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Giro d'Italia stage 6 Caltanissetta - Etna 164 km

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    #32
    neris
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    does he ever stop smiling


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    #33
    dastardly00
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yates could live to regret not taking the 10 seconds.

    Not picking up an additional four bonus seconds is probably worth a gamble to keep your team mate (who is also a rival) happy


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    #34
    [Deleted User]
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    Yeah good point, and as Yates said in the interview Chavez deserved it.


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    #35
    Brian
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    Haha, playing the intro to the live version of Heavy Fuel by Dire Straits on the podium.


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    #36
    dastardly00
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yeah good point, and as Yates said in the interview Chavez deserved it.

    It could all backfire of course if Chaves doesn't help Yates later on!


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    #37
    MPFGLB
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    Yates looks amasing but we ahve seen him tire before
    Chaves looks great but we have seen him tire before


    Froome for me remains the main threat as he came in undercooked and look where he finished today

    Dont see Dumoulin repeating his win though


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    #38
    dastardly00
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    Yates looks amasing but we ahve seen him tire before

    Have we ever seen Yates perform this good in a GT before? :eek:


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    #39
    MPFGLB
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Have we ever seen Yates perform this good in a GT before? :eek:

    Well it may have been Adam who was great in the Tour but did tire

    He does look invincible but there remains a long way to go ...that is all


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    #40
    Macy0161
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    Deleted User wrote:
    Yates could live to regret not taking the 10 seconds.
    You'd think he'd bare in mind velogames too...


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    #41
    neris
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJXcmsRc8AE


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    #42
    retalivity
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    I never realises chaves is an 11yo!


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    #43
    Finnrocco
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    Did you see the size of Flecha compared to Chaves & Yates?

    They both must be tiny or else he is a monster.

    Hard to figure out Froome, is he really just clinging on by his finger nails or is he just riding normally?

    Although i thought he was really breathing hard yesterday, never saw that before. Sky team seems to be struggling as well.


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    #44
    Thud
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    Finnrocco wrote: »
    Although i thought he was really breathing hard yesterday, never saw that before.
    :D:D:D


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    #45
    Finnrocco
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    I didn't mean that as a joke about inhalers, I just thought that Froome is usually quite serene, yesterday he really looked to be struggling.

    Elissonde was behind him making faces, and the rest of the team was nowhere.

    Maybe they gave a few of the lads the day off, told them to ride the climb at their own pace, try save energy for when it's really needed.


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    #46
    Macy0161
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    The Cycling Podcast for yesterdays stage had an interview with I think it was George Bennet, and they asked does he look at his rivals before deciding to attack. He made some comment about Froome always looking bad/ uncomfortable on the bike, even at the start of a flat stage! :)


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    #47
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    Sky have some incredible bike riders on this team but they don't seem to be as strong as a unit like we've seen sky teams in the TdF in recent years.


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    #48
    dastardly00
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    The Cycling Podcast for yesterdays stage had an interview with I think it was George Bennet, and they asked does he look at his rivals before deciding to attack. He made some comment about Froome always looking bad/ uncomfortable on the bike, even at the start of a flat stage! :)

    Yeah it was the Kiwi George Bennett.

    He was asked by Daniel Friebe about looking at the body language of his rivals. He said that he doesn't try to analyse body language as it's too hard. He gave the example that Froome often looks like he is going to be dropped during a flat stage :pac:

    He also used the word sh*t a few times during the interview as well which I found funny :pac:


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    #49
    neris
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    The Cycling Podcast for yesterdays stage had an interview with I think it was George Bennet, and they asked does he look at his rivals before deciding to attack. He made some comment about Froome always looking bad/ uncomfortable on the bike, even at the start of a flat stage! :)

    the 2 lads were sitting in a que of team cars and buses recording the podcast waiting to board the ferry at 920 last night to the mainland. riders must have be well f****d by the time they got to their hotels. though brailsford was ok he got a chopper off etna at the end of the stage


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