Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2023, stage 17: Pergine Valsugana - Caorle 195 km

[Aimar16]

At least Astana and Movistar failed, something positive this day

 

[TourOfSardinia]

No sprinter has won more than one stage so far

And Cav zero

 

[Salvarani]

You forgot remco

My bad, you are right.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Congrats to all the GCN experts picking Cav today

 

[Samamba]

Level is so low here that Milan can start his sprint 50 meters behind and still almost win

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Always interesting to see just how Ackermann manages to loose position.
Milan didn't help himself either, but he channeled his inner Kittel again. He looks like he only needs a good leadout and then he'll win much more. I was actually surprised how little he has won so far on the road when I looked it up, only 4 victories.

 

[SafeBet]

Dainese winning at home after so many difficult days 😊

 

[yaco]

Matthews crazy long effort, Damn that was strong

I understand that Matthews had a gap with 300 metres to go BUT he went 50 metres too early.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Cavendish having a meltdown about something, nothing new there.

 

[Eeslliw]

Is Milan doing 2x the watts of other sprinters? He has no aero position, just look at the difference between Dainese and Milan, the latter looks like he is running upright with the bike inbetween

 

[movingtarget]

Nice sprint. 10 metres too long for Matthews but the winner timed it just right.

 

[tobydawq]

You forgot remco

And Denz.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Is Milan doing 2x the watts of other sprinters? He has no aero position, just look at the difference between Dainese and Milan, the latter looks like he is running upright with the bike inbetween

Milan sprints like Vansevenant goes uphill.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Even the CN ticker called this a "horrifyingly boring day." Great work Giro organizers.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Bummer Leysen couldn't make it, but what an effort!

Congrats to Dainese, the photo finish made this whole stage (or at least the last few hundred meters) worth watching.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Always interesting to see just how Ackermann manages to loose position.
Milan didn't help himself either, but he channeled his inner Kittel again. He looks like he only needs a good leadout and then he'll win much more. I was actually surprised how little he has won so far on the road when I looked it up, only 4 victories.

He also usually seems a bit undergeared for such a powerful guy, a bigger gear on the bike would probably also help him a lot.

 

[SafeBet]

Is Milan doing 2x the watts of other sprinters?

Consonni talked about him a few days ago and he said that as soon as Milan joined the track national team they knew he was destined to something great. So the numbers must have been very high from the start.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Milan sprints like Vansevenant goes uphill.

Hey, don't compare him to neck spasms Mauri!

 

[tobydawq]

I understand that Matthews had a gap with 300 metres to go BUT he went 50 metres too early.

What should he have done then? Sit up?

 

[glassmoon]

Congrats to all the GCN experts picking Cav today

they'll pick him for every sprint stage of TdF too...

 

[search]

too early or not, this was Matthews' best flat sprint in a couple of years.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Arne Marit dropped his chain before the sprint, but I really doubt he could have won the stage, as he apparently believes. But he might be successful in Rome, if Milan starts his sprint too far behind once again.

 

[yaco]

What should he have done then? Sit up?

What a silly response - You tell Hepburn to go for a bit longer and wait for another 3 or 4 seconds. It's hard to do a 300 metre sprint.

 

[Red Rick]

Cavendish having a meltdown about something, nothing new there.

Happy memories

 

[search]

Arne Marit dropped his chain before the sprint, but I really doubt he could have won the stage, as he apparently believes. But he might be successful in Rome, if Milan starts his sprint too far behind once again.

in the replay it looked more like Pasqualon completely ran into him. Before that, he was in great position. He had a(nother) chain drop afterwards, but at that point, he was already out of it anyway.

edit: they showed a better view of it later on, but it's also visible from the overhead, 3:50 into this video

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