2cat1 3cat2 and cat 3 climb today before the stage finishes in Corvara, Alta Badia.
Start of the stage right now, no idea when we will get pictures.
How will Movistar deal with the sitution to have their secondary rider in pink? Will Astana just fuck the Peloton as usual and then wait for the Nibbler to finish the job? Is there hope for Bob? (no) Any chance for the outsiders (Zakkarin, Kruijswijk, Majka,Chaves, Uran Pozzovivo) or are they just window dressing waiting to get dropped yet again.
get comfy, tomorrow we have the possibly race deciding mountain ITT
Dominic Green
>still no break
Landon Martin
Such a great stage. I fear it won't be raced because of tomorrow's Mtt. If Nibali is on form it's his for the taking. Chaves could go well being a Colombian.
Sebastian Edwards
sadly thats a good possibility
Cooper Bennett
TIME FOR PURITO oh well
Benjamin Peterson
The 10 GC guys to finish together again. What a time to be alive.
Daniel Cox
34 riders in the break. 1 for Astana:Zeits 2 for Movistar:Herrera and Betancur. Betancur better be good.
Hudson Thompson
yeah can't wait valverde to attack in the last 200m
Michael Torres
Only to be out sprinted by Nibali
Evan Roberts
Betancur got dropped from the breakaway yesterday with around 60 kilometres remaining. He isn't fit.
PS: It's Herrada, not Herrera.
Dominic Ross
There could be gaps. The Passo Giau is really hard. Nobody seems willing (able?) to sustain an attack though.
I think today we'll at least see Zakarin and Amador come in 10 seconds behind.
Luke Wright
and one sneaky irishman
Landon Williams
Didn't even see him in the list. Lazy fucker needs to do some work.
Ayden Wright
Roglič in the break too. Kruiswijk maybe trying something.
Hudson Edwards
Mikel Landa looking good for this stage
Zachary Reyes
Feel free to play along.
Adrian Bell
Cabal Ewan is his new one
Ryan Harris
I'm predicting some top nibbling to happen about half way up the second to last climb, before being caught back up by 3/4 the way up, then nibbles to descend at the front of the GC group then they all finish together, apart from the daily Movistar meme tactic who might be about 45" ahead
Parker Roberts
I like the Harmon/Kelly couple, better than what one gets in Spain's Eurosport.
Bentley Rodriguez
He's not doing "hot tea" as much this year...
Levi Sanchez
I like the Spanish commentators enthusiasm. Hatch & Kelly are good, much better than Carlton Kirby.
Dylan Ramirez
this kills the knees
Ayden Martinez
...
Elijah Ross
Rob Hatch is great. Kelly seems comfortable with him, and comfortable Kelly is really good.
Josiah Allen
>non-ad-break tv showing handball instead of most of the stage >forced to watch it on Adbreaksport instead This is the worst thing that has happened to me in a long, long time. I pity the people who have to watch cycling on that shit channel regularly.
Jason Moore
>mfw
Nolan Baker
Stay strong, buddy.
Connor Bailey
>lampre trying Earthing to get ulissi the maglia rosa
Not happening familias, stop deluding yourself lampre
Michael Ward
I think he's going for the red jersey.
Dylan Green
I guess that almost seals the KOM jersey for this giro
Josiah Lee
Apologies for the lack of salmon everyone I've been away on an excavation
How has the race been so far?
Alexander Turner
aaaah, this Paolini play is wonderful any italianon who has never watched it, please do
Ryan Hill
Welcome back John West lad. Excavate any new rare tunas?
It's been alright, had a bit of kittelwinslol early on, few shit flat stages that the gorilla bossed then left... Nibbles has nibbled a bit but not much. Movistar are trying "tactics"... its been alright...
Colton Gonzalez
It's been okay. Landa hand some bad sausage and left. Nibali is meh.
James Cook
>cyclinghub stream where does this motherfucker get the raw camera feed without ads and commentary?
Josiah Peterson
Maybe from Eurosport? They do the same thing.
Henry Anderson
Who /valverde/ here
Samuel Garcia
Also the play about Galilei is great
Hudson Martinez
Betancur caught. God he's useless.
Owen Garcia
Jamaican me cry
Asher King
and so is the one about Ustica, Venice, Ausmerzen, WWII... really a wonderful author and performer
Luke Price
>Passions and interests >Modeling Wtf Nibali .
Parker Rodriguez
he is italian so you can expect him to be feminine
Brayden Flores
The Giro d’Italia’s fluffy wolf mascot will be banned from appearing when the race enters France next week after protests from a farmers’ group who complained his presence would be “pure provocation”.
Lupo Wolfie, who became the Giro’s mascot last year, was due to accompany the race when it enters the Hautes-Alpes department in south-eastern France for stages 19 and 20 next week.
