Giro d'Italia Giro Stage 5: Modena – Cattolica 175 km

[sir fly]

Yeah, i'm no racist, but Italian wind blows. Or sucks.
Our local wind is much better.

If you could only feel my wind...

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

If you could only feel my wind...

<insert smell joke>

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If you could only feel my wind...

If you could feel my wind, love, what a tale my farts could tell


Did the break just give up?

 

[Netserk]

I too don't understand why Italy chose not to have a North Sea coastline.

 

[sir fly]

If you could feel my wind, love, what a tale my farts could tell


Did the break just give up?

Colon tail...

 

[JosefK]

Wind is breaking soon.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

What now?
Break has been caught but there's still over 100km to go.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I too don't understand why Italy chose not to have a North Sea coastline.

It can be really windy in some coastal areas, it's just mainly during late autumn/winter, that's the thing.
The Southern Part of Sardinia is probably the most reliable area to generate crosswinds, see stage 3 of the 2017 Giro.

 

[SafeBet]

What now?
Break has been caught but there's still over 100km to go.

They are trying everything to keep us glued to the screen, it seems.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Let's hope someone has read this thread and brings out those giant fans soon. Or they decide to slightly lower the helicopter.

 

[JosefK]

Nizzolo making his way back. Flat tire?

 

[sir fly]

Nizzolo making his way back. Flat tire?

Intermediate sprint.

 

[Red Rick]

I too don't understand why Italy chose not to have a North Sea coastline.

What's even weirder is Spain had one and decided to give it up

 

[DaLong]

Pretty much a group ride now. They should probably stop and get an espresso somewhere along the way.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

the breakaway fodder teams are on strike and who can blame them

 

[JosefK]

Riders have time to do a Dumoulin now.

 

[sir fly]

Riders have time to do a Dumoulin now.

Chance of the wind?

 

[BlueRoads]

So... at this pace, when do you think they are going to arrive? 18.00?

 

[sir fly]

So... at this pace, when do you think they are going to arrive? 18.00?

GMT

 

[Panda Claws]

Remember that,
Someone somewhere decided today would be the day to introduce someone dear to this beautiful sport.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I wish they had just made this stage 5 km long. That would have been fun.

 

[sir fly]

Remember that,
Someone somewhere decided today would be the day to introduce someone dear to this beautiful sport.

Love comes in all kinds of shapes.

 

[spalco]

Something's happening! Not much, but a bit.

 

[Panda Claws]

Pellaud again... what a waste of energy.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pellaud again... what a waste of energy.

Tagliani has overtaken him in the intermediate sprint classification, so he had to do it. He also has the combativity and breakaway standings to worry about.