Giro 2020 - Stage 1: Monreale – Palermo 15 km ITT *Spoilers*
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That would go well on a calendar or pc wallpaper, awesome shot.RichN95. said:darkhairedlord said:
Disk wheels in a gale can be fraught. Who was it that was blown into the air and into rock face in giro a few years back?TheBigBean said:I don't understand the complaints about it being too windy for a TT. Ride a bike suitable for the conditions.
Alaphilippe?
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Classification of prologues aside, Ganna definitely produced a non-prologue ITT record.
Good Lord, what happened to Lopez?0 -
ooof lopez
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Didn't look good that.0
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Lopez hit a bump as he had one hand on the drops, one on the top. Looked nasty.
Similar to Dygert last week other than one being on a straight and one on a bend.0 -
Lopez hits a bump just as he's shifting position for the corner and loses control totally. Hope he's okay, but hit the barriers hard.
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Just going to post the same thing.Dorset_Boy said:Lopez hit a bump as the had one hand on the drops, one on the top. Looked nasty.
He does crash a lot."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Superman needs to stop flying on first stages0
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And rides a lot of bad TTsblazing_saddles said:
Just going to post the same thing.Dorset_Boy said:Lopez hit a bump as the had one hand on the drops, one on the top. Looked nasty.
He does crash a lot.0 -
Not much Bling in that time."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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it's not as though there was anyone else near him, Just a bad case of not looking where you are going!Lanterne_Rogue said:Lopez hits a bump just as he's shifting position for the corner and loses control totally. Hope he's okay, but hit the barriers hard.
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I always forget Nibali is at Trek now.0
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Think that's a bit unfair on him. He hit a smallish bump at about the worst time possible - just as he was shifting his weight, and just as he was focussing on entering the corner correctly so having to look up. It put all the weight onto one side of the bars and there's not a lot of recovering from that.darkhairedlord said:
it's not as though there was anyone else near him, Just a bad case of not looking where you are going!0 -
In any event, given the lack of a finish time still Lopez is out. Ambulance was called to pick him up - hope it's not too serious. Lack of footage afterwards isn't promising though, sadly.0
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Looks like Lopez is out“You may think that; I couldn’t possibly comment!”
Wilier Cento Uno SR/Wilier Mortirolo/Specialized Roubaix Comp/Kona Hei Hei/Calibre Bossnut0 -
Big blow for Birdsong."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Oh dear, it's the Sprat of Messina.
Eons behind Thomas at the CP."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Thomas has put some decent time into all the GC contenders here. Yates might not be too unhappy either, despite losing some ground to Thomas.0
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That Lopez crash, ouch0
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Wow, Geraint Thomas gaining big time on all the other GC boys."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Worth pointing out for anyone drawing conclusions about people's form that riders like Fuglsang and NIbali seem to have had the better conditions, too.0
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Crumbs, a minute for Thomas on Nibali already.0
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Kruisweijk miles down too0
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I have to say, not much sympathy for riders using the wrong kit for the conditions or trying to ride too fast for the road and then complaining.
Geraint and Yates are probably the most happy of the GC contenders. I wonder if one of the youngsters will become a surprise challenger? I don't know anything about the two in second and third. Kruiswijk miles down too.0 -
Even Simon Yates has gained a chunk of time on all his rivals bar Thomas.
Massive time gaps for just 15kms."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Filippo Ganna won the Stage 8 T-A ITT in the Italian champ's kit, the WCh ITT in the Italian team kit, and the Stage 1 Giro ITT in the world champ's kit. All on Italian soil, too.
Furthermore, Geraint Thomas was fourth in all three races as well.0 -
Elsewhere, the finale of binky bank is worth a watch.1
