Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 8: Napoli – Napoli 153 km (Saturday, May 14th)

[tobydawq]

Thomas looks REALLY sharp. Haven't seen him this slim since forever.

A pity Stelvio is not on the route.

Nah, I think he is surprised to have been able to win even himself. Last year he sounded pretty resigned because he didn't feel competitive.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Never easy to be alone in a breakaway against three riders from the same team, even if you're the strongest (and I'd argue the strongest was De Gendt anyway).

"You were too strong, that's why you lost."

 

[SafeBet]

not bad 2nd for Bardiani

Did they earn their invite?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Thomas looks REALLY sharp. Haven't seen him this slim since forever.

Think he realised after last year struggle for results he needs to up his game a little bit

 

[Netserk]

Never easy to be alone in a breakaway against three riders from the same team, even if you're the strongest (and I'd argue the strongest was De Gendt anyway).

Which is why you don't open the finale from afar when outnumbered. It was up to the others to attack and get rid of him, not the other way.

 

[tobydawq]

These last two breakaway stages have been incredible. Especially compared to all the awfully boring long, long solo wins from last year's Tour.

How people thought today's stage could have ever ended in a sprint, I will never know. Then again, somebody thought the same for last year's Worlds. I guess premature whining will never go out of fashion, unfortunately (I only whine maturely).

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

G. Martin setting up his 10th on GC quite nicely.

Assuming he doesn't lose 15 minutes tomorrow.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Think Mayo's confusing him with Andrea Garosio, same age and went from Bahrain to Vini Zabù to Bardiani.

Yeah, I got my Italians mixed up.

 

[tobydawq]

That was Jorge Arcas' first top 3 as a pro.

He only had two top 10s before today; 9th places in a stage of Tour de Poitou Charentes and in the National ITT Championship. Talk about a career in anonymity...

 

[shalgo]

I wonder what the record is for the longest gap between Giro stage wins. It is ten years for De Gendt.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I wonder what the record is for the longest gap between Giro stage wins. It is ten years for De Gendt.

48 for Valverde

 

[Bonimenier]

I wonder what the record is for the longest gap between Giro stage wins. It is ten years for De Gendt.

Alfredo Sivocci 1911-1922

 

[SafeBet]

Which is why you don't open the finale from afar when outnumbered. It was up to the others to attack and get rid of him, not the other way.

Not arguing he was spotless. He raced in typical VdP fashion and payed for it.
But sooner or later he would have found himself in a difficult position anyway, having to cover most of the attacks and against 3 riders from Lotto.

 

[Netserk]

I wonder what the record is for the longest gap between Giro stage wins. It is ten years for De Gendt.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1525497619035869191

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1525497619035869191

 

[shalgo]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1525497619035869191

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1525497619035869191

Vietto and Sivocci both had an unfair advantage, with a world war eliminating many chances to win in the intervening years

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Didn't catch today's stage, surprised to see De Gendt resurface, maybe there's still hope for Lotto's WT license after all with their upturn in both form and results lately - Ewan does still need to step up though. Also good (and equally surprising to me) to see Bardiani make an impact, the more competitive the wildcard teams are the better it is for the race.

 

[Samamba]

Monster ride from De Gendt. Didn't think he still had it in him. Technically won't count as a solo win, but basically rode the last 40k solo with 3 backpacks anyways. Apart from Vanhoucke doing that important pull in the last kms then.

 

[yaco]

No one in the peleton could do what De Gendt did today - Win from the break after doing most of the work BUT more j importantly he's been riding at the front of the peleton for three or four days.

 

[titan31]

Interesting that Howson lost 7 minutes today. Wonder is he hurt/I'll or was that on purpose. He had been up towards the GC contenders and felt like he'd have been a good option tomorrow to follow if other GC teams send their secondary options on the attack.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Interesting that Howson lost 7 minutes today. Wonder is he hurt/I'll or was that on purpose. He had been up towards the GC contenders and felt like he'd have been a good option tomorrow to follow if other GC teams send their secondary options on the attack.

White said he was giving 2 riders the day off. Howson, I assume, was one.

 

[yaco]

Interesting that Howson lost 7 minutes today. Wonder is he hurt/I'll or was that on purpose. He had been up towards the GC contenders and felt like he'd have been a good option tomorrow to follow if other GC teams send their secondary options on the attack.

BEX will try to keep Hamilton ( who appears to be back in form ) in the GC for as long as possible.

 

[Red Rick]

Monster ride from De Gendt. Didn't think he still had it in him. Technically won't count as a solo win, but basically rode the last 40k solo with 3 backpacks anyways. Apart from Vanhoucke doing that important pull in the last kms then.

It's basically like a typical solo where nobody chases then he cleans up a few spent conti riders in a sprint.

 

[RedheadDane]

This would be a good day for Thomas De Gendt to show he's stll alive.

Nice prediction.

 

[Lequack]

Great racing for a second day today. Hopefully the boring previous stages will fade away.
I still don't know how the two Lotto guys managed to sneak away from Girmay and MVDP.

 

[stonerider]

Great racing for a second day today. Hopefully the boring previous stages will fade away.
I still don't know how the two Lotto guys managed to sneak away from Girmay and MVDP.

The only person Girmay had eyes for was MvdP. He didn't care if he won, he just didn't want MvdP to beat him.