Giro stage 20 ‘Spoiler’

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Well done lads. Just the Stelvio to go... piece of cake!
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    My god that was brutal.
  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    Things like that little push to de Gendt from Carrara as he died make me all teary.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    So, who thinks Ryder will pay for responding to J-Rod?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    iainf72 wrote:
    So, who thinks Ryder will pay for responding to J-Rod?

    He looks too strong.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Pozzo making sure they go down at his pace :lol: If Uran can hold in he could end up above Basso the way way Basso is riding. Suspect the Stelvio will be more to Basso's liking than the Mortirolo though.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stelvio isnt very steep at all....would have thought it a climb that suits Ryder. Long and plodding. Think this stage may also be a let down like yesterday. I really hope I am proved wrong.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    What's with the Movistar rider giving the Leaky rider a hand sling?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    The Stelvio's last Giro appearance in 2005 saw an ill Ivan Basso lose 42 minutes climbing the east side, ending his title hopes.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1984. Polemica! Giro organizers claimed that Stelvio was impassable and changed the route. Laurent Fignon screamed foul and said the cancellation was to protect Italian Francesco Moser and prevent Fignon from winning the title. He claimed the route was ride-able (and snowless photos seemed to support his claim). But Moser would win the race.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Stelvio isnt very steep at all....would have thought it a climb that suits Ryder. Long and plodding. Think this stage may also be a let down like yesterday. I really hope I am proved wrong.

    You thought yesterday was a disappointment? Wow, tough audience. The favourites rode themselves to a stand still. I know you like spectacular attacks but that was attritional, destructive riding at its best as you coild see by the way riders crossed the line as individuals.
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Stelvio isnt very steep at all....would have thought it a climb that suits Ryder. Long and plodding. Think this stage may also be a let down like yesterday. I really hope I am proved wrong.

    Seriously?

    It was riveting!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    It kicked off about 3km from the end. A very short period of standard riding hard. Nothing impressive or brave, just pretty standard. No attacks, just people riding hard and some cracking more than others. I watched the whole stage waiting and just got some excitement at the end. Thankfully Kreuziger showed something and made it more interesting.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,908
    iainf72 wrote:
    So, who thinks Ryder will pay for responding to J-Rod?

    I think J-Rod is more likely to pay for trying
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Seriously tho, a true champion wont want to ride for anything but first and will be willing to lose to achieve that goal. I hope someone courageous gives it 150% early on the Stelvio.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Check this out. Some of the DS are so hard to please.

    After stage 17, Astana’s directeur sportif Giuseppe Martinelli had expressed his disappointment. “In his two-year contract with Astana, he has only won a stage of the 2010 Giro del Trentino,” Martinelli said. “We expected more from him. I’m disappointed.”

    Asked about the possibility of a stage win at one of the two big mountain stages, Martinelli answered: “We didn’t bring Kreuziger for a stage win. We brought him for the podium. We got the stage win we wanted with Paolo Tiralongo.”
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The Stelvio's last Giro appearance in 2005 saw an ill Ivan Basso lose 42 minutes climbing the east side, ending his title hopes.

    What happens when a transfusion goes wrong. Or you drink "too much cold water"
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    frenchfighter wrote:
    It kicked off about 3km from the end. A very short period of standard riding hard. Nothing impressive or brave, just pretty standard. No attacks, just people riding hard and some cracking more than others. I watched the whole stage waiting and just got some excitement at the end. Thankfully Kreuziger showed something and made it more interesting.


    How do you expect riders to attack when they are already at their limits? Kreuziger attacked and got a deserved win and there were various riders in the break that gave it a go. In these times of cleaner cycling the day long attack by a GC contender are over and done with.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So this is Hej after yday:
    http://video.gazzetta.it/non-ho-ancora- ... a54d5b5b8e

    How can anyone like this guy? Seriously,not a guy to back. Those riders not from Europe proper have no idea of the glory, the courageousness, the exploits, the history of this sport. Its just like a job for them.

    The way you win matters.
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Jersey group stopping!
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    The thing about those sort of "death or glory" attacks is that theres nobody in the leading 5 who has any incentive to make one.

    Why stuff yourself on a one in ten shot at glory when its much more likely your rivals will tire.

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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Pross wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    It kicked off about 3km from the end. A very short period of standard riding hard. Nothing impressive or brave, just pretty standard. No attacks, just people riding hard and some cracking more than others. I watched the whole stage waiting and just got some excitement at the end. Thankfully Kreuziger showed something and made it more interesting.


    How do you expect riders to attack when they are already at their limits? Kreuziger attacked and got a deserved win and there were various riders in the break that gave it a go. In these times of cleaner cycling the day long attack by a GC contender are over and done with.
    FF was born 10 years too late. :)
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    De Gendt only 5'40" down on GC. Riding away while the favourites mess about.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good on Zaugg for this ride.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Does the time restriction on track standing apply on the road :lol:. I'd have thought the others would be keen to push on whilst Ryder has no team mates with him. Could be good for Cav's red jersey hopes though with quite a few riders in front of J Rod (assuming Cav didn't lose points yesyerday?)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    afx237vi wrote:
    De Gendt only 5'40" down on GC. Riding away while the favourites mess about.

    Yeah this could start to get exciting:

    Nieve and a teammate have joined the De Gendt group with Cunego and Amador. Losada and Serpa too.
    Cataldo and Tschoop are also chasing.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Hesjedal really looking rough now.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    De Gendt can TT too.
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  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    Turning into a mess, but should be good!
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