Giro 2019, Stage 16: Lovere - Ponte di Legno 194 km *Spoilers*

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    RichN95 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Sir Brad and BS currently lambasting the Jumbo management for the way in which they dealt with Roglic's mechanical, with Wiggins pointing out that this would never happen at Team Sky/Ineos. Something that I mentioned elsewhere.
    Although there have been a couple of issues like this at Sky - Porte needing a wheel from Simon Clarke and Froome needing to take an illegal feed due to car troubles

    Jumbo are probably the most like sky in terms of how they approach things tbh, just without the unlimited budget.
    _
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Sir Brad and BS currently lambasting the Jumbo management for the way in which they dealt with Roglic's mechanical, with Wiggins pointing out that this would never happen at Team Sky/Ineos. Something that I mentioned elsewhere.

    Richie Porte didn't have an ideal wheel change a few years back when riding for Sky.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    I have a soft spot for Jumbo. If roglic makes it won't be due to overwhelming team dominance thou.
    "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
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Commentry team just mentioned Dimension Data. I'd kinda forgotten they existed.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Break holding at 4 mins and change. Movistar tapping it out behind
    "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
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Audio Gating on the Eurosport feed is super annoying as the threshold is too high... There fixed it thank god
    "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
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    With now both stages having to have big climbs taken out due to problems...
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    I was literally getting powder face shots on the last day of April down to about 2700m so I have some sympathy with the organisers here. A LOT of snow fell in April. Most of the traditional end of season silly stuff had to be cancelled because of the weather.
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    lettingthedaysgoby wrote:
    Commentry team just mentioned Dimension Data. I'd kinda forgotten they existed.

    I was thinking the exact same thing, I haven't spotted their jersey once.

    DD.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Missing the Gavia for it's spectacle, if nothing else. The Aprica drag in both senses of the word.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
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    One thing that always bothers me about these route profiles. All of the coverage refers exclusively to km to go, not km elapsed. This makes it difficult to see where they are on the profile at a glance.

    I know it's designed to be easy for the riders, teams etc. but surely for the viewer it would be easier if reversed.

    I am well aware this belongs in the "seemingly trivial things that annoy you" thread...
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Movistar domestique hit the deck
    "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
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,473
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Sir Brad and BS currently lambasting the Jumbo management for the way in which they dealt with Roglic's mechanical, with Wiggins pointing out that this would never happen at Team Sky/Ineos. Something that I mentioned elsewhere.
    Although there have been a couple of issues like this at Sky - Porte needing a wheel from Simon Clarke and Froome needing to take an illegal feed due to car troubles

    Jumbo are probably the most like sky in terms of how they approach things tbh, just without the unlimited budget.
    With Sky the entire staff would have parts of a bike along the way as part of their mechanical replacement strategy and Dave would have personally put it together at the szene of the problems and they would then have a pacing strategy and replacement fueling strategy. :wink:

    The Froome fueling doc again (which all jokes aside is good fun to watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mccKzTdfXts
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Eurosport jokers peel off for an ad break, just as the break hits the Mortirolo. After two and a half hours of nothing....
    Break up to 6 minutes, too.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Hitting the climb
    "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
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    Damn that's already a killer, 10km of that to go
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    These guys are such ballers.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I can't recall it being climbed like this. Still a sizable peloton.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    I can't recall it being climbed like this. Still a sizable peloton.

    I blame the gearing.... Used to have to smash it up just to keep ontop of your 39x25. (or 42x23 if you're Pantani - holy moly).
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    There's a special place in hell awaiting the person who scheduled a meeting at 3.30. With luck I may get to see the summit.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Lopez yoyoing
    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Lopez a bit off the back...
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,311
    RichN95 wrote:
    There's a special place in hell awaiting the person who scheduled a meeting at 3.30. With luck I may get to see the summit.

    ... yeahbut the meeting is about preparing for No Deal... :wink:
    left the forum March 2023
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Nibali attacks. Landa follows
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  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Nibali goes for it
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Nibali attacks
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Nibali not playing the waiting game.
    Yates poor again.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Landa doesn't ignore me.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Chuffing love Nibali. If I spoke Italian or he English it'd probably be a full blown man crush.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Roglic on the edge
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Roglic pacing it or dropping off the back of carapaz
    "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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