Giro 2020 SPOILERS !!

[mjr]

You're undermining your argument by using the Team Classification. It's widely understood and ridiculed that Movistar is the only team to care about this.

I'm just replying to the claim Adam made! It's a daft claim and not true by any objective measure.

GT winners is a far better metric and everyone knows that Sky went all in on the TdF which is always the most competitive GT field. They won it consistently with Wiggins/Froome/Thomas/Bernal. For Sky the Giro and Vuelta were sideshows.

I'm deffo no Sky/Ineos fanboy but the facts speak for themselves

I agree. The only times they've looked anything like at the Giro is when Froome cared and even that took a solo punt not to fail, more than team "domination".

 

[Adam4868]

They're riding like a second-division wildcard team without a plan! If that's what you like, good for you!

Five stage wins and a rider in fourth with all to play for...second division ? Your clutching at straws

Indeed: the results say theirs is the leader to beat at the Tour but not the team and they usually do naff all at the Giro.

Your right that Movistar take some beating

 

[andrew_s]

He'd have been in Pink now if he hadn't stopped for two or three mins to check on Thomas when he crashed.But Karma will treat him well im confident !

The crash and standing about was in the neutral zone at the start.
Both Tao and G had been in the peloton from shortly after until about 30 km to go, when the increase in pace made the injury apparent. Tao kept going then; it was Ganna, and Swift (initially) and Dennis & Puccio (later) who dropped back with Thomas.

 

[Adam4868]

The crash and standing about was in the neutral zone at the start.
Both Tao and G had been in the peloton from shortly after until about 30 km to go, when the increase in pace made the injury apparent. Tao kept going then; it was Ganna, and Swift (initially) and Dennis & Puccio (later) who dropped back with Thomas.

Yea thanks Andrew,my comment was slightly tongue in cheek 😁 as the Peloton waited for Thomas anyway.It was more how the stage was raced I guess.As in Tao would have had a team behind him if they hadn't been looking after Thomas.

 

[Adam4868]

There was a AG2R staff member tested positive aswell.

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1318449261823053824?s=19

 

[rich p]

Not sure it was worth Almeida busting a gut to gain a couplr of seconds but it shows he's fighting.
Tomorrow has three Cat 1's and a Cat 3. Not sure if the GC will attack full beans on this stage, or wait for the Stelvio, but I hope so

 

[matticus]

Competitors bust a gut to stop him.

 

[Adam4868]

Change of route ?

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1318807956369100801?s=19

 

[mjr]

Guerreiro in the break takes first KoM to retake the jersey but suffers another shifting failure, grinding over the summit in a 54 tooth chainring

 

[mjr]

Change of route ?

Conti is not Vegni.

 

[mjr]

Kruiswijk confirms his was a true positive, but mild symptoms:

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGkPMDGnqlw/

 

[beastie]

Change of route ?

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1318807956369100801?s=19

French mayor doesn’t want the Giro passing through his town. He wouldn’t do that to the tour.

 

[beastie]

It should all kick off tomorrow big time then...

 

[Adam4868]

It should all kick off tomorrow big time then...

Don't hold your breath...

 

[Adam4868]

French mayor doesn’t want the Giro passing through his town. He wouldn’t do that to the tour.

Yea was reading that.
#Giro - Major of Briancon said that Giro isn't allowed to pass in the city because of French law forbidding gatherings of more than 6 people
So not the weather then