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Giro d'Italia Stage 18: Valdaora-Santa Maria d.S. 220km

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  • 30-05-2019 9:31am
    #1
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,054 ✭✭✭✭


    Long one today downhill with a few lumps to get over and possibility of a sprint finish for those sprinters whove survived the mountains

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    Technical Overview:
    The last chance for the sprinters, if there are any left after the last 6 stages... A very long but easy stage from Valdaora, in the middle of the mountains, to Santa Maria di Sala, in the Venetian flats. The stage blatantly avoids any possible climb to get to destination as quickly and painlessly as possible, which is understandable given what we already had and what is still left. The stage starts with a 30 km uphill drag to Cimabanche, and after that it features a very long descending false flat interrupted by the only GPM of the day, Pieve di Alpago (GPM4, 6.7 km at 4.5%). The last 60 km are perfectly flat.

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    Todays stage will be: 12 votes

    The usual boring dross of a long stage
    91% 11 votes
    Explosive because Nibalis going to go for it solo from the start
    0% 0 votes
    one that Roglic could ski jump over if he gets his trajectory right
    0% 0 votes
    a breakaway day with some randomer winning
    0% 0 votes
    I dont really care anymore
    8% 1 vote
    Wake me up when the Champs Elysees is in sight
    0% 0 votes


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    dastardly00
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    The only certain thing about the stage today is that there will be an Androni Giocattoli rider(s) in the breakaway


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    De Bhál
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    downhill almost all the way, my kind of profile


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    terrydel
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    Looks like the big guys will have a rest today, and tomoro and mainly Saturday will be where its won or lost.
    I cant see past Carapaz but you never know.


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    De Bhál
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    should be some nice footage from the helicopters as they get close to Venice


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    dastardly00
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    terrydel wrote: »
    Looks like the big guys will have a rest today, and tomoro and mainly Saturday will be where its won or lost.
    I cant see past Carapaz but you never know.


    I agree. I don't think he will crack on Friday or Saturday. And Movistar are very strong, especially Landa.
    I actually wouldn't be surprised to see Landa in a podium position by Saturday evening, and then be back out of it after the ITT


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    buffalo
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    That was bizarre - someone just crashed or dumped a bike in the middle of the road as the break was approaching. Riders just went around it, as someone else tried to clear it away.

    https://imgur.com/a/gU7Lg0X

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    [Deleted User]
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    Saw that, the 'hoodie' seemed to be walking away and the other lad clearing it from the road . Seeing the still im wondering about the car up the road now.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Come on lads!!!!!!!

    Going to be very close here.


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    #10
    Daroxtar
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    What a finish...... Brilliant!!!


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    [Deleted User]
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    Doesn't get much closer than that, chapeau.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Some tweets with footage of the incident during the stage.

    https://twitter.com/thepuncheur/status/1134095540231331840

    https://twitter.com/SachaModolo/status/1134117051348529152


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    Lumen
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    If there's one thing pro bicycle cyclers are good at it's dodging crashed bikes.


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    dastardly00
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    Just watched the highlights... Even though I knew the result and how it finished, it was still brilliant to watch. Rob Hatch's commentary was good.

    dastardly00 wrote: »
    The only certain thing about the stage today is that there will be an Androni Giocattoli rider(s) in the breakaway

    D'oh :o


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    harringtonp
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    Know a lot of people here don't particularly like Wiggins but he is interesting to listen to and brings a lot to the Eurosport panel.


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    neris
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    harringtonp wrote: »
    Know a lot of people here don't particularly like Wiggins but he is interesting to listen to and brings a lot to the Eurosport panel.

    I think he's good and isn't as much of a wanker as he was when racing. Even he admitted that himself that need changed and chilled out.


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