Giro Stage 8 - Foligno to Arezzo *Spoiler*

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  • mr_poll
    mr_poll Posts: 1,547
    Great ride by my man!!!

    Stage and the maglia rosa
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,931
    26 wins for EQS - only 1 from a Belgian.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    Excellent win by Brambilla. Disappointing for Dumoulin, looked like he bonked to me but at least we were spared my fear that Zakarin would wheel suck his way into pink. Valverde made a good race of it to be fair.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Dumoulin out of the top 10 altogether, but he may well reclaim the Maglia Rosa, tomorrow.
    Depends on what the problem was and how good a ITT the likes of Zakarin, Valverde or maybe even Uran can produce.
    Still not sure where Nibali is on the form graph.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Nibali lost 3 seconds on his rivals in the final metres, as a gap opened up. Bit sloppy. Wonder who he'll blame for that one?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Nibali lost 3 seconds on his rivals in the final metres, as a gap opened up. Bit sloppy. Wonder who he'll blame for that one?

    Mmmmm..................Rafal Majka?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    OTL Filosi Iuri Nippo - Vini Fantini -
    OTL Viviani Elia Team Sky ,,
    OTL van Poppel Boy Trek - Segafredo ,,

    Hasn't been a happy boy since the outset.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,586
    Decent stage.

    Tom showing what some of us expected unfortunately.
    _
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    OTL Filosi Iuri Nippo - Vini Fantini -
    OTL Viviani Elia Team Sky ,,
    OTL van Poppel Boy Trek - Segafredo ,,

    Hasn't been a happy boy since the outset.

    How do you lose 55mins on a 4.15 stage?
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Good stage that. Pleased for Brambilla getting the win and the jersey, and pleased that (though I'm not exactly a fan) Valverde and Movistar had a go at lighting things up relatively early on up the Alpe.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,104
    inseine wrote:
    How do you lose 55mins on a 4.15 stage?

    Get dropped in the opening 30 kms, never get back on.
  • gaffer_slow
    gaffer_slow Posts: 417
    Joelsim wrote:
    Given that Brambilla is only 1'56 down on GC, I'm bemused why he would go in the break
    <dick>
    maybe he wants the jersey?
    </dick>
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    gaffer_slow wrote:
    Joelsim wrote:
    Given that Brambilla is only 1'56 down on GC, I'm bemused why he would go in the break
    <dick>
    maybe he wants the jersey?
    </dick>

    Realistically he should never have been given the time in the break. A bit of a fail given he can climb.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,586
    You think Brambilla is going to threaten the top 10?
    _
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    My thoughts were that only Giant would have been motivated to chase but Dumoulin wasn't having a good day. So far Astana, Movistar and others haven't been driving the pace that much on the non-sprint days.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    You think Brambilla is going to threaten the top 10?

    Well he did last year at the Vuelta, only falling away right at the end. And this year he's been on fire.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Joelsim wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    You think Brambilla is going to threaten the top 10?

    Well he did last year at the Vuelta, only falling away right at the end. And this year he's been on fire.

    It was surprising that not only was he allowed to go up the road, but allowed to stay up the road.
    Possibly a Giant plan that backfired.
    Whatever.
    He won't be allowed a further opportunity like that to pinch time.
    Fall away in the third week of the Giro, given the duration of some of the climbs and hanging on, even at the rear of the top 10, may be a struggle.
    On the other hand, the Giro does tend to produce the completely unexpected contender.
    Place your bets.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,931
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,558
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Dumoulin doesn't look very happy in that photo!
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,558
    yeah... dreams evaporating...
  • professeur
    professeur Posts: 232
    Nice pics, great stage!

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