babse Posted May 14, 2019 Share I am actually digging this Yates fella even more... and the road is yet to go up! ???????????????? jdwet1980, T-Bob and Wayne pudding Mol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nochain Posted May 15, 2019 Share Really bad news about Tom..he would have had a big impact on the race.Also a bit ???????? about Tao losing time on the previous stage due to that crash near the end..not a massif loss but 1min is enough to put him back a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted May 15, 2019 Share These finishes are just going to be even more hectic with the GC teams trying to keep their leaders towards the front of the pack to reduce the risk of falling and splits. Gen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne pudding Mol Posted May 15, 2019 Share One things I take from this. In the CTCT there was a lot of talk of idiots with no skills. Bike racing is dangerous, these guys are the best and still crash. It's just a shame when it takes out the contenders but that's part of the game. SL7 and Gen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted May 15, 2019 Share The finish to today's stage was clearly designed for the big sprint trains. Downhill stage with only a Cat 4 climb, 50km from the finish. Last 9odd km is dead flat. Finishing straight is 1.5km, but you can almost say it is 3.5km long as that is where the last corner is for the peloton to navigate, from there it is more sweeping bends. Viviani to have his revenge? Or do you need the big power output of the big boys like Ackerman? I'm leaning towards Ackerman... T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted May 15, 2019 Share The finish to today's stage was clearly designed for the big sprint trains. Downhill stage with only a Cat 4 climb, 50km from the finish. Last 9odd km is dead flat.  speaking of dead flat, have you seen the profile for stage10?looks like holland! Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted May 15, 2019 Share  Happened at 6km to go, bunch split and Bora / UAE dropped the hammer in a group of about 20 riders. They were pinning it to the line. Yates and co fought back well considering.  1 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma 16:19:20 2 Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:35 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:39 4 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana 0:00:44 5 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 6 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:49 7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:55 8 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:56 9 Bob Jungels (Lux) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:01:02 10 Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:06 11 Victor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Team 0:01:10 12 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:01:16 13 Hugh John Carthy (GBr) EF 14 Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott 15 Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:18 16 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 0:01:21 17 Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Ineos 0:01:24 18 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 0:01:36 19 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:39 20 Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:47 21 Florian Senechal (Fra) QuickStep 0:01:48 22 Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:49 For once Dimension data placed well in the bunch , and almost entire team took out.O Connor lost 1:30 . Hopefully he can make up some places when the road turns upwards. Roglic timing was very good , he just moved ahead of the guys that fell a second or two before it happened. T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted May 15, 2019 Share speaking of dead flat, have you seen the profile for stage10?looks like holland! Jep, it is fun to contrast that with the penultimate stage, which is a bit more lumpy.. The last 10 days of this tour is going to be insane! Chris_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted May 15, 2019 Share Molano suspended by UAE Team Emirates during Giro d'Italia after internal testing http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/molano-suspended-by-uae-team-emirates-during-giro-ditalia-after-internal-testing/ T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted May 15, 2019 Share Molano suspended by UAE Team Emirates during Giro d'Italia after internal testing http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/molano-suspended-by-uae-team-emirates-during-giro-ditalia-after-internal-testing/  Jeez that's a bit roff, why did they need too internally test. Couldn't they just take blood like anyone else? NickGM, jimmycool and DieselnDust 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted May 15, 2019 Share For once Dimension data placed well in the bunch , and almost entire team took out.O Connor lost 1:30 . Hopefully he can make up some places when the road turns upwards. Roglic timing was very good , he just moved ahead of the guys that fell a second or two before it happened.Your not the Main Cheese by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Wakefield Posted May 15, 2019 Share Jeez that's a bit roff, why did they need too internally test. Couldn't they just take blood like anyone else?  Its a system and policy implemented because its the right thing to do on all riders for health reasons. Edited May 15, 2019 by J Wakefield jdwet1980 and ScottCM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted May 15, 2019 Share Its a system and policy implemented because its the right thing to do on all riders for health reasons.You say health reasons, why then is he suspended and not just withdrawn?... and now is to have further testing with UCI collaboration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapee.. Posted May 15, 2019 Share Its a system and policy implemented because its the right thing to do on all riders for health reasons. He was just having a laugh mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted May 15, 2019 Share Its a system and policy implemented because its the right thing to do on all riders for health reasons. some things don't translate well... or my jokes need to be tested! Edited May 15, 2019 by T-Bob J Wakefield, Vetplant, Blokman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted May 15, 2019 Share 140 kms or so todayGonna be intenseThose with top end speed will be ready to launch at 254 meters.    Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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