Giro 2020 - Stage 18: Pinzolo – Laghi di Cancano 207 km *Spoilers*

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  • Stage (and standings) is going to come down to teh sprit here. TGH having to do all the work, as you'd expect.
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Superb stage!
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  • davidof
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    Not really a victory for Hindley
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  • Hindley mugs him, also as you'd expect.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,312
    Hindley takes the win
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Tao brilliant. Shame about the stage win, but that was always going to be difficult.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Mugged but had no option really, time on Kelderman had to be the first aim.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,320
    pblakeney said:

    RichN95. said:

    Hindley looks more comfortable than Tao to me

    He just has to sit on the back of Tao and outsprint for the bonuses while protecting Kelderman.
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  • Hindley moves ahead by seconds again. Going to be half a minute or so between the top 3

    What a stage.
  • Matti66
    Matti66 Posts: 190
    Not sure on the celebration . But thats just me and love / hate of cycling thing.
  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    What a losers win that is. Hopefully feels so hollow.
  • davidof
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    12 sec on GC for kelderman
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  • About 15 seconds between the podium.
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  • Pross
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    50x11 said:

    What a losers win that is. Hopefully feels so hollow.

    What?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    So, about 15" over the top three GC going into the final stages.
    Blinding!
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  • Hindley did everything right. Fair play to him.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,116
    edited October 2020
    Itt will be interesting
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Can't recall a three way split this close going into the last few days of a GT. I think Tao needs to gain time on Sestriere as I think he'll lose a bit in the TT.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Well that was alright.
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  • davidof
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    Pross said:

    Can't recall a three way split this close going into the last few days of a GT. I think Tao needs to gain time on Sestriere as I think he'll lose a bit in the TT.

    He needs to drop kelderman and stick with Hindley
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  • mididoctors
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    Pross said:

    Can't recall a three way split this close going into the last few days of a GT. I think Tao needs to gain time on Sestriere as I think he'll lose a bit in the TT.

    Chances of being in a gt winning position like this again .
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    Hindley did everything right. Fair play to him.

    Correct
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  • cq20
    cq20 Posts: 207
    Best Hatch comment of the day “I’m lost for words” - if only it was true
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Matti66 said:

    Not sure on the celebration . But thats just me and love / hate of cycling thing.

    The ride he has done over the last few days deserves it imo
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  • gweeds
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    Who’s the stronger of the three in a TT?
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  • Pross said:

    Can't recall a three way split this close going into the last few days of a GT. I think Tao needs to gain time on Sestriere as I think he'll lose a bit in the TT.

    Chances of being in a gt winning position like this again .
    Goes for Kelderman the most out of the three.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    Tao brilliant. Shame about the stage win, but that was always going to be difficult.

    Maybe resigned himself to losing it earlier and pushing on more? Who can say . May be scared hindley would counter and drop him
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,320
    edited October 2020
    gweeds said:

    Who’s the stronger of the three in a TT?

    Kelderman going by what Brian said in the commentary.
    Tao probably needs to take over a minute* out on him on Saturday.
    Not sure of Hindley. That might be an interesting in-team battle.

    *Edit - That was at the time. Things are closer now, maybe 30s.
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  • bobmcstuff
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    Pross said:

    50x11 said:

    What a losers win that is. Hopefully feels so hollow.

    What?
    Haha yeah what else was he meant to do, work with Tao to distance his own teammate??
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    gweeds said:

    Who’s the stronger of the three in a TT?


    The first time trial over 34km rather than 15km

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