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

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  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    hindley
    "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
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,861
    edited May 2022

    hindley

    Really doesn't want Almeida around
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    hirt reaching out
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    almedia

    hindley

    Really doesn't want Almeida around
    that tt
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    carthy caught by the gc trio
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    almedia still close
    "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_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 21,604
    Almeida must own the longest piece of elastic in the peloton
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,861
    Really impressed by Almeida - only 1km to survive to the top...
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    valverde getting reeled in by gc trio
    "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
  • Every year we're reminded what a bunch of 'look at me' tools runners are
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    over the top they all go
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    wet descent...sketchy
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    oh noooooo dont crash
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    everyone is on limit
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    great win
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    look at valverde
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    hindley just i think? for the bonus
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    aa knackered hugh trails in behind Nibali
    "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
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,861
    Hirt - Arensman - Hindley - Carapaz - Valverde
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    almedia lost whaat 15secs?
    "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
  • JimD666JimD666 Posts: 1,782
    Intermarche are having a rather good race
  • blazing_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 21,604
    It's official: Jai Hindley is the Australian Roglic. :D
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • phreakphreak Posts: 2,890

    josame said:

    jeez - the giro is missing explosive attackers

    https://www.eurosportplayer.com/sport/tennis/rolandgarros2021
    You can think the race hasn't really lit up without that. So far it's been a case of Carapaz, Hindley, Landa and Almeida not losing the race rather than anyone stamping their authority on it. They all seem evenly matched at the moment and on the three mountain top finishes, there has not been a single second between Carapaz, Hindley or Landa.
  • TheBigBeanTheBigBean Posts: 19,934

    Really impressed by Almeida - only 1km to survive to the top...

    He could easily win a future Giro that has a few more TT kms.
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460

    Really impressed by Almeida - only 1km to survive to the top...

    He could easily win a future Giro that has a few more TT kms.
    not a parcours that favours him and he is close..i think he will ship big chunks thou this week

    "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
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,861
    phreak said:

    josame said:

    jeez - the giro is missing explosive attackers

    https://www.eurosportplayer.com/sport/tennis/rolandgarros2021
    You can think the race hasn't really lit up without that. So far it's been a case of Carapaz, Hindley, Landa and Almeida not losing the race rather than anyone stamping their authority on it. They all seem evenly matched at the moment and on the three mountain top finishes, there has not been a single second between Carapaz, Hindley or Landa.
    I just think if you can't find something to enjoy in this race, it's maybe not the sport/format for you. And that's OK.
  • phreakphreak Posts: 2,890

    phreak said:

    josame said:

    jeez - the giro is missing explosive attackers

    https://www.eurosportplayer.com/sport/tennis/rolandgarros2021
    You can think the race hasn't really lit up without that. So far it's been a case of Carapaz, Hindley, Landa and Almeida not losing the race rather than anyone stamping their authority on it. They all seem evenly matched at the moment and on the three mountain top finishes, there has not been a single second between Carapaz, Hindley or Landa.
    I just think if you can't find something to enjoy in this race, it's maybe not the sport/format for you. And that's OK.
    The mountains looked stunning, but the GC battle seems to be largely about not losing rather than actively winning. I've been watching cycling for 25 years. Some races are great (and the Giro often is more so than the Tour as there is less of an incentive to ride conservatively). This one, however, hasn't been so far.

    I mean its hardly the 2003 Tour where the top 3 are close despite taking lumps out of each other all race. The top 3 are close because none of them has done anything.
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,861
    I wonder how Armstrong, Ullrich, Vinokourov and Hamilton kept on attacking so hard day after day.
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,861
    Today was a good race - not an all time great, not the most exciting in this Giro, but good fun to watch.
  • JimD666JimD666 Posts: 1,782
    edited May 2022
    Anyone seen the full result? PCS only has down to the first 122 riders so theres a few missing. Did try the official site but that ones only loading the riders in 5 at a time......
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