Giro 2017: Stage 16: Rovetta – Bormio 222 km *Spoilers*

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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Hope Dumoulin doesn't take any silly risks on the descent
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Zakarin smells as bad as Dumoulin's shorts.
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  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    TomD pulling a little time back on the descent. I hope he stays in pink.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    ContrelaMontre wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Nibali has had his Lazarus moment early this year.

    Nibali's been on form all Giro, much better than last year.

    Eh? The Blockhaus blow up?

    Hardly a blow up, remember last year he was behind Kruiswijk and Chaves. Hardly the same calibre riders as Quintana.
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  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    Survive this, a couple of immodium tonight and he's still in pink. Bearing in mind he's still got a TT to ride, and assuming he's got some immodium in the team bus, how much can he afford to lose today?
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    NIbali doing his descending thing... slowly dropping Nairo and gaining on Landa...
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    faaaark... Nibs bunny hops a wet patch as he goes into a hairpin... makes it stick and is past Landa
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    larkim wrote:
    Survive this, a couple of immodium tonight and he's still in pink. Bearing in mind he's still got a TT to ride, and assuming he's got some immodium in the team bus, how much can he afford to lose today?

    I'd say a minute and a half. Lots more climbing to come.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    dish_dash wrote:
    NIbali doing his descending thing... slowly dropping Nairo and gaining on Landa...

    Quintana could do with a red flag.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    I've had to switch Rob Hatch off...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The Italian commentators are having a collective orgasm.
    They are really going to be receptive to any claims about fair play.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    maddog 2 wrote:
    I've had to switch Rob Hatch off...

    Starting to sound uncomfortably like Kirby.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Full props to TomDum for fighting like mad
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    Fantastic descending from both.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    The beginning of the end if not the end.
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Time gap widening for Tom?
    Another problem?
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    edited May 2017
    Landa and Nibs to duke it out into the final, but Nairo's not far behind. All time gaps have gone from the screen...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Landa on front suggests a deal may have been made for the stage
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    BigMat wrote:
    Time gap widening for Tom?
    Another problem?

    He doesn't look comfortable on his saddle.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Landa looks smoother on the descent than Nibs
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    RichN95 wrote:
    Landa on front suggests a deal may have been made for the stage

    Italy need a winner - non?
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Nibali. Just.
  • craigus89
    craigus89 Posts: 887
    RichN95 wrote:
    Landa on front suggests a deal may have been made for the stage

    Ex-team mates...
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Nibali you beautiful. I knew I loved you for a reason.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    dish_dash wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Landa on front suggests a deal may have been made for the stage

    Italy need a winner - non?
    It's a mystery why Landa rode most of the last 2km on the front.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Pity. I'd rather Landa had won
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Another stage Nibali has won by descending better than others. Quite a few of them now.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Nibs takes it.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    Craigus89 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Landa on front suggests a deal may have been made for the stage

    Ex-team mates...

    Nah - I think he thought if you went round the last corner in front you had it. He was wrong.
  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    Chapeau TD!

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