Giro Stage 6:-Ponte to Roccaraso *Spoiler*

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    I'm finding this promenade of podium girls down the finish straight rather weird....
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    ddraver wrote:
    I'm finding this promenade of podium girls down the finish straight rather weird....

    Very dated and naff.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    On PTP just over 50% went for Valverde, 14% for Ulissi and 11% for Chaves.

    Other picks by one or two of you are: Formolo, Jungels, Kruijswijk, Landa, Nibali, Uran, and Zakarin. (oh and Bak in every stage).

    Wellens pick was too late I'm afraid, 1.14 pm is well after the 12pm deadline.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Had Wellens made the move before or after the pick?

    That's what matters.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Astana setting the pace for Nibs in the GC group. Meanwhile Wellens has at least a 100m lead over Didier from the original break, the others are somewhere in between. 13km to go.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Had Wellens made the move before or after the pick?

    That's what matters.

    I have no idea and I'm not about to go find out... the race had started and the pick was made well after the 12pm deadline.

    EDIT: The Wellens pick also doesn't specify which stage...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Astana doing exactly what they said they would this morning. Fuglsang is just softening them up for Nibali.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    So Fuglsang grabs a 30s lead on the peloton, bout to be joined by Suitsou
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Clever move by Fuglsang that, Giant have to respond to help keep Dumoulin in the overall lead.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    imatfaal wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I'm finding this promenade of podium girls down the finish straight rather weird....

    Very dated and naff.

    Italy?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Nibs is gonna crush this Giro ala Contador.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Nibz goes.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Sky bring him back, Doumolin goes
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Dumoulin and Zakarin + AGR2 rider join Fuglsang and Siutsou
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    na nah, na nah, na nah, na nah, na na nah
    Tommy Dum-o-lin
    Dum-o-lin
    Toooooo-my Dumolin!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Great ride from Wellens, well deserved.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    When Wellens went clear I thought this might happen - they should have closed him down.

    Great riding by Dumoulin.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Nibali not looking sensational, yet. Chaves still up there which is nice to see.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    dish_dash wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Had Wellens made the move before or after the pick?

    That's what matters.

    I have no idea and I'm not about to go find out... the race had started and the pick was made well after the 12pm deadline.

    EDIT: The Wellens pick also doesn't specify which stage...

    it's a great pick. After the time or not!
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Shark under attack eh?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Nibali and Landa look sluggish at the moment.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    well it was an interesting final 3km after a dull 160. Well done to Wellens. Nibz looked very tired by the end
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Top 10:
    1.WELLENS TIM LTS4h 40’ 05”
    2.FUGLSANG JAKOB AST 1’ 19”
    3.ZAKARIN ILNUR KAT 1’ 19”
    4.DUMOULIN TOM TGA 1’ 22”
    5.SIUTSOU KANSTANTSIN DDD 1’ 24”
    6.POZZOVIVO DOMENICO ALM 1’ 24”
    7.CHAVES ESTEBAN OGE 1’ 29”
    8.URAN URAN RIGOBERTO CPT 1’ 33”
    9.MAJKA RAFAL TNK 1’ 33”
    10. VALVERDE ALEJANDRO MOV 1’ 36”

    Another low scoring PTP round, points only given for the top 8 finishers. Hat to FCE2007 and SpeedingSloth for picking Zakarin.

    Wellens pick was inspired despite being way too late.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Zakarin.

    Hmm.
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    I'm sure he's a nice bloke but really, what is Juan Antonio there for?
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    maddog 2 wrote:
    I'm sure he's a nice bloke but really, what is Juan Antonio there for?



    For me. For my specific viewing pleasure


    In other news, neither Il Squalo (after a good opening TT) nor Landa are looking too lively
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    GC now:

    1 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 24:22:15
    2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:26
    3 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:28
    4 Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:35
    5 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:00:38
    6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:41
    7 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida
    8 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge 0:00:44
    9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:47
    10 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Dimension Data 0:00:49

    The Stork does look ominous...
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    Good to see Pozzo up there. Always nice to see the little guys doing well.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Yup.
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