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

[Red Rick]

Lads

It's Nizzolo

 

[kingjr]

Merlier unclipped

 

[postmanhat]

I've only been half-watching, but it doesn't look that dangerous a run-in? They were fairly innocuous stretches of roads where the crashes occured

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No-zzolo!

Also Molano should be banned from taking part in the sprints.

 

[Scarponi]

Shocking camera angle

 

[titan31]

Whoever set up the cameras on these sprints should be fired for incompetence.

 

[sir fly]

Mess of the finale.

 

[Red Rick]

Stop these 3+ km sprint trains. Go back to the 1km rule, which was far safer

Just take the time at 5km

 

[Panda Claws]

FFS Nizzolo really can't win a stage. That's around 20 GT stage podiums without a win now.

 

[Wvv]

Merlier got sandwiched by Sagan and Ewan and loses his pedal and sprint because of it. Shame.

 

[BlueRoads]

Okay, Caleb won. Happy for him. But this was such a bad stage. First a borefest, than 15 k dangerous stuff where GC guys can only lose and often bad barriers.

 

[Salvarani]

That top speed from Ewan is insane when he gets it right

 

[Pricey_sky]

Gutting for Nizzolo, but Ewan too good.

 

[bigcog]

Landa can't catch a break, hopefully he is ok for TDF.

 

[glassmoon]

Always gutted when GC favorites crash out on such lame stages...

 

[BlueRoads]

And then the camera work in the final was the most terrible.

 

[Escarabajo]

WTF are the UAE team doing?? that must be the most ugly train ever!

 

[Bonimenier]

Merlier looked happy

 

[tobydawq]

Giro ruined

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Stop these 3+ km sprint trains. Go back to the 1km rule, which was far safer

The sprint trains are not caused by the 3km rule. They are caused by sprint teams wanting to win the sprint.

 

[sir fly]

Ewan is crazy quick.

 

[tobydawq]

I've only been half-watching, but it doesn't look that dangerous a run-in? They were fairly innocuous stretches of roads where the crashes occured

Agreed, but people always need to blame someone (other than a rider) for every freaking single crash.

 

[JosefK]

Giro ruined

I so hate it when top GC guys get crashed out on sprint stages (or any stages). But today ... wow.

 

[titan31]

WTF are the UAE team doing?? that must be the most ugly train ever!

Molano is the anti Morkov it seems. Absolutely useless again

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

That top speed from Ewan is insane when he gets it right

Yep, just completely murdered Nizzolo.