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

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,159
    Aru with the best TT of his career
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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    adr82 wrote:
    WTF Aru

    Check that bike for motors
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    That was.....interesting.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,828
    Aru: wtf did I just see?
    On a flat course as well. :shock:
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,645
    Hmmm
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Aru beats Dowsett's time! I think they need to have a good check on his TT bike for mechanical doping.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,566
    *checks the UAE hotel bins*
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Lots of moto pacing???
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Fabio Aru has beaten Dowsett. Has the wind changed to favourable? Tony Martin looks disgusted although he often does without justification.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,253
    I, like Tony, shake my head when I see Aru.
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,853
    Dodgy as f**k, you have to say
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,297
    OnYourRight wrote:
    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.

    The way he ground to a halt and almost wobbled into a car on Sunday wasn't him taking a rest.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Gonzo likes a rest day
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,338
    Whhhhhhhaaaaa!?

    Has a sudden huge tailwind picked up? Or did he have a line from a car ahead?
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Why would Aru even do that?
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    So aru had a..ah...good rest day then?
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  • craigus89
    craigus89 Posts: 887
    I'm usually incredibly unsuspecting of good performances, but that is fishy.

    Maybe it's because I watched Icarus last night in the void of a highlight show.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,338
    amrushton wrote:
    I, like Tony, shake my head when I see Aru.

    I think Aru shakes his head when he sees Aru. He's not actually physically capable of keeping his head in one position.
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  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    I saw a GCN test a while back where they stated a small positive aero effect with a rider behind. I think they need to look at how close some of those team cars are following some riders. There must be some "push" effect there.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,903
    aru has been sandbagging it a bit remember..more morale than ability. so maybe fresher
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  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    With that time from Aru can we expect Yates to go top 3?
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    inseine wrote:
    Why would Aru even do that?
    That question does allay doubts a little. I think he was towed by the police motorbikes practically the whole way. It’s really farcical how close the cars and motorbikes are to the riders in these time trials. Some of the riders were also surfing the bow wave of their team car.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,338
    Tony Martin shakes his head

    https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/998932734444736512
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,159
    Froome a long way down by the looks of it
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Well that was unexpected! I wasn't a big fan of Aru but I'm starting to enjoy watching him bury himself in spectacular fashion.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    TD on his way
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Meanwhile Froome is on an empty road as far as the eye can see. Why is road cycling so amateurish? It bugs the hell out of me.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,006
    edited May 2018
    Are we sure that there wasn't a Nibaliesque car alongside Aru?
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,566
    TD is on his way
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,903
    here we go
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm

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