Giro d'Italia 2016 ***spoilers***

[smutchin]

Zakarin down again! Looks like he wasn't concentrating, or was distracted, going into that corner.

 

[SWSteve]

Zakarin again!

 

[Crackle]

Zakarin has dissolved in the rain.

 

[SWSteve]

That last corner is treacherous! So many painted lines you have to cross, it must be horrible when it's like this

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Looks like Brambilla keeps the jersey - great performance by him.

 

[rich p]

I note that the fellow in third place today has the same middle name as Contador...
Vegard Stake Laengen

 

[400bhp]

Top 10 completely turned around.

 

[smutchin]

the fellow in third place today...

You say that as if you've never heard of him before

 

[SWSteve]

Yet more proof Greipel has no teeth...

https://twitter.com/andregreipel/status/732154168543195136

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Cancellara has abandoned

 

[HF2300]

House is a Posho, Flecha is a Continental. Flamboyant hosiery is to be expected.

Ah, one of those hot blooded Mediterranean types. Say no more, old bean.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I was going to do a rest day, major contenders overall position list, but there's really no point because the Top 15 is essentially exactly that. There are really no major surprises in who is in the Top 15, with the possible exception of current leader Brambilla, who I don't think will last as leader very much longer. And even with the poor showing by riders like Uran and Zakarin in the TT yesterday, none of the top contenders, including both of them, are completely out of it.

1 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step 34:33:04
2 Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:01
3 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team 0:00:32
4 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:00:51
5 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:53
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:55
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 0:00:58
8 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Team Sky 0:01:18
9 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team 0:01:45
10 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:51
11 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:02:09
12 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:28
13 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge 0:02:31
14 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida 0:02:54
15 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:02:56

This is shaping up to be a very exciting and close Giro.

 

[SWSteve]

It was interesting to hear Dumoulin saying he's looking to lose time to the leaders, so he can get into a breakaway and get a stage win. How much of that is true, I don't know. But it's odd to hear someone say it publicly...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Katusha removes Tsatevich from the Giro following his drafting in the TT

http://www.teamkatusha.com/news/team-katusha-takes-alexey-tsatevich-out-giro-ditalia