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The Pro Road Cycling Thread
- Thread starter Shands
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Tremendous stage today! If yesterday was a stark reminder of the gut wrenching side of cycling, then today was the perfect counterbalance tonic. Big chuckle at Simon Clarke trying to save face in his interview - nobody believes you I'm afraid mate :D Tomorrow should be very fun because they'll be some sore legs tonight.
Italy is consistently gorgeous isn't it.
Italy is consistently gorgeous isn't it.
Manc in London
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Been great viewing, thus far.
Aru has made a great recovery from the illness that led to him losing 5 kilo. The rest of the Astanaroids have put in a great shift.
Disappointed with Uran. It now seems to becoming clear who the top 3 are going to be. Although not so clear on the order.
Aru has made a great recovery from the illness that led to him losing 5 kilo. The rest of the Astanaroids have put in a great shift.
Disappointed with Uran. It now seems to becoming clear who the top 3 are going to be. Although not so clear on the order.
Manc in London said:Been great viewing, thus far.
Aru has made a great recovery from the illness that led to him losing 5 kilo. The rest of the Astanaroids have put in a great shift.
Disappointed with Uran. It now seems to becoming clear who the top 3 are going to be. Although not so clear on the order.
Remarkable isn't it, almost unbelievable in fact.
It has been great racing so far though. Very rare to see a General Classification so decimated this early in a race. If it continues at this pace it really will be last man standing come the final week.
Quite interested to see how Cataldo's race pans out. He has a very strong time trial and he's shown on occasion he can climb too (Cuitu Negru in 2012, Stelvio last year, though both those performances were from a break rather than with the favourites) He could maybe be an outside bet for top 5 depending on how Astana use him.
Today should be very interesting. If Contador's shoulder is causing him trouble then could be a very hard and telling day for him, especially given his climbing style. If though it's not painful it could actually give him a bit of a tactical advantage. He might also be worried about how it will hold up in the TT position, which could force him to try and take time beforehand. Aside from Bertie we should get a clearer indication where Porte, Ar and co are at too. Fun watching ahead :)
Rascal
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Shands said:Today should be very interesting. If Contador's shoulder is causing him trouble then could be a very hard and telling day for him, especially given his climbing style. If though it's not painful it could actually give him a bit of a tactical advantage. He might also be worried about how it will hold up in the TT position, which could force him to try and take time beforehand. Aside from Bertie we should get a clearer indication where Porte, Ar and co are at too. Fun watching ahead :)
Im travelling down to Swansea today so will miss it. Im going to record it and likely ladesque hide fron the result :)
It looks a proper stage, as does California tonight (best record that too)
Rascal said:Shands said:Today should be very interesting. If Contador's shoulder is causing him trouble then could be a very hard and telling day for him, especially given his climbing style. If though it's not painful it could actually give him a bit of a tactical advantage. He might also be worried about how it will hold up in the TT position, which could force him to try and take time beforehand. Aside from Bertie we should get a clearer indication where Porte, Ar and co are at too. Fun watching ahead :)
Im travelling down to Swansea today so will miss it. Im going to record it and likely ladesque hide fron the result :)
It looks a proper stage, as does California tonight (best record that too)
I'm not able to record stuff at the moment so haven't been able to see any of Cali. Pity as tonight's stage does look good.
Enjoy the delights of Swansea, fingers crossed it'll be 3 points for your troubles :)
Paul Lake's Left Knee
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Getting to watch live today for the first time this Giro ;-)