Damiano Caruso: The Invisible Man

[Scarponi]

Attacks like this are why we all love cycling, alot of defensive riding these days which I can understand but that was amazing.

 

[SafeBet]

That was some ride yesterday. The level he found during this Giro was honestly unexpected.

 

[ppanther92]

Caruso certainly likes GT 3rd week time trials. 7th in the TdF last year, 4th in the Giro 2019. So he might do really well. 1:59 ist still certainly out of reach in 30km.

 

[johnymax]

Yesterday he was the most visible man on Earth. Amazing how everybody thought how Yates was gonna attack the maglia rosa and Caruso was going to ride defensively, yet in the end it was the complete opposite. Bravo Damiano, phenomenal ride and well deserved victory!

 

[IndianCyclist]

I noticed a surprising fact. He has achieved a higher place in a GT than Landa his team leader ever has. Also better than Porte, Pinot and a lot of other GC riders.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1398655908620681216

View: https://twitter.com/daniellloyd1/status/1398655908620681216
PS: Also in his first attempt at leader in GT.

 

[Roku]

It wasn't the first time Caruso was riding for himself. He rode several times as a Captain in the early stages of his career, consistently riding into rather anonymous Top10.

 

[Pinot's goat]

I noticed a surprising fact. He has achieved a higher place in a GT than Landa his team leader ever has. Also better than Porte, Pinot and a lot of other GC riders.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1398655908620681216

View: https://twitter.com/daniellloyd1/status/1398655908620681216
PS: Also in his first attempt at leader in GT.

Jean-Cristophe Peraud is the same, does not make him a better rider.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Again I request to change the title of this thread to Caruso: The Italian Tenor.

 

[Bonimenier]

Again I request to change the title of this thread to Caruso: The Italian Tenor.

But this title gave him the final, decisive push to stop being invisible.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Again I request to change the title of this thread to Caruso: The Italian Tenor.

Surely it should be Damiano Caruso is the new/next Pavarotti then.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm just glad my mind wasn't playing tricks on me. I was sure he had a thread, so I went to check the Rider Index, and found nothing. Then I figured I'd been wrong, and went to post in the "General Rider Thread", but... changed my mind.

Good thing I didn't create a new thread.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Good thing I didn't create a new thread.

I agree. You would probably have named it DC: The Old Man.

 

[jmdirt]

YEAH! Way to TAKE the race DC! I love it!

 

[SHAD0W93]

I'm just glad my mind wasn't playing tricks on me. I was sure he had a thread, so I went to check the Rider Index, and found nothing. Then I figured I'd been wrong, and went to post in the "General Rider Thread", but... changed my mind.

Good thing I didn't create a new thread.

They’ve been slacking on adding riders to the rider thread, but it happens.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Let's start the hype. Only four more riders need to abandon and our Invisible Man can win the Giro!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Let's start the hype. Only four more riders need to abandon and our Invisible Man can win the Giro!

I want to see the Sicilian descent attack guy win.

 

[tobydawq]

Let's start the hype. Only four more riders need to abandon and our Invisible Man can win the Giro!

On The Cycling Podcast they said that he had Covid in week 1 but is now feeling better.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

top 3 contender

 

[Ivan_Basso_77]

Very respectable TT on Sunday and today a display of what may happen in the coming mountain stages. His terrain is coming up, plus, unlike 2021, he hasn't lost any teammates so far, if you exclude Mader having to withdraw before the start. He definitely has a shot of even winning the whole thing. Forza Damiano.

 

[groogster]

He is the best descender of the top10 GC guys but won’t be enough to win. He can surely end up being in the podium at Rome.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Was seen on descend today at stage 10. Perfect ten.

 

[Pantani_lives]

We need to rekindle the hype! Our Invisible Man has just entered the top 5 in the Giro while hardly being on screen or mentioned by the commentators.

 

[Sciatic]

We need to rekindle the hype! Our Invisible Man has just entered the top 5 in the Giro while hardly being on screen or mentioned by the commentators.

He’s prepared for another epic Stage 20 long-distance attack, with Storer and Bardet joining forces with Bilbao in repeat of the 2021Giro!

 

[Ivan_Basso_77]

Honestly, the man deserves much more praise than he gets. Sure, he wasn't the designated leader of Bahrain for the race which may have given him calmness, but he has done remarkably well. His only significant time loss before today was on the sterrato when he was also caught up behind Pidcock and the ski jumper. He helped Tiberi cover so many attacks throughout the race, seemed to struggle slightly on San Pellegrino in Alpe but managed to hold on. With some clever strategy he can still fight for the podium spots.