Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 6: Potenza – Napoli

[E_F_]

Fortunato: This but a flesh wound!

'Tiz but a scratch.

 

[Tim Cahill]

 

[ashhutch1997]

Still got beef from the 2019 Giro.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

While I get the general annoyance, ciclamino points or no ciclamino points hardly matters when Pedersen is this far ahead in the classification anyway.

 

[Cycling111]

Dion Smith retires. He was able to handle a goat attack, but not the rain.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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.

It's only a 25 point stage today so wasn't such a big deal to cancel the points at the finish

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Apparently cerny abondoned, got in an ambulance, then changed his mind left the ambulance and got back on his bike to continue?

 

[Red Rick]

"Did you see Carapaz? Where did he go?"

 

[Peyroteo94]

How hurt are GC contenders like Hindley (DNF), Yates, Carapaz, etc?

 

[Samamba]

So safe enough to sprint but to award ciclamino points? Did Pedersen just ask for this or what

 

[Ilmaestro99]

How hurt are GC contenders like Hindley (DNF), Yates, Carapaz, etc?

Hindley is probably hurt

 

[wirral]

It's only a 25 point stage today so wasn't such a big deal to cancel the points at the finish

I thought stage 6 was down as a 50-point stage. I must be mistaken then.

 

[tobydawq]

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.

Speak for yourself.

 

[Sciatic]

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.

There's a difference between crashes in Paris Roubaix or a on mountain descent compared to peloton accordion crashes like this. The problem here was not so much the initial rider going down--you're right that's just cycling--the problem is the entire peloton packed together across every inch of the width of the road, leaving no room to maneuver to avoid the dominos going down in front of them. Race radios are one cause, but in this Giro and other GTs recently is the lack of strong breaks that establish a big gap and force teams to chase (like actual racing) not just ride a' bloc to essentially neutralize a portion of the race.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Even the Italians turned into big softies, we''re so doomed

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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.

Tell me you're into BDSM without telling me you're into BDSM



Edit: I'm willing to get into trouble for this joke

 

[tobydawq]

Did they find Carapaz?

 

[Rackham]

Apparently cerny abondoned, got in an ambulance, then changed his mind left the ambulance and got back on his bike to continue?

It's like in GTA. The ambulance did its thing and he healed immediately.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Apparently cerny abondoned, got in an ambulance, then changed his mind left the ambulance and got back on his bike to continue?

Tbh, he probably just sat down to get his wounds cleaned out and bandaged

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Jay Vine apparently out???

 

[Netserk]

V$ne

 

[Cycling111]

Jay Vine DNF.
I thought only Adam had an accident from UAE

 

[ashhutch1997]

Jay Vine's crash DNF record in Grand Tours is so bad at this point.

 

[tobydawq]

So safe enough to sprint but to award ciclamino points? Did Pedersen just ask for this or what

Pedersen didn't engage in discussions and it would be very much unlike him to ask for something like that.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Jay Vine is terrible at road racing. He can't finish a GT