Ok, so now you know who's doing what where in the gruppo at the fabulous Giro, or any other race you're watching on your smashing Italian pirate feed. But what disastrous mechanical did they just have, what just happened to that poor guy who crashed, and what the *hell* are the tifosi (that's you, cycling fan!) shouting at them from the roadside? This!
Bike parts!
Ruota: Wheel. Example: "I can't believe Carlos Barredo just whanged Rui Costa over the head with his ruota!"
Derailleur (front): Cambio.
Derailleur (wheel): Deragliatore. "Jaysus, you moron, try not to throw your !@#$in musette into my deragliatore!"
Handlebar: Manubrio. As in, "Holy !@#$, Sagan just caught his manubrio in some dipwad's giacca!"
Seat: Sella. "My freakin' *sella* just flew off? My mechanic is *dead*!"
Chain: Catena. !@#dammit, is Contador *cursed* or something, he just dropped his catena at the base of the Fedaia!
Helmet: Casco. Who's got the most hideous casco (well, caschi) in the peloton? Discuss!
Borraccia: Water bottle. I bet that ain't just water that weasel Valverde's takin' in from his borraccia!
Brakes: Freni. Don't touch your freni don't touch your freni don't touch...oh, !@#$, you just took half the gruppo down with you fer crissakes!
Frame: Teliao. Wait, what's that strange little button on your telaio? And how did you just accelerate like that when your face looks like Thomas "the Tongue" Voeckler's out there?
Computer: Computerino. Hey, some !@#$ing tifoso just stole my computerino when I was right here waiting for a wheel change!
Crashes!
Fall: As I mentioned, Caduta.
*Big* !@#$in' fall: Maxicaduta. !@#dammit, *another* maxicaduta for Alberto!
Collarbone: Clavicola. Oh, no, that's like the third time Phinney's busted his clavicola this year!
Leg: Gamba. Contador just finished a Grand Tour stage with a broken gamba again? Che mito!
Wrist: Polso.
Broken: Rotto.
Fracture: Frattura. Jaysus, how many fratture can Mick Rogers get in one career?
Finger: Dito. Hey, is that thing broken, or did Froomey just give the camera the dito?
Scrape: Graffio. No, no, my leg didn't just get ripped off, it's merely un graffio!
Skin: Pelle. Poor Chaves looks like a mummy, he's hardly got any pelle left!
Bandage: Fasciatura. Medico, ho bisogno di piu fasciature!
Syringe: Siringa. That better be decaf espresso in that syringa!
IV: Flebo. What makes Team As--ah, forget it!
Roadside Shout-Outs!
Dai!: No, not a wish for that guy to croak--go!
Forza!: Strength! Basically, go.
Vai!: Come on! Basically, go.
Ale'!: Allez! Basically, go.
As for what *else* they're shouting at those guys--and frankly, what I probably am too--I'm too delicate to use such language, so I'll leave that all to your filthy imaginations, perverts!
Next up--*what* do you want me to tell you how to say to Froome?
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