Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 20: Susa - Cervinia 214km

retalivity · 26-05-2018 12:15PM #1

Dont see a thread already...

First climb done, 2 more to go, 60k left.
Break 5mins up the road

retalivity · 26-05-2018 12:31PM

Pinot gone!

Jesus, the same as yates yesterday

MPFGLB · 26-05-2018 12:37PM

Jasus this Giro has been brutal

So many supposed top 10s /podium contenders gone out the back door

Inquitus · 26-05-2018 12:47PM

Pinot is completely bollox'd, far worse than Yates, he'll be lucky to finish at this rate, he must be sick.

26-05-2018 12:50PM

I don't we needed to have a camera on him there, you could hear him coughing and heaving. Be surprised if he finishes.

nc6000 · 26-05-2018 01:12PM

Why is Froome always looking down rather than looking in the direction he's going?

retalivity · 26-05-2018 01:30PM

20-25 lads left on the last climb, 6 of which are sky.

Normal order has been (depressingly) resumed.

Itziger · 26-05-2018 01:30PM

Now THIS is boring! At least yesterday was a bit bloody different and exciting, say what you will.

dastardly00 · 26-05-2018 01:33PM

nc6000 wrote: »

Why is Froome always looking down rather than looking in the direction he's going?

A combination of looking at the display from his power meter and his awkward ungraceful position on the bike

RobertKK · 26-05-2018 01:47PM

The race is starting to get going after all the scenery watching.

retalivity · 26-05-2018 01:57PM

ah feck

irishrover99 · 26-05-2018 01:58PM

That shake of the head from TD says a lot for me.

CptMackey · 26-05-2018 02:00PM

Why don't the other teams attack sky? It drives me nuts . Feel sorry for td

RobertKK · 26-05-2018 02:12PM

This has been a bad end to the Giro as most in Eurosport choose to ignore the elephant in the room.
It has been unbelievable...

retalivity · 26-05-2018 02:12PM

think ill just skip the tour completely

Daroxtar · 26-05-2018 02:13PM

Now would be a great time to hear exactly what TD thinks. He didn't even acknowledge Froome after the finish

Itziger · 26-05-2018 02:14PM

Well at least he gave it a bit of a lash 2 or 3 times but it was never going to be on that last climb. As for the white jersey, it was as if those two were stuck together with glue.

Sprinter Sacre · 26-05-2018 02:23PM

So Froome joins Merckx and Hinault as the only person to hold all three Tours at once. Absolutely pathetic, f*ck the UCI for allowing this nonsense to go on. Might as well bring back Verbruggen.

Waitsian · 26-05-2018 02:24PM

retalivity wrote: »

think ill just skip the tour completely

Is Froome listed to take part? Because yeah....it'll be another SKY parade and Froome win, won't it? :mad:

BowSideChamp · 26-05-2018 02:26PM

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

So Froome joins Merckx and Hinault as the only person to hold all three Tours at once. Absolutely pathetic, f*ck the UCI for allowing this nonsense to go on. Might as well bring back Verbruggen.

He joins good company so.

Waitsian · 26-05-2018 02:29PM

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

So Froome joins Merckx and Hinault as the only person to hold all three Tours at once. Absolutely pathetic, f*ck the UCI for allowing this nonsense to go on. Might as well bring back Verbruggen.

Was I wrong to hope Cookson would clean up the sport? I have to be honest I've not followed pro cycling much since his election. I didn't even know he'd lost out to some French bloke. :eek:

MPFGLB · 26-05-2018 02:37PM

So its over..

been a spectacle and a very hard race but ....

Irish Raven · 26-05-2018 02:39PM

Great Giro....really good exciting racing...well planned route, and at least a snoorefest of a time trial didn't determine it!! So great performances and some lads to pencil in for potential winners!!

velo.2010 · 26-05-2018 03:29PM

retalivity wrote: »

20-25 lads left on the last climb, 6 of which are sky.

Is this true? I didn't watch as I knew what the outcome would be.

Its either Sky and Froome rounding into form at the right time or they were pulling the brakes for the first couple of weeks to put on a bit of a show.

SharpshooterTom · 26-05-2018 04:18PM

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

So Froome joins Merckx and Hinault as the only person to hold all three Tours at once. Absolutely pathetic, f*ck the UCI for allowing this nonsense to go on. Might as well bring back Verbruggen.

He could still get banned yet. If he does his Vuelta will immediately go.

But can somebody answer me this question, how long is Froome going to continue to dominate for??

At the moment it looks like he's going to win every grand tour there is. Is he a shoo in for the TdF, the Vuelta, all 3 again next year??

He is 33 now....I don't know how long he'll dominate for....

