Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 6: Potenza – Napoli

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Look how happy Mads was to have taken some pictures on a nice boat after the finish

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Unacceptable that police wasn't more present when the criminals had advertised their intent.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1922983203754606984

View: https://x.com/alino_fumetto/status/1922983203754606984

https://twitter.com/x/status/1923046475182785023

View: https://x.com/alino_fumetto/status/1923046475182785023

Tbf in the first twit there is nothing that suggest such a stupid act (at least in the words, the drawing is a bit more explicit) and there have been plenty of palestinian flag on the road held by people smart enough to not try to commit self immolation by cyclist/team car

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Two unjustified DSQs in as many sprints. The sport really is not in good health in any aspect right now.

He deserved every bit of it.

 

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Sporza has the video of it, by the way. Hadn't seen that on TV

"Plots stond hij voor mijn neus": dolgedraaide demonstrant schrikt Giro-peloton op met gevaarlijke protestactie | sporza

Alsof de marathonetappe nog niet geaccidenteerd genoeg was. In het absolute slot werd het Giro-peloton opgeschrikt door demonstranten die plots de weg versperden. "Ik stond helemaal stil", vertelt vluchter Taco van der Hoorn over het bizarre én gevaarlijke moment. Bekijk de beelden.

sporza.be

without geoblock: https://streamable.com/b2ho81

 

[E_F_]

Sporza has the video of it, by the way. Hadn't seen that on TV

"Plots stond hij voor mijn neus": dolgedraaide demonstrant schrikt Giro-peloton op met gevaarlijke protestactie | sporza

Alsof de marathonetappe nog niet geaccidenteerd genoeg was. In het absolute slot werd het Giro-peloton opgeschrikt door demonstranten die plots de weg versperden. "Ik stond helemaal stil", vertelt vluchter Taco van der Hoorn over het bizarre én gevaarlijke moment. Bekijk de beelden.

sporza.be

without geoblock: https://streamable.com/b2ho81

Left it quite a bit too late, didn't they.

 

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Left it quite a bit too late, didn't they.

and all IPT riders were in the grupetto anyway.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Moderator Mode:
We are not here to argue the rights or wrongs of the cause the protesters were espousing, not to replicate their propaganda materials (whether in support or objection).

 

[Cookster15]

Mod hat on: As you have already been warned, please limit discussion to the race and not the cause of the protesters.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Protest at cycling races should remain strictly cycling related, as per rules

With that said, I must praise their message here, they must be Colombian;

 

[Gratemans]

Unacceptable that police wasn't more present when the criminals had advertised their intent.

Even if they did, a cycling race is pretty long you know. I mean, who knows at what exact km they were bound to show up?
I for one am actually pretty amazed that Italian direction were able to capture this on screen.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Kaden Groves for winning the sprint.

Two mass crashes on two different races today, bad day for cycling. Hopefully all cyclists getting injured will recover fast, Rogla lost Jai and that will force the team into rethinking their tactical approach. Kooij could have raced more aggressively instead decided to rather use the brakes to avoid the crash, based on actions of all involved relegation justified. As for the debate if crashes are desired or not, by fans, unfortunately a lot of cycling fans feel that if we eliminate crashes that that would somehow make cycling more soft or to even ruin it. This is one of those historical delusions we will perceive as nonsensical in the future. As for the protests, in a lot of western countries protest are protected by law and play a vital part in protecting healthy democracy, injuring riders on the other hand is not allowed.

 

[E_F_]

This is one of those historical delusions we will perceive as nonsensical in the future.

Crashes certainly aren't desirable, but I don't think they will ever be eliminated, so it's not like bike helmets where we'll see it happen.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@E_F_

I am sure that the number of crashes and especially the number of injuries in pro peloton will drop substantially in the future. For example Kooij could have resulted to a crash today, fortunately the peloton already matured enough to start rejecting such behaviour as acceptable. That took around half a decade of effort invested, mostly education.

 

[E_F_]

@E_F_

I am sure that the number of crashes and especially the number of injuries in pro peloton will drop substantially in the future. For example Kooij could have resulted to a crash today, fortunately the peloton already matured enough to start rejecting such behaviour as acceptable. That took around half a decade of effort invested, mostly education.

Hm. I am ignorant of how the culture has evolved in the peloton, so I hope you're right. It seems about right. But in other areas such as practically all the teams pushing to be at the front at all times, I think things are just getting worse and worse.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@E_F_

If you look back, half a decade or more, on what a sprinter in Kooij position would do, that *** is not acceptable anymore. Education and relegation helped to turn it around. As for other areas, yeah, we'll get there. Baby steps. It's not like we are in any sort of hurry ATM, that is governing bodies are still not feeling any real heat, it's still considered to be acceptable. Anyway, at minimum it's hurting cycling image and now when big money got involved it will more and more become in everybody interest, to improve the public image of cycling. Otherwise everybody earns less and we can't have that, can we.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1923300816997220857

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1923300816997220857

 

[E_F_]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1923300816997220857

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1923300816997220857

That's completely insane.