Giro 2018 "contains spoilers"

[smutchin]

What riles me is that we had 30-odd pages of good-natured chat about the actual race and now the thread is swamped with tiresome comments from people who have hitherto shown no interest and what's more have nothing new or interesting to add to the discussion.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Did you choose the Peanut Pinot as the punditry pick too? Useless French tosser ...

He's cost you dear in PTP jerseys and overall...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

What riles me is that we had 30-odd pages of good-natured chat about the actual race and now the thread is swamped with tiresome comments from people who have hitherto shown no interest and what's more have nothing new or interesting to add to the discussion.

Gee, thanks.

 

[smutchin]

Did you choose the Peanut Pinot as the punditry pick too? Useless French tosser ...

I really thought he was in with a chance. He showed great form in the build-up to the race but it seems he just can't sustain it for a full three weeks.

 

[smutchin]

Gee, thanks.

I didn't mean you. I think you can just about pass for having shown an interest in the race.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I didn't mean you. I think you can just about pass for having shown an interest in the race.

I only had the opportunity to watch one stage, stage 19. I switched on with 70km to go and switched off not too long after.

 

[Adam4868]

I didn't see any negativity towards Yates until today,there wasn't even too much on Froome until he blew the race up.Not that it really bothers me as I sort of expect it.Doesnt dampen anything for me.

 

[MikeG]

He's dead to me.

I have such an extensive ignore list that half the time I have no idea what conversations are going on. One more will hardly even be noticed.

 

[rich p]

It's proved to be the best GT of the year again...

...although, to be fair, I think there may a be a flaw in that argument...

 

[rich p]

I have such an extensive ignore list that half the time I have no idea what conversations are going on. One more will hardly even be noticed.

I don't think Pinot is a member of CC yet.

 

[Bollo]

I don't think Pinot is a member of CC yet.

blazed?

 

[Crackle]

blazed?

Blazed was a winner

 

[brommers]

Yates is a convicted drug cheat, and Froome is under investigation ... I presume that answers your question ?

No he's not

 

[Siclo]

Everything aside, hell of an entertaining race, Mitchelton -Scott with two leaders blowing up in spectacular fashion, with Yates nearly breaking Basso's record for most time lost in pink, still an incredible ride.

Never thought I'd see another Morzine, Bennet's reaction was hilarious.

 

[smutchin]

I think you're descending into pointless semantics. The press refers to it as a ban. Even Yates himself has referred to it as a ban. You may have a theory about the distinction between a ban and a suspension, but youre pretty much on your own. Common usage is that he was banned for four months.

Language is political. We all know that Yates was banned/suspended/put on gardening leave for four months, but the choice of words we use to describe that situation is not insignificant.