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serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Me either its going to be great. Can't wait for Valverde to sit on his wheel for 2 weeks protecting 3rd place.

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serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Echelons!

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Looks like it could be more interesting than yesterday with the wind and road furniture. They're flying

70kph :stare:

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
They've taken 2 minutes off the break in a handful of KM.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
That sprint will be the end of that break, jesus

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Demare is being investigated by the Italian federation for his car holding at MSR. Cool.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Again with the bridges

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Paddyb posted:

That sprint will be the end of that break, jesus

I thought so too but welp. This is gonna be close

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me

Smirr posted:

I thought so too but welp. This is gonna be close

I'm glad because I can drool over the cervelo, bianchi and derosa in the break all day again

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

The gap measurement is comically bad today

BabyFur Denny
Mar 18, 2003
it's basically a replay of yesterday's stage.

VacaGrande
Dec 24, 2003
God! A red nugget! A fat egg under a dog!

BabyFur Denny posted:

it's basically a replay of yesterday's stage.

Kittel is on a different level. Greipel showed good strength coming up from a bad position in the final but no one is going to touch Kittel if he comes into the sprint anywhere near the front.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Must be demoralizing to have trouble even tagging onto his wheel when he initially sets off.

Messyass
Dec 23, 2003

Paddyb posted:

Again with the bridges

That last one was the actual 'a bridge too far' bridge though.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me

Messyass posted:

That last one was the actual 'a bridge too far' bridge though.

It's one of my favorite movies and I was loving the aerial shots around there.

I can't believe there's a rest day already.

The Deadly Hume
May 26, 2004

Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.
Yeah, it's silly, but didn't they have a rest day after the opening 3-day run in Norn Ireland a couple of year back as well?

wide stance
Jan 28, 2011

If there's more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then he will do it that way.
I just wished they included Sicily instead of this foreign start crap.

Vando
Oct 26, 2007

stoats about

The Deadly Hume posted:

Yeah, it's silly, but didn't they have a rest day after the opening 3-day run in Norn Ireland a couple of year back as well?

Yup, it's more a "travel day" than a "rest day".

evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Gijs Verdick just passed away :/

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
After two heart attacks at 21.

It's sad, but I still wonder what that autopsy might turn up.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
This is pretty good, like a little MSR

Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007


Classic Hesjedal today, losing time because of poor position.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
I'm sure he'll switch it on in the last 2 weeks.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
He's more of a diesel, takes a while to get them warmed up.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/730289094920708096

https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/730291432779612160

I wonder if they've asked the riders about this yet

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

The race no one wants to get picked for.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Sky estimating budget to build a hydrofoil that can cover that distance while letting riders dope in peace.

Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007


As long as they don't do a TTT or TT as the first stage, that seems viable. Much like for the middle eastern races where teams bring a smaller service course (no TT bikes, fewer personnel). Actually sounds cool as gently caress, I'm on board.

Nice win by Greipel today, no one even close. I always like it when he wins because he is always super happy and a very cool dude overall.

Lyndon LaRouche
Sep 5, 2006

by Azathoth
I'd be interested in watching this Giro di Giappone.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Pocket posted:

The race no one wants to get picked for.

A shiver just ran through Adam Hansen.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Tom DuFroomemoulin.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Nice ride by Tim Wellens who seems like a cool dude. Landa is sick and Nibali is stupid, so go Tommy Du and 'berto Uran Uran

tylertfb
Mar 3, 2004

Time.Space.Transmat.
Stopping after the line to lift up your bike: Major major bike sponsor kudos. Team's marketing manager probably was doing backflips of joy.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Wtf Greipel out of nowhere

e: ok, not as crazy as it looked live. I guess Ewan went far too early

Smirr fucked around with this message at 15:58 on May 13, 2016

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack
Any GC action coming up?

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

African AIDS cum posted:

Any GC action coming up?

ITT on Sunday.

Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007


Masterclass in staying cool by Greipel.

HappyCamperGL
May 18, 2014

Dumoulin dropped.

Dirtanium
Aug 3, 2007

HappyCamperGL posted:

Dumoulin dropped.

You can't win the Giro here, but you certainly can lose it. He's not going to do enough in the TT.

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Bud Manstrong
Dec 11, 2003

The Curse of the Flying Criosphinx
Viviani apparently got dropped real early and finished outside the time cut. Oops.

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