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

[SafeBet]

Are they gonna come in really early today ?

Unless they decide to wait for Cav.

 

[Billie]

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

It is not purple it's ciclamino.

 

[topcat]

Competitors born within 100km of today's route.

RIDER	PLACE OF BIRTH	KM FROM ROUTE
NIBALI Vincenzo	Messina	0

Show me the way to go home. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. We're going to need a bigger boat.
Today, the peloton will let Nibali showcase an attack and he'll stay away for the stage.

 

[Samamba]

Wow Israel not coming too early, this is Nizzolo's chance!

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

DEMARE!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Textbook from FDJ. Shame Girmay was boxed in.

 

[Eclipse]

Horrible boxing for Girmay. You could see he had so much more to give there and just no space to give it in

 

[Lequack]

No matter how wide the road, people will find a way to get boxed in.

 

[Red Rick]

Impressive sprint from Van der Poel

 

[spalco]

Really bad luck for Girmay, nothing he could do unless he starts boxing. But a good win for Demare.

 

[glassmoon]

young boys were schooled

 

[TourOfSardinia]

MVdP sat up

 

[Ricco']

Like with the ramp in the olympics, MVDP wasn't paying atention at dinner last night when they announced that Mareczko had given up.

 

[Netserk]

 

[glassmoon]

vdp blocked... had to sit up

 

[Aimar16]

MVDP should have attacked with three kilometres to go...

 

[Ricco']

vdp blocked... had to sat up

Yes, and the other Israel launcher also went in the way of some sprinters.

 

[Bolder]

That was a fabulous leadout and Demare sprinted nice and straight, too.
Ghirmay was boxed in, not the first time in this Giro, so maybe with experience he'll be able to create more space. Gaviria is getting closer.

I was hoping MvdP would involve himself in the action, but it looked to me as if he thought about trying to mix it up but realized there was little chance (or too much danger) so gave it a miss.

I wasn't surprised the more one-dimensional sprinters didn't make it over that climb. It wasn't insignificant.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Good for Demare to win after getting dropped and FDJ will help with controlling the breakaways on the upcoming stages so a win-win. FDJ, AF, and UAE will probably make tomorrow has hard as possible to drop Cav and Ewan again.

 

[dazaau]

Did I see right or did MvdP almost get taken out by someone swinging wildly to the left. I think he avoided contact and was happy with that...

 

[Netserk]

This finish looks horrible, who greenlighted it?

It was totally fine. Made the bunch more stretched out.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Impressive sprint from Van der Poel

i'd say understandable he gave up after nearly being wiped out by that Israel leadout guy

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Did Ballerini come close to Groenewegining Biniam into the barriers there? Looked like he swerved directly towards him.

 

[tobydawq]

Important win for Groupama. Only their second win of the season after Gaudu's strange crash-infested win on the Alto do Fóia back in February.

 

[kingjr]

Did I see right or did MvdP almost get taken out by someone swinging wildly to the left. I think he avoided contact and was happy with that...

It wasn't exactly wild, but it surprised MvdP, he hit the brakes and with that, it's game over.