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

[400bhp]

A new world order eh. Chaves and Kruijswik.

I was looking at their stats. Kruijswik is reported to be 64 kgs. Chaves is 54 kgs

Can Chaves take the mountain TT today? I hope so.

 

[HF2300]

Did Nibali look badly dropped on the last climb, or just minimising losses while saving energy?

 

[Crackle]

A new world order eh. Chaves and Kruijswik.

I was looking at their stats. Kruijswik is reported to be 64 kgs. Chaves is 54 kgs

Can Chaves take the mountain TT today? I hope so.

Kruijswijck was a surprise. I thought he was heavier just from looking at him as he's quite broad shouldered.

 

[brommers]

Start times stage 15. See attachment

 

[mjr]

Did Nibali look badly dropped on the last climb, or just minimising losses while saving energy?

Looked badly dropped to me but then I think he often looks to be riding badly except when he goes off on a flamboyant attack. These are strange times: have we ever had so many champions who look uncomfortable and un-fluid on their bikes?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Just spotted that Demare has abandoned - citing 3 days of intestinal problems

 

[beastie]

Looked badly dropped to me but then I think he often looks to be riding badly except when he goes off on a flamboyant attack. These are strange times: have we ever had so many champions who look uncomfortable and un-fluid on their bikes?

I thought it was an excellent ride by Nibali. 35 km solo and he held the gap at 30 ish seconds throughout. He is less than a minute behind pink and he definitely did not lose the Giro yesterday. Poor Valverde........

 

[brommers]

Just spotted that Demare has abandoned - citing 3 days of intestinal problems

He dropped out early in yesterday's stage

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

He dropped out early in yesterday's stage

Ah right, cheers. I didn't see much of the cycling yesterday due to watching Hibs slaughter Rangers in the Scottish Cup Final and by the time I watched the highlights I'd had a few beers and didn't pay attention to DNS and DNF list.

I suppose I'd better go and do that now!

 

[HF2300]

I thought it was an excellent ride by Nibali. 35 km solo and he held the gap at 30 ish seconds throughout. He is less than a minute behind pink and he definitely did not lose the Giro yesterday. Poor Valverde........

Well, my feeling was he might have been doing what it took to stay in touch without wiping himself out, but I didn't watch the coverage so I'm just going from having read a race summary.

 

[Crackle]

I thought it was an excellent ride by Nibali. 35 km solo and he held the gap at 30 ish seconds throughout. He is less than a minute behind pink and he definitely did not lose the Giro yesterday. Poor Valverde........

I thought the same. He hauled it back some on the descent and then held it on the final climb, by himself, no help.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Northern Italy is stunning !!

It looked fantastic didn't it, and we'll be riding through that bit this August

 

[smutchin]

Did Nibali look badly dropped on the last climb, or just minimising losses while saving energy?

I think he has looked reassuringly human so far in this Giro - his performance has reflected his lack of form coming into the race, unlike previous years...

 

[PpPete]

Those two Russians had motors?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Those two Russians had motors?

The cyclingnews live feed called them "simply incredible times", and I tend to agree.