Giro 2018, Stage 18: Abbiategrasso - Prato Nervoso - 196 km, *Spoilers*

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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    RonB wrote:
    Lols at Poels doing some Froome style stem gazing and going the wrong way!

    I assume he was pretty cooked.

    One of the waitresses here is having some sort of major life dramas, it's been very distracting.

    Turns out she's Italian, so she probably just missed a bus or something.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    Stage

    1 SCHACHMANN Maximilian QUICK-STEP FLOORS 4h 55’ 42” 0’ 10” 0’ 00”
    2 PLAZA Ruben ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 4h 55’ 52” 0’ 06” 0’ 10”
    3 CATTANEO Mattia ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 4h 55’ 58” 0’ 04” 0’ 16”
    4 PFINGSTEN Christoph BORA - HANSGROHE 4h 56’ 52” 01’ 10”
    5 MARCATO Marco UAE TEAM EMIRATES 4h 57’ 08” 01’ 26”
    6 MORKOV Michael QUICK-STEP FLOORS 4h 57’ 18” 01’ 36”
    7 KUZNETSOV Viacheslav TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 4h 57’ 34” 01’ 52”
    8 VAN EMDEN Jos TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 4h 59’ 04” 03’ 22”
    9 TURRIN Alex WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA 4h 59’ 11” 03’ 29”
    10 BALLERINI Davide ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 0’ 51” 0’ 03” 05’ 09”
    11 LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 06’ 30” 10’ 48”
    12 POZZOVIVO Domenico BAHRAIN - MERIDA 5h 06’ 45” 11’ 03”
    13 DUMOULIN Tom TEAM SUNWEB 5h 06’ 45” 11’ 03”
    14 FROOME Chris TEAM SKY 5h 06’ 45” 11’ 03”
    15 POELS Wout TEAM SKY 5h 06’ 49” 11’ 07”
    16 KONRAD Patrick BORA - HANSGROHE 5h 07’ 05” 11’ 23”
    17 BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA P. ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 07’ 05” 11’ 23”
    18 CARAPAZ Richard MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 07’ 05” 11’ 23”
    19 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel MITCHELTON - SCOTT 5h 07’ 13” 11’ 31”
    20 YATES Simon Philip MITCHELTON - SCOTT 5h 07’ 13” 11’ 31”
    21 FORMOLO Davide BORA - HANSGROHE 5h 07’ 13” 11’ 31”
    22 BENNETT George TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 5h 07’ 18” 11’ 36”
    23 REICHENBACH Sebastien GROUPAMA - FDJ 5h 07’ 18” 11’ 36”
    24 PINOT Thibaut GROUPAMA - FDJ 5h 07’ 18” 11’ 36”
    25 DENNIS Rohan BMC RACING TEAM 5h 07’ 18” 11’ 36”
    26 GENIEZ Alexandre AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 07’ 18” 11’ 36”
    27 O'CONNOR Ben TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 07’ 25” 11’ 43”
    28 VAN POPPEL Boy TREK - SEGAFREDO 5h 07’ 32” 0’ 02” 11’ 50”
    29 BETANCUR Carlos MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 07’ 45” 12’ 03”
    30 OOMEN Sam TEAM SUNWEB 5h 08’ 12” 12’ 30”
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    TimothyW wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    its almost criminal the thought that yates cracks and loses the giro given the repeated efforts he had to make to get in a winning position.
    Well, Tommy never cracked would be the counterpoint to that thought - and he's been through that experience himself in 2016.

    And he did win the opening TT stage.....

    Honestly though, if Yates was due a bad day, today was definitely the day to do it - rather than tomorrow.

    yeah i hope this is yates jour mal but i have a feeling he is fading now.

    yeah you cant discount TD's tenacity.

    certainly limited his losses.
    "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
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    GC

    1 YATES Simon Philip MITCHELTON - SCOTT 75h 06’ 24” 0’ 00”
    2 DUMOULIN Tom TEAM SUNWEB 75h 06’ 52” 0’ 28”
    3 POZZOVIVO Domenico BAHRAIN - MERIDA 75h 09’ 07” 02’ 43”
    4 FROOME Chris TEAM SKY 75h 09’ 46” 03’ 22”
    5 PINOT Thibaut GROUPAMA - FDJ 75h 10’ 48” 04’ 24”
    6 LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel ASTANA PRO TEAM 75h 11’ 18” 04’ 54”
    7 DENNIS Rohan BMC RACING TEAM 75h 11’ 33” 05’ 09”
    8 BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA P. ASTANA PRO TEAM 75h 12’ 18” 05’ 54”
    9 CARAPAZ Richard MOVISTAR TEAM 75h 12’ 23” 05’ 59”
    10 KONRAD Patrick BORA - HANSGROHE 75h 13’ 29” 07’ 05”
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    edited May 2018
    Pinot looking punch drunk at the end "it's complicated, the last 3 or 4 days have been hard, I hope I will be okay tomorrow, I hope I don't lose it all now"
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    i chose this as the day where not a lot would happen FFS
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    At this rate TD or froome will win
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    its almost criminal the thought that yates cracks and loses the giro given the repeated efforts he had to make to get in a winning position.

