Giro stage 18 **SPOILER**

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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    WHAT A WIN!!
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Wow Evans has blown it completely
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    Evans needed to do more squats :lol:

    Or maybe he did more just not as many as Nibb's :)
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    To be fair, it's been beyond expectations for Evans given his late call-up. Great performance, just unsustainable. Bodes well for July.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Different league.

    True Champion.

    He would have beaten Wiggins today if the boy had been here.
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  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    Poor Sanchez. If he didn't had his earring he would've made it... Extra weight. Killer.

    10 between Uran & Evans, nice.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited May 2013
    No arguments there. Nibali head and shoulders over his rivals. Sanchez can get his rub-down now :wink:

    Only 10" between Evans and Uran.
  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Islwyn wrote:
    He's in sight. Tehe.
    Bosh Evans is out of points, outside 10.

    Points as follows:

    C – CLASSIFICATION BY POINTS - Maglia
    Rossa «ITALO»
    a) at the arrival of each stage, excluding
    the team time trial stage, the first 15 riders
    in the finish ranking will be awarded
    with the following point scale: 25, 20, 16,
    14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1;
  • c_nichols
    c_nichols Posts: 27
    Evans only leads Uran by 10 seconds now. Could add extra bit of spice to the last few days.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Macaloon wrote:
    To be fair, it's been beyond expectations for Evans given his late call-up. Great performance, just unsustainable. Bodes well for July.
    True. People forget he's changed his training plan at a late stage and added the Giro.
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Uran just 11 secs from second podium spot now :shock:
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  • doug5_10
    doug5_10 Posts: 465
    Red and white jersey battles should be entertaining for next few days, GC over.
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  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Different league.

    True Champion.

    He would have beaten Wiggins today if the boy had been here.

    We'll never know though, will we
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Hope we see Lampré really have a go on the next two stages to get one of their guys a podium position.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Awsome, kick ass performance.

    But what was that look from Sanchez all about??????? it said "i cant believe ive been beaten like that." at least to my fevered mind which is always on the look out for a prepared rider winning the Giro.

    NB i think Nibali has rocked this tour, surviving and looking strong throughout when others haven'tand then succumbed to the weather and colds.

    RAAAAHHH May change my name to hisnibs
  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    dsoutar wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Different league.

    True Champion.

    He would have beaten Wiggins today if the boy had been here.

    We'll never know though, will we

    no, but irrespective of result difficult to see how Wiggins would have taken much time out of him as many predicted
  • Lightning
    Lightning Posts: 360
    Evans looks like he's about to blow up and lose a ton of time (+ podium).

    Amazing ride by Nibali destroying everyone.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    But what was that look from Sanchez all about??????? it said "i cant believe ive been beaten like that." at least to my fevered mind which is always on the look out for a prepared rider winning the Giro.

    I thought his head-shakes as Scarponi came in looked a little unsportsmanlike.
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  • rickyrider
    rickyrider Posts: 294
    I fancied Nibs for this Giro, and this stage, but a minute better than second place over a 20km course. Wowzers!
  • bipedal
    bipedal Posts: 466
    ET...
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Any chance Nibs winning both red and pink jerseys?
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Probably more chance of Nibali in red than Evans. He's only 10 points behind Cavendish.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    RonB wrote:
    Probably more chance of Nibali in red than Evans. He's only 10 points behind Cavendish.

    Exactly, with 2 mountain stages to go. Will be close I guess.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,642
    It's almost like it was mistake to hold Uran back the other day. I think he could grab second here.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 73:55:58
    2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:04:02
    3 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:04:12
    4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:05:14
    5 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 0:06:09
    6 Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:06:45
    7 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:06:47
    8 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:07:30
    9 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:08:36
    10 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:09:34

    4mins separate 1st and 2nd. 5mins seperate 2nd and 10th. Wow.

    2 Colombians. 2 Poles. Nice.
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  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    frenchfighter wrote:
    4mins separate 1st and 2nd.

    Hmmm - not too unlike the original 2011 Giro results then:

    1. 84:05:14
    2. 84:11:24
  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    frenchfighter wrote:
    He would have beaten Wiggins today if the boy had been here.
    Real shame we never got to find out. Would have been great to see the two of them blasting up there today.

    Well done to Nibs. Great ride.
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    When do the doping chants start then?
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    goonz wrote:
    When do the doping chants start then?

    Last week.
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