Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2024 Stage 2: San Francesco al Campo – Santuario di Oropa (Biella), 161.0 km

[Salvarani]

Sure but I think Lipowitz might actually be stronger currently going uphill and you might have a better Giro by seeing can he get KOM and stage wins

Martinez looked pretty good in the end

 

[Unchained]

Proper spanking, as ordered.

Ineos confirmed ***.

Pogacar telling others not asking for the driver's seat

 

[TrekCyclist]

Bora quite OK, with 2 riders who seem able to fight for the podium. Thomas is doing what he usually does.

 

[JosefK]

I don't even think he's sweating guys

Good training ride in his prep for the TDF.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Aterisked without Buchmann

 

[Tim Cahill]

Instead of letting the action try and speak for itself they're trying to push this mechanical line, can we get some proper analysts please

 

[noob]

This is season is dead lol

 

[Scarponi]

For one Giro only I would have taken a glowing Di Luca / Santambrogio

/ Simoni For some drama​

 

[Salvarani]

Bora quite OK, with 2 riders who seem able to fight for the podium. Thomas is doing what he usually does.

He is steady. He will be hard to beat for second.

 

[Unchained]

I guess that means Pog is done with the celebration phase of the race!! Guy is cooling down on TT bike!! La Machine!!!

 

[tobydawq]

Nice Lipoturn on the front.

 

[Lequack]

Feels like Bora are going to waste Lipowitz this race in an attempt to get a top 5 with Martinez

That was always the worry, I was hoping he might have a free hand for some stage wins.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Lipo was best of the rest for me

 

[Red Rick]

Commentators unironically hyping up a GT being locked up on day 2 just like literally everyone expected.

 

[titan31]

Martinez looked pretty good in the end

Sure but also dropped earlier on the steeper slopes and came back as the gradient dropped a bit

 

[Brullnux]

Will we get the results by tomorrow do you reckon

 

[Tim Cahill]

German Padun was back big time today, should go for KOM or some stages or something instead of domming for Martinez

 

[KZD]

Great performance from Pogačar, not super strong but still giving the circumstances would be difficult to do better.

Lipowitz is such a gem, Bora are quietly building a team to rival UAE and Visma. Martinez, Thomas and Fortunato also really good.

Tiberi a big disappointment today and O'Connor got a bit too excited and paid for it.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Sure but also dropped earlier on the steeper slopes and came back as the gradient dropped a bit

He paced himself pretty well, I was worried at the bottom

 

[Savant12]

Pog did a Contador on O'Connor. Follow me if you can but you're just gonna blow up.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Instead of letting the action try and speak for itself they're trying to push this mechanical line, can we get some proper analysts please

Apart from Nico Roche they don't really have any analysts who were riders of that type though, it's all sprinters analysing climbers.

Unfortunately, Wiggins was godawful, and all the other Anglophone riders who could fulfil the role of being the voice of analysis for GC riders are either still riding, don't seem to be all that interested in the role, or are extremely tainted (most of the US riders of that generation, Ryder Hesjedal, Mick Rogers)

 

[perico]

Again, I’ve kind of like O’Conner. I’m don’t normally follow Anglo-Aussie riders, but he’s got a lot of grit. Not smart to follow The Great One (Teddy has earned the moniker I only have used in reference to Contador before), but he’s got balls.

 

[Salvarani]

Sure but also dropped earlier on the steeper slopes and came back as the gradient dropped a bit

Oropa is a tricky climb... riders has had problems here in the past. Maybe why he took his tempo instead, the gap wasnt big to those ahead. Then he was one of the strongest in the end.

He can TT better than a lot of the others as well.

He also hasnt raced for a while and may be a bit undercooked.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The DS in the car was telling Pog to stop after the corner?! Is Klaas Lodewyck working at UAE now?

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Not sure why all the hate on Geraint Thomas. he is 38 years old and riding smart to his strength.....not his fault there is no competition for Pog

Blame the riders who are over a minute down and who should be there