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Giro d'Italia Stage 18 – May 29th, Belluno - Rifugio Panarotta **Unmasked Spoilers**

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    #62
    dastardly00
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    pprendeville wrote: »
    Anyone rekon Deignan is in line for a TDF spot? He has had a relatively light season after the broken collarbone. Personally, I'd prefer if he wasn't selected and hopefully they stick him in The Vuelta where he'll have a good chance at more stages and come out in good form hopefully for the worlds.
    MPFG wrote: »
    I'd say it will be the Vuelta for him

    Hasn't ridden enough with SKY train & Froome & there are alot of riders in the running for the Tour

    Sky seem to have their TdF line-up already sorted (according to procyclingstats.com):

    FROOME Christopher
    NIEVE Mikel
    HENAO Sergio Luis
    THOMAS Geraint
    PORTE Richie
    KIRYIENKA Vasil
    SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
    KENNAUGH Peter
    WIGGINS Bradley

    That is of course subject to change .... Richie Porte may get sick again, or UCI mightn't allow Henao to race.....


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    #63
    unichall
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭unichall


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Sky seem to have their TdF line-up already sorted (according to procyclingstats.com):

    FROOME Christopher
    NIEVE Mikel
    HENAO Sergio Luis
    THOMAS Geraint
    PORTE Richie
    KIRYIENKA Vasil
    SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
    KENNAUGH Peter
    WIGGINS Bradley

    That is of course subject to change .... Richie Porte may get sick again, or UCI mightn't allow Henao to race.....

    When you look at it on paper that is some team, nearly all of them could lead a team or are future or past team leaders. I fear we may be looking at the sky bots again this year.


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    #64
    Dr. Bre
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    unichall wrote: »
    When you look at it on paper that is some team, nearly all of them could lead a team or are future or past team leaders. I fear we may be looking at the sky bots again this year.

    yep that's why the Giro and vuelta have been more exciting than the tour in past years. that sky team is crazy ... they will ride on the front in the mountains and the rest will drop like flys!


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    #65
    happytramp
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    unichall wrote: »
    When you look at it on paper that is some team, nearly all of them could lead a team or are future or past team leaders. I fear we may be looking at the sky bots again this year.

    Well if you look at the potential Saxo team.....

    Alberto Contador
    Roman Kreuziger
    Rafal Majka
    Nicolas Roche
    Michael Rodgers
    Jesus Hernandez


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    #66
    MPFG
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    happytramp wrote: »
    Well if you look at the potential Saxo team.....

    Alberto Contador
    Roman Kreuziger
    Rafal Majka
    Nicolas Roche
    Michael Rodgers
    Jesus Hernandez

    Majka not riding the Tour

    Actually its Movistar who have the Team
    Valaverde
    Quintana
    Ion Izaguirre
    Beñat Intxausti
    etc


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    #67
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,663 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    happytramp wrote: »
    Well if you look at the potential Saxo team.....

    Alberto Contador
    Roman Kreuziger
    Rafal Majka
    Nicolas Roche
    Michael Rodgers
    Jesus Hernandez

    ha most of them are at the giro so they will be tired!


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    #68
    Darkglasses
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    I think he meant a potential TST team for a different event :)


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    #69
    retalivity
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    Wtf, didnt realise nieve rode for sky at all...


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    #70
    Fr D Maugire
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    I would just like to say well done to Philip Deignan, great to see him performing at this level again. I think over the last few years he has really slipped into the shadows of Dan and Nico even though I think he is not far off their talent level, especially Roche. Great to see him re-emerging, makes a fellow Donegal man proud.


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    #71
    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    happytramp wrote: »
    Well if you look at the potential Saxo team.....

    Alberto Contador
    Roman Kreuziger
    Rafal Majka
    Nicolas Roche
    Michael Rodgers
    Jesus Hernandez

    They have jesus

    jesus-on-bike.jpg


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    #72
    MPFG
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    Fr D Maugire wrote: »
    I would just like to say well done to Philip Deignan, great to see him performing at this level again. I think over the last few years he has really slipped into the shadows of Dan and Nico even though I think he is not far off their talent level, especially Roche. Great to see him re-emerging, makes a fellow Donegal man proud.

    He is definitely as talented as Roche & Martin.....I think he is the purer climber on long steep climbs .....but doesn't attack necessarily at the right time or play as smart a race as Dan


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    #73
    letape
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    MPFG wrote: »
    Majka not riding the Tour

    Actually its Movistar who have the Team
    Valaverde
    Quintana
    Ion Izaguirre
    Beñat Intxausti
    etc

    Don't forget Igor Anton - fantastic rider when on form!


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    #74
    MPFG
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    letape wrote: »
    Don't forget Igor Anton - fantastic rider when on form!

