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Giro d’Italia 2024

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    #272
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Thinking of the field it really is a bummer Eddie DNF'd. Assuming he was at the level he was last year I think top 5 would have been a real possibility.



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    #273
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,159 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    I completely forgot Dunbar started this race.

    UAE not giving the break much space here, Pog going to go again?



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    #274
    Paddigol
    Registered Users Posts: 1,539 ✭✭✭Paddigol


    Pog should pass the time and avoid boredom by attacking from the flag drop, building up a 12 min gap, and stopping at a suitably picturesque spot for an espresso and gelato to wait for the plebs to catch up.



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    #275
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,159 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    DSM chase down the break and catch it with 60k to go, the peloton only has about 50 riders left in it.

    Pog has this nailed.



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    #276
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Duplicate

    Post edited by mewso on


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    #277
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Ineos pulling. Are they really going to do something here? I'm guessing it's just to see if they can drop Martinez. Eurosport have been praising them for living up to the promise of attack but really their attacks have been outside of the GC battle. Despite all their talk they still approach Grand Tours more or less the same way as they always have.

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    #278
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,159 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122169915#Comment_122169915

    I was wrong! Weird stage.

    Pog just looks supremely bored every time he attacks…."Oh well, guess i'll go then…"



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    #279
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,965 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Tiberi is doing very well in this. One to watch at just 22 years of age.



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    #280
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,230 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122171253#Comment_122171253

    He lost momentum with the cat shooting but on the bike, he’s been touted as the next big Italian hope for a while now



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    #281
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,633 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Just watched the highlights there - that was Trek’s sprint to lose, Milan should’ve done them all in easily if he hadn’t lost the wheel going into that final corner



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    #282
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 28,837 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122174898#Comment_122174898

    And after all that mess up of the sprint train lead out… he still came a close 2nd!

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #283
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,159 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Proper break day today. 4 of the 5 in the break have already won stages!

    Just realised there's been no Carlton Kirby at all in the Giro this year, and he's not doing Norway either.



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    #284
    ottolwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭ottolwinner


    there will be huge disappointment in some teams over the chances they didn’t make for themselves this year.



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    #285
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Looks like they went with 480p for the drone footage.



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    #286
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,633 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Despite O’Connor being fairly disappointing for GC, AG2R have really turned things around so far compared to last year



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    #287
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,159 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Thomas looking all around him and crashes



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    #288
    Mefistofelino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭Mefistofelino


    If someone else did it to him, he'd probably dedicate an entire podcast episode to the incident



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    #289
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,230 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122178633#Comment_122178633

    he’s 4th. Less than 2 minutes behind the non-Pog leader. I’m not sure how he could have been expected to be better than that in fairness



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    #290
    at1withmyself
    Registered Users Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭at1withmyself


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122178733#Comment_122178733

    And he still has tomorrow to get on the podium. Hopefully it all goes a bit crazy tomorrow!



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    #291
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,159 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Pog's equipment for today

    image.png

    Pog is also sunburnt, can't find the suncream!



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    #292
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 25,296 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Pogs sense of style has been the only good thing about this Giro.



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    #293
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,159 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Fair play to Bardiani for at least livening this up a bit. Pog about to take off shortly…



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    #294
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Some turn by Majka. Turned himself inside out.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #295
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    This is silly now. So much stronger than everyone

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #296
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Well they all knew he was going and it was obvious they had zero intention of trying to stay with him (for good reason). Defeat was conceded long before now.



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    #297
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,599 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    GroundPog Day!



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    #298
    at1withmyself
    Registered Users Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭at1withmyself


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122181730#Comment_122181730

    He really has done a great job since taking in super domestic role.



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    #299
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,159 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Pog obviously took the Monte Grappa Strava KOM, over 5mins(!) better than Kelderman's time from 2014. Majka came to the front just before 12k in, Pog then took off ~1.5k later

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    #300
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,965 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Have to say I'm delighted to see Danny Martinez beating Thomas.



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    #301
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,694 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Thomas is 38 riding a GC GT , while I see where people come from with criticism he must applauded to get on the podium at the end of 3 weeks.



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