Giro D'italia - Blog Posts
Can we please talk about Josh's helmet tan lines? I am actually obsessed with them.
Also he did such a good job today at the Giro!!
Hello everyone, little update:
We’ve had submissions open for a week now and 17 of the 32 slots have been filled. I will keep the submissions open for another week until next Sunday, and if we still don’t have enough we’ll go from there.
So if you have any cyclists you want to submit, shoot me a message on this account and we’ll get them in!
Welcome to the Tumblr’s Favourite Cyclist tournament!
This tournament is focused on the men’s peloton. If there’s demand for it and if I have the time, I’ll do poll for the women’s peloton after this.
You can submit a cyclist for the tournament by messaging this account with the cyclist you’d like to submit, and some propaganda for them too. For a cyclist to be eligible for submission, they have to have been active this year. Cyclists who retired at some point this year are permitted. You can submit anywhere up to five cyclists, but you do not have to submit that many if you don’t want to.
There will be 32 slots overall, but 6 of these slots will be filled by The Big Six (Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Roglič, van Aert and van Der Poel) who will get in automatically. That leaves 26 free slots for any other cyclists, no matter how obscure, who you may like to submit.
Submissions will initially be open for a week, but if we do not have enough cyclists by then I’ll keep them open longer and people who’ve submitted the maximum amount will be allowed more.
If there are more than 26 cyclists submitted, ones with the most submissions will get in. If there are ties for number of submissions that means that it is still unclear, we will run prelims.
In the tournament, each poll will last one week.
This tournament is run by @arriere-du-peloton.
ok now we (pretty conclusively but there's still time Ayuso or Mas 👀) know that jumbo visma will have all of these by the end of this poll:
La Course en Tete (1974)
🩷TODAY'S FIRST MAJOR VICTORIES🧡
The last few weeks have been emotionally exhausting, so it may seem silly, but it feels like a great respite and a bath of happiness today's events. Tadej Pogačar won his first stage in his first Giro d'Italia (taking the prized Maglia Rosa 🩷) and Lando Norris takes his first GP win in Miami after years as an F1 driver 🧡 It was definitely a good Sunday 🥹💖
ATTILA VALTER ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 6 › 📸 by Zac Williams (z_w_photography)
Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 19 📸 by Marco Alpozzi/Lapresse
Giro d'Italia 2024 STAGE 17 / TAPPA 17 Selva di Val Gardena › Passo Brocon (159km) 📸 by Zac Williams, Marco Alpozzi & Chris Auld
Giulio Pellizzari & Tadej Pogačar ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 16 ›
GIULIO PELLIZZARI & TADEJ POGAĈAR ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 16 › 📸 by Zac Williams (z_w_photography)
TADEJ POGAČAR ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 15 › 📸 by leon_van_bon & eloisemavian 🎥 by ettore.bordignon
I arrived pretty early at the final climb, giving me some time to explore the mountain. My expectations were high, but the initial part was somewhat dull, and the cloud cover wasn’t helping. However, I was in a great mood all day and had a feeling something exciting was about to happen. As I walked up to the start of the fences, 1200 meters from the finish, I still had no clear plan. Then Eloise (@eloisemavian) mentioned that some friends had told her ski jumpers were planning to jump over the riders. Naturally, I was intrigued.
We walked up to the 1km mark where the ski jumpers were practicing. I realized this could be something special. I spoke with the coordinator to understand the plan. At that point, Quintana was in the lead, meaning they would jump over him—not ideal, but still very cool. Following the race through an app, I saw Pogi attacking and quickly closing the gap. It would be amazing if he could pass through first!
I asked the coordinator how they planned to time the jump. He was unsure of the best approach. I calculated that in the time it took for the jumpers to come down, Pogi would cover 30 meters. I measured the distance and coordinated the timing with the jumpers. It was crucial to stick to the plan, and Pogi's speed was an educated guess. As excitement built, it became clear that Pogi would be first at this spot. The crowd, sensing the thrill of the moment, got involved as well.
Just as Pogi was approaching, a spectator walked onto the track where the skiers were set to come down. Oh no... would this ruin everything? Everyone started yelling at him to move. After a few tense seconds (which felt like forever), he finally understood and got out of the way. I was ready. I knew where the jumpers would fly and where Pogi would be. Everything was set.
You can see the result in the photo. I'm thrilled and ecstatic. It was an incredible feeling to pull this off despite the potential for so many things to go wrong. While more photographers were initially at this spot, most left because the banners weren't the best background. I'm so glad I stayed, and Eloise was there too—check out her picture as well. Only two race photographers were present, making it even more special. I'm still smiling. What a moment, one I'll never forget. One will probaly never happen again.
(via Léon van Bon instagram photo channel)
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Filippo Ganna & Jonathan Milan ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 14 (ITT) ›
ROMAIN BARDET ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 14 (ITT) › 📸 by Russell Ellis (cyclingimages)
FILIPPO GANNA & JONATHAN MILAN ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 14 (ITT) › 📸 by Marco Alpozzi/Lapresse
FILIPPO GANNA & MIA 🎥 via Eurosport_NL
EINER RUBIO 🎥 via giroditalia 📸 by Massimo Paolone & Fabio Ferrari
Jonathan Milan of Italy and Lidl - Trek celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 107th Giro d'Italia 2024, Stage 11 a 207km stage from Foiano di val Fortore to Francavilla al mare on May 15, 2024 in Francavilla al mare, Italy. (Photos by Tim de Waele & Massimo Paolone)
RAFAŁ MAJKA & TADEJ POGAČAR ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 8 › 🎥 via giroditalia - 📸 by Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse
SIMONE CONSONNI, MICHAEL HEPBURN JUAN SEBASTIÁN MOLANO, FABIAN LIENHARD, JONATHAN MILAN, LORENZO MILESI & MAX KANTER ‹ Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 4 (ITT) › 📸 by Marco Alpozzi/Lapresse
🎥 Giro D'Italia | Episode 1
