Giro 2022 - Stage 16: Salò – Aprica 202 km ***Spoilers***

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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Are we expecting Bora to move to the front of the peloton soon?
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    DeadCalm said:

    Are we expecting Bora to move to the front of the peloton soon?

    No.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Valverde messing the break about by refusing to put his nose in the wind.
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  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    Attack from the Teglio if not from the Mortirolo
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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313

    Valverde messing the break about by refusing to put his nose in the wind.

    Hairplugs arent cheap!

  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249

    DeadCalm said:

    Are we expecting Bora to move to the front of the peloton soon?

    No.
    You're right. They didn't need to. Astana doing it for them.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Fairly typical of a GT.
    Astana come to the front because Nibali’s spot on GC is now under threat.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    Surely Nibali doesn't care about finishing in the lower reaches of the top ten. Could it be that they want to string the race out over the top, so Nibali can go clear on the descent?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Ciccone left his legs on the climbs yesterday
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    andyp said:

    Surely Nibali doesn't care about finishing in the lower reaches of the top ten. Could it be that they want to string the race out over the top, so Nibali can go clear on the descent?

    It's a twofer I guess ...but it is a bit mediocre
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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    BBc Wales - get on with it! F the last few days
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    Hugh Carthy pushes a fan - with that upper body strength I'm not sure the fan noticed.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    Carthy get irritated with the f-wit. So was I and I'm not on the bike
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Shark attack coming up. This should be fun
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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    edited May 2022
    peloton splintering? Only a few in the Maglia Rosa group
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Dombrowski laying it down. Rear flat for Porte
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  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Nibs blocked by Sivakov and Carapaz over the top :D
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    amrushton said:

    peloton splintering? Only a few in the Maglia Rosa group

    "peloton" - there's about 12 left.

    Carapaz has Sivakov only, someone trying to stay with Nibali seems likely to have a problem.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    Carapaz could get isolated here.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Pozzovivo down
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Pozzovivo crash
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  • Ah, disc brakes

    They're the future, y'know...
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Terrifying descent. Nibs going for it
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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    Carthy not the best descender but looking at the road on TV is bad enough
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    edited May 2022
    Nibs doing his thing now and so far doing it v well
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    dont crash
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Carapaz should wait for porte ?
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Incredible how Porte punctured right at the top of the Mortirolo.
    His Giro luck has never wavered.

    Can't imagine Almeida is enjoying this.....
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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    Nibs doing his thing now

    Carapaz should wait for porte ?

    No, it's on!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    edited May 2022
    amrushton said:

    Carthy not the best descender but looking at the road on TV is bad enough

    He's done well to get back to the front group - he's not going to be sneaking up on anyone is he?