Giro Stage 1 2021 **Spoilers**

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The early leader in the Haimar Zubeldia classification must be Domenico Pozzovivo.
    Nobody has mentioned him, but on a flat, power course, the diminutive Dom finished in 21st, with only Almeida, Evenepoel and Vlasov ahead of him among the GC names.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Virtual GC:-

    Almeida
    Evenepoel +2
    Vlasov +7
    Sivakov +17
    Martinez +19
    Carthy +21
    Bilbao +21
    Yates +21
    Bernal +22
    Nibali +24
    Hindley +29
    Landa +32
    Bardet +35
    Buchmann +38
    Martin +40
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Krists Neilands (ISN) crashed on the way back to his hotel and is the first abandon of the race
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited May 2021
    RichN95. said:

    Krists Neilands (ISN) crashed on the way back to his hotel and is the first abandon of the race

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  • ibr17xvii
    ibr17xvii Posts: 1,065
    Ganna is an absolute animal.

    His numbers are absolutely mental.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    RichN95. said:

    Active riders with 10+ Time Trial victories (excluding Nationals)

    39 Martin
    17 Dennis
    13 Dumoilin
    12 Roglic
    10 Ganna

    Ineos and Jumbo have a type I guess

    I may have missed someone

    Can you count Dumoulin as active?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    decent by hugh ...
    "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: 26,697
    When you know you're on fire...

    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    He does look fast too which helps.

    Tony Martin never did, with his weird super narrow arms.
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited May 2021
    What was Ganna actually doing with his hand? Has he said?

    He may have just been celebrating nailing the corner. He was like peak Cancellara today. I remember him in London just cornering differently than the rest.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Astonishing how big he is, and how low...

    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Ethan Hayter needs to book in a Zoom call with Ganna
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,320
    RichN95. said:

    What was Ganna actually doing with his hand? Has he said?

    He may have just been celebrating nailing the corner. He was like peak Cancellara today. I remember him in London just cornering differently than the rest.

    There was one corner where I swear his pedal looked mere millimetres from the kerb. He was certainly pushing the envelope.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    58kph average 🤯
    _
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Just a massive LOL at 700+ watts seated out of a corner.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    His actual average speed was a bit lower, as the course length was overestimated.
    The finger waving was apparently him telling the team his radio wasn't working.

    But what an absolute beast.
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,557
    590 w average for the last 2 kms I think, only 200 w more than I can manage!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Dorset_Boy said:

    590 w average for the last 2 kms I think, only 200 w more than I can manage!

    Yeah at his speed that's 2 mins and my PR for 2 mins is 422... he is a fair bit heavier than me if that helps?!? Wishful thinking...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Kirby is rooting tooting all over the final stage of Algarve.
    Hayter has lost Sosa to a crash, but Ineos have the numbers to match DQS and W52.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited May 2021
    I am....
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    @blazing_saddles you're in the wrong thread!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited May 2021
    .....a numpty.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    blazing_saddles said:

    Gesbert takes the stage, Rodriguez the GC

    Still the wrong thread :lol:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Pross said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Gesbert takes the stage, Rodriguez the GC

    Still the wrong thread :lol:
    Uh!
    Doing it on the phone and not really looking.
    Will sort it

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