Giro d'Italia Stage 3 – May 11th, Armagh - Dublin 187km **Unmasked Spoilers**

bcmf

Publicity cavalcade just passed. Meh!!!

Lusk_Doyle

bcmf wrote: »

Publicity cavalcade just passed. Meh!!!

Where are you?

Zyzz

Would be very nice without the rain today Contemplating where to go and watch it..the finish line would be cool but it'll be jammed

bcmf wrote: »

Up at the feedstation . Sunny with some passing heavy showers.

Where is the feed station at?

moonshadow

Caravan passing monasterboice now , great crowds and atmosphere here sun shining !

bcmf

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Where are you?

Just up the road from the last car on the bend.

Zyzz wrote: »

Would be very nice without the rain today Contemplating where to go and watch it..the finish line would be cool but it'll be jammed



Where is the feed station at?

A few km south of Castle Bellingham

Bukman13

That "S" bend coming off Westland Row with 300meters to go could cause some big problems especially if its raining.

moonshadow

Merchandise vans selling official t shirt , hat clappy yokes and clipboards 12 e.

Lusk_Doyle

Bukman13 wrote: »

That "S" bend coming off Westland Row with 300meters to go could cause some big problems especially if its raining.

Racing line straight through the lad in the hi viz under the hoarding!

Gallant_JJ

Just back in from Keady, very enjoyable, huge crowds, and sunny in the main. Really hope the towns in the south can match it. Good PR for the PSNI too......and back in time for the Eurosport coverage

Lusk_Doyle

bcmf wrote: »

Just up the road from the last car on the bend.


A few km south of Castle Bellingham

Not going up but just working out time from there to here. Ta!

funkyjebus

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Racing line straight through the lad in the hi viz under the hoarding!

If only Sagan wasn't in California

Zyzz

Bukman13 wrote: »

That "S" bend coming off Westland Row with 300meters to go could cause some big problems especially if its raining.

Whoever gets a clean line through there I'd say will take the win, a big group sprinting through there will cause absolute madness!

ThisRegard

Weather looked quite good up north earlier.

lennymc

furiousox wrote: »

Hey, if anyone could get an official t-shirt for me today can they pm me please, thanks.

I picked one up for you.

Darkglasses

Zyzz wrote: »

Whoever gets a clean line through there I'd say will take the win, a big group sprinting through there will cause absolute madness!

I was thinking that until I saw how much further on the finish line is, there's enough distance to make it back up the line if you were to hang out behind Kittel's train.

MPFG

Darkglasses wrote: »

I was thinking that until I saw how much further on the finish line is, there's enough distance to make it back up the line if you were to hang out behind Kittel's train.

Is there time to text Cannondale

Pudsy33

Just in town now, gonna try and get a space near the chicane with 300 metres to go I'd say.

check_six

I don't think the Lincoln Place kink will be as decisive as imagined. I don't think it's as narrow as people are making out, and there is a good 300m to go once you clear the corner. I'd be interested to see which side of the traffic islands they go coming onto Merrion Square. Maybe have two sprint trains either side?

griffin100

Live Eurosport coverage on a hughe screen on the sea front in malahide. Making the wait pass easier!!

manafana

huge crowds out despite the limited budget we got to promote it.

DisasterIRL

Any screens up near the finish?

Edit: also anyone elses eurosport coverage very choppy

Bukman13

Darkglasses wrote: »

I was thinking that until I saw how much further on the finish line is, there's enough distance to make it back up the line if you were to hang out behind Kittel's train.

Zyzz wrote: »

Whoever gets a clean line through there I'd say will take the win, a big group sprinting through there will cause absolute madness!

I've read there is a head wind after that for the final 300meters (not sure how strong the head wind is), but you don't want to be at the front going through there. Should be interesting either way,

TheBlaaMan

Crowds looking great into Dundalk..........rain at the finish line

Bukman13

Wilco Kelderman down in a crash.

ashleey

What's wrong with the effing camera feed!

