BREATHLESS FINISH! 💨 | Giro D'Italia Stage 9 Race Finish | Eurosport Cycling 

Thought I'd learned as many times as I've seen it happen, but surprised how gutted I was for him.

Just heartbreaking, you could tell the spectators were for him. 😔💔

Sucks but POG just returned the favor from Stage 1. He was going to win until POG spiced up the chasing group.

He already has his victory at the Giro, so he's in a comfortable position to gamble here. Don't pity him.

I really thought he was going to make it.

That hurts

Absolutely. Seen it happen hundreds of times, but this one left me gutted more than happy for the Dutchman.

@roughcutguitars i wish he had the legs to get outta the saddle..podium at least🤷‍♂️

commentator (rob hatch) is a complete tool, yes the racing is exciting but for christs sake calm the fu#k down

@@bonvoyage5377 You're having a laugh mate. Rob Hatch is a GREAT commentator. Articulate, interesting, informed and informative. One of the best....

Rob Hatch can pronounce names in other languages, and never misses an opportunity to show off, probably his most annoying quality. Maybe just keep speaking in English since that is what he is paid to do.

@@bonvoyage5377 funny thing is that this isnt even Rob Hatch. Maybe youre the tool here

100% I love it!

The goat the goat

Yeah again like to covi once he cooked now Rui oliveira

The Giro is long. The guy is really really good and strong but this is the right way to lose. I would keep the gas for the last stages even if now he feels like a god.

@@francescob213 but he is not Simon Yates from 2018, to lose that much in the final week

The goat of dope! Idiots!

Zone2 ride

Pointless waste of energy by Pog, if he continues to do this it proves he's not a strategic grand tour rider, who on his team was he riding for? Oh and if he rides into the back of a sprint crash that could be a problem for his challenge...whose got the biggest...

Was the best lead out man here,..

​@@justanotherbrewer2115payback bc Narvaez stole stage 1 from.him also his teammate Molano finished 3

Pogacar knows how yo not be selfish

Yup he would’ve won if POG didn’t chase. POG just returned the favor from stage 1. He really wanted to start the Giro in Pink o well.

He made leads out for UAE also on TdF 2021 in Yellow Jersey Nothing new.

Apart from Pogi, all the winners have been from different teams, lots of winners

True, but...

If you ever had the lactic acid coming out of your ears with a chasing peloton looming on the horizon, you'll understand why riders look back.

Don't look back, something may be gaining on you. 😲 🚴‍♂ 🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂

german tactics 🤣

That Bernie Eisel just doesn't do them any justice 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

They have a whole sprint train here but didn't bring a sprinter 😂

It's unnatural

@@wingtip76 Why? Even as a junior, he easily won in higher categories. He is also one of the youngest TDF winners.

Insane people normally prescribed medication

hes just the goat🐐

Agree ​@@wingtip76

Language

@@paulsolon6229 Yes, he was speaking in a language.

@@andrasszabo1570 0

yes, I also dont remember anything in the last years that was as close. was it pog that made this difference?

@@StressKindYeah it was pog trek was done already. Pog motivated the other teams and hope was reborn.

​@@zojazaman9272 Maglia Rosa shouldnt even be in the middle of that bunch. That was just revenge and a not so smart movement. A crash at 60 kph and Pogi goes home

Payback.

Exactly he could have stood up at about 100 meters and sprinted for his life. But he remained in the drops.

@@teacherhomieg It's faster to TT on the drops without surging. It's only faster to stand if you can accelerate and "drop" people if you haven't been giving your all for the last 5 minutes. If he could stand and sprint it would imply he wasn't giving his all for the last 3 km and saving something for the finale - but it wasn't the right thing to do here because no one else was there to share the work. He's not a sprinter per se, so probably better for him to wind up things as fast as he can and stay as low and as smooth as possible. After the run-in, probably he would have just stalled if he tried to stand up. He just gave his all... and wasn't enough. Still chapeau.

@@tychoMX true. likely he would have blown up if he tried to stand at that point. At the limit. Hero effort.

He didn't lose power, Poggy probably pushing 1000 watts and the sprinters even more

Ôooooooo dó na linha de chegada perde🤯🤯🤯🤯🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️

He wanted to dedicate the stage 1 win to the lost teammate so he definitely pissed.

la prima settimana poteva essere tutta così se quei sottosviluppati di tracciatori non avessero disegnato il giro solo per gli sponsor delle grandi squadre ( di scalatori ).

Yep, and not even for his own man. That's racing.

They should have real time power data on screen and mic'd up riders. Make it fun to watch. Sadly, it would take the UCI a hundred years to make those changes.

Yeah, when you've been off the front alone like that for so long trying to stay away from a chasing pack and win the race, your legs are on fire, so there's really nothing to be gained by trying to stand up and sprint. He was already giving everything he had.

@@lloydhlavac6807 exactly. From long-ish efforts at maximal effort (think a time trial on a course you know well), you often don't win anything by standing at the end if it's a steady high-speed finish. It just means you didn't go hard enough before and gave up some speed beforehand.

@@lloydhlavac6807 yep, stand up and blow after about three pedal strokes. Did it yesterday.

NBA Basketball. But most cycling fans will tune in for the last hour depending on the stage, or watch the entire broadcasted portion if it's a one-day classic.

I just keep it on in the background and enjoy the scenery while I’m cooking or whatever. And then watch the last hour more intensively

I was also unsure about that passiveness. Like dude just give it a 110% and stand up, but maybe there was just nothing left in the tank for it...

He was at the limit on that effort for a few km's already. If he stood up,he wouldn't last a second.

He gave absolutely everything he had…

Nope...pog will win giro and tdf

Why? Even as a junior, he easily won in higher categories. He was doped even then?