Giro d'Italia **Spoilers**

[rich p]

ITT today. It could shake up the GC standings a little.
Evans used to be useful but has been less so recently. Quintana was better than expected last year especially as it's not pan flat.
Uran is a bit of an unknown. Pozzovivo not renowned.
Keelderman could do relatively well.

 

[The Couch]

Interesting to see what will happen to the GC guys, but the same applies to the stage victory
Without the absolute top-TT specialists (Martin - of course, most of all him -, but also Wiggo, Froome, Kwiatek) or the best climber-TT combos (Nibali, Contador).

Looking at the latest results in TT, Malori would be the most obvious pick, however how will his fall yesterday impact his time.
Tuft should be considered but he has been hurting the whole week
Castroviejo and Ludvigsson haven't shown the best of form this year yet

So maybe the stage victory is something for some less expected names... Bookwalter, De Gendt or Zoidl
Or for the GC guys... Evans, Kelderman or Hesjedal

 

[The Couch]

The rain hasn't made it simple for the riders who have ridden so far, but it does look like the rain has mostly passed, so this might be something for the GC guys still to come (who will still have wet roads though, but without the rain itself the ride should be better)

 

[tug benson]

Turned it on to see Ludvigsson on the ground...Looks a bad one

 

[tug benson]

A bit far from his bike

 

[jifdave]

that was nasty, took a corner too fast and went over a barrier
The ambulance/doctor is taking forever to get to him

 

[The Couch]

Ulissi

 

[Hont]

Ulissi

The dodgy performance antenna was already twitching with his performances in this Giro so far. It's gone into overdrive now. Especially given how slow he was going downhill.

 

[The Couch]

The dodgy performance antenna was already twitching with his performances in this Giro so far. It's gone into overdrive now. Especially given how slow he was going downhill.

Those intermediate times showing that this is going to be for the GC guys, so might not be so weird a performance

 

[Roscoe]

This TT is going to sort out the GC big style

 

[Roscoe]

Not looking good for Evans, this could be where he loses the Giro given Uran's strength in the mountains.

 

[Crackle]

Well Uran hasn't shown much this season, until now. Ooof, big ride.

 

[Roscoe]

Uran 1.17 up on Ulissi!!!

 

[Roscoe]

Uran to keep the Maglia Rosa until the end? I think so

 

[Hont]

might not be so weird a performance

Mmm not convinced. Second, half a minute ahead of everyone bar the winner and Evans. And Cunego passed him on the descent like Ulissi was a cyclo-tourist.

Uran's winning margin, when he's never won an ITT in his life before, is not reassuring either.