Chaos & Controversy In The Finale! | Giro D'Italia 2023 Highlights - Stage 2

Stage 2 of the 2023 Giro d'Italia is the first opportunity for the sprinters. The 202km route takes place entirely in Abruzzo, starting in Teramo and finishing in San Salvo, with two categorised climbs - Silvi Paese (3.6km at 5.3%) and Ripa Teatina (2.7km at 5.2%). The final 50km follow the Adriatic coast and have the potential for crosswinds.
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[@BreakawayB]

That gap opened up beautifully for Milan, and he seized the moment! 🇮🇹Always fun to watch a home-countryman win a stage.

[@danielfuqua864]

When y'all find that chaos and controversy, let me know...

[@fredsamuel6817]

Ditto

[@whitneytreeservicevt]

Yeah, WTH.

[@LazyGrayF0x]

I bet the chaos is with crash taking out cavendish just before final sprint, not sure what was controversial

[@CycoWarriorx]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@deepsi181]

Ask Remco about Jumbo Visma's involvement and he will break down the conspiracy theory to you

[@andrewblack9153]

Every time the camera went from the breakaway to the peloton there was Gebregzhabier hammering away on the front. Legend!

[@seanmccuen6970]

hey gcn, make these longer.

[@gcnracing]

We have full race replays and extended highlights available on GCN+

[@seanmccuen6970]

@@gcnracing lolol

[@bobroberts5820]

@@seanmccuen6970 they are only allowed to make them short on KZbin

[@DominikNal]

​@@seanmccuen6970 you're watching this for free.

[@seanmccuen6970]

@@DominikNal don't be like that.

[@orlyozzie]

thanks a lot GCN R keep it up....

[@alfredoalmeida6754]

Força João Almeida 💪 Abraço desde Aveiro 🇵🇹

[@bikeyclown4669]

Milan was in a class by himself in that sprint.

[@tourdechi]

World champion in the Maglia Rosa and an Italian stage winner 🙌

[@jaibhardwaj4886]

I've never seen a peloton so closely packed; the final few kms were crazy close

[@harrismazari5484]

Milan is an absolute unit

[@tonycrabtree3416]

Big boy was given the lead out and they blocked wind on both sides. His power numbers had to be off the charts.

[@CanHammer]

So ….chaos and controversy…..where?

[@evandromedeiros693]

Renco🙌🏽🚴🏻‍♂️🙏🏽🇧🇷

[@ricardorix73]

Eurosport recap keeps the original race commentary, and is so much better because if it.

[@fernandovega5722]

??? Hmm.

[@Gonfalon88]

Yea but problem with Eurosport is that they always spoil the result in their video title -_-

[@alessandrodorsi9800]

Italian names very well pronounced as usual , Mr Rob . Grazie, ciao 😁🇮🇹

[@hugobrown2516]

yes. so well we cant understand...

[@alessandrodorsi9800]

@@hugobrown2516 I've understood everything

[@nickcalv]

​@@hugobrown2516 time to learn

[@anne-louiseluccarini4530]

@@hugobrown2516 If you just read the listing, you'll learn.

[@matthewmmackenzie]

​@@hugobrown2516I also think the pronunciation could be toned down a bit...thought I had tuned into the BBC for a minute.

[@mongoliansheepfarmer1097]

I watched the extended highlights that had the chaos and controversy

[@CycoWarriorx]

I swear that Giro pink thingy zipping around the map reminds me of a “swimmer” looking for…. Never mind…. I’ll show myself out… 😂😂

[@anne-louiseluccarini4530]

You're right. Thanks for the laugh.

[@micpravin]

So no one is going to talk about the title of the video??

[@nunoazevedo]

Are the spectators OK after that crash?

[@tiagokang639]

Loved the vid. Here in Brazil I can't watch the race...

[@treelover9736]

Google tiz cycling ;)

[@migcln1]

Eurosport tbm

[@gcnracing]

It's available in Brazil on GCN+! You can watch each stage here 👉 gcn.eu/giro2023 📺

[@bobbysilver272]

"Chaos & Controversy...." Please don't tell me you are writing click baity headlines already!! It's only stage 2. What was the controversy?

