwhelmed though. The only reason that they aren't relegated already is De Lie having an improbably fast breakthrough. Having a 19-year-old as your best rider of the first half of the season just isn't sustainable.

It's not sustainable because he's already 20 and will turn 21 next year and grow even stronger!

Jokes aside, it's been discussed in the Lotto thread. I think they should target small stageraces with multiple riders who can get high GC placings (Van Gils, Cras, Kron, Moniquet...). There are plenty of 2.pro or 2.1 races where they could have put 2 or 3 guys in the top 10 and score up to 300 points in 4 days. But the team is betting the house on 1 day races with De Lie.

 

[kingjr]

Finally!

 

[glassmoon]

lol Alberto

 

[RedheadDane]

Dainese takes it.

 

[Eclipse]

Oh man I thought we were going to a Gaviria win

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That was a good sprint. Crazy how Dainese took it too.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

lol, i was thinking ''impossible that Bol wins'' but it turns out it's Dainese.

 

[spalco]

Not bad at all, he came from way back, very quick.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Pity De Bondt didn’t make it, but great sprint by Dainese

 

[Pippo_San]

Totally unexpected. What a win by Dainese!

 

[StryderHells]

That was impressive

 

[Devil's Elbow]

lol, i was thinking ''impossible that Bol wins'' but it turns out it's Dainese.

I mean, Bol does have one really impressive sprint victory every year and then does little for the rest of the season.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Uhh where was Ewan?

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

lol, i was thinking ''impossible that Bol wins'' but it turns out it's Dainese.

Mr Kirby?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wow, Dainese saves the Giro for my CQ team!!!

(And for himself, of course)

 

[StryderHells]

DSM and Bardet will be on a high now.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Uhh where was Ewan?

failing to get around Gaviria

 

[Mayomaniac]

Gaviria probably went too early. Still impressive by Dainese.
Consonni 3rd, looks like many sprinters were a bit cooked after the hard racing on the central part of the stage.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Samamba]

Uhh where was Ewan?

He's obviously completely empty. 2nd sprint prime Ewan would've just won. He needs to go home.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Mr Kirby?

Dutch commentators got it wrong aswell.

 

[StryderHells]

Gaviria probably went too early. Still impressive by Dainese.
Consonni 3rd, looks like many sprinters were a bit cooked after the hard racing on the central part of the stage.

Would love to see Consonni pick up a win, such a hard working honest sprinter.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

lol, i was thinking ''impossible that Bol wins'' but it turns out it's Dainese.

Hahaha, same thought.

Bit of a chaotic sprint, plenty started way to early, great line by Dainese.

Also impressive how long De Bondt held on. Teams definitely weren't completely chilling these last 15km, couple of GC teams were reasonably drilling it before the 3km banner but he only got caught later.

 

[movingtarget]

Great win by Dainese. Just not happening for Ewan, he had a clear run up the inside if he was good enough but was freewheeling a long way from the line. Nice effort by de Bondt to last that long.