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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 15:52
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Downpour at finish...oh god...
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| roturn |
Posted on 23-05-2018 15:53
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That`s some massive weather difference between 5km to go and the finish. |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 15:58
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Tricky bit with 400m to go, in a flood, hmm.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 23-05-2018 16:00
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...and breath. All's well that ends well!
Perfect last km leadout for Viviani, Bennett did well to get second after starting way back. No-one else anywhere near as fast as those two again.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 24-05-2018 09:45
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Today the mountain stage that most suits Dumoulin ___/ stage with a 40 minute TT like effort at the end, though plenty of (legal) drafting will be going on given the fairly linear 7% ascent.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 24-05-2018 10:28
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ianrussell wrote:
Today the mountain stage that most suits Dumoulin ___/ stage with a 40 minute TT like effort at the end, though plenty of (legal) drafting will be going on given the fairly linear 7% ascent.
Agree, looks a lot like the one he won last year. Think it's him or the break.
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 24-05-2018 10:32
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jandal7 wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
Today the mountain stage that most suits Dumoulin ___/ stage with a 40 minute TT like effort at the end, though plenty of (legal) drafting will be going on given the fairly linear 7% ascent.
Agree, looks a lot like the one he won last year. Think it's him or the break.
Surely Yates would just sit on him and outsprint him at the end based on how the stages have gone so far |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 24-05-2018 10:58
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I think Yates has to be the very strong favourite but if Dumoulin is going to match or better him then this is the most likely stage for it to happen. Then again it's the Giro so expect the unexpected!
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 24-05-2018 10:58
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ianrussell wrote:
Today the mountain stage that most suits Dumoulin ___/ stage with a 40 minute TT like effort at the end, though plenty of (legal) drafting will be going on given the fairly linear 7% ascent.
Yep agree if ever. Mountain suited tom it's this one |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 24-05-2018 12:25
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...and finally it's potentially a day for the break with the gap over 9 minutes, think that makes it by far the biggest gap of this Giro? Schachmann the most notable up the road, after bridging over late with the help of Morkov, but he's 40 minutes down so no threat to anyone.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 24-05-2018 12:37
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strange brekaway, i miss some guys from top15-30 in GC from teams that have nobody higher in GC...what are they waiting for?
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 24-05-2018 12:45
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Flat start so a bit of a lottery as to who made the break. Many are clearly going to do nothing on the final climb. Perhaps people have started to lose faith in a break making it too and thought it would be controlled on the flat by someone so saving it for more up and down Friday and Saturday...oh the irony, nearly 13 minutes now.
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Posted on 24-05-2018 13:13
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Schachmann vs Plaza vs Ballerini |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 24-05-2018 13:22
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I think Cattaneo can climb a bit and had a decent TT so must be feeling good. That said Schachmann also went well in the TT and must be favourite from the break. Or Van Emden to TT his 75kg up?! 
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 24-05-2018 13:24
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Might well be worth that late effort!
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 24-05-2018 14:57
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Cattaneo must be considered for today stage
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| StevenGreen |
Posted on 24-05-2018 15:04
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Posted on 24-05-2018 15:19
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I cannot fathom how I forgot about Cattaneo, he's been so discrete this season that my brain just chose to ignore his name on the break. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 24-05-2018 15:30
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Rooting for Cattaneo, vai vai!
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 24-05-2018 15:37
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The guys in the break will be back at there hotels about the time the peloton finishes  |
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