[@sleepotron5473]

Crash just before the 3km rule with GC contenders Vine, Tao and Vlasov losing time. According to Remco the crash was caused by Groves pushing someone but there is no footage of it

[@tonilauge5786]

Bad Luck for Trek Segrafredos Sprint Train. And for Mads P. Caused by Jumbo Visma? New chance Monday Will be easier with a smaller group.

[@paladinP4]

Controversy?

[@fastfreddy9341]

Great stage, although my favorite did not do as well as I wanted. Great announcing, Carlton Kirby, as always.

[@user-ge2bh4zd5s]

2:45 I really hate this move from kaden groves. I know there are some pushing in pro peloton before the sprint but this is too extreme. He made a mass crash which could make some serious injuries to other riders.

[@jonathanwest6266]

No one is mentioning the unnecessary and dramatic (maybe dangerous?) sideways shift by the Jumbo Visma train seconds before the crash. Groves may have been spooked by that. It seems like the leading Jumbo rider moved right thinking someone was coming across next to him, but no one did. So maybe Groves moves thinking he has to avoid something. Just another thought!

[@melack30]

I understand why you would say that with only the front angle... but when you see it from above? Jumbo moved to the just right after Groves pushed Ballerini and he clipped Cerny's (I think) wheel and both had to do some serious adjustments to stay up. Both Jumbo and Evanepoel shifted right to avoid getting hit... which meant whole peloton move across as a ripple... and Tusveld was looking behind so did not see until too late, could not adjust and got hit.

[@evandromedeiros693]

Jumbo Visma sempre causando acidente.......

[@markdwelchforcongress4456]

@@melack30 Yeah, no one seems to be talking about Tusveld looking over his shoulder and being late to see the shift.

[@deepsi181]

It's because of the crashes Jumbo Visma has been involved with, these riders are very attentive on what's going on. You can clearly see that they were pushed (yet again). Remco blaming Jumbo Visma is just his salt because he knows once mountain stages come, they will crush him. If anyone thinks Jumbo Visma is to blame after a good look at this video, he just doesn't understand cycling. Oh and if you think this calls for a penalty, then where were penalties when tier 4 cyclist crashed Roglic like this when he was fighting for podium?!

[@tasty_fish]

This Giro is so far Milan’s an’ Remco’s…

[@deletethisaccountmofos]

Where can i see stats like speed, HR , power values of riders ? thx

[@FunMushizzle]

They typically only share them in the off season, not many pro's share during race season.

[@deletethisaccountmofos]

@@FunMushizzle Just heard on Eurosport e.g. Filipo Ganna had 530W in first 20minutes on timetrial stage 1, and Remco 440W. Apparently info is from Belgium press.

[@tungstenkid2271]

Will Cavendish be riding the Td France this year? He only needs one more stage win to beat Merckx's 34 wins.

[@dhldt1021]

I’d say he will ride the TDF for a chance to take another stage win

[@harrismazari5484]

He might be given the chance to ride but there is no chance he will win a stage. He is a c category sprinter at best now. But you never know he can get lucky with other sprinters caught up in a crash or something

[@scott4868]

@@harrismazari5484 people have been saying that for 10 years.

[@harrismazari5484]

@@scott4868 He has been a category B sprinter for about 6 years. He was lucky 2 years ago when tour de france did not ahve any category a sprinters left. No wonder he got beaten to a sprint by WVA.

[@tungstenkid2271]

@@harrismazari5484 Thanks, and after equalling Merck's record a few years ago, Cav amazingly sat out the next few TdF's. If I'd have been him I'd have made it my absolute top priority to get the 35th stage win and become the greatest TdF stage winner of all time. Perhaps Cav's a bit lacking in ambition?

[@ironray123]

My pick for overall victory is Dennis Menchov.

[@hugobrown2516]

fans taken out in that crash and old lady. no mention of that. she took a hard fall if you notice. in biege with her camera. good to know no riders were hurt. but spectators were

[@anne-louiseluccarini4530]

As you say.

