Stage 18 Moena - Ortisei/St. Urlich, 137 km

Gap to the break has dropped right down after that.

dastardly00

So do we want Tejay VG to win??

dastardly00

dastardly00 wrote: »

So do we want Tejay VG to win??

Of course we do

WinnyThePoo

Quintana doesn't have it. Reichenback killing himself pacing the group.

Yeah Quintana not looking right here, on the radio again

irishrover99

Go on Tommy D

WinnyThePoo

Dumoulon taking the Pisstachio

This is class!!!!!

TD looked like he was having a few words with Quintana there

Is he playing with Quintana there asking him to work? He knows he won't.

TheJak01

Honestly didn't think TD had it in him to stick around in this stage. Quality ride, can't say he doesn't deserve it if he rolls into Milan in pink. Just toying with Quintana.

Do have to ask though, is there something wrong with Quintana? Never looked like he had it today.

dastardly00

TheJak01 wrote: »

Do have to ask though, is there something wrong with Quintana? Never looked like he had it today.

He never really looked like he had it in him on the Stelvio either.

Might get my wish from the start of the day here , that I didn't think I'd see in a Landa win.

WinnyThePoo

Great win for tgv. Nice to see him riding aggressively.

irishrover99

Landa, my God

aaaaahhhhh Landa

Itziger

What a bizarre last 3k!

dastardly00

Happy for Tejay

Landa >>> worst sprinter in the peloton!

wanderer 22

What happened?(I'm in a meeting!)

dastardly00

Itziger wrote: »

What a bizarre last 3k!

Lucky it wasn't wet... the last kilometre would have been very dodgy :eek:

retalivity

Landa 2nd again!
The new Sagan

Itziger

colm18 wrote: »

What happened?(I'm in a meeting!)

Pinot and a couple more attacked and Nibali and Quintana didn't bother so TD decided to just sit there and coast in. Pinot took a minute out of them on what were more or less flat kms. The lads just didn't have it. Quintana tried once or twice and Nibali a tiny attack once. EDIT: Earlier on the last climb.

Into the bargain Pinot nearly caught the two leaders having been 58 seconds behind with a few k to go.

TD wishing Quintana and Nibali's podium positions away for not riding in the final stages in the interview there and hoping Pinot gets one

neris

Is TD still in pink?

Inquitus

neris wrote: »

Is TD still in pink?

Yes he is, he led Nibali and Quintana over the line on the same time.

lissard

Sticking it to the guys who hit him when he was down. Can't see TD not winning the Giro now.

neris

Inquitus wrote: »

Yes he is, he led Nibali and Quintana over the line on the same time.

Excellent. Not seen a thing since last Thursday

Inquitus

Nibali very annoyed with TD.

Sarebbe contento se io e Quintana perdessimo il podio? Me ne frego di quanto possa pensare, ? meglio che stia attento perch? potrebbe perdere anche lui il podio... Io non sono mai stato cos? spavaldo, dovrebbe imparare a tenere i piedi per terra e sarebbe meglio parlasse in rosa a Milano, non certo oggi".
La tappa poteva prendere una piega diversa. Tom ? sicuramente bravo e bisogna fargli complimenti, ma oggi ? stato anche parecchio fortunato perch? la tattica nostra e della Movistar era quella perfetta. Ha avuto la possibilit? di rientrare grazie al percorso - spiega Nibali - particolarmente favorevole. La decisione mia e di Nairo di non rispondere agli attacchi di Pinot e Pozzovivo nel finale? A Dumoulin questo non deve interessare, non pu? pretendere che lo portiamo in carrozza fino a Milano e gli stringiamo pure le mani...

Translation

He would be happy if I and Quintana lost the podium... I don't give a damn of what he thinks. He'd better be careful, because he could loose the podium too. I've never been so cocky. He should learn to keep his feet on the ground and he'd better speak after reaching Milan in pink, certainly not today
The stage could have ended in a very different way. Tom is certainly good and we must congratulate him, but today he's also been quite lucky because our and Movistar tactic was perfect. He managed to get back thanks to the pretty favourable course. Mine and Nairo's decision not to answer Pinot and Pozzovivo's attacks? Not Dumoulin's business! He cannot ask us to escort him to Milan and shake his hands...

Nibali: "There is karma, Dumoulin can pay on the road for what he said." (RAI) #Giro100

Personally I think Tom is right, he is pissed with them due to dumpgate and they were happy to give Pinot a minute today...

TheBlaaMan

Listen here,

https://twitter.com/giroditalia/status/867758885066747904


Tom is pissing witht them and had the measure of them, today at least

I dont thin Quintana has it in him to win. Nibali maybe, but I hope TD sticks it to both of them at this stage

Itziger

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

Listen here,

https://twitter.com/giroditalia/status/867758885066747904


Tom is pissing witht them and had the measure of them, today at least

I dont thin Quintana has it in him to win. Nibali maybe, but I hope TD sticks it to both of them at this stage

You don't 'piss with' your rivals unless you've got a few majors in the bag already and you're the number 1. (And even then it depends a bit on personality) A few days to go here yet. From what I've seen he probably deserves to win it, but he shouldn't be getting too cocky.

Kaisr Sose

But he already said "he really was not annoyed they did not wait"...or was that "really annoyed they did not wait"...:D

He deserves to win but "this Giro is not over"