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Giro 2017, stage 9: Montenero di Bisaccia - Blockhaus 149 km

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    #32
    mr spuckler
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    dropping a lot of time at each update tbf


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    #33
    dastardly00
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    Did we are Thomas and other Sky domestiques pass out Mikel Landa?


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    #34
    [Deleted User]
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Did we are Thomas and other Sky domestiques pass out Mikel Landa?

    Yeah think that was Landa a little while ago they passed.


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    #35
    Weepsie
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    Jungels is getting dropped


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    #36
    robyntmorton
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    Jungels off the back of the group. Kind of expected.


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    #37
    dastardly00
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    Not a lot left in the lead group now


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    #38
    neris
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    jungles dropped


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    #39
    WinnyThePoo
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    Yates being dropped. Thomas about 2.40 back.No sign of landa.


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    #40
    robyntmorton
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    My legs are getting tired just looking at this climb!


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    #41
    Inquitus
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    Giro ruined, by motorcycle idiocy, you'd think a slow down when something like that occurs would be the gentlemanly thing to do, instead of driving it at the front like Movistar. Not going to be much of a 100th Giro to remember.


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    #42
    [Deleted User]
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    robyntmorton wrote: »
    My legs are getting tired just looking at this climb!

    Was having the same thought :D


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    #43
    robyntmorton
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    I'm happy to see a couple of them feeling good enough to attack!


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    #44
    neris
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    just looking at the footage from the chopper and theres a serious amount of cars and bikes on the race, no wonder there mowing riders down


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    #45
    robyntmorton
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    Pink jersey group slowly falling away. Over a minute now. Still Quintana/Nibali/Pinot cat and mousing up front.


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    #46
    Weepsie
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    If Quintana did a bit more of this earlier at last few tours they'd have been a bit more interesting. But yeah, another race poorly impacted by something unrelated and entirely out of the control of the riders.

    Did the Moto just stop a moment ahead of the bikes? If so entirely it's fualt, but if it was parked for a bit then you'd have thought pros would be giving each other a shout well in advance

    https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/863759471905865729


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    #47
    neris
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    why does roib hatch sound so surprised that teejay van gardrens been dropped


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    #48
    robyntmorton
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    Jungels about to be passed by Thomas!


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    #49
    neris
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    nibbles out the back


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    #50
    robyntmorton
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    Pinot looking exhausted, but still going. Quintana probably uncatchable though!


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    #51
    [Deleted User]
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    Quintana is something else in these conditions.


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    #52
    robyntmorton
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    Quintana is making Blockhaus look almost... easy? Beast of a ride!


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    #53
    Inquitus
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    robyntmorton wrote: »
    Quintana is making Blockhaus look almost... easy? Beast of a ride!

    Easy to do when half your rivals get totalled by a police motorbike, Thomas has climbed Blockhaus faster than Quintana!


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    #54
    neris
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    race over


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    #55
    Inquitus
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    neris wrote: »
    race over

    Race over and to a large degree ruined by that police motorcycle idiocy, it doesn't look good for cycling when every other GT seems to have motorcycles causing carnage and impacting the GC.


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    #56
    Kaisr Sose
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    Inquitus wrote: »
    Easy to do when half your rivals get totalled by a police motorbike, Thomas has climbed Blockhaus faster than Quintana!

    Where are you getting the comparitive timings of Quintana and Thomas. By my calculations, Thomas was off the bike for 2.30, but lost about 4.30 to Quintana by the line.


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    #57
    funnights74
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    It's a long way to Milan but Quintana has certainly made his intentions clear. Obviously in great form. Game on.


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    #58
    Inquitus
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    Where are you getting the comparitive timings of Quintana and Thomas. By my calculations, Thomas was off the bike for 2.30, but lost about 4.30 to Quintana by the line.

    The GPS on screen was wrong.


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    #59
    Pdoghue
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    Is there any evidence the motorbike stopped suddenly just before the peleton? Otherwise it looks like they could have avoided the motorbike.


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    #60
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    funnights74 wrote: »
    It's a long way to Milan but Quintana has certainly made his intentions clear. Obviously in great form. Game on.

    Yes! As Lemond said in 1989 when he lost the jersey to Fignon, "This race is not over"


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    #61
    wexandproud
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    Inquitus wrote: »
    Race over and to a large degree ruined by that police motorcycle idiocy, it doesn't look good for cycling when every other GT seems to have motorcycles causing carnage and impacting the GC.
    it was a stupid place for a bike to stop but a lot of blame on the riders as well for not ''calling '' it and there was plenty of room to avoid it


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