[@t-roy80]

Martijn Tusveld's Scott Foil ssnapped in two in the crash. All that silly contoversy about disc brakes being dangerous meh - but surely snapped 'n' spikey carbon tubes are dangerous in a pile up!?!?

[@toomuch9762]

Mario cipollini esc

[@davidmasland5627]

how come we don't know number 7's country?

[@Forsajak]

He’s russian

[@RichardSmith-cn9mx]

Chaos And Controversy ????????????????

[@christellelemaire9749]

Coucou ❤️

[@NightShooter87]

Controversy, there wasn't any. Clickbait getting worse, just the normal everyday stage.

[@LoganPotgieter]

Stop complaining and just enjoy the race

[@Je-Razor]

@@cracked229 The maneuver from Groves wasn't to stay upright. There was space for him. Rather it was to get back to the wheel of his leadout man ASAP. Hopefully the Giro won't reward such riding.

[@jpslaym0936]

@@cracked229 woulda been nice to throw that info into the voiceover for this video of 2nd stage, why the hell else put into the title then skip providing?

[@Je-Razor]

@@cracked229 Yes definitely :)

[@doommonger7784]

That crash caused by Jumbo Visma veering over to their right. its there for all to see.

[@melack30]

If you see the angle from above? You would see that both they and Evanepoel moved to avoid hitting Ballerini who was having to overhandle his bike to keep it on two wheels after Groves pushed him.

[@margarethuybers2618]

Easy to see that they moved away from the crash. Why Jumbo Visma hate?

[@Kenroadrunner]

WHY THE CLICK BAIT TITLE?!? "Chaos & Controversy In The Finale!" What controversy??!? What Chaos?!? (other then the earlier crash, which was NOT the Finale !)

[@rikkshow]

Would be nice if there was a map to show where in Italy the stage is.

[@christianooz]

There actually is a map on screen several times.

[@rikkshow]

@@christianooz showing the whole of Italy? Nope buddy...

[@InfectedVizions]

@@rikkshow yep…. There was 😂😂

[@nildex34]

@@rikkshow 0:45

[@Qwestionmark]

Bottom right of the screen when the stage map is being showed.

[@letscycle7654]

Ineos grenadiers must have been out for lunch, how embarrassing for pinarello riders

[@TymanBert]

Video needs to be longer!

[@evandromedeiros693]

Negativo...... Aquietem que ser um resumo da etapa...... tem canal exclusivo que você pode assistir toda a etapa 👍🏽

[@ronwhite8503]

It was already too long for a boring, flat stage.

[@gcnracing]

Hey, we have extended highlights and full replays available on the GCN App. You can check them out here 👉 gcn.eu/giro2023 📺

[@mms8393]

Chaos and Controversy?

[@markyoung950]

I have to ask who was responsible for the implementation of the barriers at the 4k and 3k to go marks/points in yesterday's Giro stage 2. Are there UCI world tour standards? Who is making the decisions as the event is being set up? I hope municipal politics is not involved? Municipalities pay to be a finishing point in a grand tour. Often finish lines are located in the downtown boutique shopping district. These areas have traffic calming road engineering implemented, such as medians, narrowing lanes, curb extensions, speed bumps, chicanes, rumble strips. One of the terms used is increasing cognitive load to slow drivers down. With the intention of increasing the chance of passenger discomfort or even physical damage to a vehicle if speed limits are not observed (such as speed humps). These downtown areas are designed to prevent vehicles from traveling over 30 kph and then 175 cyclists are asked to race through such areas at 50 to 60 kph. Why not institute standards that make sprint stages safer by using roads that can safely be traveled at 70 kph?

[@JamesBriano]

Oh, just an easy 200km stage.

[@zway436]

Right 😂

[@crayle9905]

You mean you dont ride 200k @41kph to loosen up the legs?

[@Mike-rm1lb]

Boring. Tro-Bro-Leon was far more entertaining.

