Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 6: Potenza – Napoli

[Mayomaniac]

Like Visma did the last 5 years.

I mean, you're not wrong, but when you don't have a dog in the fight (and a DS screaming in your ear) you're able to actually call a spade a spade.

 

[Põhja Konn]

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

Yep, and also trying save energy where putting in the effort would make rest of the race/stage safer and easier. Like soft pedalling the climb in the Itzulia stage, going into tricky descent with abnormally big group and then starting to push the envelope on it. In todays case this part is not that relevant though.

 

[Divergence]

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

The problem is they are not really racing. In such stages the GC riders (the ones actually capable of going fast over hilly terrain) have no prospects of gaining time. It is about not getting crashed by others. And that creates nervousness. And that causes crashes. If there is a bit of uphill there is usually no need to be stressed out.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1923020558985228339

View: https://x.com/giroditalia/status/1923020558985228339

So Taco van der Hoorn gains 50 seconds? GC comeback starting now for him.

 

[Mayomaniac]

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

Because modern cycling + DS screaming into their ear piece and then the race organizers get the blame for not signalling every turn perfectly or 1-2 potholes being there. Cyclists are like little children, you can't expect them to make the right calls...

 

[nightowl]

Neutralizing the race so the crashed riders can be properly assessed without fear of losing extra time is a good decision, but eliminating classifications for the rest of the race once they restart just makes a mockery of the sport.

 

[Red Rick]

Because modern cycling + DS screaming into their ear piece and then the race organizers get the blame for not signalling every turn perfectly or 1-2 potholes being there. Cyclists are like little children, you can't expect them to make the right calls...

They also go pee pee wherever they can

 

[RedheadDane]

Organisers just don't want Mads P. to get another full set of points for the ciclamino jersey!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If I were Roglič, I would get into a car and wait 50 years before crossing the line. Then we'll see if RCS will wait until then to award him the victory or they'll crown him on the last stage regardless.

 

[buddy buddy buddy]

One buddy encourages kids to talk to reptilian railway enthusiasts, and then the forum suddenly crashes and a group of adolescents gets detained by Copenhagen Police due to allegedly being involved in organised crime. Coincidence? Probably.

Fortunato really wants those KOM points.

the lesson for children is about kindness and understanding toward everyone even if it's a completely blackcoloured from being close to steam locomotive engine smoke all day crocodile/wolf cross over with big teeth creature that need compassion

 

[RedheadDane]

The problem is they are not really racing. In such stages the GC riders (the ones actually capable of going fast over hilly terrain) have no prospects of gaining time. It is about not getting crashed by others. And that creates nervousness. And that causes crashes. If there is a bit of uphill there is usually no need to be stressed out.

Yeah, and? Not all stages in a GT - or any stage race - is about GC riders gaining time.

 

[Potomac]

Canceling the points? I don't even p attention the points competition but I see what a stupid idea it is.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Neutralize the GC is fine because of the unlikelihood of it changing and it removing added danger to the finish, but other classifications and UCI points seems like unnecessary penalization.

 

[pihi42]

People don't want to admit or hear this, but crashes are a large part of popularity of cycling. Or let's say "something happening" is the reason for attention. The images of bikes thrown in the air behind a horde of sprinters just crossing the finish line is what we like to see on the front page. And while nobody wants to see riders being put into ambulances, everyone is a fan of flying bikes. Other than abandoning "flat stages" I see no way out of this.

 

[Skalman]

The weather at Navarra classic was ten times worse yesterday so far, I really want to se how bad the weather is Neapel to support this baffling decision

 

[E_F_]

It feels like they're punishing us for daring to take an interest in this horrible stage of their horrible race.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Big crash at the Giro, so how long until Adam Hansen wakes up from hibernation to gets his yearly 5min of fame?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Will Adam Hansen drive them to the finish in a bus?

 

[Divergence]

Yeah, and? Not all stages in a GT - or any stage race - is about GC riders gaining time.

Well, in my opinion there is a show only when there is a GC battle. I do not care for the "sprint" stages. Also, "sprint" stages go hand in hand with massive crashes. So I am hoping somebody reads this and starts organizing races that maximize the show and minimize the risk.

 

[Red Rick]

Big crash at the Giro, so how long until Adam Hansen wakes up from hibernation to gets his yearly 5min of fame?

There's no mountains to cancel mate.

 

[Cycling111]

Today was the only day the Ciclamino could´ve some excitement if Kooij or Groves won. The points won't count.

The GC contenders have an extra day of rest.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

The problem is they are not really racing. In such stages the GC riders (the ones actually capable of going fast over hilly terrain) have no prospects of gaining time. It is about not getting crashed by others. And that creates nervousness. And that causes crashes. If there is a bit of uphill there is usually no need to be stressed out.

There was plenty uphill in the first part of the stage.
If they wanted, they could have dropped the sprinters there.

 

[ashhutch1997]

There's no mountains to cancel mate.

There were no mountains in the Morbegno farce back in 2020

 

[RedheadDane]

Fortunato: This but a flesh wound!

 

[ashhutch1997]

The disc brakes also grab very hard, which increases the chances of the front wheel being whipped out.