Giro Stage 16 **Spoiler**

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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ever seen Boonen with shoes other than white?

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Was going to mention that, but it was for a short while and was due to Nat Champ kit and bike colour. Also he has worn blue trim but mostly white.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Having been watching the Giro now for a good 2 weeks, a quick flick back to the cobbled classic pics make the classics guys look enormous!
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Having been watching the Giro now for a good 2 weeks, a quick flick back to the cobbled classic pics make the classics guys look enormous!

    Tour of Belgium starts today..
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    There was I thinking that only women were obsessed with footwear.
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  • P_Tucker
    P_Tucker Posts: 1,878
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Frenchfighter - what's the issue with black shoes?

    Cavendish was mentioning on his twitter not too long ago that he was getting disparaging comments about his black shoes.

    Black shoes are a travesty and an affront to all that is good and Euro in this world.
  • pat1cp
    pat1cp Posts: 766
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    Not seen such a dominant climbing performance since, er, 1999 (although that one had a surprise ending).

    Basso in 2006 was as dominant. But remember, he only thought about doping so maybe Bertie has only thought about it too.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:

    Vincenzo Nibali said, "I did my best but Contador's got some extra gear. I honestly thought I'd done enough to win it but all I can say to him is chapeau."


    Fixed that for you
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Doobz wrote:
    Was Contador the only one who was wearing a black armband today? Didnt even notice the moviestar riders having them on..
    I think quite a few of the Spanish riders were wearing them.
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    iainf72 wrote:
    I know it was asking a lot after last year, but may I proclaim this

    A
    TURD
    OF
    A
    GIRO

    I agree but i wonder how this can this be so after all we had a route to beat all routes this year , well according to the self professed experts anyway.
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  • pat1cp
    pat1cp Posts: 766
    Moray Gub wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    I know it was asking a lot after last year, but may I proclaim this

    A
    TURD
    OF
    A
    GIRO

    I agree but i wonder how this can this be so after all we had a route to beat all routes this year , well according to the self professed experts anyway.

    Presumably you're only saying that because of Berties' dominance. There's nothing Unipublic can do about the course to prevent someone winning easily.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    May 23 | On the Giro's second rest day, Michael Mørkøv predicted to felt.dk that his team captain, Alberto Contador, would win the time trial, and Alberto Contador lived up to expectations.

    “Alberto radiates great calm and self-confidence, and that he’s up to the task. And that’s one of the reasons he can ride so strong so late in a major stage race,” explained Mørkøv after today’s great win, where Alberto was a bit behind Nibali and the other favorites after the first time split.

    “Alberto didn’t stress at the start, where you could see Nibali taking a lot of risks on the downhill to gain a few seconds. But as soon as it started to go uphill, then Alberto calmly pulled well away from everyone and won decisively in the end.”

    In both the live update from feltet and Eurosport coverage, it was questioned whether Alberto was riding strong enough to win. According to Michael Mørkøv, that’s because of the Spaniard’s riding style.

    “It doesn’t look like Alberto is riding very fast because he uses the small gear. It actually looks like he’s standing still on the road. But we’ve seen many time how effective his riding style is.”

    Partying must wait

    Michael Mørkøv himself finished 141st in the 12.7-kilometer time trial, four seconds behind teammate Kaspar Klostergaard and four seconds in front of countryman Alex Rasmussen.

    “I rode 90-95% of what I could, because I had to be sure to make the time cut. It’s difficult to know in advance how strong the winner will ride, so the ones of us who ride early have to give it the gas in order to be sure and stay in the race. I rode it at 33:39 minutes, and I just found out that the time limit was 36 minutes, so it was nicely inside the time limit.”

    Tonight at dinner, Mørkøv expects a glass of wine from Riis to celebrate Alberto’s victory, but otherwise the focus remains on the rest of the stages, so the party must wait.

    “Of course, we’re already focusing on tomorrow’s stage. Then we can hopefully wait until Sunday to celebrate all our success,” Mørkøv concluded.
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