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Giro d'Italia 2017 - Week 2
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| Choklets |
Posted on 18-05-2017 18:46
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I could almost feel sorry for TJvG if he hadn't whined
like a little bitch at the Volta a Catalunya.
Lotto and Greipel seem off their game. He was at the front 2 times today
and each time he got boxed in and/or fell back. Did the same
on the last sprints too.
In sharp contrast to Quickstep. Again a great effort of 'em.
And by Bora. What a lead out!
Way better team at the Giro than that Tinkoff squad at the California race. |
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 18-05-2017 18:59
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so far I am not impressed with the sprints...Gibbons, Bauhaus and Mareczko do decent...
Ewan out of his positioning game eventhough he has some good leadout, Greipel with neither protection in the final nor positioning, and Gaviria just takes what is offered to him.
The stars of the Giro flat stages so far are Pöstlberger and Selig together with Richeze, Bora dominates the leadouts if it wasn't for an absolutely impressive Maximiliano Richeze. It looks as if QuickStep now has the two best leadout sprinters in their team in Sabatini and Richeze. I want to see them together leading out Kittel on a GT, that would be a wreckfest if all on form.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 18-05-2017 19:43
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Gaviria is the real deal, i feel silly that is was not a believer.
But he still needs to prove against absolute A league in the sprints which is Tour. Plenty of years for that ofc.
This years Giro sprinting field is B league, Greipel is naturally loosing a bit of his strenght with age and Orica is good with lead-out for one stage but disaster in another.
Will be fun to follow Ewan vs. Gaviria battles in future, could be a nice rivarly. Mareczko can join them hopefully.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 19-05-2017 08:51
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Thomas pulls out
https://www.bbc.co...g/39972898
"Ringo is exactly right", Shonak - 8 September 2016
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 19-05-2017 09:11
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I wonder if he will join the Tour squad now.
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| lakebeach |
Posted on 19-05-2017 09:17
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"After a small break, I'll turn my attention to the Tour, and hope to arrive in Germany with as good form as I started here."
https://twitter.com/GeraintThomas86/s...4396248066
"It's very hard to work with other guys because nobody wants to work with me so it's better to drop everybody." - Peter Sagan |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 19-05-2017 09:21
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Death, taxes and Sky leader going home after two weeks of giro to work for the african dictator in july
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 19-05-2017 11:40
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Who also won 3 stages in his first GT? Yes, thats right. And he can still win 4
Giro and Sky.  5th time in a row. Wiggo, Porte, Porte, Landa, Thomas/Landa.
....oh ffs, Thomas in the Tour now. And probably well rested. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 19-05-2017 12:47
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Riis123 wrote:
Who also won 3 stages in his first GT? Yes, thats right. And he can still win 4
But to compete, he also needs to win 3 stages in his first TdF.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 19-05-2017 13:02
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That Sky luck is thing to study. Poor Thomas. He's with Stannard are Sky riders I like.
About Gaviria. Not bad start for career..same success rocket as Sagan and Cav. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 19-05-2017 15:57
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I hope Bora wont start train to early for bennet |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:12
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What is garmin planning.,,
sprint with Rolland? |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:18
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how on earth he managed get true? |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:19
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Ettix team mate took Ewan off the sprint
But he was freaking fast
Edited by Guido Mukk on 19-05-2017 16:21
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| StevenGreen |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:20
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Gavira is just unbelievable |
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| titleist82 |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:20
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A wild Gaviria appears all of a sudden!
Kind of a messy sprint though |
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| Iguwell |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:21
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Richeze should get kicked out of the Giro |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:24
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So it looks like the hype was justified after all, didn't it?
Insane sprint. |
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| clamel |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:24
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That was really impressive. Do the bloke have an afterburner on his bike.
He was faaaaar down and just blew past them.
I am stunned 
Caleb looked more like he tried to catch the rocket passing him. Instead dropped into Richeze and once more lost his pedals.
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 19-05-2017 16:26
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Just about missed the finish. How ez was it for Nando? In bike lengths |
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