Giro 2019 SPOILERS ! (provided by rich p)

[rich p]

Just seen Polanc interviewed.
"Today in team bus, they say you go in break, I say fark off!"

 

[dragon72]

Benedetti's win is doing even more this to confirm that Bora are not just Sagan and some also-rans. They've had a great season so far, even with Sagan off the boil.

 

[rich p]

Let's hope Landa, Lopez, Yates and Nibali pressure Roglic today. They might be able to isolate him judging by yesterday.

 

[Adam4868]

Let's hope Landa, Lopez, Yates and Nibali pressure Roglic today. They might be able to isolate him judging by yesterday.

Only watched the highlights yesterday but it looked like Roglic did ok,few times I saw someone trying to tell him to take his turn ! I think Yates is trying.to save himself,he learnt a hard way last year,still wouldn't write him off.Theres gotta be some big attacks surely...hopefully

 

[Crackle]

We should at least see who's got the ambitions and the legs to match. Jungels and TGH went backwards yesterday and others like Caruso and Chavez looked good. It feels like the race is just starting but we're nearly at the end of the 2nd week.

 

[nickyboy]

Just seen Polanc interviewed.
"Today in team bus, they say you go in break, I say fark off!"

It was live after the race on ES. Orla, the studio anchor, had to apologise for his "overexuberant language"

I love the Giro, it's by a long way my favourite GT. A stage like this in the TdF would have nothing. Ineos would drill the one climb and keep it all together and they would roll in Gruppo Compacto. As it was, Roglic was isolated, Landa and Lopez attacked and took time. Looking forward to today's stage. I suspect the GC will become somewhat clearer by this evening

 

[nickyboy]

Still boring today, but the long uphill climb tomorrow should open it up amongst the GC

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It's a bit of a monster (with a more monsterish day to come tomorrow). It brings it home to me when that little bump in the road near the start Colleta di Cumiana is similar to the Snake Pass here in the Peak District...same gradient but the Snake is about a km longer

 

[Adam4868]

Don't rule out any of those Ineos boys yet...Dave's allways got a plan.

 

[Dave Davenport]

I'd like to see some of the idiots running along (probably wearing a mankini) six inches from a rider on a climb get some of this!

WARNING; IT'S SWEARY!


View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1131606017689686016

 

[Dogtrousers]

I saw that. While I'm quite happy to engage in physical combat with small children at the roadside in order to grab souvenirs and tat, actually grabbing souvenirs from the riders is ... weird.

I'm kidding. If I ever score any tat or a bidon at the roadside I generally hand it over to the nearest gaggle of kids.

 

[mjr]

120km to go, 26 riders 3min up the road, most dangerous of which is Mollema 6+min back on GC, but also includes (surprisingly) Rogliĉ's teammate Tolhoek.

 

[Crackle]

Astana kicking it off and Jumbo Visma immediately disintegrate. Chavez going backwards too. Still 66km to go

 

[mjr]

I'd like to see some of the idiots running along (probably wearing a mankini) six inches from a rider on a climb get some of this!

One of the idiots wearing only speedos, apron and hat (why?) just did an unplanned bellyflop onto the tarmac that you might have liked. About 63.5km to go.

 

[mjr]

Astana kicking it off and Jumbo Visma immediately disintegrate. Chavez going backwards too. Still 66km to go

The kicked off chasing group has more than halved the break's advantage to 1minute. 62km to go. This is going to be a GC contest for the stage win on the final climb.

 

[roadrash]

yeah gravel rash on the belly , and as rob hatch said , well you deserved that