Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 5: Catania – Messina 174 km (Wednesday, May 11th)

[Lequack]

Seems FDJ id back now.

 

[Samamba]

Lotto's whole team with Ewan lmao. Mission impossible tho

 

[MartinGT]

I assumed Quickstep must have given up to be more than 2 mins behind still but it seems they're still trying. They've got most their team chasing but gained nothing

They're taking time back now

 

[Lequack]

Will Quickstep be able to draft through the cars and rejoin? Or do they only make a barrage for GC riders?

 

[MartinGT]

Demare is back!

 

[MartinGT]

If he is surly that's game over for Cavendish

 

[Samamba]

Will Quickstep be able to draft through the cars and rejoin? Or do they only make a barrage for GC riders?

I could be wrong but I don't think they stand a chance with 3 teams riding together in the peloton. They're not going to make the mistake to let Cav back in it.

 

[Samamba]

If Ewan didn't ride so incredibly slow on that climb and could've just followed Cav they actually had a chance with both QS and Lotto working behind.

 

[Lequack]

So who will win?

• MVDP
• Girmay
• Demare
• Nibali/others

 

[Samamba]

Cav group gave up, don't know why Lotto is still trying.

 

[Bonimenier]

So who will win?

• MVDP
• Girmay
• Demare
• Nibali/others

Gaviria

 

[spalco]

• Girmay

Would that be the first GT stage victory by an Eritrean ever?

 

[Lexman]

So who will win?

• MVDP
• Girmay
• Demare
• Nibali/others

Nizzolo ;-)

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Would that be the first GT stage victory by an Eritrean ever?

Yes. Their best GT stage result so far is Kudus finishing second to Lutsenko in a 2017 Vuelta stage.

 

[Jspear]

Gaviria

Yep. With Girmay second.

 

[Lequack]

Who wants tomorrow to be a copy of today? The climb is shorter though, and almost at the start. There are minor bumps later on.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

First time Swift has won a sprint in years.

 

[Lequack]

Quickstep have given up

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This finish looks horrible, who greenlighted it?

 

[Lequack]

This is the moment of the stage.
MVDP : "Stop fraternizing with the competition, you knucklehead!"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524375213999374338

View: https://twitter.com/Enduracer79/status/1524375213999374338?s=20&t=UNJcPuEW5ZNnW_-O6H0qXg

 

[Lequack]

PS: I noticed that MVDP's bike has changed hue slighty, to purple. I though he was still riding the pink one.

 

[shalgo]

Yes. Their best GT stage result so far is Kudus finishing second to Lutsenko in a 2017 Vuelta stage.

As well as Girmay finishing second on stage 1 here.

 

[tobydawq]

PS: I noticed that MVDP's bike has changed hue slighty, to purple. I though he was still riding the pink one.

I noticed his jersey has too.

 

[Breezy1985]

Are they gonna come in really early today ?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Are they gonna come in really early today ?

They were planned to finish early due to the transfer requiring a ferry.