Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2023, stage 21: Roma - Roma 126 km

[Netserk]

Why?

Gee, Ineos, Thomas, Cav, Ackermann.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1662860906512957448

View: https://twitter.com/BenjiNaesen/status/1662860906512957448

 

[tobydawq]

I don't think this top-10 is entirely correct...

1	CAVENDISH Mark	Astana Qazaqstan Team	180	80	10″	2:48:26
2	KIRSCH Alex	Trek - Segafredo	130	50	6″	,,
3	FIORELLI Filippo	Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	95	35	4″	,,
4	DAINESE Alberto	Team DSM	80	25		,,
5	BALLERINI Davide	Soudal - Quick Step	60	18		,,
6	STEWART Jake	Groupama - FDJ	45	15		,,
7	GAVIRIA Fernando	Movistar Team	40	12		,,
8	MATTHEWS Michael	Team Jayco AlUla	35	10		,,
9	MARIT Arne	Intermarché - Circus - Wanty	30	8		,,
10	STEWART Campbell	Team Jayco AlUla	25	6		,,

Why not?

 

[Bonimenier]

Why not?

Ballerini

 

[KOM]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1662860906512957448

View: https://twitter.com/BenjiNaesen/status/1662860906512957448

Never thought Id say this before the giro, but between his interview yesterday and today... im a huge Geraint Thomas fan now

 

[tobydawq]

Lol, Jesper Worre argues that G is not allowed to do what he did.

 

[tobydawq]

Ballerini

Lol xD

 

[yaco]

Love it how a GC rider in Thomas has to lead out Cavendish which shows the lack of lead out quality in Astana's squad.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Finally Cav gets the win!!!!

 

[Netserk]

Lol, Jesper Worre argues that G is not allowed to do what he did.

Not even I would say something that stupid after Cav won.

 

[tobydawq]

Cav not happy enough to not be annoyed by the very first question he gets.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Lol, Jesper Worre argues that G is not allowed to do what he did.

Not even if he is a big fan of some traditional Manx sport?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Max Richeze is sat at home somewhere, what are Astana doing

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I'm convinced Gaviria would lose a sprint to Remco at this point

 

[tobydawq]

I mean big difference between beating Kirsch and Fiorelli Vs Merlier, WVA etc. The level of sprinting talent left in th Giro is very poor.

Sure, but this was not just beating the others.

 

[titan31]

Sure, but this was not just beating the others.

Course it, if Cav was not beating Alex Kirsch in a sprint, we'd be calling him completely washed. Just cos he can do that, doesn't mean he's going to the Tour with the sprinters there and the sprint trains and going head to head and beating Merlier or Phillipsen, or whatever sprints WVA decided he's going to contest.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Wasn't sure Cav would make it to Rome at one point, glad he stayed in the race and got a win in the end.

Good to hear Ackermann is ok.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't think this top-10 is entirely correct...

1	CAVENDISH Mark	Astana Qazaqstan Team	180	80	10″	2:48:26
2	KIRSCH Alex	Trek - Segafredo	130	50	6″	,,
3	FIORELLI Filippo	Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	95	35	4″	,,
4	DAINESE Alberto	Team DSM	80	25		,,
5	BALLERINI Davide	Soudal - Quick Step	60	18		,,
6	STEWART Jake	Groupama - FDJ	45	15		,,
7	GAVIRIA Fernando	Movistar Team	40	12		,,
8	MATTHEWS Michael	Team Jayco AlUla	35	10		,,
9	MARIT Arne	Intermarché - Circus - Wanty	30	8		,,
10	STEWART Campbell	Team Jayco AlUla	25	6		,,

To be fair to PCS, who even knew Krieger was still in the race?

 

[tobydawq]

Course it, if Cav was not beating Alex Kirsch in a sprint, we'd be calling him completely washed. Just cos he can do that, doesn't mean he's going to the Tour with the sprinters there and the sprint trains and going head to head and beating Merlier or Phillipsen, or whatever sprints WVA decided he's going to contest.

As I said, this wasn't just beating the others. I don't know what's so hard to understand about this. It was an obliteration. And the fact that Kirsch ended up second doesn't change that Milan, Ackermann, Gaviria, Dainese were also beaten.

 

[carolina]

Who won the supercombativity award?

 

[tobydawq]

Who won the supercombativity award?

Derek Gee.

I haven't even checked it.

 

[RedheadDane]

To be fair to PCS, who even knew Krieger was still in the race?

They (PCS) were probably just going "It's a sprint-stage in a GT. Surely Quickstep had at least one man in the top-10... errrr... Ballerini!"

 

[titan31]

As I said, this wasn't just beating the others. I don't know what's so hard to understand about this. It was an obliteration. And the fact that Kirsch ended up second doesn't change that Milan, Ackermann, Gaviria, Dainese were also beaten.

I mean Milan looked he started sprinting in quicksand, Ackermann crashed and is terrible anyway and Gaviria and Dainese are tier 4 sprinters. Gaviria hadn't been good in years at this stage.

 

[carolina]

Roglic's kid stealing the show.

 

[johnymax]

Let's do the telemark landing together with Primož.