Tirreno-Adriatico 2025, March 10-16

[Tim Cahill]

Italian track mafioso, the favour will be returned at some point, Milan knows how this game is played.

 

[Netserk]

Bahrain didn't play it ideally, either. Tiberi had to go from too far down because he had too many teammates to pass in the sprint.

It's generally very rare that the best play is for a teammate to sprint in front of the GC captain. But it did not look like they were only focused on Tiberi's sprint.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

well, the sprint teams ain't gonna have anybody playing around as we approach the line.

 

[Potomac]

They were showing the trophy, I wanted to give that thing a poke.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Last 3k's....

 

[Heston]

Ganna returning the favor

 

[Salvarani]

Ganna helping Milan.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Magnier went down first there I think.

 

[Salvarani]

Magnier crashed again

 

[Netserk]

Theuns caused the crash by how much he slowed down?

 

[Samamba]

Ganna helping Milan.

It was the other way around at the intermediate. Great and all, but completely against the rules.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Milan wins.

 

[Didinho]

Magnier hard crash.

The leadout causing trouble behind. Had nowhere to go. Or he should’ve stayed on the side.

 

[Heston]

Magnier down bad...

Hopefully not gonna ruin his Milano San Remo

 

[KZD]

Milan wins, real ciclismo scenes between him and Ganna.

 

[Salvarani]

Leemreize was the Picnic rider who went down after Magnier

 

[Salvarani]

Stuyven went down for Lidl

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

It was the other way around at the intermediate. Great and all, but completely against the rules.

Not sure that it is. Can you cite the rule broken?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Clowns everywhere in that sprint

 

[Salvarani]

Lonardi went down for Polti

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Bennet also pretty fast. Anyway great race this edition of TA. Highly entertaining. Chapeau to the entire peloton.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Italian track mafioso, the favour will be returned at some point, Milan knows how this game is played.

Dirty deals made, vino would be proud, classic cycling tactics!!!

 

[Samamba]

Not sure that it is. Can you cite the rule broken?

Plenty of rules. Fair play rules, no pre arranged deals and one that says you need to defend your OWN chances. Collusion is strictly forbidden. But it obviously can't be proven and you can always spin it like Ganna is defending his own chances in the end, even when we all know he's just there to help out his friend.

I think in the past 1 time the UCI actually punished for someone blatantly helping someone from another team, but it's a long time ago, and it was just some random time penalty that didn't matter anyways.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If the top 10 on GC was upside down it would be the greatest world tour stage race of all time!!!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Plenty of rules. Fair play rules, no pre arranged deals and one that says you need to defend your OWN chances. Collusion is strictly forbidden. But it obviously can't be proven and you can always spin it like Ganna is defending his own chances in the end, even when we all know he's just there to help out his friend.

I think in the past 1 time the UCI actually punished for someone blatantly helping someone from another team, but it's a long time ago, and it was just some random time penalty that didn't matter anyways.

Indeed, you are right (I'll cite the rule seeing that you declined to)

7.8 Cheating, attempted cheating, collusion between riders of different teams or other licence holders who are involved or complicit


CHF 500 fine and 100%** in the points and mountains classifications and/or 10 minute penalty per rider involved

But proving it would be a thing:
Milan: "I'm a sprinter, I was interested in the points at the intermediate, but didn't want to use too much energy"
Ganna: "It's a race, surely if I can be near the front that is to be expected of me"