Giro 2017: Stage 20: Pordenone – Asiago 190 km *Spoilers*

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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,382
    Great stage! Happy that Pinot got the win. Advantage Tom D with the TT to come? Although he looked smoked across the line
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Dumoulin off the podium according to the Dutch comms.

    Quintana could be off the podium after the TT tomorrow though. Things are that close
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Dumoulin still favourite. Magnificent effort to keep within a minute.
    Dumoulin 43s back on Quintana by my calcs.

    Dumoulins to lose, no?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Mollema slowed up so Tom D could get the same time.
    Pathetic.
    Pinot chapeau.

    He wants his free holiday.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RonB wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Dumoulin off the podium according to the Dutch comms.

    Quintana could be off the podium after the TT tomorrow though. Things are that close

    They are. It's excellent!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    RonB wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Dumoulin off the podium according to the Dutch comms.

    Quintana could be off the podium after the TT tomorrow though. Things are that close

    The organisers couldn't have asked for a better climax.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Pinot 43" back 3rd GC.

    Dumoulin in 4th at time unknown as yet.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    RonB wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Dumoulin off the podium according to the Dutch comms.

    Quintana could be off the podium after the TT tomorrow though. Things are that close

    The organisers couldn't have asked for a better climax.

    Yeah this is much better than a pink parade isn't it. If Tom pulls it off, it will be deserved.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    53 seconds isn't it?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bluemoon17
    bluemoon17 Posts: 718
    Quintana
    Nibali +39
    Pinot +43
    Dumoulin +53
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    53 seconds isn't it?

    Yep.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Mollema slowed up so Tom D could get the same time.
    Pathetic.
    I would have described it as a smart move myself. Cost Mollema nothing but helps out his compatriot. I think Tom owes more of a debt to Jungels after all te work he did.

    Not being on the podium going into the last stage but winning the race would put Dumoulin in a select group of winners I'd have thought.
    https://gibworth.mypixieset.com
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    edited May 2017
    Would have been a lot more than 53 seconds with smarter racing. Tom D got away with a lot less damage than he deserved today.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    edited May 2017
    So tomorrow it will be:
    1) Tom Dumoulin
    2) Tibaut Pinot or Nibali
    3) Nibali or Tibaut Pinot
    4) Russian dope cheat. :P
    5) Colombia's third best rider
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    I predict Nibali/Moto controversy for Sunday
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Does anyone know the predicted wind for tomorrow?
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    thegibdog wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Mollema slowed up so Tom D could get the same time.
    Pathetic.
    I would have described it as a smart move myself. Cost Mollema nothing but helps out his compatriot. I think Tom owes more of a debt to Jungels after all te work he did.

    Not being on the podium going into the last stage but winning the race would put Dumoulin in a select group of winners I'd have thought.
    This. Tom D is liked in the peleton and that matters at times like this. It's a solo sport but every rider needs allies from time to time.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    If Tom can't win this, I hope Peanut does.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    Odd.
    Interview with JAF, almost the first thing Tom D does is to thank Mollema and Yates for their help, but not Bob Jungels, who did the lion's share.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    TailWindHome wrote:
    I predict Nibali/Moto controversy for Sunday

    Nibs gets motorbike cam up front for aero effect, rivals get helicopter cam up front for aero effect :wink:
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Above The Cows wrote:
    If Tom can't win this, I hope Peanut does.

    Agreed
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,382
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Odd.
    Interview with JAF, almost the first thing Tom D does is to thank Mollema and Yates for their help, but not Bob Jungels, who did the lion's share.

    I'm sure I heard him thank Jungels along with the others?
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    I hope Tom D pumps Quintana and nibs tomorrow. Could live with a peanut win. That crap pink skin suit has got to cost 20s + for a start. Now if only if they could do a staged time handicapped start under non drafting ironman rules or similar. The look of Quintana's face as the flying dutch man thundered past would be one for the ages.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    r0bh wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Odd.
    Interview with JAF, almost the first thing Tom D does is to thank Mollema and Yates for their help, but not Bob Jungels, who did the lion's share.

    I'm sure I heard him thank Jungels along with the others?
    Me too.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    r0bh wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Odd.
    Interview with JAF, almost the first thing Tom D does is to thank Mollema and Yates for their help, but not Bob Jungels, who did the lion's share.
    I'm sure I heard him thank Jungels along with the others?
    He did, yeah.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/Eurosport_UK ... 55/video/1
    https://gibworth.mypixieset.com
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Ha. Eurosport plinth less impressive than the stuffed fox plinth!
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    To answer my own question about the wind, with the limited tools at my disposal (mainly yr.no and giroditalia.it), it looks like there will be something between no wind and a gentle three-quarters headwind for most of the course, for most of the riders.

    Which pretty much seals this for Tom D, barring a crash or bad mechanical.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    r0bh wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Odd.
    Interview with JAF, almost the first thing Tom D does is to thank Mollema and Yates for their help, but not Bob Jungels, who did the lion's share.

    I'm sure I heard him thank Jungels along with the others?
    Me too.

    Ik ook.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    Oh, God, this means I'm going deaf. :oops: :lol:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Just watched it because I didn't catch it live.

    That. Was. Tense.

    Whatever the result I think we can all agree that the organisers have done a great job with the route. The perfect mix of long stages, short stages, medium mountain stages, and hard mountain stages, all culminating in a final TT in which four riders have a credible chance of winning.

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