    I haven't fogotten him .......I had to go to the loo so wrote etc :D

    John Gadret is there too

    Anton is in the Giro ....not that you'd notice


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    #75
    letape
    Registered Users Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭letape


    MPFG wrote: »
    I haven't fogotten him .......I had to go to the loo so wrote etc :D

    John Gadret is there too

    Anton is in the Giro ....not that you'd notice

    I'd seen the "etc" so thought you had him covered!!


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    #76
    MPFG
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    lennymc

    Where do you get that picture of Jesus on a bike so quickly

    have you them stored up just in case


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    #77
    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    MPFG wrote: »
    lennymc

    Where do you get that picture of Jesus on a bike so quickly

    have you them stored up just in case

    jesus works in mysterious ways.... :)


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    #78
    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    I think the way Garmin destroyed the sky train last year in the Tour maybe showed the other teams that they are not invincible. Sky haven't seemed to dominate in the same way since (or have they?) I really hope its an attacking tour, with bodies all over the road.


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    #79
    MPFG
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    lennymc wrote: »
    I think the way Garmin destroyed the sky train last year in the Tour maybe showed the other teams that they are not invincible. Sky haven't seemed to dominate in the same way since (or have they?) I really hope its an attacking tour, with bodies all over the road.

    Sky train won't work on a in from Contador

    Garmin did what they did cos they had lost GC battle.....

    So it can happen again if any good team out of GC.....


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    #80
    drogdub
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    MPFG wrote: »
    I'd say it will be the Vuelta for him

    Hasn't ridden enough with SKY train & Froome & there are alot of riders in the running for the Tour

    They might (and should) give himself and Cotaldo protected rider status


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    #81
    MPFG
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    drogdub wrote: »
    They might (and should) give himself and Cotaldo protected rider status

    I think it will be between Nieve & Porte for that TBH depending on form, etc

    Deignan has said himself he is happy riding for others rather than chasing top 10's

    As long as he can go in breakaways then that is fine...he has a good chance of winning stages


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    #82
    YeahOK
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    Hell of a ride from Deignan yesterday. Would much rather see him tackle the Vuelta, I think he could easily take a stage there this year. With Deignan, Roche and Martin all properly competing of late it would remind you of the good old days when we had Kelly, S Roche, L Roche, Earley & Kimmage riding in the pro peloton....


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    #83
    buffalo
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    Watching highlights last night with the girlfriend, having avoided any spoliers at the league race/internet. She's just come in for the final few km, explaining the situation to her:

    "Arredondo's in front, another Columbian behind... good bit ahead of the maglia rosa group, but there's some in between. Basso's in there somewhere, and Deignan-"
    "oh, I heard who wins today's stage".
    "SHUSH!" ...now I'm thinking Deignan might've won, or at least done well.
    "oh, sorry. Deignan doesn't win though".

    ugh.


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    #84
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    buffalo wrote: »
    Watching highlights last night with the girlfriend, having avoided any spoliers at the league race/internet. She's just come in for the final few km, explaining the situation to her:

    "Arredondo's in front, another Columbian behind... good bit ahead of the maglia rosa group, but there's some in between. Basso's in there somewhere, and Deignan-"
    "oh, I heard who wins today's stage".
    "SHUSH!" ...now I'm thinking Deignan might've won, or at least done well.
    "oh, sorry. Deignan doesn't win though".

    ugh.

    Not sure who you're more annoyed at,your girlfriend or Deignan :-)


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    #85
    at1withmyself
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    Deignan crossing the line:

    170245_PIC465545681.jpg


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    #86
    drogdub
    Registered Users Posts: 487 ✭✭drogdub


    buffalo wrote: »
    Watching highlights last night with the girlfriend, having avoided any spoliers at the league race/internet. She's just come in for the final few km, explaining the situation to her:

    "Arredondo's in front, another Columbian behind... good bit ahead of the maglia rosa group, but there's some in between. Basso's in there somewhere, and Deignan-"
    "oh, I heard who wins today's stage".
    "SHUSH!" ...now I'm thinking Deignan might've won, or at least done well.
    "oh, sorry. Deignan doesn't win though".

    ugh.

    Reminds of a story about the 89 tdf I heard on a podcast. On the final day, the man telling the story couldn't watch it live, so he recorded it. His wife was under strict instructions not to give him the result. When he got home his wife excitedly told him "I am not going to tell you who won but its a big surprise".


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    #87
    califano
    Registered Users Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭califano


    drogdub wrote: »
    Reminds of a story about the 89 tdf I heard on a podcast. On the final day, the man telling the story couldn't watch it live, so he recorded it. His wife was under strict instructions not to give him the result. When he got home his wife excitedly told him "I am not going to tell you who won but its a big surprise".

    He had his town halls on the favourite i take it.


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