Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026, stage 3: Plovdiv (Пловдив) - Sofia (София), 175.0k

[tobydawq]

Thank you, Paul Manier, for doing us the kindness of saving cycling.

How did he do that?

 

[Red Rick]

How did he do that?

Beating Groenewegen and Unibet.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Mihkels kinda good today and stage 1 considering he's positioning himself

 

[RedheadDane]

Magnier, Mroenewegen, Milan, Mihkels, Malucelli.

Mlikra, Mackermann, Mallerini, Mund, Manoncello.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Beating Groenewegen and Unibet.

Good point. Gronewegen's previous victories have destroyed the sport.

 

[Red Rick]

Good point. Gronewegen's previous victories have destroyed the sport.

Not really, but he did destroy a fellow rider's entire face.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not really, but he did destroy a fellow rider's entire face.

Unibet had nothing to do with that...

 

[Red Rick]

Unibet had nothing to do with that...

Unibet is on my *** list for being a wildcard team who's sole purpose is bunch sprints.

Plus everyone in NL loves Tour de Tietema and Red Rick has to keep up a reputation of being a contrarian.

 

[RedheadDane]

Unibet is on my *** list for being a wildcard team who's sole purpose is bunch sprints.

Just wait. They'll go in a few breakaways with Larsen later on.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Unibet is on my *** list for being a wildcard team who's sole purpose is bunch sprints.

Plus everyone in NL loves Tour de Tietema and Red Rick has to keep up a reputation of being a contrarian.

Wouter Lambertus Martinus Henricus Poels will show you that the team has a different reason for the wildcard as well. They also have the oldest rider with the most ridiculous Name After all.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Not really, but he did destroy a fellow rider's entire face.

Yes. I am not saying I like gronewgen. I just thought your comment was funny

 

[tobydawq]

Red Rick has to keep up a reputation of being a contrarian.

Ah, of course. So another nonsense post it was. Got it.

 

[tobydawq]

Wtf is wrong with the directors? AGAIN no overhead coverage of the sprint??

 

[Red Rick]

Ah, of course. So another nonsense post it was. Got it.

No, I am only a contrarian when the majority are wrong.

 

[tobydawq]

No, I am only a contrarian when the majority are wrong.

Definitely not.

 

[SafeBet]

Nice to see Milan with better legs compared to Friday. Magnier with impeccable timing, will be a tough opponent for the ciclamino.

 

[search]

yeah, Milan definitely looked much better again today. Started his sprint a bit too early, but that's what he more or less always does.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

While I absolutely agree with the lameness of inviting wildcard teams whose primary goal is sprinting, especially when the UCI's paradoxical "compulsory wildcards" give the organisers only two selections of their own, it's not like we could realistically have expected anything more than we got out of today's stage. While inevitably doomed, the break at least dangled out there long enough to dare to dream, which is more than we see in the majority of sprint stages now.

 

[Unchained]

Wtf is wrong with the directors? AGAIN no overhead coverage of the sprint??

Drones? Anyone

 

[awavey]

Lol, you must have failed some geography classes in school. Bulgaria has one of the finest nature scenery and geographical diversity in whole of Europe. Just watch practically any tourist vlog type video there is on Youtube.

I don't think even RCS had hoped for so much local interest. Looks like every small town has made a great effort to decorate and show support. Definitely the crowds are bigger than on your average nothing happening sprint stage in Italy.

And, its just an opinion ok, I think Albania is better, there arent as many super tourist vlog type videos on the Youtubes because its not somewhere people go alot but search for The Balkans A gravel cycling film by more stories tomorrow, they ride through Albania as part of their trip

But even if let's say Bulgaria was as spectacularly awesome to look at as you say, we sure the hell haven't been riding through any of it !!!

 

[Sciatic]

I have

Mihkels kinda good today and stage 1 considering he's positioning himself

I have no idea if he can climb at all—wondering if there’s a chance he could get over some of the mid stage climbs that the top guys can’t? I guess not, but was trying to think of ways EF could be active in this race other than breakaways in subsequent weeks.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I have

I have no idea if he can climb at all—wondering if there’s a chance he could get over some of the mid stage climbs that the top guys can’t? I guess not, but was trying to think of ways EF could be active in this race other than breakaways in subsequent weeks.

Stage 4 might be good if he can, because Groenewegen and Milan can't climb for *** and someone is going to try and get rid of them, that would eliminate half the problem.

 

[search]

Stage 4 might be good if he can, because Groenewegen and Milan can't climb for *** and someone is going to try and get rid of them, that would eliminate half the problem.

Milan was actually not too far off yesterday. Short climb, of course, but maybe his climbing has improved a bit again

 

[Sciatic]

Stage 4 might be good if he can, because Groenewegen and Milan can't climb for *** and someone is going to try and get rid of them, that would eliminate half the problem.

Unfortunately that’s something we don’t see a lot in GT stages anymore—teams with a punchy-type sprinter pushing the pace on climbs mid-race to shed other sprinter who can’t climb well. Like Liquigas and then BORA used to do for Sagan.

 

[Salvarani]

Unfortunately that’s something we don’t see a lot in GT stages anymore—teams with a punchy-type sprinter pushing the pace on climbs mid-race to shed other sprinter who can’t climb well. Like Liquigas and then BORA used to do for Sagan.

Feel like I have seen Ineos do it for someone like Godon, no?