Giro d'Italia 23 Stage 13: Borgofranco d’Ivrea - Crans Montana, 75 km not so serious **SPOILERS**
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There seems to have been disappointment at every turn in this Giro so far sadly.0
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I think the other two punched each other out rather than Rubio has some master planDeVlaeminck said:Felt a bit for Pinot but it'd be interesting to know how much of that was sandbagging from Rubio - I admit he had me fooled.
"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 pm1 -
It's not the Greatest edition...mrb123 said:There seems to have been disappointment at every turn in this Giro so far sadly.
"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 pm0 -
This stage exemplifies why Pinot's career ultimately remains a disappointment.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20233
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No. I suspect they are all thinking that there is no point burning matches now for a handful of seconds when everything will hang on the final TT where riders could easily lose two minutes.mididoctors said:
It's not the Greatest edition...mrb123 said:There seems to have been disappointment at every turn in this Giro so far sadly.
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Once upon a customs union, this stage would have literally gone past my front door.
I used to skin up Crox de Couer on work days and spent a warm wet spring hobbling up it to rehab my ACL...
#FuckBrexitWe're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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The queen stage is definitely the Giau and Tre Cime stage. Every climb is Giro royalty.1
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We had a vote and agreed to shorten today's thread. There should have been a transfer to page nine but somebody forgot to book any transport.rick_chasey said:Missed the final climb. 6 pages for the queen stage dear oh dear
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I bet some contrarian will still argue at the end of the season that it was the best GT even if it continues like this until the end.mididoctors said:
It's not the Greatest edition...mrb123 said:There seems to have been disappointment at every turn in this Giro so far sadly.
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It needs a good final week to be average.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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This slow burn is inevitable, I think, as long as RCS insist on having a final week that contains the majority of the mountain stages. The backloading of the route means all the GC contenders know they have to manage their efforts carefully, otherwise they'll be out of energy when they need it most.
The 2018 Giro looms large still in the memories of those going for the win.1 -
Quite hard not to back load it given the time of year and Italian geography.andyp said:This slow burn is inevitable, I think, as long as RCS insist on having a final week that contains the majority of the mountain stages. The backloading of the route means all the GC contenders know they have to manage their efforts carefully, otherwise they'll be out of energy when they need it most.
The 2018 Giro looms large still in the memories of those going for the win.
More TT kms and sharper shorter finishes would spice and shake GC out sooner.
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Equally, given Italian geography, you can pretty much throw in a mountain stage any day you like. It still surprises me that they don't have more shorter, hill top finishes, given pretty much every town and village in Italy is sat on top of a hill.rick_chasey said:
Quite hard not to back load it given the time of year and Italian geography.andyp said:This slow burn is inevitable, I think, as long as RCS insist on having a final week that contains the majority of the mountain stages. The backloading of the route means all the GC contenders know they have to manage their efforts carefully, otherwise they'll be out of energy when they need it most.
The 2018 Giro looms large still in the memories of those going for the win.
More TT kms and sharper shorter finishes would spice and shake GC out sooner.0 -
One miserable looking peloton"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 pm0
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Mid 00s routesandyp said:
Equally, given Italian geography, you can pretty much throw in a mountain stage any day you like. It still surprises me that they don't have more shorter, hill top finishes, given pretty much every town and village in Italy is sat on top of a hill.rick_chasey said:
Quite hard not to back load it given the time of year and Italian geography.andyp said:This slow burn is inevitable, I think, as long as RCS insist on having a final week that contains the majority of the mountain stages. The backloading of the route means all the GC contenders know they have to manage their efforts carefully, otherwise they'll be out of energy when they need it most.
The 2018 Giro looms large still in the memories of those going for the win.
More TT kms and sharper shorter finishes would spice and shake GC out sooner.0 -
I do hope so .Pross said:
I bet some contrarian will still argue at the end of the season that it was the best GT even if it continues like this until the end.mididoctors said:
It's not the Greatest edition...mrb123 said:There seems to have been disappointment at every turn in this Giro so far sadly.
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I thought Ganna had covid
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Edit:- Wrong stage.rick_chasey said:Watched this.
What was the Pinot logic? Baffled
Simply poor tactics.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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Okay, I understated it.rick_chasey said:Can’t really say it was a tactic can you?
That last 3km. It was the opposite of tactics
Fucking piss poor tactics.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
rick_chasey said:
Watched this.
What was the Pinot logic? Baffled
It started all the way back on the first climb, when he attacked as they were too slow, and the rest of the break eventually caught him and called him an idiot. He spent the rest of the stage bickering with the others. He was looking for time, not just the stage, and they used that against him.No_Ta_Doctor said:Peanut has done his own head in. He's lost his nut
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He seemed desperate to make sure Cepeda didn't beat him.0
