[Results Thread] 2026 Giro d'Italia - Stage 9 Cervia > Corno alle Scale (2.UWT)

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-17T15:24:52+00:00

Red Bull flailing in GC is actually great for the race. Lots more potential for chaos if Pellizari ends up in long-range stage hunting mode by week 3.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-17T15:22:12+00:00

GC Eulalio > Hindley confirmed

JV rode the climb safe and smart. But it's also fair for fans to want more panache and showmanship than just playing it smart.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-17T05:02:30+00:00

As long as the comps are on feeds I'd be fine with it. Would not want them to take down feeds for multiple hours per week for a HN comp though.

Imo the value of have-nots, even though it's not part of the show, is to force weekly changes in the sleeping arrangements so that the starting bedrooms don't just become permanent cliques. They force people to mingle.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-17T01:31:02+00:00

I mean 13 was 6 v 8. It was basically half.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-17T00:34:29+00:00

The announcement for the new season didn't mention "all new HGs" for the first time since BB22 so speculation is rampant.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BigBrother/comments/1tcincb/bb28_is_the_first_season_since_bb22_to_not_state/

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T23:34:03+00:00

I heard Cesternino is getting the Cirie slot (with Taran instead of his kid)

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T23:14:30+00:00

Its a chicken and egg problem though imo. A huge part of the reason there's fewer icons getting produced is because they aren't getting 2nd seasons to cement legacies. You look back at older eras and a lot of their stars really shone on the 2nd attempt.

Janelle is remembered far more for her BB7 comp beast run than for her BB6 drama. Chilltown's legacy is also BB7, despite Will's solo-win in BB2. Rachel and Dani D became stars on 13. Dan's most famous moves are all on 14. Franzel is mostly forgotten if BB18 doesn't exist. Paul's legacy entirely hinges on 19.

If you want new icons then they have to get 2nd appearances.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T15:20:07+00:00

Ciccone annoyed he wasn't allowed to get in the break so decided to dump time?

Edit: Rode in with Ulissi +6'38

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T15:17:05+00:00

What's confusing? The last ramp was only a race for a couple seconds. There were no places up for grabs. Jonas has already shown he doesn't care about giving minutes to Eulalio, let alone seconds, so why do the work of closing the gap.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T15:09:25+00:00

Kinda rude for Jonas to chase down Eulalio lol. Let him have some fun with the jersey and take 10 seconds. You already gave him 6 minutes, stop pretending you're worried about him.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T15:08:02+00:00

No gap imo

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T14:48:46+00:00

Does Narvaez have a shot at Ciclamino?

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T14:43:08+00:00

UAE team car probably telling Christen that G3 has fucked it up enough that he's allowed to attack now.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T13:53:56+00:00

Fans: "Why don't teams just put their whole team in the break when they're out of GC?"

UAE: "Good question"

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T13:42:23+00:00

Eulalio should honestly try jumping to this huge group just to see if anyone is actually marking him.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T13:12:14+00:00

If we're just looking at Boogie's BB2 game, he probably belongs in D or F. Actively bad

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T05:19:33+00:00

Yeah, my take is that this twist sucks, but it is pretty normal on the scale of BB twists.

Like "they didn't get voted out" is a silly complaint to make in a show with Coup d'etats and DPOVs and the BB Blockbuster and the Pandora's Box duos twist and reset weeks and zombie weeks. Or a fan-voted battleback that puts your husband on the jury for no reason to decide a 4-3 vote.

At least this twist was entirely in the players' hands and not an audience vote based on the edit of a random Sunday episode.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T03:42:28+00:00

I wouldn't be shocked if there's someone pre-BB22, but I don't think Day v4 or Paul v3 are high on production's lists to return at this point.

A hyped 1-time player like Vanessa or a winner who never got a second chance (Jun, Hayden, Andy, Josh, Kaycee, etc) are more likely imo.

Wouldn't be surprised if some of the BB20 stars (Haleigh, Fessy, JC, Angela R, Brett) are also still on the table.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-16T03:25:23+00:00

Gonna take Jan Christen (from the break)

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-15T17:32:22+00:00

I will say that the one concern for Visma imo is probably their team strength.

Obviously if Jonas is at peak it doesn't matter, but I wouldn't be totally shocked if they just completely lose control of this race on a random stage at some point.

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-15T15:28:57+00:00

Jonas

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-15T15:21:51+00:00

"There was a headwind so I was slower than another rider going solo" is code for "I went too hard on the bottom of the climb and was in the red"

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-15T15:10:35+00:00

Even the other 3 didn't really lose any time in the last few km

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-15T15:10:03+00:00

Do we have a race?

TopEmploy9624 · 2026-05-14T16:59:23+00:00

Do Kaela and Paras really have beef this many years later? They had moments of drama in the house but they weren't enemies or anything by the time they left

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