Il Lombardia 2022, one day monument, October 8, farewell to Nibali and Valverde

[gregrowlerson]

Shrinking gap should be a good sign, right?
Action all the way from Ghisallo?

Yep. That's when I get popped.

 

[Lequack]

Nieve

Sad, and it was the final race of his career too.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Letting topcat go at any point is a mistake. You won't see him again until the podium. I heard from Houftddan that he can put 7-8 minutes (or should that be likes) into any other member of the forum, given the appropriate distance.

topcat is a short Belgian? It doesn’t matter if he goes ahead or not, the draft advantage is too little.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Nieve career ending this way is especially sad, because he wanted to stay in the WT after 2021, but could no get a contract. So he went to Caja Rural, who then missed out on wildcard for La Vuelta.

 

[sir fly]

Nieve career ending this way is especially sad, because he wanted to stay in the WT after 2021, but could no get a contract. So he went to Caja Rural, who then missed out on wildcard for La Vuelta.

The farewell describes underappreciation.

 

[Salvarani]

Pozzovivo out

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Nooo, Pozzovivo crashed

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pozzo looks absolutely ****ed I'm afraid

 

[RedheadDane]

That was not a picture I wanted to see coming back from the coverage of Romandie...

 

[Rollthedice]

Nooo, Pozzovivo crashed

Neverending sad story of a very good rider and a nice person. It's quite possible he'll crash on his farewell race.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1578710512057356288

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheWG/status/1578710512057356288

 

[RedheadDane]

Neverending sad story of a very good rider and a nice person. It's quite possible he'll crash on his farewell race.

If he is badly injured, and doesn't get a contract for next year, this could end up being his last race.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1578710512057356288

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheWG/status/1578710512057356288

Come on. The angle in cheating on that one. He's not barely reaching over the barriers... surely...

 

[gregrowlerson]

Forum hugs to both Nieve and Pozzo. Unfortunate endings.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It seems everyone‘s keeping calm in the bunch…at least on the forum.

 

[RedheadDane]

It seems everyone‘s keeping calm in the bunch…at least on the forum.

I went to Switzerland.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I went to Switzerland.

Avoiding super-peaking topcat? Well, I can‘t complain, I was there as well.

 

[sir fly]

Some obvious backup options in the break for their leaders behind, but as always is the case the long day limits the help.

 

[gregrowlerson]

It seems everyone‘s keeping calm in the bunch…at least on the forum.

Not me. I'm now out dancing.....on my pedals.....struggling to keep up with topcat. I've unzipped.....is it still illegal to remove my headgear?

I need all the help I can get. Someone get me something sticky. RedRick, you can sticky things, right?

 

[RedheadDane]

Not me. I'm now out dancing.....on my pedals.....struggling to keep up with topcat. I've unzipped.....is it still illegal to remove my headgear?

It's certainly illegal to post while riding!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

The fight for position is already starting. The break might be caught early on Ghisallo

 

[gregrowlerson]

It's certainly illegal to post while riding!

It was a verbal back to my director sportif in the team car. They are posting under my username. I'm a guy, I can't multitask!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Not me. I'm now out dancing.....on my pedals.....struggling to keep up with topcat. I've unzipped.....is it still illegal to remove my headgear?

I need all the help I can get. Someone get me something sticky. RedRick, you can sticky things, right?

Just ask Fred Wright to help you.

 

[Salvarani]

The fight for position is already starting. The break might be caught early on Ghisallo

Yeah.

A lot of helpers giving their all in the peloton right now that wont be of any assistance anymore when they reach the early slopes of the Madonna.

 

[noob]

Rarely have I seen images from inside tunnels like that!

 

[topcat]

It seems everyone‘s keeping calm in the bunch…at least on the forum.

Don't tell anyone but it's really going to kick off after about 15 kms (posts?).