Giro 2018, Stage 16: Trento - Rovereto - 34.2 kilometres, *Spoilers*

philbar72

the slice isn't that fast either... not a trek or a canyon. scotts rig is quick, and the skinsuit for the leader is the superfast castelli one. think TD will still win...

DeVlaeminck

bobmcstuff wrote:

Vino'sGhost wrote:

Cannondale running discs on the timetrial bikes. Cannondale not troubling the top of the results

Correlation =/= causation...

Discs on a TT bike are just wrong - extra cost for extra weight and a less aero bike.

bobmcstuff

DeVlaeminck wrote:

bobmcstuff wrote:

Vino'sGhost wrote:

Cannondale running discs on the timetrial bikes. Cannondale not troubling the top of the results

Correlation =/= causation...

Discs on a TT bike are just wrong - extra cost for extra weight and a less aero bike.

Yeah, I just think blaming their performance on having disc brakes is a bit of a stretch!

rick_chasey

bobmcstuff wrote:

DeVlaeminck wrote:

bobmcstuff wrote:

Vino'sGhost wrote:

Cannondale running discs on the timetrial bikes. Cannondale not troubling the top of the results

Correlation =/= causation...

Discs on a TT bike are just wrong - extra cost for extra weight and a less aero bike.

Yeah, I just think blaming their performance on having disc brakes is a bit of a stretch!

Shows what the team thinks of their chances in the TT.

Not gonna be noticed at the sharp end so why not?

poweredbyidris

Above The Cows wrote:

As I will be missing tomorrow can I post my obligatory Aru TT'ing picture...



He better not abandon after the rest day.

Here comes Fabio!

Oh, and K*rby....

shirley_basso

Chad Haga now 4th overall.

Weather update from CN ticker:

Despite earlier predictions of a headwind, the weather is expected to give the riders a touch of a tailwind. The rain that was predicted has also failed to stay throughout the afternoon. The roads are bone dry now. Though, we could still get some before the finish.

rick_chasey

Raining now at the start.

darkhairedlord

Shirley Basso wrote:

Chad Haga now 4th overall.

Weather update from CN ticker:

Despite earlier predictions of a headwind, the weather is expected to give the riders a touch of a tailwind. The rain that was predicted has also failed to stay throughout the afternoon. The roads are bone dry now. Though, we could still get some before the finish.

lucky its not raining then, must be sun umbrellas they are all holding

darkhairedlord

those cobbles look slippery....

mfin

darkhairedlord wrote:

Shirley Basso wrote:

Chad Haga now 4th overall.

Weather update from CN ticker:

Despite earlier predictions of a headwind, the weather is expected to give the riders a touch of a tailwind. The rain that was predicted has also failed to stay throughout the afternoon. The roads are bone dry now. Though, we could still get some before the finish.

lucky its not raining then, must be sun umbrellas they are all holding

inseine

Quite big time gaps already even between rudders of similar abilities

darkhairedlord

Reichenbach falls

No_Ta_Doctor

For those of us watching in text, is there anything close to a live timer with splits?
Official site is useless, hey should have gone with Tissot for their timing.

bobmcstuff

Is that right, Aru in 3rd at checkpoint 1??

shirley_basso

CN confirm, 10s off van Emdenm, wherever that puts him.

No_Ta_Doctor

Shirley Basso wrote:

CN confirm, 10s off van Emdenm, wherever that puts him.

I imagine that puts him pretty close to blowing up really, really badly.

bobmcstuff

Tbf a lot of people have been going through the 1st checkpoint fast and dropping away.

bobmcstuff

No tA Doctor wrote:

Shirley Basso wrote:

CN confirm, 10s off van Emdenm, wherever that puts him.

I imagine that puts him pretty close to blowing up really, really badly.

Super-gurning

poppit

No tA Doctor wrote:

For those of us watching in text, is there anything close to a live timer with splits?
Official site is useless, hey should have gone with Tissot for their timing.

You can download the tour tracker app, £6 for the year gives you all the live splits plus commentary of all the big tours plus some smaller races.

dinyull

No tA Doctor wrote:

For those of us watching in text, is there anything close to a live timer with splits?
Official site is useless, hey should have gone with Tissot for their timing.

How is it that race organisers still haven't got this sorted on their own websites? It's only 20 chuffing 18.

larkim

Aru 4th @ CP2.

bobmcstuff

Ulissi goes within a few milliseconds of 3rd

onyourright

bobmcstuff wrote:

Ulissi goes within a few milliseconds of 3rd

Although with a massive tow from that car.

blazing_saddles

Are all the Italians getting a convoy to draft?
Ulissi certainly did.
So, now Aru can't climb but can time trial. :?

onyourright

Blazing Saddles wrote:

So, now Aru can't climb but can time trial. :?

Can’t climb or won’t climb these last few days? If the latter, he’s effectively been resting.

darkhairedlord

they should ban those socks!

onyourright

Rohan Dennis 12 seconds up on Jos van Emden at first checkpoint.

No_Ta_Doctor

Here are the Tommy - Simon time gap predictions from the sweepstake thread, make of them what you will:


maddog 2 » 43"
the article don » 54"
TailWindHome » 59"
Rick Chasey » 1' 10"
Fat Cat » 1:17
underlayunderlay » 1'18"
mfin » 1'20"
KingstonGraham » 1'21"
CarbonClem » 1 min 30
kleinstroker » 1'31"
FleshTuxedo » 1:33
Richmond Racer 2 » 1m 37s
redvision » 1'38
mididoctors » 1:39
Rick Chasey » 1' 40" - Dodgy change to the big ring and 70". Not sure that's UCI reg compliant.
Gweeds » 1'43''
M.R.M. » 1'47"
Salsiccia1 » 1'49"
Milton50 » 1'51"
diplodicus » 1 min 55
No tA Doctor » 1'58"
Tashman » 1:59
Poptart242 » 2m dead
r0bh » 2'01"
daninexile » 2'05
TakeTheHighRoad » 2'07"
bobmcstuff » 2'08"
DeadCalm » 2:10
inseine » 2.11
Mad_Malx » 2'12"
greasedscotsman » 2' 13"
Crozza » 2:16
RichN95 » 2.19
Dialatron » 2:22
ShutupJens » 2:25
Above The Cows » 2'42"
Blazing Saddles » 2'-48"
smithy21 » 2’51
Ridgerider » 3:30

yourpaceormine

I do hope Rohan Dennis has a mechanical, not that I have an issue with him, just to widdle on Carlton's fire.

Has there been a stage where Carlton hasn't tipped him for the win?

adr82

WTF Aru