    That's racing though isn't it.

    Perhaps he didn't need to make such big efforts, and would still have been able to stick with TD today. Who knows?

    It is, as you say, racing, one still has to follow wheels for the duration. It's also sad to think though that this GT might be won by one, small attack in three weeks.
    Hopeful he can recover and along with the likes of Lopez, still buckle the odd swash.
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  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    i chose this as the day where not a lot would happen FFS
    To be fair, not a lot did happen for about three and a half hours, then the last 15 minutes or so were interesting ;-)
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    First German victory on this Giro.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    At this rate TD or froome will win

    Are you thrilled by the prospect? :P
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited May 2018
    The white jersey contenders are now five seconds.

    Edit: No they’re not. I was looking at the wrong Lopez
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    well trying to be positive yates.
    "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
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    General Classification after stage 18
    # Rider Name (Country) Team Result
    1 Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 75:06:24
    2 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:00:28
    3 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:02:43
    4 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:03:22
    5 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:04:24
    6 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 0:04:54
    7 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:05:09
    8 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:05:54
    9 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 0:05:59
    10 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:07:05
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    its not impossible Pozzo just rides off.
    "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
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    edited May 2018
    Below all from CN. Nice comments from the stage winner. Biggest win of his career and first GT.

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    This is what Schachmann had to say for himself on crossing the line.

    "I feel amazing. It’s great to win a stage in my first Grand Tour. Everybody agrees that it is a really hard Giro, which makes it even nicer to be on top here.

    "Of course, I’m going to help him as much as possible. It’s always nice when somebody wins from our team, it doesn’t matter who. We have a great team and a great team spirit. I just want to mention, a big part of this victory goes to Michael Morkov. The breakaway was already there, he bridged over and took me in his wheel. It’s not the first time that he’s helped me in this race. We’ve shared a room and he’s shared his experience with me. He’s a brilliant rider, he’s our brain and he always plays a big part in our victory."

    As for the GC? I can't see Froome getting past TD and Pozzo unless TD has stomach issues and Pozzo has a jour san which is possible but I think unlikely especially after he led both of them over line today.

    Forza Yates, or something.
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    If Yates hadn’t wrapped up the GC with his TT on Tuesday, he’d be getting worried now.
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Pozzo looked plenty strong, although to be fair Yates should have too - nice easy day up until the point he couldn't hold the wheel anymore.

    It's still all to play for in the next two days, nice to be reminded of that today.
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Well, that's made things a lot more interesting.

    Still think Yates will do it, but it's going to be close...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Watching that and thinking upon the next two days got me to thinking why our illustrious leader and several other cycling experts think it would be a good idea to cut the Giro to two weeks.
    Maybe he is basing the theory on Pinot.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • shipley
    shipley Posts: 549
    ‘Wolfpack’ strikes again ! They’re having a stunning season.

    Hang on in there Mr Yates !!
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Watching that and thinking upon the next two days got me to thinking why our illustrious leader and several other cycling experts think it would be a good idea to cut the Giro to two weeks.
    Maybe he is basing the theory on Pinot.

    Who wants to cut it to 2 weeks? That must never happen. I will fight them single-handed at a venue and with weapons of their choice.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    At this rate TD or froome will win

    Are you thrilled by the prospect? :P

    I think whoever wins this race has earned it but i must admit I'm now willing yates to win.

    Whoever wins, this is an epic edition.
  • jdee84
    jdee84 Posts: 291
    Does anyone know a way to watch tomorrow's stage on a mobile device in France? Is there an app for watching live French tv?
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,798
    jdee84 wrote:
    Does anyone know a way to watch tomorrow's stage on a mobile device in France? Is there an app for watching live French tv?

    Euro Sport app will provide local feed.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    I assume that finale has suitable whetted folks appetites for tomorrow's fare?
    Give me a few minutes.....
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    I'm at a funeral tomorrow afternoon. It won't be good form watching at a funeral, will it?
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,108
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    I'm at a funeral tomorrow afternoon. It won't be good form watching at a funeral, will it?


    Mute it, or better still headphones
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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,108
    Bloomin' heck this could get interesting if Froome and/or Pozzovivo decide to go for a long range attack in the next two days.
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  • richard_t._biscuit
    richard_t._biscuit Posts: 246
    DeVlaeminck wrote:
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    I'm at a funeral tomorrow afternoon. It won't be good form watching at a funeral, will it?


    Mute it, or better still headphones
    Just try not to lose yourself in it and start shouting if something exciting happens.

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