Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2024 Stage 3, Novara-Fossano, 166 km

[JosefK]

Bonus ... no crashes at the finale.

 

[titan31]

Have to laugh at Movistar and Kometa. Not even close after all that work

 

[Volderke]

We miss Remco to go with Pog and both of them pulling this off.

 

[ppanther92]

But maybe Pogacar also needs some intervals and not only Zone 2 rides for the Tour.

 

[dgodave]

Fun morning of watching bike racing.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Pogi loosing the stage, perhaps even making foes in the sprint teams but winning fans by thousands.

 

[skippo12]

We miss Remco to go with Pog and both of them pulling this off.

Thomas with a Valverde-esque performance. But I guess he simply didn't have the legs to take a turn. Was barely holding onto Pogs wheel.

 

[Netserk]

Thomas with a Valverde-esque performance. But I guess he simply didn't have the legs to take a turn. Was barely holding onto Pogs wheel.

He pulled before Pogi.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

This has convinced me that there‘s a huge correlation between team pursuit and GC riding. I concede to @samhocking.

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeau Merlier - just pipped Milan. Messy ol' sprint but a wins a win.
Wtf was Pogi up to? Funny but what I wonder was the DS shouting in his ear? "10 bonus seconds for the win!" ? Or is he like a dog that chases every car that goes past?

 

[ashhutch1997]

Pleasantly suprised by how good todays stage was but, Pogačar is going to destroy himself before the Tour. It's really entertaining but if he wants to do the double he needs to be more conservative, he can literally win this race in zone 2 FFS.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Thomas would've won that if he had practiced his team pursuitin' pre-Giro, a missed opportunity

 

[Andy262]

This Giro already >>> last year’s crapshow

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Remember Geraint Thomas is also riding the Tour which I presume he is not doing to be a domestique ?

He'll be knackered at this rate by next week

 

[Poursuivant]

Thomas with a Valverde-esque performance. But I guess he simply didn't have the legs to take a turn. Was barely holding onto Pogs wheel.

Was definitely on the limit, he kept losing the wheel.

He just confirmed it

 

[ppanther92]

Thomas with a Valverde-esque performance. But I guess he simply didn't have the legs to take a turn. Was barely holding onto Pogs wheel.

I really can't blame Thomas. Looked like barely hanging on all during the attack.

 

[ppanther92]

Remember Geraint Thomas is also riding the Tour which I presume he is not doing to be a domestique ?

He'll be knackered at this rate by next week

Yes, Thomas should really calm down and not try to match Pogacar. If he rides conservatively he is the favourite for 2nd but like this - not sure.

 

[samhocking]

Cool stage ending. Slightly naive/over confident from Pogacar perhaps with the sprinters all right there, but worth a try if he felt good I guess.

 

[Nick2413]

We miss Remco to go with Pog and both of them pulling this off.

They would’ve pulled off the heist.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

What was this finish lmao. Pog is incredible, and kudos to Tom for trying as well.

Where was Merlier going at the finish? Looked like they could have robbed him of the bike in that alley

 

[Brullnux]

Crazy stage, but super fun. The bonus of Pogacar is that even if the big mountain stages will end up being quite boring, these on paper boring stages end up being very fun,

 

[Elos Anjos]

This Giro already >>> last year’s crapshow

Best Giro ever.

 

[movingtarget]

Good sprint finish. Groves and Ewan were disappointing.

 

[Rob5091]

Big laugh at Pogi flicking the elbow for G to do a turn ...

 

[Boehmand]

Every time Pogacar goes, I want production to overlay the theme music from The Pink Panther.