Flying_Monkey
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De La Cruz didn't start (fever)... that's one of my pundit picks for the day gone already!
Giro d'Italia 2016 ***spoilers***
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mjr
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And actually, that's probably not the TV channel's fault. After all, Italian GT coverage is anchored by a great female regular presenter, which is something I've not noticed UK, USA, French or German coverage doing yet... in fact, apart from occasional guest women on UK coverage, I think they're all- male presentation teams.He has a habit of breaking away from showing the cycling to show women, one example showing four women in four different coloured t-shirts walking slowly across the finish line, with close ups on each one
Anyway, I'm lucky in that I sat down to lunch in front of the TV as the GC contenders started throwing mountains at each other. Kruijswijk looks isolated but is hanging in there, while Chaves is in a group 40s back. Still fifty km to go and a tasty looking double climb to go: I'm setting the 7pm highlights to record tonight!
That's about the size of it so far
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Chaves also isolated, probably, as he seems to be going back to the car for his own water. Didn't even make a pretence of talking to the DS.
I think he has Howson with him
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mjr
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Yes, they're on the front now, so he has at least one teammate. Gap down to 34" but fluctuating. Main chase group 1'37" behind the front.
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Ulissi, Valve and nibbles take the sprint bonuses. Front group seem to have accelerated: Dombrowski dropped, gap up to 42" despite Cannondale and Tinkoff helping Green edge. Chase group out to 2'30". 30km to go. Still looks flat. This could be explosive. I'm working from the lunch room this PM 
Flying_Monkey
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Ulissi, Valve and nibbles take the sprint bonuses. Front group seem to have accelerated: Dombrowski dropped, gap up to 42" despite Cannondale and Tinkoff helping Green edge. Chase group out to 2'30". 30km to go. Still looks flat. This could be explosive. I'm working from the lunch room this PM
Dombrowksi wasn't dropped, he was called back by his team! Which further screws my pundit picks today.
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Ah, I wondered why he seemed cross, apparently with the moto who hadn't done anything wrong that I could see! So Cannondale still think Uran has a chance? Hmm...
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He must be livid now, Uran dropped by Chaves and can't even hold his own teammate's wheel.Ah, I wondered why he seemed cross, apparently with the moto who hadn't done anything wrong that I could see! So Cannondale still think Uran has a chance? Hmm...
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He does but he's going to have to cover a lot.
Ah maybe not, as I type Nibali dropped so they might work together.
