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ICL18 - Race Discussion
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| Bikex |
Posted on 03-03-2018 12:37
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The mountain time trial is posted: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....st_1281694
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5DUu...5DUuvaYO7g
Just one more deciding stage to go, where big gaps can appear. |
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| krisa |
Posted on 03-03-2018 12:45
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Just one more deciding stage to go, where big gaps can appear. Don't say such things, It's already exciting.
Another podium spot to add to the collection. Strongest climber has won today.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 03-03-2018 13:09
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Tour des Fjords stages 1-2 uploaded as well as U23 race Rutland-Melton https://pcmdaily.c...st_1282285
Solid performance by Fernandez, but losing so much time to Polanc is particularly noteworthy. I hope that one of the Grupo riders backs off but if Grup goes full retard on stage 20, huge gaps could potentially be Fernadez' downfall when all of Grup goes clear. Quite hyped for the ultimate mountain stage now.
Aru with a fantastic time trial stays well ahead of things but the last stage was definitely designed for a rider like Quintana to go full out. Bardet is definitely the underperformer of the race though. With MT82 he should be right up there but has been lagging behind Pinot and for most of it, even Verona.
If Aru wins all three jerseys he racks up a ton of points so that will catapult Ceramic up ahead in the rankings. We'll see if they are save then, at least for a while. With both Santos and Sevilla performing well though, the relegation battle looks to dramatically open up though.
Thanks for the excellent videos and the fast pace, bikex. Can't wait to see the last stages. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 03-03-2018 13:48
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Shonak wrote:
If Aru wins all three jerseys he racks up a ton of points so that will catapult Ceramic up ahead in the rankings. We'll see if they are save then, at least for a while. With both Santos and Sevilla performing well though, the relegation battle looks to dramatically open up though.
Guess who gets pulled in 
Can't complain about Intxausti's MTT though...
Thanks for the reports Bikex
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 03-03-2018 14:36
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Of course in the ITT we show what we could've done this tour. We need some big time performance by Quintana on the final mountain stage. At least beat freakin Pinot please.
Also Polanc with a really nice performance.
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| jaxika |
Posted on 03-03-2018 14:50
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What a heck you are aginst Pinot ?  (Last year when he was 2nb best GC guy and performed far worser noone complained  ) |
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 03-03-2018 15:01
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Martin finishing 4th in Sochi.. That was maybe the biggest goal of the season and he did perfect.
In Norway, the classic so far I assume, Robert is very consistent but doesn't have that top power for a sprinter. He should do ok in the hills, Vakoc and Kern are good for that stage.
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| javibozada |
Posted on 03-03-2018 15:53
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I can't complain at all with this Giro. Verona's performance has been outstanding and might be a season-saving race, let's s see how it turns out at the end, but it has exceeded my expectations |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 03-03-2018 17:20
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We need an epic Quintana-Majka attack on stage 20 to save the race 
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-03-2018 17:43
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Tour des Andrea Guardini 
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 03-03-2018 17:55
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Giro
Bardet up to 4th - tick - can I hope he can make the podium?
Team up to 2nd - tick - it's very close
Fight for the KOM - can't wait to see what happens behind Aru
Rutland
Edward 2mith not second!
Fjords
Bling Matthews going well, can he survive the lumpy stuff?
Thanks to Abhishek, Shonak and Bikex for the super pace of reporting
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 03-03-2018 18:09
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2 Top8 results for Sanz in the 2 stages in Fjords is okay
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| Vali |
Posted on 03-03-2018 18:20
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Good start by Ponzi in Fjords, hopefully he'll survive the hilly stage.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 03-03-2018 20:55
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I'm dying in tension 
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 03-03-2018 21:25
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Same here, delicious combination of hope and fear 
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| Ripley |
Posted on 03-03-2018 21:29
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Pfft, it's only the Giro. Where is the Copenhagen-Malmo ITT?
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| Bikex |
Posted on 03-03-2018 21:57
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To relieve the tension a little bit I can already share the video for stage 20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGaIn...GaInLKxxYQ
We go live as we hear on the race radio: "Attack Carlos Verona!" with a little more than 30 kilometres to go! |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 03-03-2018 22:00
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the battle for 8th is pretty neat. sadly Kiserlovski is in 8th so he can only go down
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 03-03-2018 22:12
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Watching Verona is very frustrating when you have a similar rider doing nothing until this stage, and still failing. And what a shit luck CCC is having with that abandon.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 03-03-2018 22:16
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Wow that'd be a useful stage if verona wasn't ahead and Majka hadn't sucked until the last few days!
Feel sorry for Rivera
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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