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What's new with the Giro?

  • 30-05-2015 9:02pm
    #1
    KingBrian2
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    The latest from the Giro currently performing in Italy. Anyone know.


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  • #2
    godtabh
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    Ended two weeks ago. Finished a draw


  • #3
    KingBrian2
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    godtabh wrote: »
    Ended two weeks ago. Finished a draw

    What? Seriously, I have got to keep up to date. It was never mentioned on RTE or any of the channels.


  • #4
    afatbollix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,102 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    Them 3 wheeled bikes were great this year.

    He ran away with it this year.


  • #5
    Heisenberg1
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    KingBrian2 wrote: »
    What? Seriously, I have got to keep up to date. It was never mentioned on RTE or any of the channels.

    No it's finishing tomorrow Alberto has it in the bag.


  • #6
    theflamingpig
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    Contador is leading Aru by 2 minutes going into the final stage.


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  • #7
    neris
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    godtabh wrote: »
    Ended two weeks ago. Finished a draw

    time to bring in a penalty shoot out then


  • #8
    Encrypted Pigeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,763 ✭✭✭✭Encrypted Pigeon


    neris wrote: »
    time to bring in a penalty shoot out then

    Bike jousting would be more interesting.


  • #9
    pelevin
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    I hear the winner was supposed to get a goat but that was obviously before it ended a draw. There's supposed to be a farmer in Piedmont willing to put forward another goat but he doesn't have a mobile phone so it's all taking a while to sort out.


  • #10
    Cee-Jay-Cee
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    Tomorrows stage has been cancelled as there is likely to be a shower or two of rain and the lads don't like getting wet so they're waiting till Monday which is supposed to be nice and sunny and there'll be a tail wind.


  • #11
    letape
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    Wradley Biggins is coming second. Let's see how tonight's stage goes.


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  • #12
    KingBrian2
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    So it is on going and Contador is in the lead.


  • #13
    JK.BMC
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    Was tonight's stage not cancelled because of the dark?
    Been a few nasty rumours circulating in recent days. This cud be the worst.


  • #14
    bazermc
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    KingBrian2 wrote: »
    The latest from the Giro currently performing in Italy. Anyone know.

    The giro is in Italy??????

    I thought Tour de France was Italy and the giro was in France?????


  • #15
    pelevin
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    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    Tomorrows stage has been cancelled as there is likely to be a shower or two of rain and the lads don't like getting wet so they're waiting till Monday which is supposed to be nice and sunny and there'll be a tail wind.

    That could backfire yet on them. Weather can be unpredictable. I mean you can predict it but you could be wrong.


  • #16
    kenmc
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    JK.BMC wrote: »
    Was tonight's stage not cancelled because of the dark?
    Been a few nasty rumours circulating in recent days. This cud be the worst.

    I thought that was all sorted with the uci egm sanctioning dynamo hubs for night stages?


  • #17
    neris
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    JK.BMC wrote: »
    Was tonight's stage not cancelled because of the dark?
    Been a few nasty rumours circulating in recent days. This cud be the worst.

    no the commisars decided the night wheels werent round enough


  • #18
    pelevin
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    letape wrote: »
    Wradley Biggins is coming second. Let's see how tonight's stage goes.

    Wiggins is notoriously dodgy at descending in the dark so supposedly he might just skip the descents even if it does cost him some time.


  • #19
    JK.BMC
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    neris wrote: »
    no the commisars decided the night wheels werent round enough

    Yeah, good decision. Especially for the giro.


  • #20
    bazermc
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    KingBrian2 wrote: »
    What? Seriously, I have got to keep up to date. It was never mentioned on RTE or any of the channels.

    RTE;

    http://m.rte.ie/sport/cycling/2015/0530/704927-contador-on-verge-of-giro-ditalia-victory/


  • #21
    ThisRegard
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    It's a shame it was cancelled because of the dark as I reckon it was the stage Froome could have snatched the purple jersey from Contador as he never looks up from his stem anyway so lack of light would have made no difference to him.


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  • #22
    pelevin
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    It's a shame it was cancelled because of the dark as I reckon it was the stage Froome could have snatched the purple jersey from Contador as he never looks up from his stem anyway so lack of light would have made no difference to him.

    It's not as straightforward as that as Froome is still allegedly allergic to purple ever since he picked up that rhillarzhimmia disease whilst rhino hunting in Kenya. Though Brailsford is saying the new Sky doctor thinks much of it is mental.


  • #23
    Eamonnator
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    It's a shame it was cancelled because of the dark as I reckon it was the stage Froome could have snatched the purple jersey from Contador as he never looks up from his stem anyway so lack of light would have made no difference to him.

    ah here!
    It's not Ras na mBan


    http://www.rasnamban.com/the-jerseys


  • #24
    letape
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    C'mon lads. I can't sleep wondering how tonight's stage is going - and your not being helpful "derailing" the thread. My money's on Virenque.


  • #25
    petethedrummer
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAFt_4JJsa8


  • #26
    wanderer 22
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    Froome got up early today and set out at 3am. He's 4 hours ahead now.


  • #27
    godtabh
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    bazermc wrote: »
    RTE;

    http://m.rte.ie/sport/cycling/2015/0530/704927-contador-on-verge-of-giro-ditalia-victory/

    very upto date


  • #28
    Kaisr Sose
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    KingBrian2 wrote: »
    The latest from the Giro currently performing in Italy. Anyone know.

    GUBU!


  • #29
    bazermc
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    GUBU!

    Charlie


  • #30
    Beasty
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    There is a general race thread and specific stage threads, meaning this is redundant so I'm closing it


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