Giro 16 - Stage 17 ***Spoilers***

dish_dash
dish_dash Posts: 5,647
edited May 2016 in Pro race
196km, red jersey winner Nizzolo must be desperate for his first giro win... Mezgec is out so even fewer teams aiming for a sprint finish so could be a breakaway...

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Lotto not happy campers yday.

    Will regret so many sprinters went home so soon.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    the ugly side of Italy...
    left the forum March 2023
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    20km from bergamo, 40km from lake Como? Give over.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    20km from bergamo, 40km from lake Como? Give over.

    By extension Swansea is 5 minutes away from somewhere magnificent, but still a dump... Middlesborough is close to very pretty coastline, yet is a bog hole... and Sunderland... I find the Pianura Padana uninspiring and I come from very close to it
    left the forum March 2023
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Beating heart of Italy, that region!
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Swansea's OK these days.They've spent a lot of money there.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
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    background not too bad...

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    no pink bianchi for Kruijswijk
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Zhupa Oss Britt

    That's the break. Nice for Jumbo
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Good. I think bikes being coloured pink or yellow are awful.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Milton50 wrote:
    Good. I think bikes being coloured pink or yellow are awful.
    I think it's Ok for the final stage when you've basically won. Something for the bike sponsor to have at their HQ. Still looks bad though.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Milton50 wrote:
    Good. I think bikes being coloured pink or yellow are awful.

    I'd prefer if it were all pink. Pink and celeste.... :(
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    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    He hasn't ridden that bike in the race yet. Or at least I haven't seen any photos of him on it...
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    RichN95 wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    Good. I think bikes being coloured pink or yellow are awful.
    I think it's Ok for the final stage when you've basically won. Something for the bike sponsor to have at their HQ. Still looks bad though.

    Yep that's fair enough as a celebration. Is it something that's relatively modern? I can't remember seeing pictures of Hinault and Merkcx riding yellow bikes.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    That's just a technology issue.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    dish_dash wrote:
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    background not too bad...

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    no pink bianchi for Kruijswijk

    Was thinking about the finish... from Brescia onwards... good to see Cunego looking like a proper man now
    left the forum March 2023
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Beating heart of Italy, that region!

    Mosquito land in summer, fog-fest in winter... I spent my university years in the flat part of Lombardia
    left the forum March 2023
  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    RichN95 wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    Good. I think bikes being coloured pink or yellow are awful.
    I think it's Ok for the final stage when you've basically won. Something for the bike sponsor to have at their HQ. Still looks bad though.

    Italian bike brand leading Italy's biggest bike race

    what did you expect them to do?
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Im really enjoying this Issue of the Giro, great scenery, aggressive riding and epic reason for duff performance from Nibali. :lol:
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    this is my kind of stage.............down hill.....
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Ive noticed that the trend to deep section wheels seems to be much less this year, even this stage which is mostly down hill and very fast.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    Ive noticed that the trend to deep section wheels seems to be much less this year, even this stage which is mostly down hill and very fast.

    Interesting spot - any picture to back it up?
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    Ive noticed that the trend to deep section wheels seems to be much less this year, even this stage which is mostly down hill and very fast.

    Interesting spot - any picture to back it up?

    Im trying to look at all the teams but in the break its only the tinkoff rider with a deep section, the others are middlish.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    ok its hard to tell but i think theres a lot of wheels there that look less than 50mm
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Will look into it after work.

    Curious development if so.

    Just suggested to someone to get some deep ENVE because it looks more pro haha
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Will look into it after work.

    Curious development if so.

    Just suggested to someone to get some deep ENVE because it looks more pro haha

    BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA 3.4 not pro enough go deeper!
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    ThomThom wrote:
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    Bossing them :) going to lose. his wheels arent sufficiently pro. :)
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    holy cow I think they're going to do it!
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    10.5k 15 seconds very fast pan flat run in. looks more like a sprint
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    9.7 and down to 13 seconds

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