The 100th Giro d'Italia

[TALUS]

Safe to say that NOBODY predicted that. I luuuv this race!!!!!

[Gen]

Safe to say that NOBODY predicted that. I luuuv this race!!!!!

We are in for a treat again..

 

Damn.. how do in ditch responsibilities for 3 weeks

 

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[Patchelicious]

General classification after stage 1:

 

1 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 5:13:25

2 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:00:04

3 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 0:00:06

4 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo 0:00:09

5 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:10

6 Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates

7 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data

8 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo

9 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data

10 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe

Got my top 10!!! Goooo Gibbo!!

[Gen]

One of the Bora team cars... that is happiness right there

 

 

Take a look at @WellboyBen's Tweet: https://twitter.com/WellboyBen/status/860536398495068161?s=09

 

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[Patchelicious]

Stage/GC or young rider

 

Would love to see him doing well.

Definitely only stages, he has no chance in the hills

[Gen]

André Greipel: “The finale was really hectic. We couldn’t stay together as a team. Jasper De Buyst brought me in a good position but what Pöstlberger did here is very impressive. He stayed well ahead but this shouldn’t be a surprise because he is a strong rider. He proved that this year with his fifth place in the E3 Harelbeke. Not everyone can remain ahead of a bunch that wants to sprint for the victory. I wanted to sprint for pink but Pöstlberger proved to be the strongest. We will be looking for another opportunity in the next couple of days. “

 

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['Dale]

First Austrian to take a stage win at Giro ????

['Dale]

“We wanted to try for a sprint for the final for Sam. Through the city the lead-out trains, I don’t know, they lost my wheel or something and I had a gap...I heard over the radio, ‘C’mon, Posty, go try!' and I put all I had in. It worked out – victory for the team, first professional victory for me, maglia rosa. I think I will need many weeks to take this victory in. It’s unbelievable, really.”

[TALUS]

We are in for a treat again..

 

Damn.. how do in ditch responsibilities for 3 weeks

 

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Best thing I could think of- go to Italy. JAY!

[HappyMartin]

Bloody Giro. I decided I wasn't going to sit obsessively in front of the TV and watch it this year. Now look. Something special about this race.

[Thor Buttox]

André Greipel: “The finale was really hectic. We couldn’t stay together as a team. Jasper De Buyst brought me in a good position but what Pöstlberger did here is very impressive. He stayed well ahead but this shouldn’t be a surprise because he is a strong rider. He proved that this year with his fifth place in the E3 Harelbeke. Not everyone can remain ahead of a bunch that wants to sprint for the victory. I wanted to sprint for pink but Pöstlberger proved to be the strongest. We will be looking for another opportunity in the next couple of days. “

 

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Mr Gee is one of the few sportsmen who has managed to change my stupid 'I don' t like him for no reason' biases. What a good guy.

 

(Before Carbon has an embolism in his cold, black Sky-heart, I mean the Gee-rilla)

[HappyMartin]

Mr Gee is one of the few sportsmen who has managed to change my stupid 'I don' t like him for no reason' biases. What a good guy.

(Before Carbon has an embolism in his cold, black Sky-heart, I mean the Gee-rilla)

I am with you completely and couldn't put it better.

[Jewbacca]

I take it you never watched this then?

 

 

Greipel is classic

[Frosty]

Gibbons looking good

 

Result:

 

1 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 5:13:35

2 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott

3 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal

4 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo

5 Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates

6 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data

7 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo

8 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data

9 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe

10 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb

definitely - one to keep an eye on in the future

['Dale]

Stage 2

 

Directly from the 2017 Giro road book:

First comes a rolling section across the district of Nuoro, with three long climbs: Bitti and Orune (non-categorised climb), Nuoro (a steeper, categorised climb) and Passo di Genna Silana (cat. climb). Past Genna Silana comes a long, fast-running descent (over 20km, quite bumpy at points) on wide, well-surfaced roads. The final 10 km are flat.

['Dale]

The break

The pain cave.

 

Daniel Teklehaimanot (Dimension Data)

Lukasz Owsian (CCC Sprandi Polkowice)

Ilia Koshevoy (Wilier Triestina)

Evgeny Shalunov (Gazprom - Rusvelo)

Simone Andreetta (Bardiani CSF)