Giro 2022.....SPOILERS.

[Mike_P]

Is Caleb GT in disguise?

 

[Adam4868]

Is Caleb GT in disguise?

Lol....I'm pretty sure he crashed on a early stage of the Tour last year ? Good chance he would of won that today aswell.Says he's just a bit sore but going to ride tommorow.

 

[ColinJ]

Spoiler alert. They've started.
I thought they didn't start til tomorrow. Good job I'm not in charge of TV scheduling.

Friday's an unusual start day.

They are spending 3 days in Hungary, and then Monday is an extra rest day to fly the riders back to Italy. Starting a day early means that they can still finish in 3 Sundays time.

 

[BalkanExpress]

They are spending 3 days in Hungary, and then Monday is an extra rest day to fly the riders back to Italy. Starting a day early means that they can still finish in 3 Sundays time.

Tour of Hungary is next week, so most of the staff, team cars etc will stay, with the main Giro crews already in Sicily or on their way. I feel a bit sorry for the ones who drew the short straw and have to drive the bikes down!

 

[mjr]

Tour of Hungary is next week, so most of the staff, team cars etc will stay, with the main Giro crews already in Sicily or on their way. I feel a bit sorry for the ones who drew the short straw and have to drive the bikes down!

Don't they trust the airport baggage handlers?

 

[Mike_P]

From Sundays finish to Tuesdays start its a 20 hour road journey according to Google; wonder if any bikes will be flown instead.

 

[BalkanExpress]

Don't they trust the airport baggage handlers?

I was listening to Eurosport (French) and the subject came up: they did not say if any were being flown down but they did say that some teams were driving the bikes down. I imagine they are having to chose which is the lower risk, or if they fly the road bikes but drive the TT bikes down as they will not be needed for a while.

As an afther thought can you imagine the hold space that +/- 600 bikes would take up

 

[roadrash]

bolox , forgot to enter a fantasy team, never mind i will save it for Tde F

 

[Adam4868]

Boom Yates....what a ride ! Takes the stage.
Even Bardet was good 😍

 

[Adam4868]

I'm fact I'm blown away he beat Dumoulin and Van Der Poel into second and third !
27 seconds on Carapaz.

 

[rich p]

I'm fact I'm blown away he beat Dumoulin and Van Der Poel into second and third !
27 seconds on Carapaz.

Bloody amazing!
I read that that Mitchelton had put a lot of effort into new kit, TT positioning etc for him and it seems to have paid off.

 

[rich p]

I'm fact I'm blown away he beat Dumoulin and Van Der Poel into second and third !
27 seconds on Carapaz.

And a great ride from Ben Tulett

 

[cougie uk]

They are spending 3 days in Hungary, and then Monday is an extra rest day to fly the riders back to Italy. Starting a day early means that they can still finish in 3 Sundays time.

Did they do this with Belfast too ? I went there and can't remember. Great weekend though.

 

[cougie uk]

And a great ride from Ben Tulett

Fantastic ride there. Cross and TTs. Who would have known this was a common skillset.

 

[Adam4868]

Bloody amazing!
I read that that Mitchelton had put a lot of effort into new kit, TT positioning etc for him and it seems to have paid off.

Yes read that myself....3D bars ! You still have to have good legs for that performance though !
Long way to go but he could definately be up there 😁