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

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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    What's happening? I'm watching an ad for fizzy water...
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  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    How have they held the gap to Froome on the climb and then let it go out on the descent?

    :shock:
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Ridgerider wrote:
    Cut off time limit today...?
    Asking for Yates?
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,253
    Yates still climbing!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    curium wrote:
    How have they held the gap to Froome on the climb and then let it go out on the descent?

    :shock:
    They were waiting for Reichenbach
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  • JTUK
    JTUK Posts: 67
    Did anyone notice how many Sky helpers there were handing out bottles on thar climb? Looks like it was a plan from the start.
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    curium wrote:
    How have they held the gap to Froome on the climb and then let it go out on the descent?

    Because Froome is a much better descender, especially with melting snow on the corners, etc. How many times does he need to prove this?
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    What must Matt White be thinking now?
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Craigus89 wrote:
    I'd just get in the car at this point.

    According to Marcel Kittel It's important to fight for strong hair
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Yates over the top. Whats going on at the sharp end?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    Really feeling for Yates now, I assume he’s ill?
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Team Alpecin selling me shampoo...
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Chasers have the advantage, for now, i'd say.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,253
    Chasers arguing about working
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    OnYourRight wrote:
    curium wrote:
    How have they held the gap to Froome on the climb and then let it go out on the descent?

    Because Froome is a much better descender, especially with melting snow on the corners, etc. How many times does he need to prove this?

    People still want to believe that nonsense about his lack of bike handling skills.
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    edited May 2018
    I'd love to see a virtual standings table.

    This Giro will be talked about for the complete collapse of the man who'd been in pink for 13 days and won 4 stages.

    Regardless of whether Froome or Dumoulin wins.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Bugger me, olive oil!
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Hebrew stream is good. No screaming, no adverts, no buffering, HD quality.

    Only downside is I have it on mute, so no sound whatsoever.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,586
    Pross wrote:
    OnYourRight wrote:
    curium wrote:
    How have they held the gap to Froome on the climb and then let it go out on the descent?

    Because Froome is a much better descender, especially with melting snow on the corners, etc. How many times does he need to prove this?

    People still want to believe that nonsense about his lack of bike handling skills.

    I still do in fairness.
    _
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    ben@31 wrote:
    Craigus89 wrote:
    I'd just get in the car at this point.

    According to Marcel Kittel It's important to fight for strong hair
    :lol:
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Pinot helping Dumoulin now, yeah, helping to slow him down!
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Hurrah - they haven't finished yet. Froome has 1.43
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Does Froome get any time bonifications from the intermediate sprint?
  • JTUK
    JTUK Posts: 67
    RichN95 wrote:
    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.

    Froome not worried about 3rd, first place or bust for five time Tour winner
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,804
    edited May 2018
    ShutupJens wrote:
    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


    you don't abandon in the jersey..... its very rare.

    stephen heurlot on the road to Les arcs in the 1996 tdf is the last time I remember the jersey climbing off
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  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    Won't be able to sleep tonight in anticipation of who will collapse tomorrow.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Yates must be on the descent by now...
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Pozzo group been static at 1m from Dumoulin group for some time now.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Yates’s collapse is the worst I’ve seen by a GT leader since Cadel Evans in his debut season. Probably worse.
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,036
    Best stage since Ocana mugged Merck in the '71 tour.
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