Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 6: Potenza – Napoli

[Faserr]

Affini telling the RAI motobike guy that the gc teams raced without a brain, drilling it and fighting for position on that road in the rain with so many kms still to go.
Magnier looks shell shocked, I don't know if he should be back on the bike so fast.

Like Visma did the last 5 years.

 

[Samamba]

Why are they racing like idiots and fighting hard for position on a wet downhill with 70km left on a sprint stage?

Cause these morons always do? And then they cry about anything else but themselves.

That being said, I'm not sure if there wouldn't be any crashes without fighting for position. One touch to the breaks and you are crashing on that road.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Why are they racing like idiots and fighting hard for position on a wet downhill with 70km left on a sprint stage?

This unessacary obsession of having to be at the front. Like the crashes in Pays Basque and DDV last year.

 

[Sciatic]

Why are they racing like idiots and fighting hard for position on a wet downhill with 70km left on a sprint stage?

DS's in their ears telling them they need to be in the front for the next corner or whatever

 

[Divergence]

Let us have a flat stage for the "sprinters". What can go wrong? Just stupid. Road racing is about going over mountains and thinning out the weak. Not about fighting for position on slippery roads.

 

[RedheadDane]

Race back on.
At least I think so; having the sound on Dunkerque - currently just under 10 Ks, come on over - so I don't really know.

 

[ashhutch1997]

The thing is, given the the relegation battle, the teams won't agree on a neutralization. Way to many conflicts of interests.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Let us have a flat stage for the "sprinters". What can go wrong? Just stupid. Road racing is about going over mountains and thinning out the weak. Not about fighting for position on slippery roads.

I believe you‘re thinking of Mountainbike, which is literally about going over mountains.

 

[MartinGT]

Cerny didnt abandon. He's there!

 

[Tim Cahill]

What is he doing

 

[Skalman]

They neutralize the race but race for the win, no bonus seconds and no time diff I guess.

 

[Divergence]

I believe you‘re thinking of Mountainbike, which is literally about going over mountains.

Do you now?

 

[Faserr]

DS's in their ears telling them they need to be in the front for the next corner or whatever

I would ride at the back of the bunch with the whole team and ride with a small gap.
If something happens you can react and get back with the team if held up.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

2" bonus up for grabs in a few mins

 

[Sciatic]

The UCI officials probably noting to Vegni about riders sock lengths rather than the conditions.

Honestly, when it comes to sock length now kinda agree. I don't care about the length, but the fact the plastic-looking socks look virtually the same on the entire peloton is an ugly look. At least some teams have some different colors than white. And of course those aero/compression socks are pointless: when everyone has the same thing there is no advantage gained.

 

[dgodave]

I believe you‘re thinking of Mountainbike, which is literally about going over mountains.

Not anymore. Now its just repeat little grunt climbs around the base of ski areas.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

They neutralize the race but race for the win, no bonus seconds and no time diff I guess.

Or they just race the race.

 

[Netserk]

While it could be wished for that the neutralisation and restart was over with more quickly, I think it has been handled well by organisers and commissaires.

 

[RedheadDane]

Let us have a flat stage for the "sprinters". What can go wrong? Just stupid. Road racing is about going over mountains and thinning out the weak. Not about fighting for position on slippery roads.

No..... Road racing is about racing... on roads... that sometimes are flat... and wet.

 

[Skalman]

They neutralize the race but race for the win, no bonus seconds and no time diff I guess.

Seems i was correct. And every one gets the same time. Giro going from bad to worse

 

[Wvv]

Time bonusses cancelled and no GC changes today. Okay. But even points at the finish line gone ..? That's a bit too much.

 

[Skalman]

Or they just race the race.

No

 

[tobydawq]

While it could be wished for that the neutralisation and restart was over with more quickly, I think it has been handled well by organisers and commissaires.

Agreed, but then they proceed to neutralise the stage even for the points competition which just doesn't make any sense. They always have to make one ridiculous decision in a situation like this.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Given the conditions, and circumstances, the break could actually go far.

 

[Netserk]

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