2015 Giro d'Italia Stage 18: Melide > Verbania 170km

[TourOfSardinia]

complete absence of TS boys from sight.
What happens if Alberto needs a wheel?

 

[Alcanelo]

He has about a minute according to the 40km times

 

[SeriousSam]

I really don't get what Contador is doing. What happened to his realisation that he'll pay for every excessive effort?

 

[DenisMenchov]

1 minute @40km to go

 

[LaFlorecita]

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I hope Contador is getting a nice training ride, because if he's going all out just for revenge, he's an idiot. He doesn't need the GC time, and he's very unlikely to catch the break for a stage win.

Really, really, really don't understand everyone here praising him. Strategically, this appears to be a very dumb thing to do.

I'll eat some of my words if he wins the stage, but if he doesn't, this will come back to haunt him at the TDF. And right after he said every move had consequences.

Yes. Very disappointed.

He's just using this as a high intensity training. he's not going full gas.

Contador is holding them on the minute.

not sure we can trust the GPS

 

[Velolover2]

The group is getting closer to Contador. But no matter of the outcome, he told them a lesson.

 

[sultanofhyd]

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complete absence of TS boys from sight.
What happens if Alberto needs a wheel?

He gets one from the car which is right behind him

 

[rainman]

Kelly bemused, I certainly am. I honestly dont get it, he must be still raging after yesterday.

 

[Tryphon]

What is Alberto doing? This (however exciting it is for us) is sheer lunacy.

 

[WildspokeJoe]

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I really don't get what Contador is doing.

He's opening a can of whip-ass.

 

[Lexman]

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I really don't get what Contador is doing.

Getting a good enough buffer to let Landa go tomorrow and saturday and not getting worried...

 

[therhodeo]

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I really don't get what Contador is doing.

Be a legend.

 

[Rollthedice]

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I really don't get what Contador is doing. What happened to his realisation that he'll pay for every excessive effort?

But fans do love it.

 

[luckyboy]

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complete absence of TS boys from sight.
What happens if Alberto needs a wheel?

The team car directly following him might have a wheel? Maybe not though

 

[infeXio]

The GPS is all over the place, rofl

 

[phanatic]

giro clock going berserk

 

[Velolover2]

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complete absence of TS boys from sight.
What happens if Alberto needs a wheel?

Try to send Oleg a tweet about it. Contador needs to have better climbers around him.

 

[May0maniac]

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Elissonde looks really strong.

Ok, now he's suffering

 

[Escarabajo]

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Ryder chasing down Alberto

Ryder is so underrated cyclist!!

 

[The Hitch]

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I hope Contador is getting a nice training ride, because if he's going all out just for revenge, he's an idiot. He doesn't need the GC time, and he's very unlikely to catch the break for a stage win.

Really, really, really don't understand everyone here praising him. Strategically, this appears to be a very dumb thing to do.

I'll eat some of my words if he wins the stage, but if he doesn't, this will come back to haunt him at the TDF. And right after he said every move had consequences.

Get the stage? I don't see how that's possible.

 

[hoolaparara]

Time gaps up down all over the shop and unlike tuesday more grops are being show making it hard to work out gaps by hand.

 

[Jelantik]

how long to the top of the climb? i hope AC didn't loose his steam. btw, who's the chasing group? is that Landa?

 

[Escarabajo]

So created the crash? a WT team? LOL

 

[infeXio]

so 2 minutes ago, the GPS had Contador 1:40 infront of Landa - now 40 seconds.. that's nice.

 

[No_Balls]

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What is Alberto doing? This (however exciting it is for us) is sheer lunacy.

Paying homage to the pink first of all. This is old school racing.