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This is great.

Trek putting the hammer down in the giro, has fulsgang had another mechanical?

This Italian scenery is, again, spectacular.

I suspect the Belgians would require a pandemic akin to the black death before they cancelled these races

I thought matt whites comments pretty much summed it up: "You have to have your head in the clouds if you think we'll cruise though this next three-and-a-half-month period scot-free."

reckon yates group will probably get back, but might get more echelons closer the finish

The nervousness in fulsgang group seems palpable. Lots of road captain/domestiques clearly hammering it because they fucked their main role

These echelons are a long way from the end, but quite a few of the favourites have been dropped.

given it is very flat and not that long (by giro standards), the dropped riders could lose quite a bit of time

was meant to go as part of a southern italy tour in may. fml

probably the only top pure sprinter in the giro, as evidenced by how far ahead he was

Maybe one for the expert on the doping thread, but am I correct in understanding that EPO doesnt transform mediocre athletes into TdF winners, but gives top cyclists an edge (which may be cancelled out if everyone else if on EPO)?

Wiki says Indurian's significant weight loss (85 to 78) came after discussions with Italian sports scientist/doc Francesco Conconi. In a completely unrelated point, Conconi also pioneered the use of EPO in cycling around the same time.

With all that said, he still had an FTP of 450w (!!) - 4.88w/kg - at age 46.

i thought the commentators said 80kg, either way he is probably one of the heavier riders in the peloton. the stage had something like 4700m of elevation gain

i think there is an argument he was possibly waiting to up the inside along the barriers

amateur hour...got boxed by pros

MVDP to my mind isnt a completely refined tactician, often just tries to use raw power. This seems a case where experience and cunning made the difference

lucky, still pretty embarrassing given how close it was.

MVDP with extravagant bike handling

lol, no way

Nibali getting the traditional support from the tv bikes

lawson craddock looks like he needs to put his seat up a fair bit

they stay in during the cobbled classics presumably because people are using alloy cages bent to ensure greater security. not sure why shit italians roads dont deserve the same treatement

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I get Thomas had bad luck, but I dont really understand how Yates had such a poor day. He looked on good form in tirreno adriatico.

For me, there really isnt a stand out favourite anymore. Possibly Fulsgang (unconvincing over 3 weeks) or Nibali (35 and doesnt seem quite at this best)

jeez, that was close

watching the thomas crash, there were bidons all over the road. such bad luck