Giro 2021:- Stage 14: Cittadella – Monte Zoncolan 204 km **Spoilers**

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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,878
    Stage winner too excited too be able to get his words out in English. Great to see!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,217
    Always nice to see someone so happy with a win. Very pleased for him
  • Yeah, the pure joy is just lovely to see.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,439
    Bernal looks like Geraint Thomas with a mask on
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,217
    Sounds like Yates may have been a bit ill in the first week.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    Damiano Caruso to RAI: "I've never climbed the other side of Zoncolan but if it's all like the final 3 kms of this side I hope I'll never climb it".
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • jimmyjams
    jimmyjams Posts: 707
    The Danish cycling website 'feltet', although tipping Bernal as favourite for today, also thought the winner might come from a break which included Mollema and Bennett, together with a few other riders, one of the possible others being Lorenzo Fortunato!

    Can't imagine anyone else (apart from Bertie) would have tipped him.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,217
    jimmyjams said:

    The Danish cycling website 'feltet', although tipping Bernal as favourite for today, also thought the winner might come from a break which included Mollema and Bennett, together with a few other riders, one of the possible others being Lorenzo Fortunato!

    Can't imagine anyone else (apart from Bertie) would have tipped him.

    Glad they don't play PTP on here!
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    jimmyjams said:

    The Danish cycling website 'feltet', although tipping Bernal as favourite for today, also thought the winner might come from a break which included Mollema and Bennett, together with a few other riders, one of the possible others being Lorenzo Fortunato!

    Can't imagine anyone else (apart from Bertie) would have tipped him.

    They don't happen to have predicted tonight's lottery numbers, by any chance? :o
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    I had Bennett, would have been better off just going with Bernal again... rubbish.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,312
    PTP tends to reward boring picks. It's unfortunate.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    m.r.m. said:

    PTP tends to reward boring picks. It's unfortunate.

    Yeah I normally just go with whoever had the shortest odds, only occasionally exercise a bit of judgement when it's obviously stupid
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,137
    m.r.m. said:

    PTP tends to reward boring picks. It's unfortunate.


    This is why I created a Combativity Award for the Tour
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    I'm going to be 'that' guy, but imagine this was Narvaez going back down to help Ganna get in before the time limit?
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196

    I'm going to be 'that' guy, but imagine this was Narvaez going back down to help Ganna get in before the time limit?
    Given Bennett is wearing a jacket and a towel, and Affini has his arm on Bennets shoulder, I doubt he is really helping... looks more like commiserations/apology for not capitalising on Affini's work.

    Not even sure if Affini was close to the time limit?

    But yes, technically not allowed.