Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 184km

Johnrlalor

Any live radio commentary available?

neris

this reminds me of quintana blowing the race apart few years ago

Gallant_JJ

Extraordinary stage so far.

velo.2010

So was this the plan for Froome... hold on for the first two weeks, then ramp up the effort in the third week (with the Tour in mind) and go mental on the final two stages to win the Giro?

irishrover99

retalivity wrote: »

This is so un-sky and un-froome like - properly mental attacking off the fronton your own with 80k to go

I was thinking the same. Is he trying win a popularity vote, something like Contador had, by attacking and getting rid of that robotic Sky stigma.

wirelessdude01

velo.2010 wrote:

So was this the plan for Froome... hold on for the first two weeks, then ramp up the effort in the third week (with the Tour in mind) and go mental on the final two stages to win the Giro?

Now those manic 300km solo training spins in SA make sense ðŸ˜

Itziger

Hehe, the lad with the giant Ventolin inhaler!!

funnights74

:pac::pac:jeeze that was a big inhaler!!!

irishrover99

only 73 KM's left :)

GetWithIt

My €5 on Yates to finish in the top 10 from the start of race is looking a surprisingly poor investment now.

neris

must be a bit chily on teh desent

neris

Pinot gone?

retalivity

Yates has lost 10 mins on half this climb...he'll be lucky to keep up with the bus at this rate!

pelevin

I think Froome's biggest chance of victory is Dumoulin screwing up a descent.

funnights74

Epic cycling. Looks great on TV. GC all over the mountain and still 70 Kms to go. So much better than any recent TdF. The Vuelta and the giro always deliver.

Crippens1

neris wrote: »

Pinot gone?

No, punctured and it appears Dumoulin has waited for him.

https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/course/14586/venaria-real-bardonecchia-jafferau

neris

holy fluck yates still not up and over yet

velo.2010

I have this strange feeling that Froome will end up winning the Giro and then cut a deal with the UCI to accept a 6 month ban while keeping his Vuelta and Giro victories. The Tour is still up in the air but looks like he'll start in July.

irishrover99

Froome is going to win this

Plastik

Feckin class. All this stage is missing is Papa Valverde!

Awww poor Yates is still on the climb. Gutted for him.

Crippens1

Yates @ 16'15" at the top of Col du Finestre !!!

Brian?

velo.2010 wrote: »

I have this strange feeling that Froome will end up winning the Giro and then cut a deal with the UCI to accept a 6 month ban while keeping his Vuelta and Giro victories. The Tour is still up in the air but looks like he'll start in July.

If he’s banned, it goes back to the Vuelta.

neris

positivo group..... good man sean

Brian?

I feel sick watching this. Froome is riding into Pink today. If he misses it today, he’ll have it tomorrow.

All while waiting to find out about his ban. Should have been sorted out months ago.

Macy0161

Following on cyclingnews live updates. No mention of whether he's gone full Landis emptying bottles over his head?

velo.2010

They're not working properly with Dumoulin here. Carapaz and Lopez will wheel suck all the way to the final climb and attack Dumoulin. Don't know what to make of Pinot - looks like he has no racing sense.

pelevin

Froome on current shots doesn't even looked tired.

Brian?

pelevin wrote: »

Froome on current shots doesn't even looked tired.

Are you kidding? He looks bollocksed. They all do.

Brian?

velo.2010 wrote: »

They're not working properly with Dumoulin here. Carapaz and Lopez will wheel suck all the way to the final climb and attack Dumoulin. Don't know what to make of Pinot - looks like he has no racing sense.

Pinot has no legs.