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Giro d'Italia 2017 |OT|
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FrankCanada97
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This reminds me of the 2012 Giro when it also came down to the final stage ITT. Except this time, the man favoured to do well in the stage is an actual time trialist.
You know that year's Giro field was weak when everyone needed to put time into Hesjedal because he was hyped as a good trialist.
You know that year's Giro field was weak when everyone needed to put time into Hesjedal because he was hyped as a good trialist.
I was just remembering the 2009 Giro, first one I followed via Eurosports crappy web player. Menchov fell off his bike in the rain with 1km to go in the final stage TT. Luckily for him he got back on his bike quickly and finished to hold on to the pink jersey. The TdF needs to have more TT finishes, everyone remembers or at least knows about the LeMond/Fignon one and that was 28 years ago now.
Yeah, either scrap the Champs d'Elysees stage of do a time trial on the day before that. I agree.
WAR recon zero
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Quintana could not put some difference. I think he will be out of the podiun
Shanks D Zoro
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Yep, I can't see Quintana staying on the podium. Nibali, Pinot and TD will all overtake him.
The interesting battle for me is Nibali vs Pinot.
Damn, the betting odds of Tom winning the giro are WAY more in his favor then I expected. Like, i also expect him to win, but that is a pretty huge difference.
jakonovski
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My nerves are shot after the last couple of days of Tom falling but still having a good chance.
They'll never scrap the Champs Elysées. But this year there is a very tricky TT in Marseille the day before.
edit: of course in the Tour a late TT might make the Sky domination even worse.
His Majesty
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That was one really boring Giro except for the 20th stage when De Gendt unleashed his superpowers and everyone in the pack had to wake up. Still one of the best Giro stages I've seen.
His Majesty
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Top-5 starts in an hour
Shanks D Zoro
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Come On Vincenzo!!! Produce a miracle.
i swear the tour is rigged in team sky's favor
His Majesty
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Dumoulin 2" behind Van Emden at the first point.
There was also great TT finish in Milan in 2012, when Hjeshdal beat Rodriguez.
I really hope Dumoulin wins today. There is some greater justice when guys built for TT win 3-week races, especially Giro with its focus on mountains.
His Majesty
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we can scrap Pinot
As if last year's Mount Ventoux with Froome showing his running skills is not proof enough
His Majesty
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Nibali with a good time but he still loses 17 seconds to Dumoulin.
Shanks D Zoro
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Com on Vinny, looking like second place.
He already lost 30 at the first stop. If they keep their current pace, they won't be that close.
His Majesty
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Loses 30 seconds after 9 km so unless Dumoulin somehow loses steam I can't see Quintana surviving this.
Shanks D Zoro
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Pinot is the most overrated rider in the peloton. Big bottler.
Come on Vincenzo, put in a stint for second.
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