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

[kingjr]

What stage was Pantanis? Start of race or end of race ?

Stage 15

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Where's Foss?

 

[Red Rick]

He's a very boring rider on the bike (off the bike he seems like a nice enough guy), he represents a team and style of racing which was unpopular during its dominance, the international coverage being in English with very biased commentators who fawn all over him irritates some parts of the viewer base, and then there's the many other things about his career path and form cycles which would need to be taken to another part of the forum to discuss.

I really don't understand why people like hearing him talk so much, other than that it correlates with the growing mental health crisis around us. His entire stick is "Be good in one race where you then don't even attack, and then be sloshed the rest of the season" but apparently he's cool cause uses words like 'mates' and 'geezers'

 

[Scarponi]

Stage 15

So Pirate still reigns supreme clearly

 

[AnotherArmChair]

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)

GCN as was and Eurosport do not employ Nico Roche although his insights are very good .....they preferred Adam Blythe ...job for mates ....such a shame as he would have been good and knows his onions

Roche only now works for French TV and Tour International Broadcasters

 

[ppanther92]

A minute for O Connor.

A very avoidable minute probably.

 

[tobydawq]

Where's Foss?

In Italy

 

[skippo12]

Are the Danes descendants of the Greeks?

Would explain why they cannot handle cold weather.

 

[Unchained]

So if Pogacar, UAE management don't think that him crashing is a big deal, very dumb. Should have gotten off the bike when the tire was feeling like a marshmallow, every crash has the potential to be a catastrophe. It's all nothing because he didn't break his hand, fingers, wrist or collarbone all have happened in falls similarly.

 

[Scarponi]

I really don't understand why people like hearing him talk so much, other than that it correlates with the growing mental health crisis around us. His entire stick is "Be good in one race where you then don't even attack, and then be sloshed the rest of the season" but apparently he's cool cause uses words like 'mates' and 'geezers'

I don’t understand your correlation between drinking and mental health?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I really don't understand why people like hearing him talk so much, other than that it correlates with the growing mental health crisis around us. His entire stick is "Be good in one race where you then don't even attack, and then be sloshed the rest of the season" but apparently he's cool cause uses words like 'mates' and 'geezers'

When your comparison point is a try-hard like Blythe, Thomas comes across really well because at least his conversation comes across as natural even if you don't like his presentation.

 

[Rob5091]

Teddy lucky with that flat & crash - could have been a busted knee. Plan was to take the Pink & relax next week? They did say they wanted to control the race.
Bora v Ineos seems to be the race now, but if you like bunch sprints, then have I got a surprise for you! Stay tuned.

 

[kingjr]

So Pirate still reigns supreme clearly

Help from the motorbikes wasn't even that extreme on that stage, apart from a few ridiculous moments after he caught Jalabert.

 

[Red Rick]

When your comparison point is a try-hard like Blythe, Thomas comes across really well because at least his conversation comes across as natural even if you don't like his presentation.

Only fun thing about ES commentary is other commentators also finding Blythe *** and trolling him on occasion.

 

[Salvarani]

A very avoidable minute probably.

Yeah, pretty unnecessary. Overestimated himself and paid for it in the end.

 

[search]

Also a sneaky good ride by Fortunato. The English commentators ignored him but he’s developing nicely. Also decent ride by Lopez. He’s not going to be the next great Spaniard, but he’s fun to watch.

Fortunato's main problem are the TTs...

he also stopped working on it, I think. When he didn't aim for GC in 2021, Fortunato won a stage and finished 16th. The year after, he worked on his time trial, aimed for GC mainly, and finished 15th. So he decided that the former approach works better for him.

 

[Red Rick]

I don’t understand your correlation between drinking and mental health?

Correlation between mental health and finding Thomas' talking interesting. The drinking was beside the point.

 

[Scarponi]

Help from the motorbikes wasn't even that extreme on that stage, apart from a few ridiculous moments after he caught Jalabert.

Maybe if Pog had to attack to take a minute to win the whole Giro would he have come closer but Pirates time won’t be broken ever it seems

 

[tobydawq]

His entire stick is "Be good in one race where you then don't even attack, and then be sloshed the rest of the season" but apparently he's cool cause uses words like 'mates' and 'geezers'

Mirror

Nibali

 

[Scarponi]

Correlation between mental health and finding Thomas' talking interesting. The drinking was beside the point.

That’s fair

 

[Red Rick]

Mirror

Nibali

Nibali couldn't find a word of English if it slapped him in the face.

 

[Rob5091]

Thomas interviewing right now, I imagine he smells like Brut 33.

For those standing near him, I hope not! (does anyone know what he was spraying on himself at the start? It was n't Brut 33 or sun lotion... ?)

 

[dampframme]

I hope for a GC top ten for Rubio and Juan Pedro Pedro Pedro

 

[movingtarget]

That looked too easy. God knows what will happen on the harder climbs. The race for second might be enjoyable ! Valuable time lost by O'Connor to Thomas and co. Not a good sign so early in the race.

 

[Valv.Piti]

A very avoidable minute probably.

Surem but probs for trying at least, and on a day like this you can probably try to gamble if you're feeling very, very good which he must have done. Lost 30 seconds for that, and so what? Only guy who really tried.