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

[Tour de Berghem]

The stage is scheduled to end one hour earlier than usual btw

they must arrive 1 hour earlier
I think because then they have to take the ferry to Calabria.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Petrol bomb the stage 4 thread, sticky the stage 5 thread, hit the red bull and get stoked about a few sprinters getting dropped on the Portella.

Sounds like something El Pistolero would say

 

[topcat]

Stickied. There is something more powerful working above us all.

 

[Lequack]

The stage is scheduled to end one hour earlier than usual btw

You are very optimistic. Peloton pace will make sure they finish on time.

 

[Lequack]

Well that is stage done for the day. A token breakaway with no chance of making it has gone away. Time to check out until the last 5km.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Bardiani got someone in the break today

 

[MrTea1976]

Weak break. It's got Bardiani! So this is all about shedding sprinters?

 

[sir fly]

The German ES commentary sounds radio-like.

 

[tobydawq]

Nice train stalking the peloton. Is it the Frecciarossa that has turned into a Frecciarosa?

 

[happytramp]

Petrol bomb the stage 4 thread, sticky the stage 5 thread, hit the red bull and get stoked about a few sprinters getting dropped on the Portella.

That's one step above hoping someone doesn't make the time cut on the excitement ladder.

 

[Ricco']

A kid on a MTB going almost on par with the peloton on a climb.

Perfect summary of the stage so far.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524335994891390978

View: https://twitter.com/NairoInGreen/status/1524335994891390978?s=20&t=aea5nDvtJcIFgmWAW4DMNQ

 

[Lequack]

What would be cool is if on the climb a stronger breakaway formed. I know it wont happen, but I can dream.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

The poor break does not get more than 3:30.
Seems like it's hard for a guy like Thomas de Gendt go slower than 40 kmh on a straight road.

 

[Red Rick]

Competitors born within 100km of today's route.

RIDER	PLACE OF BIRTH	KM FROM ROUTE
NIBALI Vincenzo	Messina	0

 

[staubsauger]

The German ES commentary sounds radio-like.

Well, even talking thru his cellphone Karsten Migels would be a better commentator than what the English speaking audience tends to get!

 

[gregrowlerson]

What would be cool is if on the climb a stronger breakaway formed. I know it wont happen, but I can dream.

With Dumoulin and Nibali.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Competitors born within 100km of today's route.

RIDER	PLACE OF BIRTH	KM FROM ROUTE
NIBALI Vincenzo	Messina	0

Well, when everyone was born it was within 0 kms of some root.

 

[sir fly]

Well, even talking thru his cellphone Karsten Migels would be a better commentator than what the English speaking audience tends to get!

I don't understand everything, but for a cycling commentary radio standards are quite O.K.. Descriptive narration and vocal sound (if that's not a pleonasm).
Viewers aren't fixed at the picture all the time, so a nice report is welcome.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Well, when everyone was born it was within 0 kms of some root.

Actually I'm dead wrong: that's created.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

With Dumoulin and Nibali.

Even Samuel and Antonio would be stronger than the current break.

 

[Lequack]

I guess teams like Jumbo have decided to not do GC or stage hunting, just happy riding, like Froome.

 

[Lequack]

Lotto Soudal needs to drop other sprinters and they have a chance. But will they? Milano Sanremo showed you can drop sprinters even on shallow climbs.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Lotto Soudal needs to drop other sprinters and they have a chance. But will they? Milano Sanremo showed you can drop sprinters even on shallow climbs.

I mean, getting rid of Cavendish would be tactically desirable, but I don’t think the team with Ewan really has to get rid of other sprinters. He should be the fastest guy in a straight line in the field

 

[Lequack]

I mean, getting rid of Cavendish would be tactically desirable, but I don’t think the team with Ewan really has to get rid of other sprinters. He should be the fastest guy in a straight line in the field

True, but why not give Ewan a better chance against other sprinters, since he can climb pretty well.