[@melack30]

Wonder if Groves gets kicked out for that push... totally unnecessary and impacted half the peloton. Without it there is no crash... albeit Tusveld should watch where he is going when going at 60km/h.

[@tonypapas9854]

Why in the hell can't GCN put together a clip longer than 5 and a half freakin' minutes? Come on - do at least 15 minutes.

[@xandershawvlog]

Maybe a licence issue?

[@trovelemmanuel5627]

agreed

[@mtbercolts95]

Mate its a sprint stage

[@tonypapas9854]

@Sean Anthony They're all like this, no matter the type of stage. Hughly disappointing.

[@samsfk4877]

Because GCN Plus exists and needs to make money

[@stephent9453]

Please stop the first comment seen under the video giving away the result. Thanks.

[@abuayyubabdurrozaq8162]

Giro Italian must be given more climbing rute, it's too easy ride now

[@nickcalv]

Congrats, most stupid comment of the week

[@ironray123]

Why do they still use helicopters when you could just send up a drone and get the same, or better, footage?

[@johncopple6479]

Great Point

[@jpslaym0936]

Mostly lack of performance of commercial camera drones in terms of endurance and range, however I will give 3 years before we can have a larger mothership carrier drone that can release smaller drones able come in lower to get exciting follow footage, then return to main carrier drone flying the entire route

[@teknonmy7210]

drones have a 20 minute flight time, helicopter does the entire stage without a refuel. Helicopter also sends the image straight to the plane.

[@user-qq2fn9zj3n]

Смотрю на это чудо, которого РФ лишили и понимаю, что нам нужна не" зерновая сделка" ,а нужны Мировые шоссейные велогонки типа Джиро ,Тур де Франс и т.д. А нам подсунули тв программу "смешанные единоборства" =школа бандитизма.19.05.2023 г. Ч.Н.

[@contentedself]

Clickbait chaingang

[@Edmond347]

What chaos and what controversy? GCN is stooping to click bates already?

[@sloperagegaming]

First🎉

[@ludoversweyveld5175]

clickbait

[@fastfreddy9341]

What is meant by clilckbait?

[@ludoversweyveld5175]

@@fastfreddy9341 A good title draws the attention of the reader but also summarizes what it is about. It is about the first stage of the Giro and a young rider with rather special physical characteristic that sets its mark for the first time in a road race. I am no ‘content creator’ and English is not my first language but something like ‘Olympic Giant towers above competition’ would be more suitable. Anyway, this ‘modern’ type of titling (which I call rather uninspiring ‘clickbait’) is tiresome. I will probably downvote it a few more times before I abandon the channel.

[@fastfreddy9341]

@@ludoversweyveld5175 For English not to be your first language (Dutch perhaps?), your sentence structure and grammar are excellent. Getting back to "clickbait" your explanation makes perfect sense, and I fall to it, or respond to it accordingly quite often. Thank you for taking the time to respond and explain.

[@jonnyvegas999]

What Chaos And Controversy In The Finale? Click bait tactics to get more views!

[@razieren7025]

A crash?

[@denisoconnor3025]

​@@razieren7025 best reply of the year

[@howlinhauler]

Cav got left out. 1

[@nikkismith8750]

Chaos with the crash just outside 3km. But what was the controversy?

[@Tibovl]

@@nikkismith8750 Evenepoel said that someone was clearly at fault. He didn't name anyone, but he said that the people in the peleton would know. I suppose the controversy is about who (if anyone) is responsible for this crash.

[@zeldianyudhistira2170]

U miss to capture remco wife on the street

[@dalecollins2085]

Rob Hatch and his linguistic nonsense spoil all these clips... GCN Should get rid.

[@markdowse3572]

We need more explanation about the crash. It's unfortunate, but possibly pivotal. Well done by the AUSSIE lads! 👍👍 M 🦘🏏😎

[@adydow]

Don’t get the split screen format that has been adopted during race coverage and breakaway, utterly unnecessary and irritating. @gcnracing

[@adydow]

Don’t get the split screen format that has been adopted during race coverage and breakaway, utterly unnecessary and irritating. @gcnracing