Giro 2020 - Stage 7: Matera – Brindisi 143 km *Spoilers*
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Nope.
Blows my PTP selection.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Crosswind fail.DeadCalm said:Its not going to happen, is it?
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
The inability to see a fucking massive arch on a dead straight bit of road?kingstongraham said:I wonder what could have caused the crash?
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My thoughts exactly. It's not hidden from view.neonriver said:
The inability to see a censored massive arch on a dead straight bit of road?kingstongraham said:I wonder what could have caused the crash?
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You are missing the point.neonriver said:
The inability to see a censored massive arch on a dead straight bit of road?kingstongraham said:I wonder what could have caused the crash?
Looking for reasons to blame admin for anything that happens in the peloton is
de rigueur.
Eurosport were straight in there with the blame.
Oh and in the meantime, Demare 1st, Viviani 10th. How the mighty have fallen, in what turned out to be a most disappointing stage."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Very straightforward for Demare - head and shoulders above the rest.0
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Didn't know that - I saw it on S4C.blazing_saddles said:
You are missing the point.neonriver said:
The inability to see a censored massive arch on a dead straight bit of road?kingstongraham said:I wonder what could have caused the crash?
Looking for reasons to blame admin for anything that happens in the peloton is
de rigueur.
Eurosport were straight in there with the blame.
They maybe should have put more high viz on it.0 -
Do you mean it went without Ganna?Pross said:Boo front 2 groups and most GC contenders back together and eased up. I think it went a bit too early and with too small a front group but I'm sure it will kick off again later. There's going to be some tired riders by then too.
"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
sagan is going well but not well enough"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 pm0
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Just too soon really, there weren't enough in the front group to drive it along for virtually the whole stage when so many key players missed out. They'd have probably been better keeping their powder dry until after the sprints.gsk82 said:
Do you mean it went without Ganna?Pross said:Boo front 2 groups and most GC contenders back together and eased up. I think it went a bit too early and with too small a front group but I'm sure it will kick off again later. There's going to be some tired riders by then too.
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Did Viviani resort to smacking his handlebars as though he'd been a little bit unlucky like whenever he got beaten in his early career?blazing_saddles said:
You are missing the point.neonriver said:
The inability to see a censored massive arch on a dead straight bit of road?kingstongraham said:I wonder what could have caused the crash?
Looking for reasons to blame admin for anything that happens in the peloton is
de rigueur.
Eurosport were straight in there with the blame.
Oh and in the meantime, Demare 1st, Viviani 10th. How the mighty have fallen, in what turned out to be a most disappointing stage.0 -
Was it Ballerini leading Demare out? Was that supposed to be for Hodeg, or just an early sprint?0
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Average speed today 51.23 kmh0
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Thought you liked short aggressive stages?rick_chasey said:Criminally short stage for a GT
My memory may be letting me down, I can't remember. 😉The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
The last two stages were originally supposed to be one, but when Hungary fell through, this was the stop gap.rick_chasey said:Criminally short stage for a GT
Don't worry, there are three 200km mountain stages in the last week for that old school feel."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
pblakeney said:
Thought you liked short aggressive stages?rick_chasey said:Criminally short stage for a GT
My memory may be letting me down, I can't remember. 😉
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Fair, fairblazing_saddles said:
The last two stages were originally supposed to be one, but when Hungary fell through, this was the stop gap.rick_chasey said:Criminally short stage for a GT
Don't worry, there are three 200km mountain stages in the last week for that old school feel.0 -
I did it in 2010. It was really great.Dorset_Boy said:
Obviously not in 2020, but I think it had been making a bit of a come back over the last few years having faded away over the previous 10-15 years.mididoctors said:
Is inter rail still a thing ?Dorset_Boy said:Brindisi, where inter railers used to spend the day waiting for the ferry to Corfu and the rest of Greece.....
I've done a few legs again since with nicer trains and hotels, really a good way to see a place (although not as good as bike touring IMO!)0 -
Tony Gallopin suffered a left wrist fracture, finished 21 minutes down and dead last and will not start on Saturday.
Edoardo Affini looks like he will be out of the race with a broken bone in his hand."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Gaviria's looking second rate. What gives?0
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👎blazing_saddles said:Tony Gallopin suffered a left wrist fracture, finished 21 minutes down and dead last and will not start on Saturday.
Edoardo Affini looks like he will be out of the race with a broken bone in his hand.0 -
Haha. Better than Thomas's dnf from a neutral zone 😁😁😁RichN95. said:Pinot's 29th place at the Tour looks ever more costly for Groupama
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Great riding from FdJ0
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specialgueststar said:
Haha. Better than Thomas's dnf from a neutral zone 😁😁😁RichN95. said:Pinot's 29th place at the Tour looks ever more costly for Groupama
So do you genuinely think leaving the best sprinter this year at home for the Tour in the French Champion's jersey was worth it for fully backing a rider who once got on the podium and had since got two GT top tens in eight attempts and five DNFs
The sooner French cycling realises at Pinot is not a great talent denied, but is actually a poor man's Rafa Majka the better. It should instead embrace Demare's genuine A-list talent.Twitter: @RichN951 -
The backstage pass also has Howson with a broken hand.blazing_saddles said:Tony Gallopin suffered a left wrist fracture, finished 21 minutes down and dead last and will not start on Saturday.
Edoardo Affini looks like he will be out of the race with a broken bone in his hand.
Edit: they've confirmed Affini is out, needs surgery on his hand.0 -
The championship was the weekend before the Tour. IE post selection Pinot beat Pogacar at the Dauphine and was fourth at Occitaine Pinot had Gaudu Mollard and Reichembach Pinot crashed on stage 1 and damaged his lower back. Pinot finished the tour -keep up. Have you ever thought of being a DS?RichN95. said:specialgueststar said:
Haha. Better than Thomas's dnf from a neutral zone 😁😁😁RichN95. said:Pinot's 29th place at the Tour looks ever more costly for Groupama
So do you genuinely think leaving the best sprinter this year at home for the Tour in the French Champion's jersey was worth it for fully backing a rider who once got on the podium and had since got two GT top tens in eight attempts and five DNFs
The sooner French cycling realises at Pinot is not a great talent denied, but is actually a poor man's Rafa Majka the better. It should instead embrace Demare's genuine A-list talent.0 -
4th at Occitane sounds about Pinot's level, yeah.specialgueststar said:
The championship was the weekend before the Tour. IE post selection Pinot beat Pogacar at the Dauphine and was fourth at Occitaine Pinot had Gaudu Mollard and Reichembach Pinot crashed on stage 1 and damaged his lower back. Pinot finished the tour -keep up. Have you ever thought of being a DS?RichN95. said:specialgueststar said:
Haha. Better than Thomas's dnf from a neutral zone 😁😁😁RichN95. said:Pinot's 29th place at the Tour looks ever more costly for Groupama
So do you genuinely think leaving the best sprinter this year at home for the Tour in the French Champion's jersey was worth it for fully backing a rider who once got on the podium and had since got two GT top tens in eight attempts and five DNFs
The sooner French cycling realises at Pinot is not a great talent denied, but is actually a poor man's Rafa Majka the better. It should instead embrace Demare's genuine A-list talent.0
