2015 Giro Stage 14: Treviso – Valdobbiadene 59.4 kms ITT

[CyclingEnthusiast]

I think Uran is pulling this back a bit after a conservative start, it's not going to be special by any means but not truly catastrophic as first though

 

[infeXio]

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Aru now 4 mins down on Contador

He's not even 2 minutes down on Contador

 

[woodburn]

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Porte is turning into 1980s Rominger. Unbeatable in 1 week, nowhere in 3.
Oh no wait, Rominger won classics too.

He also won four grand tours.

Please read attentively
1980s Rominger. Not 1990s Rominger.

Aware. Just saying Porte won't win four grand tours.

 

[T-Nielsen]

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Aru now 4 mins down on Contador

1.45

 

[The Hitch]

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Kiri with joy on his face. Nice to see some emotion

He was once incredibly emotional at the Giro.

But he insisted on putting his sunglasses on since he was too proud to be seen crying when he crossed the line.

Still his best career moment, and the reason I will never dislike him even as he diesels 100km on the front day after day for Team Sky.

A while back there was a profile by the telegraph on some of the Sky riders.

Their line on Kiryenka read - he has occasionally won a stage in the Giro and Vuelta but he is most famous for being a part of Chris Froome's 2013 Tour de France squad.

 

[Flamin]

VDB2 fading a bit in the last part but a good ride overall.

 

[nuvolablu]

Aru still ahead of Uran/Porte, really good ITT

 

[Red Rick]

Aru should do some bike handling training with Lo Squalo

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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Last time someone lost this much time in a time trial and the leaders jersey?

Quintana in the 2014 Vuelta. Though of course he crashed.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Porte is turning into 1980s Rominger. Unbeatable in 1 week, nowhere in 3.
Oh no wait, Rominger won classics too.

He also won four grand tours.

Please read attentively
1980s Rominger. Not 1990s Rominger.

Aware. Just saying Porte won't win four grand tours.

Fair enough, and I agree.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I knew the GPS had to be off.

 

[The Hitch]

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Porte is turning into 1980s Rominger. Unbeatable in 1 week, nowhere in 3.
Oh no wait, Rominger won classics too.

He also won four grand tours.

1980's

10 characters

No 10 char rule on new forum

Ah great. Thanks. I no longer regret making that post 10 minutes after everyone else.

 

[The Hitch]

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told ya.

Said it earlier than you, but then i believed it too

As far as I am concerned, anyone trying to claim credit for "predicting" the Giro gps would be off must be really insecure and desperate for praise

 

[Dog]

Contador cracking? Aru rapidly closing in.

What is actually going on?

 

[Jagartrott]

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VDB2 fading a bit in the last part but a good ride overall.

No, he made up time on Kiryienka also in the last quarter.

 

[infeXio]

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Contador cracking? Aru rapidly closing in.

What is actually going on?

??

The GPS was way off

 

[phil-i-am]

Lol. British commentators believe GPS. They said that Aru just recover (or Contador run out a gas) more than minute to AC on that climb.

 

[Glocknerkoenig]

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ugh. whinging by everyone but Porte, Libertine. didnt involve himself once in the controversy. can't see yet a single instance in which he's himself been less than professional or otherwise. bizarre really: no wonder the pros and others involved in the industry view this place as bit of a joke.

Just because he didn't open his mouth that much about this incident doesn't mean people can't have different interpretations to yours of his attitudes, words and behaviours at other times, and it also doesn't mean that it isn't irritating having to argue all the points against many blinkered fans who want the rules bent in favour of their favourite. Are you saying you've never felt a bit of antipathy towards somebody because of the behaviour of their fans, such as you don't actually dislike the person but want the fans to shut up?

Also: Richie exemplifies Sky's style of racing. He's mighty talented, but so was Levi Leipheimer. He's not exciting, so fans don't enjoy watching him race. Like Gerrans, races that he wins tend to exemplify less interesting GC races, so people dislike that and don't want to see that template succeed, because the more it succeeds, the more people will copy it, and the more boring GC races we will see.

respectfully disagree. can't recall a time in while he did something which would really put people off him personally (getting sick? wanting to be a team leader?). also, people loved indurain didn't they? its not like this style of rider is something new to the sport. its just disappointing here the kind of purile responses you get here about particular riders for what seems to be no reason. sometimes I wonder if the average age of posters is 14, but then I forget this is the Internet.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Does Konig get Porte's RV now?

 

[rm7]

Just tuned in 15 mins ago. It Uran and Porte really bad, or are Contador and Aru good?

 

[Rollthedice]

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Lol. British commentators believe GPS. They said that Aru just recover (or Contador run out a gas) more than minute to AC on that climb.

That's what happens when you watch the SRM all the time.

 

[Publicus]

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Just tuned in 15 mins ago. It Uran and Porte really bad, or are Contador and Aru good?

Yes......

 

[Mr.White]

This is going to be interesting Giro...for podium places

 

[T-Nielsen]

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Lol. British commentators believe GPS. They said that Aru just recover (or Contador run out a gas) more than minute to AC on that climb.

Yell at them on twitter.

 

[Ramira]

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Just tuned in 15 mins ago. It Uran and Porte really bad, or are Contador and Aru good?

Contador is pretty good, Aru is decent. But Uran and Porte are also pretty bad.