Giro 2018, Stage 20: Susa - Cervinia - 214 kilometres, *Spoilers*

RichN95.

Froome has not only now won all three GTs, but he has also won a secondary jersey in all three too (non-consecutively). Only Merckx has done that before.

mididoctors

TheBigBean wrote:

It's weird the number of riders that have completely cracked in this race.

some of those transition stages were insane...i mean insane

davidof

"Pinot was riding in the red all week, today he cracked, he already had a bad night, I had a bad feeling for today, it was tragic, it was total misery" - Jeremy Roy.

TheBigBean

Stage top 10

1 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott 05:43:38
2 Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 00:02:17
3 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:02:41
4 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF 00:03:45
5 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 00:05:23
6 Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky 00:06:03
7 Chris Froome (GBr) Great Britain 00:06:03
8 Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:06:03
9 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 00:06:03
10 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 00:06:03

General Classification after stage 20

1 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 86:11:50
2 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 00:00:46
3 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 00:04:57
4 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 00:05:44
5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 00:08:03
6 Pello Bilboa (Spa) Astana Pro Team 00:11:50
7 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:13:01
8 George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo 00:13:17
9 Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb 00:14:18
10 Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:15:16

blazing_saddles

davidof wrote:

Peanut is wobbling around the road at the moment like a lady on her shopping run. Looks really painful and it is touch and go if he'll make the time limit.
Yates is also out on the road somewhere.

I thought Yates abandoned during the stage?

Bilbo reappears in 6th on GC .
That's one impressive, 3 week ghost ride.

davidof

Blazing Saddles wrote:

I thought Yates abandoned during the stage?

ahh really, I probably misheard the commentary then.

Just seen Yates at 22nd, 1h15 down on GC.

After the Finestre he seemed to have become a non-person.

ben@31

RichN95 wrote:

Froome has not only now won all three GTs, but he has also won a secondary jersey in all three too (non-consecutively). Only Merckx has done that before.

I think he is the current holder of all 3 GC's too

davidof

Message from Marc Madiot, FDJ team manager at the Giro

TheBigBean

Prologue results for the top ten in case anyone wants to find a pattern.

1 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:12:02
6 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:18
10 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:27
18 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:34
21 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:37
26 Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:40
29 Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:00:42
43 George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:00:49
61 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 0:00:56
71 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 0:01:01

TheBigBean

Blazing Saddles wrote:

davidof wrote:

Peanut is wobbling around the road at the moment like a lady on her shopping run. Looks really painful and it is touch and go if he'll make the time limit.
Yates is also out on the road somewhere.

I thought Yates abandoned during the stage?

Bilbo reappears in 6th on GC .
That's one impressive, 3 week ghost ride.

Did you see Konrad?

RichN95.

TheBigBean wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

davidof wrote:

Peanut is wobbling around the road at the moment like a lady on her shopping run. Looks really painful and it is touch and go if he'll make the time limit.
Yates is also out on the road somewhere.

I thought Yates abandoned during the stage?

Bilbo reappears in 6th on GC .
That's one impressive, 3 week ghost ride.

Did you see Konrad?

There's no such person. His name in the results is just a copyright trap to stop people copying the results without permission.

TheBigBean

Has anyone seen this man?

tim000

TheBigBean wrote:

It's weird the number of riders that have completely cracked in this race.

could it be that certain riders decided to come into the start at a peak hoping to get a big enough lead on froome, who they knew would be peaking late . then hope to hold on in the last week .

No_Ta_Doctor

tim000 wrote:

TheBigBean wrote:

It's weird the number of riders that have completely cracked in this race.

could it be that certain riders decided to come into the start at a peak hoping to get a big enough lead on froome, who they knew would be peaking late . then hope to hold on in the last week .

I think it's more that it's just been an insanely hard race. How many breakaways got away? How many that managed to form early? The racing has been pretty brutal. And the amount of climbing in the last seven days (not counting rest day) has been incredible. Chuck in a last week TT for shits and giggles...

lettingthedaysgoby

There’s been what, 2 “proper” breakaway wins/days? So much full gas racing, it has to take its toll.

slim_boy_fat

Would be interesting to see what would happen if all the big hitters came to the Giro rather than the Tour but the Giro has definitely produced better racing and spectacle than the tour.

blazing_saddles

TheBigBean wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

davidof wrote:

Peanut is wobbling around the road at the moment like a lady on her shopping run. Looks really painful and it is touch and go if he'll make the time limit.
Yates is also out on the road somewhere.

I thought Yates abandoned during the stage?

Bilbo reappears in 6th on GC .
That's one impressive, 3 week ghost ride.

Did you see Konrad?

Yes.
He was shown on Eurosport with 22kms to go.



Riding next to what's left of UAE.

above_the_cows

TheBigBean wrote:

Prologue results for the top ten in case anyone wants to find a pattern.

1 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:12:02
6 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:18
10 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:27
18 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:34
21 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:37
26 Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:40
29 Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:00:42
43 George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:00:49
61 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 0:00:56
71 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 0:01:01

I paid zero attention to the prologue, but Pozzy Bear beat Froome in the prologue? OK I know Froome had, had a crash and Pozzovivo was probably going all out but still...

above_the_cows

Does Konrad have furry feet, one of thirteen, going on a quest to kill a greedy dragon?

topper_harley

mididoctors wrote:

i think froome will fade in the fourth thou

Aye we've been hearing that for the last 2 grand tours

mrfpb

Must check Froome's standing in the points race. He may fancy another jersey.

RichN95.

mrfpb wrote:

Must check Froome's standing in the points race. He may fancy another jersey.

49 points v Viviani's 306

They used to give equal points for all stages (like the Vuelta still do), but they made it more for the sprinters in the last few years.

inseine

Didn't realize that Pinot had spent the night in hospital suffering from a fever and dehydration

shirley_basso

He was seen gagging in the highlights.

DeVlaeminck

Who let Pinot continue in those circumstances? Can you imagine an Olympic marathon favourite staggering round in 3 and a half hours after a night in hospital?

Dorset_Boy

That's not good, poor Pinot to end the Giro that way.

Can anyone confirm whether the rumours of Yates abandoning yesterday were true or false?

RonB

Dorset Boy wrote:

That's not good, poor Pinot to end the Giro that way.

Can anyone confirm whether the rumours of Yates abandoning yesterday were true or false?

He came in with the autobus and still appears on PCS as 22nd in the GC, but I'm not aware of any team news this morning.

Dorset_Boy

Thanks RonB

No_Ta_Doctor

Pinot should have been pulled during the stage, from the few clips I saw on highlights. He was all over the road, almost crashed into the team car giving back a gel he couldn't eat. That was horrible. Massive failing in the duty of care.