Giro d'Italia 2016 ***spoilers***
- Thread starter mjr
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Hont
Guru
- Location
- Bromsgrove
Not quite by my calculations. Nibs holds on to 4th by 8 seconds.
Edit 7 seconds according to TV. close enough
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
GC
1 Kruijswijk
2 Chaves +3'00
3 Valverde +3'23
4 Nibali +4'43
5 Zakarin +4'50
Wow. And it's a downhill day tomorrow...
1 Kruijswijk
2 Chaves +3'00
3 Valverde +3'23
4 Nibali +4'43
5 Zakarin +4'50
Wow. And it's a downhill day tomorrow...
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
Hold on, is Valverde the Spanish champion? If so, the amount of flag on his kit is pitiful
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
With the nature of the stage could some of them conceivably jump on time-trial bikes half way through to try something different? 
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
With the nature of the stage could some of them conceivably jump on time-trial bikes half way through to try something different?
TT bikes aren't allowed in mass start stages.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Yes and yes, but it's still better than Contador's Ronald McDonald of a few years ago...
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Not unless you're a sadist who likes watching crashes. It wouldn't be safe to have part of the field on bikes with completely different handling characteristics and weaker brakes. The much-criticised UCI bike regulations arguably do serve some purpose.Cheers mate. Still learning.Good idea if it was allowed though.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Okay, we're really down to just 6 now with any chance of being on the podium. Baring calamities, the winner will be:
1 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 63:40:10
And it looks like 2 and 3 will be, the only question is in which order. Tactically, Valverde has way more nous than Chaves, but Chaves is the stronger climber, and I don't think he will make the same mistake again as he did today:
2 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge 0:03:00
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:23
These two still have a chance of getting on the podium, but whereas Zakarin is heading up, Nibali is heading down, and almost certainly their positions will be reversed by the end of the race:
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:04:43
5 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:04:50
Finally, we shouldn't discount Majka - at least he could certainly also end up in the top 5 (and with a really great ride and a bad day for some others, on the podium, though that is unlikely):
6 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team 0:05:34
Below this, riders are really just hanging on now.
1 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 63:40:10
And it looks like 2 and 3 will be, the only question is in which order. Tactically, Valverde has way more nous than Chaves, but Chaves is the stronger climber, and I don't think he will make the same mistake again as he did today:
2 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge 0:03:00
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:23
These two still have a chance of getting on the podium, but whereas Zakarin is heading up, Nibali is heading down, and almost certainly their positions will be reversed by the end of the race:
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:04:43
5 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:04:50
Finally, we shouldn't discount Majka - at least he could certainly also end up in the top 5 (and with a really great ride and a bad day for some others, on the podium, though that is unlikely):
6 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team 0:05:34
Below this, riders are really just hanging on now.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Cheers mate. Still learning.
Maybe, except for the good reasons why it isn't allowed, as @mjray says. As well as the handling of the bikes, there's also those pointy bits sticking out the front to consider - not only are crashes more likely, they're potentially nastier when they do happen!
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
The pro pundit competition is much more exciting and open.
HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
Supposedly Movistar's boss won't let them have any more than the bare minimum - thinks it detracts from the sponsor's logos or sumfink.
HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
Of course it is, and don't call me shurley
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
He's telling porkies. He's let Dowset have a white skin suit...
