Giro 2017: Stage 1:-Alghero › Olbia. *Spoilers*

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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    the colnago kit is super smart
    I approve
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Matt Hayman sounds exactly like Richie Porte: half asleep.
    JE: "Matt, how is it different to be team leader in a GT."
    MH: "I dunno because I've never been team leader."
    Nice one Johnny. :oops:

    It's all so dull.
    Making Ashley and Juan Arrow look like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. :lol:
    To be fair to Edwards, I think Ant and Dec would struggle with Matt Hayman. He's never come across as an exuberant personality. Odd choice.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    I do like how the gap ticker occasionally shows the physical distance between the groups on the road.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    As the commentary is discussing G's prospects, if he wins the Giro and Froome takes the Tour (again) who'd be favourite for SPOTY? My money would be on G.

    Also, when was the last time one team won more than one grand tour in the same year?
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Also, when was the last time one team won more than one grand tour in the same year?

    2008 when Bertie won the Giro and Vuelta
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Also, when was the last time one team won more than one grand tour in the same year?

    2008 when Bertie won the Giro and Vuelta

    Not the same year but Bertie / Saxo won consecutive GTs in '14 Vuelta followed by '15 Giro. Astana won '15 Vuelta (Aru) then '16 Giro (Nibbles).
  • spam02
    spam02 Posts: 178
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Also, when was the last time one team won more than one grand tour in the same year?

    2008 when Bertie won the Giro and Vuelta

    2010 - Basso - Giro (with Nibali I as super-Dom) and then Nibali won the Vuelta
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    As the commentary is discussing G's prospects, if he wins the Giro and Froome takes the Tour (again) who'd be favourite for SPOTY?
    Anthony Joshua
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Thank you. 2010 is the winner then. Consecutive grand tour wins disqualified due to being at odds with the Julian calendar. Chapeau anyway.
    Any year one team won the hat trick? Also, most number of national champions' jerseys fielded in a single team?
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    RichN95 wrote:
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    As the commentary is discussing G's prospects, if he wins the Giro and Froome takes the Tour (again) who'd be favourite for SPOTY?
    Anthony Joshua

    Clearly a shoe in for the title.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    As an aside the gap is under 2'. 36km racing to go.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    climb coming up. Doesn't look too big but someone might have ago.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    8.8 kms to go 31s
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    This could be a dangerous finish if the headwind keeps the favourites from the front until the last 100m or so.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Crash at 3.1km!
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    I would hope the commissars use discretion and extend the 3km rule to cover that dodgy corner pinch point
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    I would hope the commissars use discretion and extend the 3km rule to cover that dodgy corner pinch point

    They didn't when it happened to Contador.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Someone soloed to victory. Chaos
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Confident finish that. I wouldn't have stuck my hands in the air so early with a closing pack, but then I'm not a pro.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Postlberger (Bora) takes it. Splits.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Ewan and Greipel, 2nd and 3rd.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    They just all seemed to wait for someone else to chase him!
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Great win for Bora. Last group came in around 70s down.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Haha, great win by Postleberger.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    Brilliant finish. Postlberger's broken through this year, hasn't he. Was strong in the cobbled races too earlier.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    1 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 5:13:35
    2 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott
    3 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
    4 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
    5 Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
    6 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data
    7 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
    8 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
    9 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe
    10 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    Landa's lost time by the sounds of things.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    When I first saw the Bora jersey I figured Bennett must have done it - missed the finale due to a stupid meeting.

    Happy with Greipel as my PTP, was a 50:50 between him and Ewan for me.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    The podium ladies have unfeasibly long legs. They might be on stilts
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    andyp wrote:
    Landa's lost time by the sounds of things.
    He's Ok. Kruijswijk lost 13 seconds. No other GC rider caught out.
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