Giro D'Italia Stage 3: Biella to Canale (190km)

mr spuckler

Stage start: 12:30 p.m. CEST

Stage 3 today, one that looks best suited for punchier riders, although it could still come down to a sprint.













Odds from Bet365...

Peter Sagan 9/4
Caleb Ewan 13/2
Giacomo Nizzolo 15/2
Tim Merlier 12/1
Patrick Bevin 18/1
Gianni Moscon 18/1

Quick check of the weather there and it's for rain today.

Brian?

Looks like one made for Sagan

mewso

Looks fairly miserable out there allright.

neris

manky looking day

dahat

Break is away so i can get some work done now beofre the fun later on.

neris

dahat wrote: »

Break is away so i can get some work done now beofre the fun later on.

going to be one of those days where nothing happens till the last few hundred meters

mr spuckler

neris wrote: »

going to be one of those days where nothing happens till the last few hundred meters

I'm hoping it will kick off a bit on one of those climbs. Otherwise it's a long afternoon ahead...

Junior

Caleb swinging on the longer climb already. Doesn't bode well for him for the finish.

mr spuckler

Groenewegen and Merlier gone already...

edit...and now Ewan

retalivity

mr spuckler wrote: »

Groenewegen and Merlier gone already...

edit...and now Ewan

Sagan gonna take this handily unless someone close to the top of GC fancies clipping off the front

neris

Sagan doesn't look like he's enjoying himself

mr spuckler

neris wrote: »

Sagan doesn't look like he's enjoying himself

And Gaviria looking like he's enjoying sitting on his wheel...

dastardly00

That is one nice castle

De Bhál

dastardly00 wrote: »

That is one nice castle

top class



Those Aurum bikes are attractive that the Eulo team ride.


Hard to see Sagan getting up this without been dropped

Ciccone and Gallopin putting a dig in there. Love to see Bora denied here just like the tour last year.

Brian?

Hon Taco ye good thing

If he wins it will be the teams first win I think.

retalivity

The faces that Taco is pulling are hilarious!

dastardly00

They'll catch him in the final kilometre I think

CantGetNoSleep

Gaps look wrong according to the screen

neris

retalivity wrote: »

The faces that Taco is pulling are hilarious!

The new Vockler

Darkglasses

Very spicy ride by Taco. Could be a tasty result here. Appetising prospect.

Brian?

He’s toast

Brian?

Ooooooohhhh

Darkglasses

Brian? wrote: »

He’s toast

Are they going to gobble up Taco :eek:

neris

cmon taco fries

retalivity

Fantastic

Kids are going wild here

mr spuckler

Incredible stuff

Darkglasses

Loved that, fantastic

dastardly00

Unbelievable!

oisinog

Tacos for dinner I think

Richard Hillman

Delighted for him. He even had enough to have his moment over the line. I was expecting another heartbreaker.

Brian?

Unbelievable. Delighted I saw that!

Darkglasses

https://twitter.com/TourDeJose/status/1391766137881366528

Legend

mr spuckler

Sagan didn't even get 2nd!

The slow mo of the finish was great, big smile on his face in contrast to the faces of Sagan and Viviani behind.

Darkglasses

http://www.rastailteann.com/uploads/finish_018.jpg

Won a Ras stage in 2016, into Multyfarnham

Brian?

mr spuckler wrote: »

Sagan didn't even get 2nd!

He’s finished. His team rode their guys out for nothing.

Brian?

Darkglasses wrote: »

Won a Ras stage in 2016, into Multyfarnham

So today his only his 2nd biggest win.

Wow Viviani had a face like thunder on him in the interview there

Brian?

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Wow Viviani had a face like thunder on him in the interview there

He is some man to moan. I don’t bother listening

De Bhál

Brian? wrote: »

He’s finished. His team rode their guys out for nothing.

He's far from finished imo. Won a few things this year and top 5 in MSR. Still plenty of wins in him I'd say

mewso

Delighted for him. Dumped by Jumbo last year and I seem to remember he had a heartbreaker of a breakaway for them last season (Tour of Poland?) where he was caught very late.

griffin100

Have you ever seen a happier winner? Delighted for him.

The last 10km of this stage and the last 10km of yesterday’s last stage of Algarve were brilliant.

Brian?

De Bhál wrote: »

He's far from finished imo. Won a few things this year and top 5 in MSR. Still plenty of wins in him I'd say

Finished might be over the top. He’s well past his best.

Oymyakon

Taco dropping F-bombs in the post race interview, love to see that. What an absolute legend! Serious pain face game!

Dodge

Oymyakon wrote: »

Taco dropping F-bombs in the post race interview, love to see that. What an absolute legend! Serious pain face game!

Loved all the jumbo lads being so delighted for him too.

neris

https://twitter.com/davidguenel/status/1391775267228721158?s=19

dahat

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Wow Viviani had a face like thunder on him in the interview there

They should have have helped Bora early on then, not a Bora fan but they emptied the tank for Sagan once again without help.