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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-05-2018 21:24
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Forever the Best wrote:
Also I have to mention Pello Zubeldia who is 7th on GC. The only time we saw him was the 10th stage to Gualdo Tadino where he was in breakaway.
There must always be two, he's the Zubeldia to Landa's Mayo 
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 22-05-2018 21:29
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Dissapointed by Bennett's mechanical in TT, coupled with the really unlucky Zoncolan mechanical he's unlucky to be where he should be, hoping for a strong last week to usurp the guys between him and the top 5
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| Tafiolmo |
Posted on 22-05-2018 22:13
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Basically I think Yates has taken advantage of indecision and bad tactics by his opponents and has done the unexpected at times. He's also entered the Giro with little pressure with all eyes on Froome and Tom.
At times the only rider that has been willing to help Tom D has been Pinot and if the others like Pozzovivo, Lopez and Carapaz had helped more I don't think the dominance of Yates would have been that much.
Also the demise of Aru from the GC and an up and down Froome have also helped Yates and discouraged a challenge to him.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 22-05-2018 23:20
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Also, without bonus seconds it would've been a lot closer. Yates took something like 40 seconds by finishing top 3 in many stages. |
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Posted on 22-05-2018 23:20
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I may still be so oblivious but I´ve said it ever since Etna and I´ll keep saying it, Yates will crack, he entered the Giro so strong that it´s hard for me to believe he-ll keep onto it until the end, unlike essentially all others who entered with less form in the race
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 22-05-2018 23:23
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Wilier wrote:
Also, without bonus seconds it would've been a lot closer. Yates took something like 40 seconds by finishing top 3 in many stages.
He took 46, but you can't calculate like that, since Dumoulin also took time bonuses. 14 seconds afaik.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 23-05-2018 02:06
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Tamijo wrote:
Have a good day: You are a cheat
Have a bad day: You are a looser or was a cheat yesterday or both.
Have a good tour: You are such a freaking cheat - awful
Have a bad your: You a just such a loser my god go home.
More like having an insanely good tour all of a sudden when you are literally a convicted doper.
This certainly isn't a crazy jump from nowhere type of thing like we saw with Froome or anything, because Yates has always had talent, but his domination of this race is absolutely insane, especially Zoncolan. And hey, his asthma medicine may be perfectly legal right now. But to me this is clearly to good to be true.
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 23-05-2018 08:42
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Convicted in violating rules 2016 is a fact. (I'm with you on the asthma inhalers, not sure what to do about it, but seems to be to much as it is)
Having an insanely good tour, is questionable.
Distance between the top 10 some 7 minutes after 16 stages is about normal.
Pozzo some 3-4 minutes down is almost a rule.
Seems to me that Froome/Aru is weak/out of form.
Tom also just a bit weak, compared to last season, not able to stay with the best this year, dropping and comming back all the time, also compared to others than Simon.
Simon is 25 year old - just where you would se a rider putting some extra layer on hit GT levels.
Not saying he is clean....se previous post about guilt.
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:28
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Very nice town Riva del Grada - would have loved to be there today.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:37
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So much for an uphill start and explosive break forming action, hugely extended neutral zone is threatening to take out the entire climb!?
We get it, come to Lake Garda on holiday.
Edit - race might be on but no coverage in tunnel??? Either way best bit of the stage is passing us by...
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| dominox |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:41
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Yeah, it's a beautiful city. I was there few years back. Not at the Giro, but still
Apparently I had a pleasure to be at some GT. Giro 2015 (4 stages: finish in Genua, Sestri Levante, La Spezia and start in La Spezia) and 100th edition of le Tour de France (125m from the finish of ITT in Chorges and last stage in Paris - I wanted to go for L'Alpe d'Huez, but there was a crappy weather so for my and my family safe decided not to).
Still looking forward for the 3rd week. Yates still doesn't have all the pressure on him. I think still people expect the most from Froome/Dumoulin duo. Also Giro has already won the battle for the best GT in 2018  |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:42
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Finally, 15 minutes late...
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:51
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Meintjes abandons, although he never really started the race, did he. |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:51
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Haha, LLS driving it, getting some flak from the group and flicking the bird, mum will be so proud
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:57
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... and UAE chase, missed it again...
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| DS7SN13 |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:58
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ianrussell wrote:
Haha, LLS driving it, getting some flak from the group and flicking the bird, mum will be so proud
Guess I wasn't the only one who saw that  |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 12:59
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Strong group 30 seconds ahead though. Let the tug of war commence.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 13:01
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UAE evaporate again and now Bora chasing.
Perhaps Viviani isn't there and Bennet is...will be hard going for a long time if so.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 13:07
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Bora all in, another breakaway potentially doomed. Viviani must be off the back with a fair few others.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 13:11
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Viviani is there, what the hell are Bora doing? Also Aru now riding on the front to further bizarre things up :/
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