"THAT WAS CHAOTIC!" 😳 | Giro D'Italia Stage 18 Race Finish | Eurosport Cycling 

SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO SEE THE STAGE RESULTS AT THE END

I love rewatching sprint finish video to isolate on various riders. You really learn about how to teach sprint tactics. In my younger days I was a lead out man for a team in SoCal who did battle with teams like 7-Eleven, so I have my scars and stories! In this case, it’s easy to isolate Milan-he’s huge and wears the Ciclamino. He does a great job to navigate to the front solo (he chooses the rail) but better to watch earlier how he LOST his lead out. But isolate Merlier and you’ll see some extraordinary work-he has a white helmet with black stripe down the middle. He pushes a HUGE gear in the finale and stays sheltered until he makes his move up his right, just nipping a closing Milan. Timing is everything, but navigating the final kilometer and the last straight is so hectic and filled with power, speed, and drama for each rider. Pick ANY rider in the top five and isolate on him. Crazy way to make a living! Hat’s off to those guys. 😅

Could you include a photofinish please?

Milan is a BEAST! After a poorly-coordinated lead out and getting squeezed back, he was thatclose to a win.

That commentary is incredible! Wow!

Rarely have I been more curious to see a photo finish replay 🤦‍♂️

People complain about "boredom" due to the superiority of Pogačar. It is not his fault that the other teams have other figures who have planned to take care of them so that they participate in the Tour. I prefer the spectacle of the Slovenian to the Sleepy Giros of Roglič-Geraint, Hindley-Carapaz and Bernal-Caruso where the spectacular route overwhelmed the cyclists. The best has always been the hobby and the landscapes. That is undebatable. In the 1914 Giro, Alfonso Calzolari surpassed Pierino, both Italians, by 1h 57'26", we are not going to ask that of Pogačar because the sport has become professional. But he has two stages left to surpass Ivan Basso's record in this century ( CSC) of 2006 when he surpassed the Spanish José Henrique Gutiérrez (Phonak) by 9'18" and Gilberto Simoni (2 Giros and a stage in the Tour and Vuelta) with 11'59". If we think that this does not happen in the Tour de France, last year we saw how Vingegaard surpassed Pogačar by 7'29" and Adam Yates by 10'56". Becoming the second largest difference of the century. Only surpassed by Vincenzo Nibali's triumph in 2014 where he surpassed Jean Christophe Péraud by 7'37" and Thibaut Pinot by 8'15". Many quickly forget that the Tour had 4 stages left over when the Dane finished it off. And in the 2023 Vuelta a España itself at Angliru, thanks to social networks, the press and fans who have never seen cycling, they put an end to the competition when, through a statement from Visma, they gave the victory to Sepp Kuss. Again 4 stages that were left over. To enjoy the superiority, the landscapes and the fans...there is no other choice. Cycling lovers there will continue to watch the sprint stages, see if the breakaways arrive or with the hope that something epic will happen like the 2018 Giro where Froome, Domoulin, Pinot (abandoned in the last stage due to a knee injury), Miguel Ángel López and Simón Yates gave us a great show. Also those of Nibali-Chávez or Nairo-Urán that are fresh in memory. Nor are the few differences synonymous with spectacle, the 2023 Giro where Roglič defeated Geraint by 14" is the eighth smallest difference in the history of the GV and no one remembers it as epic. I remember the Slovenian fans as the best of the time trial final climb. The smallest difference in the Giro has been between Florenzo Magni and Ezio Cecchi in 1948 with 11". Many mention the 1989 Tour where Greg LeMond defeated Fignon by 8". But GV's record is in the 1984 Vuelta a España where Èric Caritoux beat the Spaniard Alberto Fernández by 6"

Wow! What a close finish !!!

Not allowing Lanterne Rouge access to the footage is one thing, but why serve up trash for highlights instead? At least the bike racing is good

Wow. Some finish that.

Go go go!

Merlier was my main pick for ths Giro. I expect another win from him in Rome as well. WATCH!!! Everyone has counted Merlier out. They have been talking Milan this and Milan that and yes Milan has done well. Hes been fast BUT Merlier is a better sprinter. You need more than JUST speed to be a great sprinter. Milan is known for picking the wrong position and he finds himself out in the wind A LOT. Merlier is a better tactician and that's what it takes to be a great sprinter. Speed isn't everything in thw sprints!!! 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

WHO THE FOCK came up with these barriers in the end? They are banned for racing, let alone a Grand Tour.