ThisRegard

Picture break up is awful.

irishfeen

Who host broadcaster for this?? - picture is unwatchable

Gallant_JJ

Keady earlier.

bcmf

Huge rain cloud at Dundalk. Sunny here but VERY WET roads

Darkglasses

MPFG wrote: »

Is there time to text Cannondale

Bukman13 wrote: »

I've read there is a head wind after that for the final 300meters (not sure how strong the head wind is), but you don't want to be at the front going through there. Should be interesting either way,

If I was Bouhanni or Viviani, I'd let Giant-Shimano lead from early on. You'd hope by the time they get to that chicane, Kittel only has 2 men left. Bouhanni and Viviani can battle for Kittel's wheel, and then launch late at Merrion square. I think that's their best chance of competing, there's no point battling with Giant -Shimano on that corner.

autumnbelle

Lashing in Dublin

MPFG

Darkglasses wrote: »

If I was Bouhanni or Viviani, I'd let Giant-Shimano lead from early on. You'd hope by the time they get to that chicane, Kittel only has 2 men left. Bouhanni and Viviani can battle for Kittel's wheel, and then launch late at Merrion square. I think that's their best chance of competing, there's no point battling with Giant -Shimano on that corner.

Seemingly Swift was the fastest in the last sprint yesterday ....but had farther to come....bet he wins when the sprint has an uphill finish

neris

Any idea roughly where they are?

Hmmzis

Was all prepared to head out to see the run in to the finish with the whole family. Now seeing the weather some doubts are starting to appear in the back of my mind.

Darkglasses

MPFG wrote: »

Seemingly Swift was the fastest in the last sprint yesterday ....but had farther to come....bet he wins when the sprint has an uphill finish

Yeah Swifty's a great rider, I reckon his day will come on Wednesday or Thursday. He's on my velogames team so I hope so!

snailsong

neris wrote: »

Any idea roughly where they are?

Castlebellingham.

godtabh

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Just in town now, gonna try and get a space near the chicane with 300 metres to go I'd say.

What's it like there? Waiting for a luas to head in

Darkglasses

neris wrote: »

Any idea roughly where they are?

Castlebellingham! The live coverage has started on Eurosport

J Cheever Loophole

Huge turnout this morning in Armagh City - seemed to be tens of thousands to my untrained eye. For an Armagh man, today was an 'I was there' moment. Simply a wonderful occasion. Anyway, hopefully you'll be interested in one or two photos taken this morning!

RedRunner

In castlebellingham

godtabh

Hmmzis wrote: »

Was all prepared to head out to see the run in to the finish with the whole family. Now seeing the weather some doubts are starting to appear in the back of my mind.

I was told to leave the little lad at home. One man child out in the rain was seemingly

J Cheever Loophole

And a couple more;

Pudsy33

godtabh wrote: »

What's it like there? Waiting for a luas to head in

I'll let you know soon, still walking.

Stheno

Gorgeous sunny day in Swords/Malahide now

Will be interesting watching them go around some of the bends in the estuary

Carlosthejakal

Nice and sunny in lusk skerriestouch wood it stays that way

Bukman13

Darkglasses wrote: »

If I was Bouhanni or Viviani, I'd let Giant-Shimano lead from early on. You'd hope by the time they get to that chicane, Kittel only has 2 men left. Bouhanni and Viviani can battle for Kittel's wheel, and then launch late at Merrion square. I think that's their best chance of competing, there's no point battling with Giant -Shimano on that corner.

Yea, thats the ideal scenario for me, get on Kittel's wheel and hope he only has 1 lead out guy coming out of that corner.

We could see a few spits in the peloton too, couple of tight corners in the last 3/4Km so it'll likely be all lined out.

bcmf

Just thru fredzone in between showers. Plenty of bidons with hot thée

Darkglasses

Bukman13 wrote: »

Yea, thats the ideal scenario for me, get on Kittel's wheel and hope he only has 1 lead out guy coming out of that corner.

According to google Viviani is 4 kilos heavier than Bouhanni. If that's accurate, I'd fancy him to win the shoving match to get onto Kittel's wheel.

Pudsy33

godtabh wrote: »

What's it like there? Waiting for a luas to head in

Near the finish, not too busy as of yet

Anyone in Clontarf? What's it like there?Am going to hop in on my bike soon.