Giro 16 - Stage 20 ***Spoilers***
kleinstroker
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The word epic is often overused, but I think today it might actually be true for what is quite possibly the most important stage of this years Giro d"Italia or any recent Giro, and we are in for a corker.
Expect 3 big men and lots of tears
Expect 3 big men and lots of tears
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#Giro update: @s_kruijswijk does another warming up on the home trainer and starts in the 20th stage. #ForzaStevie0
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kleinstroker wrote:#Giro update: @s_kruijswijk does another warming up on the home trainer and starts in the 20th stage. #ForzaStevie
Excellent news.
Assuming he doesn't take back the Maglia Rosa,
Kruijswijk could do almost as much good for his reputation (plus the publicity for the team) by just competing today.
And if he were to take the jersey back... Imagine.0 -
Fingers crossed for Kruijswijk... Can't seem him riding at all well though.0
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So weirdly, he might be in a better position than he realises... Or is that too much "glass half full"?0
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If he weren't injured I could see him having a chance of taking the jersey back - however having seen that clip of him struggling to walk down some steps last night I wont be putting any money on him finishing on the podium let alone winning.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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I know it didn't look good in that video but I've had a couple of offs where going up and down stairs afterwards was pretty uncomfortable yet riding a bike seemed to be strangely almost OK. Hopefully in SK's case his is one of those.0
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Up until yesterday he was the best (most consistent) climber in the race. If he can regain that form, he'll cause the others a lot of grief. It's a big "if" - but sure makes watching the stage a big draw. The Giro organisers must be delighted.
If he's able to ride better than he can walk, then today could be one the great comebacks of recent years and held up as a textbook triumph for "mind over matter". Either way, Kruijswijk could today pluck himself out of obscurity and find himself earning considerable respect amongst more fans who love seeing riders suffering majorly.0 -
Who said this year's Giro was dull? In the absence of the 'Big Stars', it's still open. Anyway, who are the Big Stars, only 3 for the GC at least: Aru, Froome and Contador.
I can see the Vuelta being an opportunity for quite a few to salvage a season and that oddly enough, starts today.
Not trawling back through yesterdays thread. Had connection problems yesterday and didn't get to see the SK crash apart from a couple of replays. So could anyone please tell me what was the time gap between SK and Nibali/Chaves when it happened? How far from home was it?
The questions will be answered today. Nibali has finally found his legs but at what price was yesterday's effort and was it a blip? I was surprised that Chaves couldn't stay with him considering Nibali's apparent condition and can only assume that he is tired. SK suffered more for the lack of team support as much as anything yesterday. Simone buried himself for Niballi.
All 3 contenders are not 100%, or at least there are doubts. Makes for a great finale. I really hope SK can make a fist of it but i'm not overly optimistic.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Pinno wrote:Who said this year's Giro was dull.
Not trawling back through yesterdays thread. Had connection problems yesterday and didn't get to see the SK crash apart from a couple of replays. So could anyone please tell me what was the time gap between SK and Nibali/Chaves when it happened? How far from home was it?
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RichN95 wrote:Pinno wrote:Who said this year's Giro was dull.
Not trawling back through yesterdays thread. Had connection problems yesterday and didn't get to see the SK crash apart from a couple of replays. So could anyone please tell me what was the time gap between SK and Nibali/Chaves when it happened? How far from home was it?
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Ta.
That's doubly sore on SK. If there was already a gap and the crash coincided with a bad day, then he could probably be a bit more philosophical about it.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
adr82 wrote:Pinno wrote:Who said this year's Giro was dull? In the absence of the 'Big Stars', it's still open. Anyway, who are the Big Stars, only 3 for the GC at least: Aru, Froome and Contador.
..and probably the rest of Colombia :oops:seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Live at midday.0
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A combination of travel and boss-class in town* conspired to make me miss what seems to have been a great weeks worth of giro. Ah well back for what seems to be a make an break stage 20 - I quite like Nibali in some ways (I am a big softy and his sobbing in relief yesterday was touching but his antics last year were infuriating ) but I would prefer to see a new winner.
* I seem to be senior enough to have the TV on in my room whilst I am working - but not senior enough to chose to watch the cycling when the boss wants the boring french open0 -
12.50 and they have finally startedOrganiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 19720
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From how he's been riding I would probably say that kw would have had the form to take today (gc-wise) had it not been for the crash. Hopefully he's not injured and being forced to attack shows his relative strength vs the other riders in the way his defensive riding didn't.
Obviously I'd prefer mm Chavez to beat nibali but I can't help but think it's nibali or kw to take the overall.0 -
Tour of Belgium news.
Apparently the stage has been cancelled.
Word is that it's 2 motos have gone into the peloton.
Any news from our posters out there?"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:Tour of Belgium news.
Apparently the stage has been cancelled.
Word is that it's 2 motos have gone into the peloton.
Any news from our posters out there?Apparently, two motors tried to overtake the peloton via the bike path in the descent of the Baraque Michel. At the end of the bike path, the first motor stopped in the grass, and the second one crashed into it. As a consequence, both motors fell over, right into the peloton..0 -
Eleven riders taken to hospital 19 riders involved."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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12.50 and they have finally started
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Remember this :- That I travelled over the Col Bonette in the 1960's when it was a narrow dangerous gravel/dirt road around the Headland at 2805 meters high and the headland put the fear of christ into my wife.
Because of increased traffic over the pass they cut a road through the ridge so vehicles could pass one another safely without having to reverse. They had widened the headland because of the danger out there.
The road was Tarmaced in 1993 for the Tour de France and Robert Millar dropped Pedro Delgado just after they past me and Robert won the mountain prize before Indurain and his followers passed on the Isola 2000 climb.
Today is almost the same route.Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 19720 -
How many Columbians are riding in today's stage? Just wondering about the possibilities for a Chaves meta-team.0
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deejay wrote:12.50 and they have finally started
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Remember this :- That I travelled over the Col Bonette in the 1960's when it was a narrow dangerous gravel/dirt road around the Headland at 2805 meters high and the headland put the fear of christ into my wife.
Because of increased traffic over the pass they cut a road through the ridge so vehicles could pass one another safely without having to reverse. They had widened the headland because of the danger out there.
The road was Tarmaced in 1993 for the Tour de France and Robert Millar dropped Pedro Delgado just after they past me and Robert won the mountain prize before Indurain and his followers passed on the Isola 2000 climb.
Today is almost the same route.
Great post!left the forum March 20230 -
Le Commentateur wrote:How many Columbians are riding in today's stage? Just wondering about the possibilities for a Chaves meta-team.0
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Very much the calm before the storm."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Would be epic for Nieve to win after 100km solo and bonus mountain KoM red0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Very much the calm before the storm.Twitter: @RichN950