Giro d'Italia 2015 *spoilers*

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Landa and Nieve we're very similar abilities at Euskaltel but that seen worlds apart since one went to Sky and the other to the dark side. It could of course be entirely innocent.

Landa is doing very well for someone who had cytomegalovirus not very long ago, which led to him "missing training camp"
http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/landa_absent_from_astana_training_camp/

He seems to have caught up with the training he missed

 

[rich p]

Does this add more weight to having a different structure to the world tour, given that in one of cycling's "majors" only one of the top 5 turns up?

It's been this way for a while now, hasn't it? It seemed that the new way of thinking was that it wasn't possible to do justice to the TdF after a hard Giro, since Contador failed a few years ago.
If Bertie bucks the trend and does the double (treble with the Vuelta?), it may well lessen the clamour for a change to the format.

 

[HF2300]

Last 15 km was ... interesting.

 

[HF2300]

Aru needs to place an internet order with Bertie's steak supplier, pronto.

Back in the day riders used to breakfast on huge amounts of steak etc., before modern nutritional science changed things.

Perhaps they'll go back to it.

 

[iLB]

Good craic from Oleg https://twitter.com/olegtinkov/status/602596665460133888

 

[Strathlubnaig]

I overheard Porte in the pub last night, telling the barman 'actually, I'm more of a Classics man...'

 

[tug benson]

Porte out the giro

 

[Dogtrousers]

Porte out the giro

More: http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/53358#9RCy4F487L5DERA6.97

 

[smutchin]

I have a lot of sympathy for Porte, he's been very unlucky and riding the Giro must be tough enough even at 100% fitness, but it does seem he lacks the capacity to deal with adversity that marks out the true champions of the sport.

 

[rich p]

I have a lot of sympathy for Porte, he's been very unlucky and riding the Giro must be tough enough even at 100% fitness, but it does seem he lacks the capacity to deal with adversity that marks out the true champions of the sport.

I said as much to my son yesterday. He has, as you say, suffered injury and bad luck, but you can't help wondering if, say, Cadel Evans or Contador would have dealt with it better.

 

[smutchin]

Clearly Contador has dealt with it better - he may have a tendency to overstate his injuries but I bet that shoulder is still pretty painful.

 

[Crackle]

Speculation begins in earnest for the next seasons signings

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-transfer-talk-porte-and-uran-key-pieces-in-2016-market

One wonders whether Landa will play the team game or be sure to cement his place as a GT contender or simply do a Cobo and never repeat this form. His recent interviews have sounded less than magnanimous towards Aru.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

His transfer value just tanked

 

[HF2300]

Hesjedal going it alone at the mo. Difficult to see him surviving, though - 74 km to go and he's only got 2:32.

 

[HF2300]

Diego Rosa has a spill on a corner. Up and running again though.