Today’s Giro - No Spoilers Please

pblakeney
pblakeney Posts: 25,584
Too nice a day to be watching TV.

Easy question. At what Kms to go should I start watching the replay?

TIA.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    I went from about 10 and didn't detect that I missed anything
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,584
    Cheers!
    Much appreciated.
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    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,892
    ddraver said:

    I went from about 10 and didn't detect that I missed anything

    You missed the beauty of the Dolomites.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,597
    Yeah I switched on at the first intermediate sprint and didn't regret it one bit.

    Definitely worth devoting the time for the beautiful surroundings.

    If it's just the racing, halfway up the last 1st cat
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,597
    I thought the fact that G went on a solo for the final 3 climbs was remarkable 😉
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    edited May 2023
    Those who switched on late missed an exceptional first 45kms.
    The race was in bits on the first climb.
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  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364

    I thought the fact that G went on a solo for the final 3 climbs was remarkable 😉

    And who’d have thought Cav would bridge across to him and take the stage 🤣

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,584
    phreak said:

    ddraver said:

    I went from about 10 and didn't detect that I missed anything

    You missed the beauty of the Dolomites.
    Might skim through. Tomorrow’s stage is the big trip down memory lane. 😉
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,645
    First 50k .....fast forward to last 20
    "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
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    I need an ITV Highlights package for scenery. I won't concentrate enough to catch it on a replay...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,538
    Thanks @pblakeney , I've been on family ferrying and visiting duty all day, and haven't watched any of it, or caught any results - are we still saying 10K is the point to watch from, or would 45 be worth it?
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    For scenery - 45

    For race - 10
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,194
    Heads up that Danish Eurosport are claiming tomorrow's megae mountain stage scenery is going to be *even better* than today's.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    Daniel Friebe got me very excited with his stage pod tweet that suggested that the stage went past Vajont. Beloved of millennial GCSE geography pupils everywhere...

    But it didn't...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,584

    Heads up that Danish Eurosport are claiming tomorrow's megae mountain stage scenery is going to be *even better* than today's.

    It was stunning last July!
    Just one of very, very many. I spent way more time taking photos than first intended. 😉

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    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    Ma raver and myself nearly came to grief on a via ferrata around the Tre Cimi back in the day...

    We then watched a rather epic helicopter rescue of 2 climbers off of the middle one from the hut/rifugio at the top
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,069

    Heads up that Danish Eurosport are claiming tomorrow's megae mountain stage scenery is going to be *even better* than today's.

    They are completely correct.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,584
    First climb was certainly attritional!
    Back to the scenery.....
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,584
    Well, that was a stage. Not adding any more in case of spoilers.
    All I will add is that tomorrow's stage will very much be the prettiest.
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,597
    Watching the highlights on Discovery Plus. They've got it spot on with the action