That Gesture (Giro Stage 17 Spoiler)

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As Pavel Tonkov crossed the line to win today's stage of
the Giro he gave a gesture that IIRC is the Italian
equivalent of giving the finger. Funny thing, OLN replayed
it several times. :-)

So what was Tonkov upset about and who was he signaling?

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Vini Caldiroli management for making him Garzelli's
domestique, instead of vice versa? 😉

John Everett said:

As Pavel Tonkov crossed the line to win today's stage of
the Giro he gave a gesture that IIRC is the Italian
equivalent of giving the finger. Funny thing, OLN replayed
it several times. :-)

Here's a pic:

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Quoted message said:

So what was Tonkov upset about and who was he signaling?

Peccato che all'arrivo abbia sfogato la sua voglia di
riscatto con un gestaccio che gli è costato 200 franchi
svizzera di multa. A chi era indirizzato? "A chi non mi
vuol bene, a chi non credeva più in me, a chi mi
considerava vecchio".

It's a pity that he expressed his desire to relaunch
himself with a vulgar gesture that cost him 200 swiss
franks. Who was it for? "Those who don't like me, don't
believe in me and consider me old".

Looks like Simoni is still going to have a free hand, too.

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"John Everett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

As Pavel Tonkov crossed the line to win today's stage of
the Giro he gave a gesture that IIRC is the Italian
equivalent of giving the finger. Funny thing, OLN replayed
it several times. :-)

So what was Tonkov upset about and who was he signaling?

Some info/quotage here:

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Jeff