seanp Posted May 25, 2017 Share Yip.. indeed. So he won the Giro by attacking on a descent after the red flag went up when the others sat up. .he won the Vuelta by jumping on Berts wheel.. and had it not been for Valverde screwing with the skyborg that wouldn't have worked either. Yes I thought wow this guy is going to be a Great GT rider after that Giro victory turns out he hasn't won a GT through his own initiative... I was fooled. He is pretty poor on flat tough stages when there is some wind. He can't descend well enough to get a descent gap..shown again today..had the perfect opportunity to work with the 2 Orica guys. .but chose instead to follow wheels so Orica decided well no we aren't dragging you all over the place. . And he can't ride a good enough TT. Yeah.. a great climber. But it seems like that is all. Sent from my SM-N9005 using TapatalkOoooo thats hard. You not being a bit tough on him? Granted, his tactics have'nt exactly been the most positive. and performances not what was expected.I'm gonna hold off writing him off for the next 2 days. Dying to see what his reaction tomorrow is going to be.Do you guys think he will be leader of the team at the Tour or do you think Valverde's performances at the Spring Classics will make the team management have a change of heart? Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted May 25, 2017 Share Remember that Quintana is on a GT double campaign Very insightful segment from 1:30 - 4:20 on the stoic Colombian star Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted May 25, 2017 Share Ooooo thats hard. You not being a bit tough on him? Granted, his tactics have'nt exactly been the most positive. and performances not what was expected.I'm gonna hold off writing him off for the next 2 days. Dying to see what his reaction tomorrow is going to be.Do you guys think he will be leader of the team at the Tour or do you think Valverde's performances at the Spring Classics will make the team management have a change of heart?Yes probably.. I am too harsh on the oke.. but I thought this guy would become this exciting rider..but he seems to be only exciting when the climb has a certain kind of gradient. I am disappointed..[emoji17] Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted May 25, 2017 Share Yah, and theres lots of other more well rounded athletes in the peleton now, like Tom who can climb and TT and ride the flats, unless the other more rounded athletes crack completely and get shelled on the mountains Quintana can only get a few seconds and has to work very hard for that, whereas Tom can take minutes in a short TT, so Yah, you really will struggle to win a GT now as just a climber.Ja.. to win a GT you must be able to be better than the rest in all kinds of situations. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted May 25, 2017 Share Woah how cool was that show of force from Dumoulin with those little moves on the climb.. beautiful..played them nicely. . Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted May 25, 2017 Share Ha... he is awesome.. isolated from far out, movistar with riders all over the road ahead of quintanna to set something up that never really came. Nibali with team mates for long..And then they try team up against Dumoulin, but in the end nada.. no dent..Tom is too smart ..and end of the stage Dumoulin looked a lot fresher than the rest. ..lekker Pinot..jou lekker ding. Lovely win for Teejay to shut me up. .but Landa..come on why did you let him in on that last little corner. .Aye. . Also Landa looking really strong...2 days in a row with 2 really good performances. . Gosh.. Got to love the Giro Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted May 25, 2017 Share Landa doing training to support Froome? Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted May 25, 2017 Share I want two things after today's stage:Tommy D to win. Quintana to really really lose. By a long way. After a bad day. That involves the gyps. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted May 25, 2017 Share Woah he said..he said.. But I disagree. .it is not up to Dumoulin to chase down all podium threats. .only his job to protect his own position and Pinot didn't threaten the top spot. .not just yet. Maybe tomorrow [emoji6] And Nibali speaking of Karma..whahahaha..yeah. Nibali this is probably Karma coming after you NOT Dumoulin Damn..all of this in time for Friday. .they clearly follow the Bike hub and have been building for Friday showdowns. http://www.velonews.com/2017/05/giro-ditalia/dumoulin-swats-attacks-trades-barbs-with-nibali_439405 Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted May 25, 2017 Share Landa doing training to support Froome?Mmm.. perhaps a shot as lone team leader at the Vuelta.? Added that will also depend on how Froome feels after the TDF, Froome would love to win the Vuelta too. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted May 25, 2017 Share Mind games score on and off the bike. Dumoulin 1- Nibali and Quintanna 0 Winners of the day. Pinot and Pozzovivo .. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted May 25, 2017 Share Mmm.. perhaps a shot as lone team leader at the Vuelta.? Added that will also depend on how Froome feels after the TDF, Froome would love to win the Vuelta too. Sent from my SM-N9005 using TapatalkI'm going to put my money down for a froome double! Would be very interesting to see froome and dumoulin race as their tactics are very much the same. Froome might edge him slightly on the climbs, but dumoulin is slightly better in the tt in my opinion. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted May 25, 2017 Share I'm going to put my money down for a froome double! Would be very interesting to see froome and dumoulin race as their tactics are very much the same. Froome might edge him slightly on the climbs, but dumoulin is slightly better in the tt in my opinion.Ja Froome tried it last year but his team at the Vuelta not as strong as his TDF team..and of course Bert outfoxed him and Nairo capitalised. So one could say from what we've seen at the Giro that Dumoulin doesn't seem to rely as heavily on a strong team as what Froome does..(or least the tactics that SKY use).. of course still 2 tough stages to go and we can't be sure how having to go it on his own will have effected the legs. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALUS Posted May 25, 2017 Share Tummy D really has big balls - when the two wannabes ganged up on him he did the right thing: ATTACK! Then in the interview he peed on their batteries. He is clearly revving them to overplay their hands. I think we may have found a very good excitement machine to replace the robots and druggies. Clearly he can think well also. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted May 26, 2017 Share Seems that NQ's douchey behaviour has also shut his fanboys up. Can't blame him, difficult to defend his style at the moment. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted May 26, 2017 Share Today's workGonna be good http://static2.giroditalia.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/T19_Piancavallo_alt-1.jpg Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/163352-the-100th-giro-ditalia/page/161/#findComment-3134390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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