Giro D'Italia- Stage 16 ***Spoilers***

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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    And Aru will join the group ahead... And everyone in that group will want to ride
  • markwb79
    markwb79 Posts: 937
    Would love to know some time gaps behind Aru. How face can Special K move up the standings?
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  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    Aru coming back to the Ryder group. With a bottle on his bike :lol: .

    DD.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    Has Landa agreed to give the stage to Kruijswijk? If not, why is he working?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Landa just took two bottles.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Slow-mo of Aru's catfish gurning.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Bert will need to drop Landa a long way out if he wants the stage... Landa will have a tow all the way up otherwise
  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    Have to admire Aru's guts. Bit like in last year's Vuelta, where he worked like a dog to try to stay in contact, he's again showing grit in not just imploding. He's only 24, he's got time on his side as most of the other GC contenders are getting on a bit.

    His only problem is Quintana - but he can't do 3 GT in a year, so Aru should get at least in his career. Assuming "events' don't overtake him.

    It's a real shame Bertie's going to be over-cooked come July though. Would have been a 4-way punch-up the like of which I don't think the Tour's ever seen...
  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    Feeds going on left right and centre. Has the rule been relaxed today?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Amador just took a bottle.

    9km to race. 1.10 to A, H, T and 1.38 to Aru - decent from him.

    Unfortunately they are just riding K's wheel the whole way.
    edit. Contador taking a few pulls here and there
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    @chrisfroome · 1h 1 hour ago
    IMHO attacking the leaders jersey when he has a technical is not good sportsmanship... #Giro

    I bet Froome is enjoying this racing. Brailsford's head is exploding however.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,557
    frenchfighter wrote:
    @chrisfroome · 1h 1 hour ago
    IMHO attacking the leaders jersey when he has a technical is not good sportsmanship... #Giro

    I bet Froome is enjoying this racing. Brailsford's head is exploding however.

    Didn't stop Bertie attacking Andy Schlek in the tour a few years ago.



    Oh hang on, Bertie wasn't really there was he! :?
  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,448
    Wow, Landa out of sight already!
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Landa gone!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Landa Popped. Contador fli*king the elbow immediately after arriving in the wind.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow Landa just takes 300m out of those two. But after all he did suck wheels for the last 40km.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    If this is a Astana B team, they're going to be proper scary come July...
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Poor sportsmanship from Landa there really. Didn't pull at all then attacks. Least Contador was doing some turns.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    @chrisfroome · 1h 1 hour ago
    IMHO attacking the leaders jersey when he has a technical is not good sportsmanship... #Giro

    I bet Froome is enjoying this racing. Brailsford's head is exploding however.

    Didn't stop Bertie attacking Andy Schlek in the tour a few years ago.



    Oh hang on, Bertie wasn't really there was he! :?

    Andy being inept of changing gears isn't really a technical is it.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    He was never going to do a turn with Aru back down the road.

    Konig group coming back to Aru apparently.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Poor sportsmanship from Landa there really. Didn't pull at all then attacks. Least Contador was doing some turns.

    Eh, his captain and #2 in the GC was behind him? Had every right to sit wheels.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2015
    ThomThom wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Poor sportsmanship from Landa there really. Didn't pull at all then attacks. Least Contador was doing some turns.

    Eh, his captain and #2 in the GC was behind him? Had every right to sit wheels.

    Yeah but by dropping them both and going for the win he's leapfrogged Aru in the GC anyway, not really helping him.
  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,448
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Poor sportsmanship from Landa there really. Didn't pull at all then attacks. Least Contador was doing some turns.

    His team leader was behind though, surely his orders would have been not to work with others to distance Aru. I know they let him go with Contador earlier but I can't see them being happy if he was helping to lose even more time.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Under stand why he didn't ride but no congratulations for his win today.

    Massive respect to Kruijswijk - total heavyweight ride.
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  • markwb79
    markwb79 Posts: 937
    edited May 2015
    Will Contador have some class...thats the question!

    Dislike him, but gets a lot of respect for todays ride.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Let the GC standing carnage commence.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    With that last attack, Landa may well move into 2nd. Before he wasn't.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Poor sportsmanship from Landa there really. Didn't pull at all then attacks. Least Contador was doing some turns.

    Eh, his captain and #2 in the GC was behind him? Had every right to sit wheels.

    Yeah but by dropping them both and going for the win he's leapfrogged Aru in the GC anyway, not really helping him.

    Aru let him free 40km ago. Did absolutely no harm to Aru doing this.

    It's all about Landa on that team now anyway.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    Markwb79 wrote:
    Will Contador have some class...thats the question!

    He does indeed. Gives up a time bonus.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oooh, Caruso not too far behind.
    Contador is the Greatest

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