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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Delighted for Dowsett... First rider with haemophilia to win a grand tour stage. That is an amazing feat in itself. im really thrilled.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    What a stage for Dowsett's palmares. Chapeau.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    2.49 separating the top 10 now. Big damage.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Gesink flying under the radar so far...
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    emadden wrote:
    Delighted for Dowsett... First rider with haemophilia to win a grand tour stage. That is an amazing feat in itself. im really thrilled.


    Wow. Brave decision to come out....











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  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    GingerMagician wrote:
    Fair play to Nibali, awesome TT performance.

    Pressure on Sky to attack in the mountains now.

    I think it's worse than that. Scarponi's come under the radar a little, but that's a really good ride. Whatever you think about his dubious past, he's a ballsy rider. I can see him going on at least one death or glory mission before the race is over.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Yay for Dowsett. :D

    The race is ON folks.

    Wow little Pozzovivo came in 20th in that TT, only two back from Hejsedal. Not your typical TT course.

    Wiggins in 4th now 1 second behind Gesink.
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  • doug5_10
    doug5_10 Posts: 465
    Santambrogio must have done a decent time as well, didn't see him at all
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    Dowsett with the union jack- nice touch.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,549
    So Wiggins blew the final climb of the TT away.

    makes the uphill TT (21km) on stage 18 interesting...
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    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    If you're going to have a long TT.....that's the way to do it.
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Huge breakthrough for Dowsett. Pretty much guarantees him a solid contract for many years to come. His decision to quit Sky looking a very smart move right now!
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    If Evans form holds, it's between him and Nibali. But there are quite a few decent riders well in with a shout.

    I'm forgetting the forum wisdom that Evans is past it for a second.

    And if, as DB is telling us, Brad is in better form that for the Tour last year, everyone else must've been in absolutely toilet form, no?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    TailWindHome wrote:


    Wow. Brave decision to come out....


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  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    Awesome second half by Wiggo, pity about the first half though.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Like the Movistar TT champs jersey Dowsett wears.

    Looking forward to the week ahead a lot now. Very interesting GC.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So Wiggins blew the final climb of the TT away.

    makes the uphill TT (21km) on stage 18 interesting...

    That's just what I was about to speculate on...

    Damn I was hoping to get a lot of work done over the next few weeks. I fear I will have to forsake my morning rides and get into the office early doors, because I'm not going to be getting any work done now between the hours of 14.30-17.30 (usually my peak time) for the next two weeks. :D :x
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Great to see Nibali in the Maglia Rosa too. The Italians will love that. The fans will be out in their masses in the mountains. A few guys needing to gain time on the uphill finishes (Gesink, Evans, Hesjedal, Scarponi and of course Wiggins). Nicely poised race!
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,174
    Nibali's to lose then. Don't see Evans pulling the time back in the mountains or Wiggins making enough back in the hill climb. Shame about Wiggins time loss yesterday as going into the mountains with a handful of seconds lead would have been perfect.
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Where would Henao be in GC if he didn't wait for Wiggins yesterday?
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    Game on for GC then...

    Interesting to see how well Astana can look after Nibs, what Evans can do in the mountains if he can repeat his 2011 tour form, and how Wiggo can do being the underdog and having to take time somewhere... cant quite see ryder getting back up there now.

    Turning out to be a top race...
  • gingermagician
    gingermagician Posts: 326
    If Wiggins climbs the steep stuff to come like he dealt with that last km, he's definitely not out of this yet. Plus that last mountain TT will be interesting.

    Can't afford to let the bonuses go uncontested though.
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    iainf72 wrote:
    If Evans form holds, it's between him and Nibali. But there are quite a few decent riders well in with a shout.

    I'm forgetting the forum wisdom that Evans is past it for a second.

    And if, as DB is telling us, Brad is in better form that for the Tour last year, everyone else must've been in absolutely toilet form, no?
    IIRC Nibali injured a calf muscle in the Pyrenees. A fair proportion of his time loss was after that. Nibs has definitely improved in the TT this year though.
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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Where would Henao be in GC if he didn't wait for Wiggins yesterday?

    Answering my own question - 3rd I think
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    GingerMagician wrote:
    If Wiggins climbs the steep stuff to come like he dealt with that last km, he's definitely not out of this yet. Plus that last mountain TT will be interesting.

    Can't afford to let the bonuses go uncontested though.

    The strange thing is he kept drifting backwards on the hills in the earlier stages. It's not like all his losses were down to descents.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So Wiggins blew the final climb of the TT away.

    makes the uphill TT (21km) on stage 18 interesting...

    What are the times vs. everyone else?
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Where would Henao be in GC if he didn't wait for Wiggins yesterday?
    10 seconds behind Evans in third?
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    TailWindHome wrote:
    If you're going to have a long TT.....that's the way to do it.

    +1. Wiggins will be hoping for a quiet & dry day tomorrow surrounded by the team; then has Monday to recover before L'altopiano del Montasio on Tuesday.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,243
    With Henao and Uran decently placed, Sky would seem to be in a good position to put Nibali under a fair amount of pressure. It'll be interesting to see if they take the opportunity to attack him or whether they'll hope to take the time on the final time trial.

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