Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2024, Stage 5, Genova-Lucca, 178 km

[Netserk]

Definitely not.

But I don't think that was the main reason they managed to stay away.

The break was filmed from behind more than half the time from the last climb to the finish, the peloton always had a moto in front of them.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chaves still in the top 10.

 

[Unchained]

What a great finish!! What an awesome, but unsuccessful move by Polti..

 

[jmdirt]

I love it when the win come from a break! Congrats BT!

 

[Sciatic]

Groves crying, what a loser!!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1788230404186497249

We’ll have to excuse his ignorance. He sits far back in the peloton for almost the whole race so doesn’t notice that there is always a moto in front of the peloton.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Pietrobon a popular target but the thinking man knows it's Pieter Serry and Amanuel Gheberigzabier murdering everyone's legs on that first climb for no reason, send all hate their way.

Amanuel Gheberigzabier, the Giannis Antetokounmpo of names in pro cycling.

 

[tobydawq]

We’ll have to excuse his ignorance. He sits far back in the peloton for almost the whole race so doesn’t notice that there is always a moto in front of the peloton.

Yes, the Madrid stage and Limburg last year really proved that he is a loser wheelsucker....

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Lipowitz lost a minute...

Wonder how that happened. He definitely will not be going for GC at this rate of random time losses.

 

[Sciatic]

Yes, the Madrid stage and Limburg last year really proved that he is a loser wheelsucker....

I didn’t say anything about wheelsucking—all sprinters need to stay in the pack and have teammates work for them. My point is from that position none of the sprinters have much a sense of how often there is a moto in front of the peloton and of course they have No Idea Whatsoever how much time motos helped the break.

Sorry moving target, that quote was from Tobydawg. I screwed something up in the comment box.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Perhaps Lipowitz lost time on purpose

He was almost too good as a mountain dom the other day, let him off the leash and go for some stages+KOM maybe

 

[proffate]

Wonder how that happened. He definitely will not be going for GC at this rate of random time losses.

I picked him on my fantasy team more because I thought he could get some stage wins or placings and less because of GC aspirations, so I'm fine with him shipping time and getting a longer leash

 

[Extinction]

What a great finish!! What an awesome, but unsuccessful move by Polti..

He burnt all his matches in a valient effort.

 

[Nick2413]

This tour just keeps delivering. Now a smattering of almost guaranteed exciting stages through the weekend as well.

 

[RedheadDane]

Valgren interview. Touching upon what he's come back from.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Perhaps Lipowitz lost time on purpose

He was almost too good as a mountain dom the other day, let him off the leash and go for some stages+KOM maybe

Unless he lost it by letting go in the final kms, it makes little sense. It's not enough to get a free pass to go in breaks. And riding alone 1m behind the peloton is hardly saving energy either.

Wonder how that happened. He definitely will not be going for GC at this rate of random time losses.

Which rate of random timelosses do you mean? He couldn't follow on the first day. So the only random loss was today. Or did he lose time in other stages?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Valgren interview. Touching upon what he's come back from.

I wish someone would give him a tissue, clearly the sweat is stinging his eyes.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

what a great Giro so far

All 4 in the breakaway deserved that win

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Which rate of random timelosses do you mean? He couldn't follow on the first day. So the only random loss was today. Or did he lose time in other stages?

I consider him not being able to follow the first day also somewhat random. As in I don't see why a guy who can chew of 10 seconds from Pogacars lead the one day, looses time on the mentioned two other days out of 5 overall. It's a bit wild for inconsistency don't you think?
That's what I meant by random.

 

[DJO]

Sprinters teams, oops. Brilliant riding from the four in that break. Any one of them would have been deserving of the win.

 

[zlev11]

i was actually impressed with Pietrobons tactics. too often guys keep taking pulls with riders they know they'll lose the sprint to, or they wait too long to stop taking pulls. especially riders on smaller teams often just ride to keep the top 4 finish on the stage. but he actually risked it for a chance at the win and almost did it.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Wonder how that happened. He definitely will not be going for GC at this rate of random time losses.

 

[Peyroteo94]

what a great Giro so far

All 4 in the breakaway deserved that win

Pogacar makes the race. This Giro is already better than last year. The difference we have in a race is explained by having a pure racer/attacker instead of a mountain sprinter.

 

[Brullnux]

Beyond the brilliant riding from the breakaway, what were Lidl-Trek doing? You have the fastest sprinter in the race* and you sit off?

*maybe Merlier

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Ok, ah riddle!
But I fear I am lost.

I mean it's Menchov 2007 I guess, but I don't understand the connection. Or maybe I forgot Menchov regularly loosing time randomly in GTs.

 

[tobydawq]

Ok, ah riddle!
But I fear I am lost.

I mean it's Menchov 2007 I guess, but I don't understand the connection. Or maybe I forgot Menchov regularly loosing time randomly in GTs.

Yeah, I don't remember that either.

I have a better one: