2022 Strade Bianche, 05/03

[Ilmaestro99]

Alaph is 2.30 behind, that was a pretty brutal but strangely gymnastic somersault, he landed about as well as you can on the grass in that situation.

I've done a fair bit of acrobatic and parkour training (slightly embarrassing for me to admit), and he rolled out of that very nicely, distributing the impact over a large area from shoulder to hip and maintaining some momentum.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Gogl needs to do what he did last year: finish one place ahead of Pogacar.

 

[Red Rick]

Pogi gonna win another big race after main rival crashes out?

 

[limak_]

Bahrain in the front of the peloton, but I can't notice Mohoric. Is he there?

 

[Lui98]

Pogi gonna win another big race after main rival crashes out?

Pogi was also involved in the crash, so I don't know if he will be capable of winning

 

[Stringer Bell]

Bahrain in the front of the peloton, but I can't notice Mohoric. Is he there?

I thought I saw Mohoric held up behind Ala. could be wrong. Surely they ain’t riding for Bilbao

 

[Samamba]

Big group came back. Alaphilippe still behind.

 

[hayneplane]

I hope it comes back together as would be horrible to lose the race to such a big crash and have people benefit even before the race was truly hotting up.

 

[Samamba]

Vermeersch, Oldani, Van Moer, Campenaerts all out after the crash.

 

[Stringer Bell]

What on earth are quick step playing at? They have a rider sat halfway down the Ala group. This ain’t difficult, they must get him on before next sector or it is curtains. The team should be in the front of ala group driving it as fast as they can

 

[Samamba]

Alaphilippe is back

 

[Netserk]

What on earth are quick step playing at? They have a rider sat halfway down the Ala group. This ain’t difficult, they must get him on before next sector or it is curtains. The team should be in the front of ala group driving it as fast as they can

Headwind on the next sector. It ain't gonna be fast there.

 

[Tim Cahill]

This race is cursed.

Carapaz or someone equally villainous to win.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Gogl needs to do what he did last year: finish one place ahead of Pogacar.

Gogl out. And then there was one.

 

[Samamba]

Matthews out

 

[Samu Cuenca]

By this rate we'll probably all have tacos for dinner tonight.

 

[Samamba]

Mohoric out

 

[Kazistuta]

I hope it comes back together as would be horrible to lose the race to such a big crash and have people benefit even before the race was truly hotting up.

As it has happened a countless number of times before... it's part of the game, but yeah it ain't "fair".

 

[Samamba]

There's a lot of headwind.

 

[Netserk]

Crosswinds on the next sector.

 

[Samamba]

Big peloton still but it's going to be carnage in a few kilometers.

 

[Breezy1985]

By this rate we'll probably all have tacos for dinner tonight.

I'm genuinely having Tacos on my break right now

 

[postmanhat]

Have seen Askey up near the front for FDJ. But no sign of Pinot?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Have seen Askey up near the front for FDJ. But no sign of Pinot?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499859837903118342

View: https://twitter.com/LewisAskey/status/1499859837903118342

 

[Pantani_lives]

It looks much better for Alaphilippe now. Pogacar has crashed too. We don't know how serious those crashes were, but they both look good at the moment.