Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 5: Atripalda - Salerno 171 km (Wednesday, May 10th)

[Riek s]

Cadel Evans didn't win GC, but is certainly didn't help when this happened on stage 9 of the 2008 TdF. I really doubt Remco is that bashed up.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AecSC6S24XA

Didn't we once had a jacked up Hamilton riding with a broken colarbone? ending up 4th in the tour. (2003)

I think pelvis is Remo weakness after his crash. he had major chiropractor work in the vuelta to get back moving properly. I'm assuming it is very similar now.(probably a bit worse than the vuelta which took 3 days and a rest day to recover from. e.g get moving properly)

 

[tobydawq]

I turned off after the early break crashed in the first corner, and then turned on just for the last 20 mins or so. I knew it would be a tough watch. To be honest, I'd have been fine with them neutralising the stage. I like bike racing, but don't like down right sadism.

Wow...

Neutralise because of rain??

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Didn't we once had a jacked up Hamilton riding with a broken colarbone? ending up 4th in the tour. (2003)

Yep, and we also had Hamilton finishing second in the Giro with a fracture in his shoulder the year before. Probably the only rider ever for whom being injured was positively correlated with GC result in GTs.

 

[Volderke]

This thread has been discussing how many Remcos would fit in a thight space. That’s pretty hilarious!

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Odds have changed - some bookmakers now making Roglic favourite.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Another ban-worthy joke?

I was referring to what happened in '99, not a few years later.

 

[houtdffan]

I turned off after the early break crashed in the first corner, and then turned on just for the last 20 mins or so. I knew it would be a tough watch. To be honest, I'd have been fine with them neutralising the stage. I like bike racing, but don't like down right sadism.

neutralizing the stage every time it rains?

Battling the elements is a fundamental part of the sport! May as well limit cycling to indoor track racing then

 

[houtdffan]

Odds have changed - some bookmakers now making Roglic favourite.

Rog also crashed and hurt his leg

 

[BR2]

Odds have changed - some bookmakers now making Roglic favourite.

That's silly in my opinion. Roglic crashed as well. At this point all of them crashed already and likely have some bruises. We have no idea how serious they are, but we haven't seen anything that actually suggests that Remco isn't alright. It's just that communication from teams and riders is different: "I've been so lucky" vs. "I'm in pain".

 

[gregrowlerson]

I was banned for a "lol" once. Some rider prone to crashing had crashed another time so only commented with a lol, meant to be like it's do bad you can just laugh about it.

If it was regarding Klöden crashing during the 2011 Tour, then bannable for sure

 

[tobydawq]

That's silly in my opinion. Roglic crashed as well. At this point all of them crashed already and likely have some bruises. We have no idea how serious they are, but we haven't seen anything that actually suggests that Remco isn't alright. It's just that communication from teams and riders is different: "I've been so lucky" vs. "I'm in pain".

Perhaps those two statements mean that rider A is unscathed while rider B is hurt.

 

[BR2]

There was nothing specifically dangerous about these roads. Wet roads, maybe especially oily, okay, but shall they only ride when the roads are dry? Or not in southern Italy or France anymore at all?
The riders need to look at their own behaviour, positioning, bike handling skills, whether there is reckless riding. And if all of that is fine, then it's just bike racing.

 

[BR2]

Perhaps those two statements mean that rider A is unscathed while rider B is hurt.

Yeah, that's what it could mean, but I don't think that's what it means.

 

[staubsauger]

Doesn't the Giro have a tradition of dogs disrupting the race?

I really hope Remco is OK.

Black cats at the Giro d'Italia.

Dogs at the Tour de France.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Photo of the day:

As I understand it, a rider must cross the line with his bike, and also a rider cannot go backwars along the route. Does that mean that if he hadn't clung on, he would have been DQed os DNFed?

 

[tobydawq]

As I understand it, a rider must cross the line with his bike, and also a rider cannot go backwars along the route. Does that mean that if he hadn't clung on, he would have been DQed os DNFed?

That would have been harsh

 

[zlev11]

Dogs are a great judge of character.

You are a bad person, if they dont like or behave towards you.

nah dogs are dumb. have you ever seen a cat run into the peloton?

Really interesting about 3 km rule!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656352669705859091

View: https://twitter.com/RichardPlugge/status/1656352669705859091

what's actually interesting is Benji blaming that crash on the 3km rule, lmao

 

[Red Rick]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/eOe9UkKYLdk?feature=share



Cav looked over his shoulder to see if there was room to go back into his spot and there was. He was looking forward, slid back into position and Dainese started moved from the right all the way to the left and took out his front wheel. Dainese had plenty of room if he stayed where he was but he swerved out to try and get better placing.

I really don't understand why this one is controversial this is the cleanest chop you'll ever see.

 

[Tour de Berghem]

nah dogs are dumb. have you ever seen a cat run into the peloton?

Pantani crashed and had to retire from Giro 1997 because of a cat that crossed the road on Valico di Chiunzi descent (when Giro is going to pass tomorrow)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

As I understand it, a rider must cross the line with his bike, and also a rider cannot go backwars along the route. Does that mean that if he hadn't clung on, he would have been DQed os DNFed?

Didn't Boasson-Hagen crash at the finish of the U23 RR in 2007 and have to go back over the line to get his bike, or am I misremembering that?

 

[noob]

nah dogs are dumb. have you ever seen a cat run into the peloton?



what's actually interesting is Benji blaming that crash on the 3km rule, lmao

I agree it was a weird deduction, because it makes zero sense. Lrcp just hates the rule.

 

[rallybanana]

As I understand it, a rider must cross the line with his bike, and also a rider cannot go backwars along the route. Does that mean that if he hadn't clung on, he would have been DQed os DNFed?

If he hadn't clung on his bike would have finished 4th and Cav would have finished 6th. That's 125 UCI points in total.

 

[Oldermanish]

Wow...

Neutralise because of rain??

Interesting. A set of Vittoria Pave (green stripe) tubulars and 90 psi are fairly sticky and good enough to race flat out crits in the wet. That many crashes says much about the tire selection and prep. The riders can't make them better than they are. Wonder what Vincenzo would say?

 

[Tonton]

I agree it was a weird deduction, because it makes zero sense. Lrcp just hates the rule.

I'm not so sure. The peloton decelerating at the 3 km to go point causing a crash in the stage in Nice at the '20 TdF can't be ignored. It happened.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I really don't understand why this one is controversial this is the cleanest chop you'll ever see.

I think because people just saw the front which looks bad on Cav because you can’t see that he just slots back into the position he vacated with no issue. Stinks we’ve had two sprints and he’s crashed in both though at least he was able to be at the end to contest the win. I hope he can contest tomorrow and get a win out of this race. All eyes on the Tour though, as just one win there (and even if the only win of the season) it will be a successful season.

If he hadn't clung on his bike would have finished 4th and Cav would have finished 6th. That's 125 UCI points in total.

Oh god, imagine that showing up on the result sheet and teams start using that strategy when needing points.