However, his proposed presence has provoked outrage among Jeunes Agriculteurs 05 – a union that defends the interests of local farmers under the age of 35 – because they say it is mocking the number of attacks they have suffered on their livestock in recent months.
“The display of such a mascot in the midst of our pastures, which is supported by most environmental groups, is pure provocation that is not humanly acceptable to the farmers,” said a statement form the group. “Farmers are tired of seeing the wolf only presented to public opinion as a nice soft toy.”
Ryder Gutierrez
Please be fake
Gavin Rodriguez
wolves are pieces of shit
Blake Foster
>French >rioting about any old shit
seems likely
Camden Robinson
lmao
Joshua Allen
I'm sorry but I didn't look yet
Dominic Clark
>no hangover >good giro stage and hockey war today good saturday
Camden King
>tfw cured my alcohol addiction and never have those "lost saturdays" spent almost entirely in bed after a friday night binger anymore
feels great man
Parker Powell
if you have a couple of free hours you should really entertaining and deep at the same time
Noah Barnes
I also got bored of losing half the weekend. I didnt usually lay in the bed, but just walked around like a zombie.
Justin Sullivan
>Heshitdal
Daniel Sanders
Stage 4, Catanzaro - Praia a Mare (first stage with a 'nervous finale'): gifted by the peloton to the counter-breakaway Stage 6, Ponte - Roccaraso (first mountain top stage): gifted to the breakaway again Stage 8, Foligno - Arezzo (again an interesting "salita", plus "sterrato" in the final kilometres): gifted to the breakaway Stage 10, Bisenzio - Sestola: okay, this one is understandable due to its position and coming after the tricky resting day Stage 13, Palmanova - Friuli (hard medium mountain stage with a difficult second-to-last ascent): gifted to the breakaway Stage 14, Alpago - Corvara (queen stage through the Dolomites): ???
Henry Butler
>Canadians in charge of riding a bicycle
Jaxson Wright
Hesjedal abandon. Disappointing giro for him and Trek.
Jacob Jenkins
english acestream anyone?
Mason Bennett
>tfw cured my alcohol addiction how? just willpower? or were you actually addicted?
Cooper Sanders
you are the hesjedal hating dane?
Luis Allen
Yes. I mainly hate Vaughters and by extension Cannondale. I know Ryder doesn't ride for them anymore but I don't like him.
Jaxson Gray
I used to have terrible self control and would regularly get hammered and drink at a way too fast tempo, which would result in puking during sleep or having a terrible day after
Now I kind of learned to slow down the tempo and drink less alcohol, I used to drink just because I felt I had to, now I'm actually able to drink slower and enjoy the beer
Joshua Brooks
>Gianluca Brambilla will never be your teammate
Leo Bell
>Valverde is your "teammate"
Nicholas Foster
Nibali following Amador wherever he goes.
Blake Brown
nearly time to do something, gc guys
Camden Jones
Is Ruben Plaza going to hang on?
Joseph Gray
Probably not.
Kayden Lewis
...
Jeremiah Torres
getting BTFO right now
Aiden Russell
based grand pa
Kayden Lewis
>full kit wanker
Hudson Sullivan
it's his new year's resolution
Thomas King
>Not wearing your favourite cycling team jersey while riding. Into the trash it goes.
Kayden Foster
here goes astana time for murder
Caleb Thomas
Astana doping activated
Gabriel Martin
Soviet powered Astana time.
Ryan Thomas
>lively stink
Jace Nguyen
PRESIDENTIAL SPORTS CLUB ASTANA KAZAKHSTAN OF ASTANA
i hate them
Evan Powell
ain't nuttin gone happen
Ryder Gonzalez
They have there place in the sport. They are one of the big 4 teams, if they go, we are down to sky domination.
Adrian Peterson
this, especially with tinkoff pissing off
Brody Gonzalez
i'd probably hate them too if they weren't basically an italian team i still hate sky far more
Ryan Robinson
This
Julian Flores
The new Bahrain team could replace them as one of the big players.
Jack Cox
Only Scarponi left for Nibbles
Mason Williams
bird not on song today!!!!!
Kayden Martin
yeah but the UCI have banned camels in bike racing and you can't wear a helmet over a head towel
Matthew Hughes
Great riding by Dombrowski
Eli Lopez
Here guys, have some smoke in your lungs
Ryan Sanchez
Off yourself Vogelsang
Parker Stewart
>installed new groupset to bike >/iihf/ >cycling Pretty comfy right now
Aaron Clark
Too far from the finish to attack. They'll regroup on the descent and go on the next climb.
Robert Cox
>that Pantani banner didn't ask for feels thank you
Nathan Thompson
Male, model??
Isaiah Wood
Amador DED
James Torres
>amaswingingonthebackdor
Luis Bailey
Mechanical Campy Chorus. Still need to do some adjusting but it's mostly ready to ride now.