Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 2024, Stage 9: Avezzano – Napoli, 214.0k

[titan31]

I really ES' coverage nowadays. Can we not properly watch the replays and not get these 4 morons in the studio and some muppet trying to interview people 10 seconds after they finish

 

[jmdirt]

Great finish!

 

[Salvarani]

Do you have a good word to say about anyone? At least he gave it a shot.

Agreed. I imagine he does the gun sign in the air when he says "cycling terrorism" as well. Very classy.

 

[Brullnux]

Really good stage, fun 30km. With the exception of yesterday, it's been a good Giro

 

[Netserk]

Booh, Pogi!

You are not greedy enough. Champs shouldn't do lead-outs, he should have gone with Narvaez on the climb and tried to win the stage.

 

[titan31]

Nah it wasn't any sort of payback to be fair to hm, he wanted to help Molano, just isn't really used to doing a leadout so thought you just have to ride really fast on the front with Jonathan Milan on the wheel

Molano looked to top 5 at least which is still bad

 

[Peyroteo94]

Alpecin burn all his domestiques for Grooves and he is not relevant in the fight for the win.

 

[RedheadDane]

Seriously, we don't need this Andrea lad so soon after. Feck off

What did Vendrame do?

 

[Salvarani]

Booh, Pogi!

You are not greedy enough. Champs shouldn't do lead-outs, he should have gone with Narvaez on the climb and tried to win the stage.

Lets do that and not give kudos to great a lead-out.

 

[titan31]

What did Vendrame do?

Nah, not Vendrame. The ES interviewer. Tries to push himself in right after the riders finish just to get some utterly pointless quotes

 

[hfer07]

WOW, what thrilling finish- I thought Narvaez had it.
don't hate the game, hate the players (Poga ain't making any friends lately)

 

[Pantani_lives]

And to think that people complain about a lack of suspense in this Giro... That was close!

 

[Nick2413]

Wow that was epic heartbreak

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Alpecin without MvdP is like UAE without Pog

 

[Peyroteo94]

Lets do that and not give kudos to great a lead-out.

But he is right. He is risking a crash by doing a great leadout for a mediocre sprinter.

 

[Netserk]

Lets do that and not give kudos to great a lead-out.

Well, do you not think that he could have won today?

 

[Gigs_98]

On another note, what a brilliant finale. There is a lot of fair criticism for this Giro route, but the design of the sprint stages this week has been absolutely brilliant.

 

[Salvarani]

WOW, what thrilling finish- I thought Narvaez had it.
don't hate the game, hate the players (Poga ain't making any friends lately)

I think it is the other way around. Hate the game, not the player.

 

[Salvarani]

Well, do you not think that he could have won today?

Not a stage for a champ...

 

[Gigs_98]

Well, do you not think that he could have won today?

To be fair, if he goes with Narvaez he probably loses the sprint again.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Nice interview with Kooij, he seems like a personable young man.

 

[Salvarani]

But he is right. He is risking a crash by doing a great leadout for a mediocre sprinter.

Intervals.

 

[RedheadDane]

Nah, not Vendrame. The ES interviewer. Tries to push himself in right after the riders finish just to get some utterly pointless quotes

Well, I don't really know the names of the Italian ES interviwers.

 

[postmanhat]

How did Ewan do? Didn’t see him anymore.

Slightly better than you'd expect him to in a WT bunch sprint these days. About 13th.

 

[Salvarani]

On another note, what a brilliant finale. There is a lot of fair criticism for this Giro route, but the design of the sprint stages this week has been absolutely brilliant.

Been a great first week tbh. Lots of entertaining stages so far.