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Giro d'Italia stage 7: Pizzo – Praia a Mare 159 km

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  • 11-05-2018 10:15am
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    neris
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    1st stage on mainland Italy of this years race, a short stage with a sprint finish, Viviani been tipped for the win but Sam Bennetts been tipped as the main rider to challenge him at the finish. Weather looks like a crosswind at 15km with a mix of sun & cloud

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    Technical Overview:
    After 3 demanding stages in Sicily, the peloton reaches the mainland for a much easier stage. The short length and the absence of meaningful climbs (the uphill section at 15 km to go only measures 4 km at 3.5%...) make wind the only possible threat for the riders. The stage runs entirely along the coast, so it is a concrete chance. Considering how the last stage to Praia a Mare looked like (see 2016), this route is very underwhelming, but considering the rest of the stages of this week, it's understandable...

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    1.GBR YATES SIMON PHILIPMTS22h 46’ 03”
    2.NED DUMOULIN TOMSUN0’ 16”
    3.COL CHAVES RUBIO JHOAN ESTEBANMTS0’ 26”
    4.ITA POZZOVIVO DOMENICOTBM0’ 43”
    5.FRA PINOT THIBAUTGFC0’ 45”
    6.AUS DENNIS ROHANBMC0’ 53”
    7.ESP BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA P.AST1’ 03”
    8.GBR FROOME CHRISSKY1’ 10”
    9.NZL BENNETT GEORGETLJ1’ 11”
    10.ITA ARU FABIOUAD1’ 12”

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    TV Coverage
    Eurosport 12PM

    A week into the Giro and 10 votes

    Best Giro ever so far
    0% 0 votes
    Entertaining but Im not that fussed
    50% 5 votes
    Pile of crap that cant get any worse
    40% 4 votes
    Been good but things are gona start heating now
    10% 1 vote


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    TheBlaaMan
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    'mon Sam !


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    [Deleted User]
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    Sam's without Rüdiger Selig, any idea what happened to him?


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    dastardly00
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    Hard to see anyone other than Viviani winning today


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    dastardly00
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Sam's without Rüdiger Selig, any idea what happened to him?

    I found some Italian article that said he has been sick since the start of the Giro


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    #6
    neris
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    eurosport saying Pozzato's dad died last night


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    RobFowl
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Hard to see anyone other than Viviani winning today

    Bollix, Sam is the man.....


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    [Deleted User]
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    Go Nico !!!!


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    #9
    neris
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    Fup sake some pace 73km


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    [Deleted User]
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    Sam sat on Viviani there I think.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Yessssssssssssssssssssssss


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    #12
    py
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    SammyB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    #13
    TooObvious
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    Go Sam Bennett!!!! About time!


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    scott1974
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    Sammy B....


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    Darkglasses
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    Rode that perfectly, go on Sam!!


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    neris
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    **** yeah


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    Weepsie
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    Bollix, Sam is the man.....

    Or Sean has he was called on the line...


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    Paul_Mc1988
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    Get in!!


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    moonshadow
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    Brilliant finish !!


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    RacoonQueen
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    Excellent. Perfect timing.


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    #21
    Thud
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    Savage. Rode the quick step train to perfection


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    #22
    scott1974
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    He did brilliant, surfed the wheels from a long way out..


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    [Deleted User]
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    Though he was about to sit up or something there for a second looked to momentarily pause his pedalling and start again.

    Quality win, a big scalp to take for him.


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    RobFowl
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    Bollix, Sam is the man.....


    Don't doubt the Fowl :)


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    TheBlaaMan
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    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    'mon Sam !

    Told ye !

    SAM


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    MPFGLB
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    Brilliant by Sam


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    triggermortis
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    Perfect finish. I just caught the last 30 mins of the coverage


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    buffalo
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    ha! Sean Bennett says the commentator! :D

    Messy enough sprint though, well done on getting through that upright.


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    [Deleted User]
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    My 4 year old is running laps of the kitchen table here in her maglia rosa shouting go Sam :D


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    #30
    MPFGLB
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    My 4 year old is running laps of the kitchen table here in her maglia rosa shouting go Sam :D

    You have her trained early :D


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    dastardly00
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    Ah balls I forgot to watch the finish! D'oh!


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