Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 4: Alberobello – Lecce

[Tim Cahill]

Whoever came round Affini/Visma and Pedersen and carried on the leadout under 1k to go to the final kick did a sensational job for Picnic.

Bram Welten I think

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Nice day to pick your first win of the season.

I don't know if I hope that full TT helmet and visor will be the standard for all sprinters and leadouts, though.

Doubt it‘s practical for teams like Visma with their helmets

 

[Sciatic]

Both Kooij and Groves looked like rockets in the last 100m, but both lost because of poor positioning (Groves by far the worst).

KooiJ lost his leadout a little early (cause he had been at the front for the entire last km with Van Aert missing) and got boxed on the narrower finish.

 

[Boehmand]

Does anyone know if Picnic started the day in TT helmets - or if they got them from the car later on?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Doubt it‘s practical for teams like Visma with their helmets

You definitely wouldn't want to butt heads with them.

 

[Sciatic]

I wonder if Van Uden will get a top ten in the remaining sprints. I feel this is an anomaly.

It was a strong leadout so that part could be consistent. Groves and Kooij still favs in other sprints.

 

[Netserk]

Doubt it‘s practical for teams like Visma with their helmets

How is it less practical than the Lazer helmets on (B)DSM?

 

[Red Rick]

Both Kooij and Groves looked like rockets in the last 100m, but both lost because of poor positioning (Groves by far the worst).

Almost as if you sprint faster in the draft.

 

[Red Rick]

Very technical finale, no crash.

Today is a good day for rider behavior propaganda

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Dutch delight, full stage podium.

 

[Boehmand]

It was a strong leadout so that part could be consistent. Groves and Kooij still favs in other sprints.

I didn't notice the meter signs, but I get the impression he did a fairly long sprint - like 250+

I think both Kooij and Groves would have passed him if they had been in his wheel.

 

[Samamba]

I genuinly do not understand how Picnic does it every time. This guy has been nowhere for 10 months straight. In Turkey he got passed by 5 conti sprinters every bunch sprint and now he wins a 250m long sprint in the Giro.

Anyways, typical PicNic, also why I think Cofidis has no chance against them. They just have more talent.

 

[Red Rick]

What's the odds for a Rogla crash?

I checked before and they looked way too short.

Not because I checked odds, but because I checked to confirm it's not July and this is not the Tour de France.

 

[yaco]

It was a strong leadout so that part could be consistent. Groves and Kooij still favs in other sprints.

There was always a chance for a surprise result with this type of finish. Lets see what happens in the remaining sprints.

 

[Sciatic]

dead heat for 3rd?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Bram Walten is the Dutch MVDP???? Best leadout I ever saw

 

[kingjr]

Almost as if you sprint faster in the draft.

Could be a nice post flat stage drinking game, take a shot everytime someone says that [X] was actually faster but came from too far back.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Think it was Bennett almost causing a crash there. Absolutely shut out Magnier and pushed into barriers as he moved across

Mads was bumping shoulders with another rider too, not sure who it was. But thankfully they didn't crash.

 

[Boehmand]

Almost as if you sprint faster in the draft.

Both were in the wind the last 100 or so - look at the finish again.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

How is it less practical than the Lazer helmets on (B)DSM?

Tobydawq was talking about full TT helmets with visors like the Picnic riders used today. That is definitely not the TT helmet

 

[tobydawq]

Bram Walten is the Dutch MVDP???? Best leadout I ever saw

Incredible how you manage to remember to misspell every new rider you meet.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Kanter has been relegated from 5th to 103rd, according to PCS

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Kanter has been relegated?

 

[Boehmand]

Just had a glance at the GC.

It's actually pretty crazy, that in the top 30 there is only 1 rider you would not classify as either a GC rider or a competent climber - and he is leading.

In fairness - probably a lot dropped time on purpose the last 2 stages - but still.

 

[valentius borealis]

Mads was bumping shoulders with another rider too, not sure who it was. But thankfully they didn't crash.

That was Kanter.