Giro Stage 4 - Catanzaro to Praia-a-Mare *spoiler*

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  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Ulissi takes the stage......good stage
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    edited May 2016
    Never in any GT can I remember has the worst performing GC contender in the prologue won the overall.

    As soon as I saw Ulissi go I face-palmed. With hindsight it's so obvious!
    _
  • Shadowrider
    Shadowrider Posts: 483
    Good stage that.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Dumoulin back in the pink.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,561
    RonB wrote:
    Dumoulin back in the pink.

    More photos to add to the collection then :wink:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,815
    Ulissi looked just about out of puff. :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,005
    Nibs, Valverde, Zakarin and Chaves all in first 10

    provisional stage result:
    1 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida 04:46:51
    2 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 00:00:05
    3 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
    4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 00:00:06
    5 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step
    6 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
    7 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha
    8 Matteo Busato (Ita) Southeast - Venezuela
    9 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge
    10 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,561
    Nil points on PTP
  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    that sinking feeling when the guy whose name you typed, then deleted, for PTP pick wins the stage...
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,114
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Never in any GT can I remember has the worst performing GC contender in the prologue won the overall.
    You don't remember Pantani then. 181st out of 189 in the 1998 Tour prologue.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited May 2016
    dish_dash wrote:
    RonB wrote:
    Dumoulin back in the pink.

    More photos to add to the collection then :wink:

    Perhaps the vernacular Maglia Rosa would've been a better term :shock:

    Conti deserves an extra slice of cake (no pun intended) after his contribution.

    Little bit like the last few km of the MSR? Final selection up the Poggio?
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,005
    I went for an Italian, but picked the wrong one.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    andyp wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Never in any GT can I remember has the worst performing GC contender in the prologue won the overall.
    You don't remember Pantani then. 181st out of 189 in the 1998 Tour prologue.

    Ja ok fair dos.
    _
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Enjoyed that. My man Taaramae still in there and my other faves Formolo and ahem Firsanov.

    And my other men Carlos & King Kung not looking too bad but lost over a minute today.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Bad for my stage PTP but good for my overall and my paddypower account with Firsanov and Landa still up there :)

    Just watched the highlights - looked a good stage.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Just watched the highlights, good last 20km that. GC battle shaping up nicely.

    My main take away though is how beautiful those podium girls are. Sorry for being so shallow...
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,648
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Just watched the highlights, good last 20km that. GC battle shaping up nicely.

    My main take away though is how beautiful those podium girls are. Sorry for being so shallow...

    I enjoyed the "jersey girls" walking down the finishing straight, but then I'm a dinosaur...
  • oldbazza
    oldbazza Posts: 646
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Just watched the highlights, good last 20km that. GC battle shaping up nicely.

    My main take away though is how beautiful those podium girls are. Sorry for being so shallow...

    Should imagine they have enjoyed it as well considering the pink jersey holders so far.
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