Giro d’Italia 2022: ‘He’s having a laugh!’ – Surprise as Magnus Cort charges off at start of Stage 6

Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost) caused a stir with a cheeky attack at the start of Stage 6 at the Giro d’Italia – a move which initially caused confusion in the Eurosport commentary box. On one of the flattest stages of this year’s race, the chance of a breakaway making it to the finish were close to nil. Ad/> So when the stage rolled out of Palmi on the Italian mainland, there was reluctance from anyone in the peloton – even the small Italian teams keen on air-time for their sponsors – to make an early move.

Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'Italia Stage 6 LIVE — Can Cavendish and Ewan bounce back?8 HOURS AGO But the calm was all too much for one man. Cort suddenly bolted towards the TV motorbike as he made a solo bid for freedom with the full 192km left to ride. “This is interesting… Not a team I had down for the breakaway today,” began Hatch.

But the Dane was only messing around, unveiling a huge grin as he got up close with the camera bike before drifting to the side of the road. “Ahhh, he’s having a laugh at us. EF Education-EasyPost, that would have been a turn up for the books,” continued a relieved Hatch.

“You imagine that they would be waiting and I think that’s exactly what they’re going to do. The rider there was just pulling our leg, it’s Magnus Cort. That really would have been a turn up for the books.” Cort is EF’s sprinter so launching a sustained madcap one-man mission on a flat stage would be an incredibly reckless move – akin to Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) going for broke from the first pedal push.