Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2023, stage 12: Bra - Rivoli 179 km

[Netserk]

Uff, Milan. That was over real quick.

 

[theyoungest]

Parcheggio Jonathan Milan.

 

[laarsland]

Someone please have Fortunato choose a smaller gear, hurts just looking

 

[tobydawq]

Wow nice job Bahrain suttilin and pasqualon in the break as we wanted.

Who the *** is suttilin?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Milan suddenly remembered that a) he weighs 84 kilograms and b) he's climbing.

 

[tobydawq]

Contador and Basso are threatening their riders with gulag

At least there are three Astana riders, so it looks like they're represented.

 

[Red Rick]

Bahrain should probably just pace this as a team after the climb is over because if this breakaway goes then Pedersen is gonna mop up points at the finish as well

 

[Tim Cahill]

Groves abandoning with 'a cold'

 

[Netserk]

Bahrain should probably just pace this as a team after the climb is over because if this breakaway goes then Pedersen is gonna mop up points at the finish as well

Pace with whom? Waste of riders, and there won't be many points left at the finish for Pedersen.

 

[Red Rick]

At least there are three Astana riders, so it looks like they're represented.

Knowing how 'good' Astana has been lately that's probably all the more reason to be furious

 

[tobydawq]

Bahrain should probably just pace this as a team after the climb is over because if this breakaway goes then Pedersen is gonna mop up points at the finish as well

Do you really think that Pedersen can get a top 10 from this group?

 

[Izzyeviel]

Hear me out: Quick-Step Deceuninck

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Where is pasqualon???

 

[StryderHells]

Where is pasqualon???

Dropped

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Alpecin and Soudal locked in a tight battle who drops out of the team classification on account of having less than 3 riders left first.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hear me out: Quick-Step Deceuninck

I think a mid-race merger between those two teams is rather unlikely.
Been a while since Deceuninck (the company) sponsored Quick-Step (the team)

 

[Tim Cahill]

Milan starting to feel chilly I think too

Not sure he will be going down the Cippo route with that jersey though

 

[Red Rick]

"Yes doctor, why are these tiny men bicycling faster than me up inclines there must be something wrong with me"

~ Milan, probably

 

[Red Rick]

Do you really think that Pedersen can get a top 10 from this group?

Last stage he won in Vuelta had a climb similar to this, but more flat to the finish.

I have no idea how much time he should drop on the climb to the best climbers in the break.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Bahrain should probably just pace this as a team after the climb is over because if this breakaway goes then Pedersen is gonna mop up points at the finish as well

That's probably a bit premature. They've got Caruso and maybe Haig to look after in the GC battle, and this is Milan's first GT.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

"Yes doctor, why are these tiny men bicycling faster than me up inclines there must be something wrong with me"

~ Milan, probably

The contrast between Milan and Carthy at the same height is hilarious.

 

[Netserk]

Milan getting Covid tested?

 

[RedheadDane]

Milan starting to feel chilly I think too

Not sure he will be going down the Cippo route with that jersey though

TBF, seems winning the point jersey in the Giro is very much the Cippo route.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Thought Sandro Toneli was a football player for Milan. Maybe it explains why they lost vs Inter. Midfielder is focusing on the Giro this year

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Milan starting to feel chilly I think too

Not sure he will be going down the Cippo route with that jersey though

I like how we still refer to this as the Cipo route when his final GT stage win is 20 years ago to the day tomorrow. And people say sprinters aren't memorable...