Giro 2018 Stage 14: San Vito al Tagliamento - Monte Zoncolan 186 kilometres *Spoilers*
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Rick Chasey wrote:Tom feels his form isn’t as good as it was last year and it’ll be “difficult to win”.0
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bobmcstuff wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:Tom feels his form isn’t as good as it was last year and it’ll be “difficult to win”.Twitter: @RichN950
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Virtual leads based on TTs in GTs are always a bit of a ropey claim. Plenty of cases in point.0
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The fact it comes after a rest day also increases uncertainty. Although I would expect Dumoulin to beat Yates by a minimum of 1:30.0
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bobmcstuff wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:Tom feels his form isn’t as good as it was last year and it’ll be “difficult to win”.ddraver wrote:How do you say Bluff in Dutch?
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So far, he 100% in delivering performances that contradict his daily form proclamations."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Milton50 wrote:The fact it comes after a rest day also increases uncertainty. Although I would expect Dumoulin to beat Yates by a minimum of 1:30.0
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It's tight for sure, I reckon Yates did enough on Zoncolan to be on target - Dumoulin isn't the sort to crack completely and 30 seconds over 3k isn't a bad return - but he needs to keep chipping away on these mountain finishes and bonuses could be crucial.
A couple of things that may come into play. Assuming Dumoulin take over pink after the TT if Sunweb take responsibility for policing the break they might let it go out and take the stage bonuses - MitcheltonS may still find themselves having to ride to stop that happening.
Second one is with it being so close who takes responsibility for going after an aggressive Froome? It's one thing letting Woods or Aru up the road but if Froome is back he is dangerous. A standoff between Yates and TD might actually let Froome come right back into this race. It could be so close that bonus sprints get interesting.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
DeVlaeminck wrote:Second one is with it being so close who takes responsibility for going after an aggressive Froome? It's one thing letting Woods or Aru up the road but if Froome is back he is dangerous. A standoff between Yates and TD might actually let Froome come right back into this race. It could be so close that bonus sprints get interesting.
I do like the sound of this scenario0 -
inseine wrote:DeVlaeminck wrote:Second one is with it being so close who takes responsibility for going after an aggressive Froome? It's one thing letting Woods or Aru up the road but if Froome is back he is dangerous. A standoff between Yates and TD might actually let Froome come right back into this race. It could be so close that bonus sprints get interesting.
I do like the sound of this scenarioThe above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Three minutes to Yates and two to Dumoulin sound safe in theory. But it only takes one unexpected event for any of those three individuals for all that to be changed.2015 Canyon Nerve AL 6.0 (son #1's)
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It's actually easy to tell what's going to happen, just watch it at the time.0
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mfin wrote:It's actually easy to tell what's going to happen, just watch it at the time.
Yes, heaven forbid people coming onto a cycling forum to speculate about the outcome of a big race.Whatever next?Giant Trance X 2010
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This was posted in today's stage thread but probably belongs better here.
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the article don wrote:mfin wrote:It's actually easy to tell what's going to happen, just watch it at the time.
Yes, heaven forbid people coming onto a cycling forum to speculate about the outcome of a big race.Whatever next?0 -
... Cue endless palaeontological arguments about the running speed of Tyrannosaurids...Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.0 -
ddraver wrote:Did I hear someone say they'd like another series Tour de Geologie this July?
Yes please.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
ddraver wrote:Did I hear someone say they'd like another series Tour de Geologie this July?
Graag!Correlation is not causation.0 -
Slim Boy Fat wrote:
I've just realised Yates has elastic bands around his shoes.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Above The Cows wrote:Slim Boy Fat wrote:
I've just realised Yates has elastic bands around his shoes.
Laces. It's like an old-skool football boot thing.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:Above The Cows wrote:Slim Boy Fat wrote:
I've just realised Yates has elastic bands around his shoes.
Laces. It's like an old-skool football boot thing.
Don't ruin it for me! I wanted to think he'd solved his shoe malfunction with the super high-tech marginal gain of elastic bands.
I have no idea why you would tie your laces around your football boots or your cycling shoes?Correlation is not causation.0 -
Above The Cows wrote:I have no idea why you would tie your laces around your football boots or your cycling shoes?
In football you flipped the long tongue over the laces and secured it via elastic under the shoe to have a more uniform surface at the top of the boot to not have the laces interfere with the precision of your game.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230 -
OK OK, but why have cycling shoes with laces in this day and age there are so many other alternatives?
I'm reading to much into this.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Above The Cows wrote:OK OK, but why have cycling shoes with laces in this day and age there are so many other alternatives?
I'm reading to much into this.
Once at that point you ride with your favourite shoes all the time.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Weight mainly. If you don't need to loosen and tighten during rides (some people adjust BOA tightness a lot, others don't) there is no advantage to running BOA's. Laces suffer less from crashes as well.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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And thicker margins for the shoe manufacturer who still charges the premium for a cheaper design.
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