Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 20: Susa - Cervinia 214km

retalivity

Dont see a thread already...

First climb done, 2 more to go, 60k left.
Break 5mins up the road

retalivity

Pinot gone!

Jesus, the same as yates yesterday

MPFGLB

Jasus this Giro has been brutal

So many supposed top 10s /podium contenders gone out the back door

Inquitus

Pinot is completely bollox'd, far worse than Yates, he'll be lucky to finish at this rate, he must be sick.

I don't we needed to have a camera on him there, you could hear him coughing and heaving. Be surprised if he finishes.

nc6000

Why is Froome always looking down rather than looking in the direction he's going?

retalivity

20-25 lads left on the last climb, 6 of which are sky.

Normal order has been (depressingly) resumed.

Itziger

Now THIS is boring! At least yesterday was a bit bloody different and exciting, say what you will.

dastardly00

nc6000 wrote: »

Why is Froome always looking down rather than looking in the direction he's going?

A combination of looking at the display from his power meter and his awkward ungraceful position on the bike

RobertKK

The race is starting to get going after all the scenery watching.

retalivity

ah feck

irishrover99

That shake of the head from TD says a lot for me.

CptMackey

Why don't the other teams attack sky? It drives me nuts . Feel sorry for td

RobertKK

This has been a bad end to the Giro as most in Eurosport choose to ignore the elephant in the room.
It has been unbelievable...

retalivity

think ill just skip the tour completely

Daroxtar

Now would be a great time to hear exactly what TD thinks. He didn't even acknowledge Froome after the finish

Itziger

Well at least he gave it a bit of a lash 2 or 3 times but it was never going to be on that last climb. As for the white jersey, it was as if those two were stuck together with glue.

Sprinter Sacre

So Froome joins Merckx and Hinault as the only person to hold all three Tours at once. Absolutely pathetic, f*ck the UCI for allowing this nonsense to go on. Might as well bring back Verbruggen.

Waitsian

retalivity wrote: »

think ill just skip the tour completely

Is Froome listed to take part? Because yeah....it'll be another SKY parade and Froome win, won't it? :mad:

BowSideChamp

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

So Froome joins Merckx and Hinault as the only person to hold all three Tours at once. Absolutely pathetic, f*ck the UCI for allowing this nonsense to go on. Might as well bring back Verbruggen.

He joins good company so.

Waitsian

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

So Froome joins Merckx and Hinault as the only person to hold all three Tours at once. Absolutely pathetic, f*ck the UCI for allowing this nonsense to go on. Might as well bring back Verbruggen.

Was I wrong to hope Cookson would clean up the sport? I have to be honest I've not followed pro cycling much since his election. I didn't even know he'd lost out to some French bloke. :eek:

MPFGLB

So its over..

been a spectacle and a very hard race but ....

Irish Raven

Great Giro....really good exciting racing...well planned route, and at least a snoorefest of a time trial didn't determine it!! So great performances and some lads to pencil in for potential winners!!

velo.2010

retalivity wrote: »

20-25 lads left on the last climb, 6 of which are sky.

Is this true? I didn't watch as I knew what the outcome would be.

Its either Sky and Froome rounding into form at the right time or they were pulling the brakes for the first couple of weeks to put on a bit of a show.

SharpshooterTom

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

So Froome joins Merckx and Hinault as the only person to hold all three Tours at once. Absolutely pathetic, f*ck the UCI for allowing this nonsense to go on. Might as well bring back Verbruggen.

He could still get banned yet. If he does his Vuelta will immediately go.

But can somebody answer me this question, how long is Froome going to continue to dominate for??

At the moment it looks like he's going to win every grand tour there is. Is he a shoo in for the TdF, the Vuelta, all 3 again next year??

He is 33 now....I don't know how long he'll dominate for....

Lusk_Doyle

CptMackey wrote: »

Why don't the other teams attack sky? It drives me nuts . Feel sorry for td

Because they can't do the impossible. Sky ride at such a ferocious pace at the front which makes simply hanging on hard enough let alone attacking off the front.

RobFowl

As he is contesting his failed test Froome is looking at a 2 year ban. He'll lose the Vuelta, probably this Giro and will be 35 when he comes back.

SharpshooterTom

RobFowl wrote: »

As he is contesting his failed test Froome is looking at a 2 year ban. He'll lose the Vuelta, probably this Giro and will be 35 when he comes back.

Are you saying this because that's what you think will happen, or is there a bit of you thats saying that because thats what you would like to happen?

I'm just curious I'd like to see him get a ban, but I'd be shocked if he got as much as 2 years. Sky and Froome are confident they'll get off as are a lot of their supporters right now.

wirelessdude01

nc6000 wrote:

Why is Froome always looking down rather than looking in the direction he's going?

Looking at his numbers

irishrover99

This could be the hardest TDF that Froome will have done. He should be tired from the giro and Movistar have landa, valverde and Quintana so someone from that team has to put up a fight.
Then Porte and bardet will also be there.

Their is also a cobble stage and some very short and odd mountain stages that we don't usually see the the TDF.

Then again saying that, Froome will have his A team in support, Thomas ect ect so you never know.

I'd like TD to give it a try as I think it could suit him more than the giro

wirelessdude01

irishrover99 wrote:

This could be the hardest TDF that Froome will have done. He should be tired from the giro and Movistar have landa, valverde and Quintana so someone from that team has to put up a fight. Then Porte and bardet will also be there.

Dan Martin will probably have Aru annoying him as well after his withdrawal yesterday