Lusk_Doyle · 26-05-2018 04:19PM

CptMackey wrote: »

Why don't the other teams attack sky? It drives me nuts . Feel sorry for td

Because they can't do the impossible. Sky ride at such a ferocious pace at the front which makes simply hanging on hard enough let alone attacking off the front.

RobFowl · 26-05-2018 04:39PM

As he is contesting his failed test Froome is looking at a 2 year ban. He'll lose the Vuelta, probably this Giro and will be 35 when he comes back.

SharpshooterTom · 26-05-2018 04:46PM

RobFowl wrote: »

As he is contesting his failed test Froome is looking at a 2 year ban. He'll lose the Vuelta, probably this Giro and will be 35 when he comes back.

Are you saying this because that's what you think will happen, or is there a bit of you thats saying that because thats what you would like to happen?

I'm just curious I'd like to see him get a ban, but I'd be shocked if he got as much as 2 years. Sky and Froome are confident they'll get off as are a lot of their supporters right now.

wirelessdude01 · 26-05-2018 05:07PM

nc6000 wrote:

Why is Froome always looking down rather than looking in the direction he's going?

Looking at his numbers

irishrover99 · 26-05-2018 05:12PM

This could be the hardest TDF that Froome will have done. He should be tired from the giro and Movistar have landa, valverde and Quintana so someone from that team has to put up a fight.
Then Porte and bardet will also be there.

Their is also a cobble stage and some very short and odd mountain stages that we don't usually see the the TDF.

Then again saying that, Froome will have his A team in support, Thomas ect ect so you never know.

I'd like TD to give it a try as I think it could suit him more than the giro

wirelessdude01 · 26-05-2018 05:20PM

irishrover99 wrote:

This could be the hardest TDF that Froome will have done. He should be tired from the giro and Movistar have landa, valverde and Quintana so someone from that team has to put up a fight. Then Porte and bardet will also be there.

Dan Martin will probably have Aru annoying him as well after his withdrawal yesterday

irishrover99 · 26-05-2018 05:36PM

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Dan Martin will probably have Aru annoying him as well after his withdrawal yesterday

I was going to say Dan but realistically he has little chance of winning

at1withmyself · 26-05-2018 05:53PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

He should be tired from the giro

joke of the day! Sure he only came into form 2 days ago so the Tour will be a walk in the park for him!

Grassey · 26-05-2018 06:14PM

at1withmyself wrote:

joke of the day! Sure he only came into form 2 days ago so the Tour will be a walk in the park for him!

Coming into form, no? So he still has plenty of ooompfh in the tank to peak for in the tour

Lusk_Doyle · 26-05-2018 06:30PM

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Dan Martin will probably have Aru annoying him as well after his withdrawal yesterday

Dan should tell him to fcuk right off back to wallace and gromit where he belongs.

Inquitus · 26-05-2018 07:09PM

Rumour Pinot was rushed to hospital with symptoms of exhaustion today.

http://cyclingpub.com/article/4045/Reports%3A+Exhausted+Thibaut+Pinot+rushed+to+hospital

velo.2010 · 26-05-2018 07:36PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Rumour Pinot was rushed to hospital with symptoms of exhaustion today.

http://cyclingpub.com/article/4045/Reports%3A+Exhausted+Thibaut+Pinot+rushed+to+hospital

Desperate stuff. Hope he is alright.

Cycling at that sustained high level isn't very healthy at all. Pinot, Yates, Aru, Chavez all suffering. You probably won't see Dumoulin again until the Vuelta.

If Froome goes on and wins the Tour now you could put him on par with Merckx in terms of Grand Tour ability.

py · 26-05-2018 07:43PM

retalivity wrote: »

20-25 lads left on the last climb, 6 of which are sky.

Normal order has been (depressingly) resumed.

Didn't see today's stage but called this out yesterday in the stage thread knowing it would happen.

Has been a pretty memorable giro all the same. Looking forward to the Vuelta, not so much the Tour.

Inquitus · 26-05-2018 08:25PM

Confirmed by the team, he really did not look well today, sad to see after a great Tour.

https://twitter.com/GroupamaFDJ/status/1000448485882294272

26-05-2018 08:35PM

Was horrible to see him heaving and retching on the bike with his team mate trying to keep him going.

kenmc · 26-05-2018 11:08PM

nc6000 wrote: »

Why is Froome always looking down rather than looking in the direction he's going?

Cos he's got a stem fetish

http://chrisfroomelookingatstems.tumblr.com/

retalivity · 26-05-2018 11:12PM

velo.2010 wrote: »

Is this true? I didn't watch as I knew what the outcome would be.

Its either Sky and Froome rounding into form at the right time or they were pulling the brakes for the first couple of weeks to put on a bit of a show.

Yep, puccio led them on to the last climb and pulled for a while, with de lacruz, henao, ellisonde, poels and froome. Kiryenka abandoned yday, so only knees was behind

Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 20: Susa - Cervinia 214km

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