Tirreno-Adriatico 2018 *Spoilers*

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 22,861
edited March 2018 in Pro race
Believe it or not, there is some actual Italian stage racing.

Stage1 - Wed 7th March TTT
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Stage2 - Thu 8th March
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Stage3 - Fri 9th March
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Stage4 - Sat 10th March
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Stage5 - Sun 11th March
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Stage6 - Mon 12th March
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Stage7 - Tue 13th March ITT
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"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,861
    Mark Cavendish has crashed and was hors delay.
    So his race is run before it had begun............................again.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,290
    Mark Cavendish has crashed and was hors delay.
    So his race is run before it had begun............................again.
    He's had better days

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    Twitter: @RichN95
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,861
    Michelton-Scott better Sky's time by 5 seconds.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,861
    New leaders are BMC.
    MS @ 4"
    Sky @ 9"
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    is he out for sure? Cavendish that is. Shame if he is with MSR coming up.

    Also is it seven man team for all races this year?
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    BOOOOM Tom D sitting on the front and the power readout hovering at 500watts
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,861
    Damiano Cunego interviewed in Italy, by and Italian in English! :lol:

    Clearly, a sick Tom Dumoulin was somewhat sub par.
    At least this time in Italy, the bodily fluids were flowing up, not down. :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 44,040
    RichN95 wrote:
    Mark Cavendish has crashed and was hors delay.
    So his race is run before it had begun............................again.
    He's had better days

    DXsM-Q2X4AEquI7.jpg

    Jeez, he's getting no luck lately. I mean, a sprinter expects a few crashes but crashing in the neutralised and then a TTT is unfortunate!
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    I hope he hasn't taken another blow to the head, just after a concussion :(
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,623
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    I hope he hasn't taken another blow to the head, just after a concussion :(
    Fractured rib according to the team.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    80km to go 3 chancers up the road at 6’20”... Foliforov, Sagiv and Mosca.
    No - me neither...
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Luke Durbridge lining it out on the front. Motorbike outrider just passed so fast and close the draught caught Durbo’s not insubstantial chin and made his head wobble. Either that, or that was him shaking his head in disgust...
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Not entirely sure why, but break has been brought down to 2’50 with 56km to go...
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,727
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Not entirely sure why, but break has been brought down to 2’50 with 56km to go...

    that'll be because Durbo applied his turbo! :D
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Not entirely sure why, but break has been brought down to 2’50 with 56km to go...

    that'll be because Durbo applied his turbo! :D

    <Points to door> Get out
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Durbridge now assisted by Quick Step and Katusha.
    35km to go, gap 1’30.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    I can see Mosca’s plan now: he’s drawing the sting out of Durbridge and Keisse thereby killing off a lead out man each for Ewan and Gaviria, thus guaranteeing his man Pozatto a top 20 finish.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Wily from Wilier.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    30 secs for break now. 24km to go.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Intermediate Non-Sprint has helicopter and gantry slow mos replayed.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    No prizes for guessing what I think each time I see Tom Dumoulin’s Live Data drop to zero watts and his speed start slowing...
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    12km to go. All together
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,329
    A crash and a split. 5.7km to go.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Big crash at 6.6km...
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Not sure who was involved - no info as yet...
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Nice and messy on the front with teams struggling for dominance...
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,329
    Kirby is excited by sprinter positions with 2km to go. Kittel is in the lead group.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,329
    Sagan is well positioned
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,318
    Kittel takes it ahead of Sagan.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,519
    God I hate Kirby.
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