What.. who cut this too short??

Where's our guy!? 4 or 5 back? Nope, more like 20 wheels back!

Nice of Lidl Trek to lead the bunch out.

Congratulations 🎈 Tim🎉 . So strong and smart tactic . 23524

My oh my

Great highlights, just need a few slomos of the finish. Lazy stuff video editor

Wow, Merlier from no team lead out except for wheeling other people...smart sprinting. Poor Caleb missed it again.

Brilliant commentator!

Dainese wow...thats a big gear😅⚡

52-58 kph for the last 5 km, my legs hurt thinking about it.

Milan.... mago! Genio, forticimo fisica y mentalmente.

And look who won in Rome!! I should be playing the predictions game with the commentators. The only person that picked Merlier I think was Dan and he only picked him cos he didn't have first pick. All the other commentators in the international commentators picks ALL picked Milan. If you guys want any help with the predictions for the TDF don't be afraid to ask😉 My other prediction is that Pogi is on "the program". Either doping or motor doping and don't say motor doping is absurd!! There are some interesting things being learned about the reality of motor doping in the pro peloton. How long till we find out??? I doubt the testing will ever catch him to be honest!!! They've got the testing system beat that's for sure!! But there's no way what Pogi is doing is because of better nutrition, improved science, new technology and expensive fabric😂 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

This Milan was lost in the forest till he gets the fire to pull the whole dam thing in pieces,.... what is het having a spirit to win😆💫💙💙💯🙏

What a brilliant finish! You can see Milan lose touch with his lead out at around 4:45. Maybe he didn't want to spend the energy to push up, but well played to the other teams edging him out of that sprint. He would have had it tied up otherwise! ❤ the Giro!

I wonder how does Melier know he won? I doubt hes looking across while throwing his bike. Its so close too. Does the team get immediate notification and radio melier?

bad luck Milan wasn't behind the two trek runner-ups

I forgot Merlier was at the giro tbh

Very exciting race😮😮😮 let's remind that another water bomb was just behind the riders😮😮😮 yesterday few miles nearby, there were heavy rains and ice storms...today the nasty clouds were on mountain peaks. .. lucky riders, this time. Pogacar with no competitor is not much fun...he had to slow down and give a reason the other riders try to compete😢😢😢well, who knows, maybe tomorrow.. another day

What is with the looking around when you're in the lead? Doing so slows you down and does nothing to help you win.

Milan sleeping VC away 🙄crickey Stuyen not happy this evening!

FINALLY WE DON'T HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT POGI TODAY!!!! THANK GOD!!! MERLIER WILL WIN IN ROME AS WELL. WATCH!!! 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Spoiler blocker! 😊

No overhead replay, no results??????

What a revelation I just had with Tim Merlier's statements. I naively thought that if in a sprint stage a runner jumped ahead it was to surprise the sprinters or make other teams go to the expense of chasing and this had been discussed but when not even the Belgian understands what Alaphilippe wanted to do, I discover that not even good communication between teammates exist.

jezus h, you guys keep willing Ewan to win. he’s yesterdays news. DRINK

please post the winners! wtf

spoiler blocker

POGACAR WINS ANOTHER STAGE, NOW THE WORLD'S #1 SPRINTER

Merlier may have won but we all know who the fastest man is at this Giro.

Just imagine if Milan had a better placement in that last 1k. He was so far back and shot up to the front and almost took the race.

I find these commentators to be awful. Sorry. Except for the final call in a bunch sprint finish, which is excellent, the other 3-4 hours is change the channel time. Sean Kelly just drones on and on saying something in 500 words that can be expressed in 50. Please give me Phil Liggett, Bob Roll, and Christian Vande Velde!

I hate Robbie McEwen's as a commentator, wish he would just give it away, would make watching cycling so much better if he did. They sacked him in Australia why the hell did Eurosport bring him in???????

Gaviria si es mucha g*ueva, como no va a seguir la rueda del lanzador, un tipo asi que no confia en sus compañeros le queda muy dificil ganar, es una decepción no porque no haya ganado, sino porque no hizo lo que tenia que hacer que era seguir la rueda de su lanzador e intentar ganar con mas posibilidades, lamentable, siempre la misma historia, nunca sigue la rueda, lastima!🎉

Milan would’ve won if his position was good for sure