Giro D'Italia Stage 3: Enna to Etna (150km)

mr spuckler

I didn't see another thread so said I'd go for it...

Climbing Mount Etna from a new side, Ganna will be out of pink but who will replace him?






Odds for stage win...
Simon Yates 5/2
Jakob Fuglsang 5/1
Joao Almeida 15/2
Geraint Thomas 10/1
Thomas de Gendt 14/1
Diego Ulissi 16/1

Tim76

Time to get the 3rd monitor going in the home office again:D

mr spuckler

I set up a TV in my home office for the last week of the Tour so I'm well set

And it required a mini rewiring project as well as buying a much bigger TV for the front room downstairs to replace this one so win-win!

lawrencesummers

What time is throw in?
And more importantly what time will they start climbing?

On now, Eurosport saying Thomas crashed in the neutral zone.

Climb around 14:30 ish I think

Those Enve rims on Campenaerts' BMC look class in motion from the side.

Inquitus

Battle up Etna, should show who's got what form, and give some clarity on the main contenders, Thomas has 34km ITT in his column, so he really just needs to defend in the mountain you'd think, up to the rest to attack him.

Pretty traditional ITT

Thomas out the back

Inquitus

Thomas has gone pop, likely due to the crash in the neutral zone, Giro over for him it seems. Sky / Ineos have never had much luck with the Giro over the years!

Bambaata

Wow, race really going to be up in the air now! Thomas was odds on for me

retalivity

wtf? was about to turn it on and the cyclingnews live report went down

velo.2010

Thomas is fcuked. Crash in the neutral zone was obviously worse than it was reported.

at1withmyself

Inquitus wrote: »

Thomas has gone pop, likely due to the crash in the neutral zone, Giro over for him it seems. Sky / Ineos have never had much luck with the Giro over the years!

Has the climb started already?

thebourke

that is hard luck for thomas..

This makes the giro way more interesting. Shame for Thomas though no luck in this race.

at1withmyself

at1withmyself wrote: »

Has the climb started already?

No about 4km out

Inquitus

at1withmyself wrote: »

Has the climb started already?

It was the climb before the final climb that did for him, so clearly something is drastically wrong with him.

Tim76

Ineos riding for Geoghegan Hart now

Inquitus

Seems his neutral zone crash must have been quite bad. His kit is raggedy!

velo.2010

Froome was dropped early yesterday and will probably never return to his previous form. If Bernal is fit, he could be sent to the Vuelta to try and rescue something this season for Ineos.

neris

Inquitus wrote: »

Seems his neutral zone crash must have been quite bad. His kit is raggedy!

Eurosport saying he was seen crashing a 2nd time

Inquitus

neris wrote: »

Eurosport saying he was seen crashing a 2nd time

Aye just heard that, either way given the shape of his kit its not all that surprising he's in trouble.

Tim76

He's back in the peloton but the climbing could finish him off

retalivity

Tim76 wrote: »

He's back in the peloton but the climbing could finish him off

He's out the back again.
Would nearly be as well climbing off, or taking it handy and aim for stage wins later in the race.

neris

That EF kit is dire its like something cheap from china off ebay thats trying to look 90s retro to be worn by lads who are 2 stone overweight ploding around on a sportive

Well it depends on how bad he's hurt, limit losses today as much as possible and try to recover and not lose more time in the coming days. Two more TT's to come he could gain time on.

Tim76

Wiggins saying he might have broken a rib and his Giro is done.

Wiggins mentions ribs there and looking at that picture, you'd wonder if he landed on his radio?

mr spuckler

Not been able to watch much of this the last hour or so because of work, painful to watch him now, beginning to look like he might even climb off soon.

Very tough on him after 2 years ago.

Yates and some others are too far back here.

mloc123

With Thomas out now... who are the favourites? Nibali?

retalivity

mloc123 wrote: »

With Thomas out now... who are the favourites? Nibali?

Yates, probably the best GC TT'er left.

Edit: Hah, maybe not!

dastardly00

The other GC contenders should increase the pace in the peloton in order to drive the final nail into Thomas' coffin. But they don't seem to be doing so

Dr. Bre

Yates is cooked !

dastardly00

Yates... WTF?!?!?!

mr spuckler

Yates struggling! Unless he manages to recover that's even worse after all the work MS have done today.

dastardly00

This is nuts

thebourke

brits are dropping like flies..

De Bhál

the next few weeks commentary suddenly seems a lot easier to listen to

mr spuckler

Favourites for the stage from the OP!

Simon Yates 5/2
Jakob Fuglsang 5/1
Joao Almeida 15/2
Geraint Thomas 10/1
Thomas de Gendt 14/1
Diego Ulissi 16/1

May be updated as they're saying Almeida is at the back of the lead group...

Tim76

Didn't see the Yates collapse coming!

Dr. Bre

Is Ulissi still in main group I wonder

Smith saying McNulty won here last year, Guillaume Martin might have something to say about that and Masnada was second that day.

mr spuckler

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Is Ulissi still in main group I wonder

Not according to the Giro website.

One things for sure, the group will have no fear of Keldermann attacking here :rolleyes:

EDIT: Well I never!!!!! I'm stunned

mr spuckler

This stage is bonkers, don't think I've seen the likes of this so early in a GT before.

Delighted to see Pozzovivo still up here. He's had it rough in recent times.

mr spuckler

Kruijswijk looked in trouble there! This Nibali group looks like the group we'll be watching battle it out for the overall...

edit...and Kruijswijk gone again as is Majka, this is brutal today.

Commentary seem to have forgotten Keldermann up the road or was he taken back?

Mefistofelino

Caicedo is up with Voeckler and Virenque for ugly riding style.

Works, though.

Dodge

Incredible stage. Honestly thought the Giro was between Thomas and Yates and they’re both gone already