Nice cruise today it seems 🙂

Bit of a damp squib s regars the crosswinds sadly, but should make for an exciting bunch sprint I’d hope!

Sivakov lost a fight with a tree. Rolling in from 11km out, GC gone.

Not the only one… carnage ensues.

carnage!

Landa down

First Sivakov and then Landa down isn’t good.
Surprised the break away has stuck so long.

nuts run in

Oh nasty with the signaller knocked down too

Looks like it’s being setup for Ewan but my money is still on Merlier

As I said setup for Ewan 😂
Got to say when Viviani went past Ewan I thought he wouldn’t make it. He went a long way round those guys and really put the boot in.

looked like Merlier lost his chain

@klunk

looked like Merlier lost his chain

Think you’re right,

The saddest news of the day* is that Sean Kelly has stopped pronouncing Caleb Ewan as ‘Cal Balloon’.

*pending the outcome of the crashes, obvs

We still get Fuglesang?

Don’t think Fool’s gang is racing but there are lots of ‘Belgiums’ at the giro

impressive numbers

🇦🇺 @CalebEwan

🌪️65,4 km/h 👉 Avg speed in 12 sec
🌪️🌪️69,6 km/h 👉 Max speed
⚡️ 1200 Watts 👉 Avg power
⚡️⚡️ 1560 Watts 👉 Max power

Powerd by @VelonCC #Giro pic.twitter.com/hB3dYGJn2q

— Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 12, 2021

nearly 44 mph slightly uphill, managed 37 today 8% down with a tail wind. Though that was in the saddlle 😉

just watching highlights. Who’d be a pro rider, much less a sprinter!

Stage 6:Grotte Di Frasassi > Ascoli Piceno 160.8km

First Summit finish

Will we see a show down or will it be cagey not wanting to be in pink too early. Though someone will lose the race today.

Stage 5 Results
1 EWAN, Caleb (LTS) 4:07:01
2 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TQA)
3 VIVIANI, Elia (COF)
4 SAGAN, Peter (BOH)
5 GAVIRIA, Fernando (UAD)
6 MOSCHETTI, Matteo (TFS)
7 PASQUALON, Andrea (IWG)
8 GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TJV)
9 BELLETTI, Manuel (EOK)
10 CIMOLAI, Davide (ISN)

General Classification after Stage 5
1 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (ISN) 17:57:45
2 VERVAEKE, Louis (AFC) + 42
3 OLIVEIRA, Nelson (MOV) + 48
4 VALTER, Attila (GFC) + 1:00
5 EDET, Nicolas (COF) + 1:15
6 VLASOV, Aleksandr (APT) + 1:24
7 EVENEPOEL, Remco (DQT) + 1:28
8 BETTIOL, Alberto (EFN) + 1:37
9 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN) + 1:38
10 BERNAL, Egan (IGD) + 1:39

he really wanted that….

Excellent, one to watch this afternoon.

hard from the start straight into 2km @ 7% also a good break to get into as downhill all the way to the final climb so a solo attack off the penultimate climb has a chance.

Landa broke three ribs and his collar bone 🙁

Dombrowski also out with concussion
Sivakov out after riding in to that tree

riders out the back already !!!

grupo compacto

rai have lost it again

they seem to lose coverage about this time every day. wonder if it’s the TV relay aircraft going down so the pilot can have lunch?

to be fair weather look wet, but that shouldn’t stop TV transmission

that is wet 🙂

Big split in the peloton is going to have a big impact. Break looks in jeopardy.

Oh my goodness the #Giro is finally kicking off – winds, splits in the peloton, people getting dropped. Cracking!

thats a nasty descent in the wet iffy variable road surface 🙂

Bardet, Ciccone & Bettiol are nuts 🙂 thought Simon might attack on the descent

Ganna, dressed for 30deg, nails

Weather and profile are bad enough but you don’t need a competitor team car to drive into you to make it even harder.

Bennett gone

BikeExchange car taking out a DQS rider!

Ganna hit a wall

was that Bennett getting back on, gutsy

EF look strong (kiss of death 🙂 )

for all his experience Yates’ race craft is appalling.