Giro 2018, Stage 19: Turin - Monte Jafferau - 184 kilometres. *Spoilers*

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  • richard_t._biscuit
    richard_t._biscuit Posts: 246
    Reichenbach getting back to the Dumoulin/Pinot group. Impressive.
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    I am so glad Im not working today, might regret working tomorrow though.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Meanwhile, 14 minutes back...
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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    Yates gone completely - terrible sight
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Cadel Evans 2002
    Simon Yates 2018
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    yates...morale...must feel terrible.
    "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
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    phreak wrote:
    Dumoulin not getting any help at all. If it's man against man...

    Well Peanut won't be much use on the descent.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Richard T. Biscuit wrote:
    Reichenbach getting back to the Dumoulin/Pinot group. Impressive.

    Reichen - back!

    He's earned his dinner.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    pottssteve wrote:
    Froome going eyeballs out. Has over a minute
    The other guys were waiting for Reichenbach weren't they?

    The lead will surely come back down.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    I think Yates will be one person in favour of a 2 week Giro
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    edited May 2018
    I guess this is what happens when the best GT rider finds themselves with a deficit and three stages to go. Having 5 GTs in the bank helps balance the risk / reward well in favour of excitement. He’s out Contadoring Contador.
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    Yates is still climbing the Finestre ! :o
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    OK Yates looks like me when I climb.

    Poor booger.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    MS team mates can't ride slow enough for Yates. Poor lad, that's going to be a lonely ride home
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    Milton50 wrote:
    I think Yates will be one person in favour of a 2 week Giro
    :lol:
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Only 63km to go! :D

    Ambulance for Kirby...
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    mmmmm they need to start pegging him back soonish RB is not going to be much use once they start climbing.
    "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
  • craigus89
    craigus89 Posts: 887
    I'd just get in the car at this point.
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    The Pozzo group are closing up, so surely Pinot et al will start to work now?
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    They're not working with TD - are they hoping to mug him...
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Froome has made up half of his deficit to Dumoulin
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    This has been the most haw dropping Tour I've ever watched. There's been so much action on the mountain stages.

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  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Cut off time limit today...?
    Half man, Half bike
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    :roll: Christ, Rai has a lot of ads.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Pross wrote:
    I guess this is what happens when the best GT rider finds themselves with a deficit and three stages to go. Having 5 GTs in the bank helps balance the risk / reward well in favour of excitement. He’s out Contadoring Contador.
    They should start operating a handicap system to encourage this sort of thing :D
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    phreak wrote:
    The Pozzo group are closing up, so surely Pinot et al will start to work now?
    Good spot
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    It’s the valley before the last climb that may prove to be Froome’s undoing. Pinot needs to be wary of Lopez though. He could mug him for his position, and potential podium spot.
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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    froome going TT and still the climb to Sestriere to come
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Craigus89 wrote:
    I'd just get in the car at this point.

    David Millar detailed the experience of sitting in a car, in yellow (I think) and it doesn't sound pleasant. Would rather just roll the legs over to the finish and try survive tomorrow
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    curium wrote:
    phreak wrote:
    The Pozzo group are closing up, so surely Pinot et al will start to work now?
    Good spot

    Reichenbach should be sent to the front

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