Giro d'Italia **Spoilers**

[smutchin]

Great finish. Kittel just too powerful.

 

[y2blade]

I must say I'm really enjoying the coverage on Eurosport, shame about the weather but the guys seem to be enjoying it regardless

 

[thom]

Kittel shows a bit of class there - Cannondale and SKY seemed to have edged him off the best position and Ben Swift came oh so close but Kittel had a different gear in the end.

Glad that overall the crowds came out all along the route to get into the swing of things - shame about the weather, as always. If they'd come in August then perhaps they might have been a bit luckier… And the cost to host at somewhere around 4.2 million in the north compares rather favourably to the 27 million needed to bring the tour to yorkshire.

 

[Crackle]

So close for Swift. I look forward to seeing what else he can do this Giro.

 

[Apollonius]

I don't think Sky have a particularly strong team out, but that was a good effort from them today.

Just been looking at the contour profiles for some of the final week stages. That should be interesting!

 

[jifdave]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ToNryyyUs


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBrwyJBtrdc

 

[themosquitoking]

I don't think Sky have a particularly strong team out, but that was a good effort from them today.

Just been looking at the contour profiles for some of the final week stages. That should be interesting!

The final time trail, stage 19 i think, looks like a killer. At least i would die trying it.

 

[LarryDuff]

Kittel out. Didn't start stage 4.

 

[The Couch]

And the riders (Paolini mostly) are discussing with the organisation to cancel the final 8 laps (to avoid dangerous situations with the heavy weather)

 

[LarryDuff]

Should have stayed in Ireland, hasn't rained today. Yet.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It looks like they should have gone to Barry.

It does look like this is staying neutralised till the commissaire decides how to finish it.

 

[beastie]

It's a right slow burner the Giro this year......if it wasn't for Kittel and his amazing sprinting.......thank god they are back in the sunshine of Bari.............

Oh.

Never mind.

 

[Crackle]

25 years they've waited for a stage and they're all trundling around enjoying the scenery.

 

[MikeG]

......... the 27 million needed to bring the tour to yorkshire.

To where?

I always thought Finchingfield was in Essex.........

 

[The Couch]

Why isn't the full FdJ-team falling back to bring Bouhanni back?
(he just has 1 rider helping him and at this end-of-race pace, he'll be knackered when even reaching the back of the peloton)