Giro Stage 5: Taranto - Viggiano **Spoilers**

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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Mechanism wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Mechanism wrote:
    Although in the video he actually says he'll be helping EBH doesn't he?

    I should probably have watched the video before posting it...................
    It was titled 'Swift targets stage 5' but not necessarily for the win.
    I imagine Vivianni is after the points jersey, but Swift too?

    You'd think he'd have a go at the points jersey but seemed to pull out of the intermediate sprint yesterday - maybe just part of the general confusion. He won the intermediate sprint just now though. Will he drop back to the peloton?

    I would like to say that this is confirmation of my earlier expert analysis but I cannot prove a link...

    Ahem. I think you'll find I provided the same analysis around 20 minutes before you. :P
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    33c16yd.png

    Just like to say that you're providing some excellent PTP graphs. You put the rest of us to shame.

    Didn't know Carlton took part in PTP :wink:
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Milton50 wrote:
    Mechanism wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Mechanism wrote:
    Although in the video he actually says he'll be helping EBH doesn't he?

    I should probably have watched the video before posting it...................
    It was titled 'Swift targets stage 5' but not necessarily for the win.
    I imagine Vivianni is after the points jersey, but Swift too?

    You'd think he'd have a go at the points jersey but seemed to pull out of the intermediate sprint yesterday - maybe just part of the general confusion. He won the intermediate sprint just now though. Will he drop back to the peloton?

    I would like to say that this is confirmation of my earlier expert analysis but I cannot prove a link...

    Ahem. I think you'll find I provided the same analysis around 20 minutes before you. :P

    Did you? Sorry Milton, still plagiarism is the highest form of flattery.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    No worries bruv. Great minds think alike.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Uh-oh ...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Uh-oh ...

    ?
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Pross wrote:
    Uh-oh ...

    ?

    I'm trying not to say in-case any of the peleton are reading this and decide to stop racing again ... they need very little encouragement after all ...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Ah, the gods are shedding tears on the road again are they?
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Shaking the drips after yesterdays voiding ...
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Does anyone know what the 2,50% signs that are everywhere refer to? Is it a drink?
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Milton50 wrote:
    Does anyone know what the 2,50% signs that are everywhere refer to? Is it a drink?

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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Ah ok. Thanks.
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Since the racing continues to be uninspiring I could share some historical perspective on the area (in lieu of any geological perspective). Taranto was in origin a city founded by Greeks (as tradition has it Spartans fleeing from their homeland) in the latter part of the eighth century BCE. Legend has it that they drove out the locals and this is in part at least supported by the archaeological evidence.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    TheBigBean wrote:

    Just like to say that you're providing some excellent PTP graphs. You put the rest of us to shame.

    Didn't know Carlton took part in PTP :wink:

    Commitment inversely proportional to the effort required as will be amply demonstrated now that 86.6% of the world can't pick Kittle anymore.

    I'm allergic to Carlton. What giveth?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Macaloon wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:

    Just like to say that you're providing some excellent PTP graphs. You put the rest of us to shame.

    Didn't know Carlton took part in PTP :wink:

    Commitment inversely proportional to the effort required as will be amply demonstrated now that 86.6% of the world can't pick Kittle anymore.

    I'm allergic to Carlton. What giveth?

    Possibly someone picking Cunego who Carlton tips as an outside bet at every race?
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    This thing of not showing the distance counter has got to stop.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Pross wrote:
    Possibly someone picking Cunego who Carlton tips as an outside bet at every race?

    Ta. So hard to keep up with the memes these days, especially now that Marcel has departed.
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  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Pross wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:

    Just like to say that you're providing some excellent PTP graphs. You put the rest of us to shame.

    Didn't know Carlton took part in PTP :wink:

    Commitment inversely proportional to the effort required as will be amply demonstrated now that 86.6% of the world can't pick Kittle anymore.

    I'm allergic to Carlton. What giveth?

    Possibly someone picking Cunego who Carlton tips as an outside bet at every race?

    Lady and Gentlefolk, we have a winner ... (well, not Cunego) ...
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    ThomThom wrote:
    This thing of not showing the distance counter has got to stop.

    Agreed, should always be there and to .1 of a km
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Bouhanni forms the Grupetto while Petacchi drives.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Crash. Saxo and Movistar riders down but no GC contenders.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Crash. Castoviejo, Montagauti, and an Astana down. Group held up.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    The pace is really high on the front. People getting blown out all over the place.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    A German riding for Europcar seems odd!

    Surprised how depleted the group is.

    Hoping for fireworks.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Pozzovivo dropped already. It's only 4.7% average!
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Milton50 wrote:
    Pozzovivo dropped already. It's only 4.7% average!

    Think he was caught behind the crash.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    There's going to be carnage on the descent.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Eh, that climb didnt look too tough really. Once more. Could see some nice big ring climbing tho which is always fun.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Crampeur wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    Pozzovivo dropped already. It's only 4.7% average!

    Think he was caught behind the crash.

    Oh ok. Thanks. This descent could get very messy.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Gasparatto down.