Geraint Thomas MYTHICAL Leadout for Mark Cavendish | Giro d'Italia Stage 21 2023

Lanterne Rouge presents highlights of stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia 2023 where Mark Cavendish took his first win for Astana Qazaqstan.

Credits:
Footage | RCS Sport, IMG and Amaury Sport Organisation
Photos | Cor Vos (unless stated otherwise)

[Pharmdfancy]

Shoutout to those who came to rewatch this after Cav won his 35th stage of the TDF

[gungadin]

Geraint Thomas was in tears at the end when Cav got the 35 th win today.
Astana has been proved right and deserve this credit as well.

[georgepace]

At some point will you cover older stages of the grand tours? Would love a breakdown of Froomes massive solo attack at the giro

[sateshmahadeo]

Will never forget this. Cav was awesome, as expected, and G just showed such class. In an post-race interview, G was asked about it and he said he look to his left and saw Cav and he thought, "[why not] help a brother out?".

[michaelhall]

100% the right decision to offer him an extension

[spiderelc]

G's just such a class act, he really is.

[lolcat]

Absolutely it was the right decision to extend him, if he breaks Merckx record at the TdF it'll be in an Astana jersey for all time. All the pictures of him breaking the record will have Astana on his chest and live in cycling immortality. Definitely worth a roll of the dice with this.

[traderz]

I remember watching this live and clocked G on the front and was willing him to give Cav a lead out and when he gave sanchez the nod I had immediate goosebumps and was jumping up and down. Its these moments that make sport great. It was nailed on for Cav to win from that moment and he delivered.
Fairytale stuff. He just needs one good lead out in the tour and he makes history. Possibly the best moment in Gs career for me.

[TheMonsterPool]

Mørkøv and Cav next year will be very exciting.

[noahmiller]

AND HE DID IT!
Imagine if G hadnt done this, we might be celebrating 3rd July 2024!
Small acts can have hige impacts (not that Gs act here was small!)
Well done Mark. Hero.

[independentmind]

I never get sick of watching this man takes stages! What a legend! Cheeky calling out the reporter LOL he’s had his run ins with the media.

[roberteastwood]

G and Cav! Great to re-watch that beautiful combo! And Cav thanking him 😄

[Pshady]

Great to finally see the full footage of the lead out, all the highlights I saw made it look like a 3 second pull. Also the analysis was perfect

[elsonboles]

I'm a novice, so your commentaries are so illuminating. And this one was heartfelt. Wish you had a playlist of material breaking down racing strategies...

[Wouteri]

Excellent analysis. The way he searches, finds and holds Milans wheel is also very nice. He made all the right the decisions. Years of experience all come together in this sprint

[cxbkpmf]

Geraint Thomas is already a cycling bad ass, this beautiful move makes him moreso.

[dasf]

Thanks for the recap, I honestly never fully understood what the big deal was with the G leadout. It all makes much more sense now 😊

[Olimorveu]

If Cav wins a Tour stage next year, that's my yearly cycling wishlist completed. Growing up with seeing him dominating with HTC Highroad, taking the record would be a fitting end to the career of a legend of his caliber.

[emf]

Touching to see Cavendish hug G after. Looks like the victory really mattered to him!

[RSChris]

Great to see this video appear again, but even better with a full breakdown of the last few km’s. I watched this unfold and was on the edge of my seat until the finish! Nice work