🎥 The usually always polite Milan loses his sh*t on Girmay: "Apparently not happy that Bini eats pizza with pineapple"
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Follow us on GoogleJonathan Milan is the dream athlete – always polite, always makes time for others, and on the bike, his sprinting is pure class to watch. But even the Italian can lose his temper sometimes, as we saw on camera during stage two of the Tour de France. Biniam Girmay became the target of some fiery frustration from his Italian rival. Luckily, the incident was met with good humor during and after the stage.
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Milan was clearly hungry for points when the intermediate sprint approached on day two. The Lidl-Trek leader had missed out on the bunch sprint on stage one due to the echelons and was determined to grab the maximum amount of points for the green jersey classification this time. But he wasn’t the only one interested. Girmay, last year’s green jersey winner, was also in the mix. The Eritrean seemed to be riding on the wheels of two teammates and held his ground firmly when Milan tried to overtake.
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Milan angry at Girmay, Intermarché-Wanty responds with humor
After narrowly winning the intermediate sprint, Milan immediately reacted towards Girmay, who was clearly just coasting down and unaware of any issue. Gesturing wildly and cursing, Milan let him know he wasn’t happy with Girmay’s move, as the Eritrean had given him a shoulder bump to hold his position in the run-up to the sprint. “He moved a bit to the right,” Milan said afterwards.
Intermarché-Wanty saw the humor in the heated situation and quickly posted a witty response. “Apparently Milan isn’t happy that Bini eats pineapple on pizza,” they wrote, sparking plenty of laughing reactions from other X users. Milan himself had calmed down after the stage: “It was nervous going into that sprint, but it’s all good. We respect each other, things like this just happen in a race.”
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Milan knocks cell phone out of fan's hands
Aike Visbeek, Girmay’s team director, said after the stage that Milan had even apologized. “It’s all sorted,” said the Dutchman. The Belgian team had bigger concerns, as Girmay had slammed his knee against his handlebars in the finale. “So our main focus now is on his recovery.”
Milan’s finale wasn’t trouble-free either. While still in the front group, he had to swerve to avoid a fan filming with their phone by the roadside. The phone went flying several meters away, but Milan escaped unscathed. Later, however, the Italian dropped out of the group due to mechanical problems. “My chain wasn’t running smoothly, I couldn’t shift properly, but that’s just part of racing.”
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Bram van der Ploeg (35) is the proud founder of In de Leiderstrui, IDL Pro Cycling's parent site, launched in 2018. Finally, he could create stories about the sport he had followed since childhood. He is the editor-in-chief on paper, but prefers to be with his recorder next to a rider, a team bus, or in the mud at a cyclocross race. Every year, from February to the end of May, Bram follows the entire Italian cycling season, from the Trofeo Laigueglia to the Giro d'Italia, with the grand finale in October in Lombardy. During that time, he lives in Tuscany, where he has since come to call Italy his 'home'.
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Latest Comments
- - Qué carrera, magnifique esprit! Niewiadoma mostrando coraje total, pero Demi otra vez imparable en el sprint. Respect to both.sprocketspiny26-09-2026
- - Not sure the article gives enough tactical detail. Who was in the chase group and what teams were actually pulling? That context matters if we’re judging Kasia’s options in the finale.jennifer1926-09-2026
- - Brilliant race craft from Vollering. That surge at 40km to go forced everyone to burn matches, and Kasia still nearly nicked it. Silver today, but the trajectory for Niewiadoma is clearly up. Keep the faith.patriciaw26-09-2026
- - Can someone explain why a rider who isn’t the best sprinter wouldn’t attack earlier than 40k out? If sprinting isn’t her strength, wouldn’t a longer solo be better?julien26-09-2026
- - Heartbreaker for Kasia again. She’s riding smarter every year, closing that sprint gap bit by bit. Montréal finish really suited Demi’s kick though. Chapeau to both.bikebuffj26-09-2026
- - Grande corsa! Vollering troppo forte, pero Marlen con mucho coraje. Last climb gave me goosebumps.jennifer1926-09-2026
- - Kasia was immense. She covered so many moves and still had a kick on the last ramp. ELB nearly pipped Reusser too—fourth feels harsh, but that’s racing. Chapeau all round.davidm26-09-2026
- - Can someone explain why running out of energy gels happens at this level? Don’t they have team cars or feed zones to avoid that? Seems crazy to lose a medal that way.michael5426-09-2026
- - Not sure I buy Reusser’s take that “everyone was riding for second.” Dutch squad had numbers but they weren’t exactly free to tow the bunch. Also, national-team dynamics always get messy at Worlds. Still, her honesty is refreshing.pedalpowe2926-09-2026
- - What a thriller. Vollering timed it perfectly, but hats off to Reusser for lighting it up and taking big pulls. You could see the moment she looked for a gel and the gap opened—brutal.cyclechamp4526-09-2026
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