2016 Giro d'Italia - Stage 9: Chianti ITT, 40.5 km

[PremierAndrew]

Re:

Cycling as we know it is over. Landa better than Valverde ina 40 k ITT.

How awful that there's a new challenger to the big 3

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Brambilla doing really well

 

[b.broadhurst]

Landa gains 3s on Kruijswijk.

 

[Rollthedice]

Nibali in pink.

 

[Gigs_98]

Wow thats a crazy race. This stage completely changes the way how I expect the alps to be ridden. I thought it would be about Nibali trying to defend his lead against Landa but now its more looking like Nibali and Landa will go into the alps with only a small difference. Now Landa basically "only" has to be the strongest climber to win the giro, he wont need any crazy long range attacks

 

[Inquitus]

Good ride from Kruijswijk

 

[Climbing]

Re:

Nibali in pink.

Jungels?

 

[Arredondo]

Kruijswijk can still win this Giro

 

[IlGrillo]

Jungels with 1'28" on Nibali, so he will be in pink.

 

[Rollthedice]

Re: Re:

Nibali in pink.

Jungels?

Maybe I'm wrong, Kruijswijk?

 

[Climbing]

Anyway it appears evident that this TT was more about form and legs, than TTing.
Quite close, I like it.

 

[TMP402]

Re:

Jungels with 1'28" on Nibali, so he will be in pink.

Wait for the final two, dude.

 

[Inquitus]

That puts Kruijswijk in pink no, Zakarin aside?

Edit: No as mentioned above, Jungels has this, Zakarin aside.

 

[trevim]

Just a reminder: Landa lost 4min to Contador over 60 km last season. He improved a hell lot and I'm looking forward to see him in the mountains.

 

[HelloDolly]

Every time a SKY rider improves the tin foil briagade are out in force
No such comments when Dumoulin becomes a climber or Brambilla holds off Valverde, Nibali & co

Its is sickening really to have to read this rubbish
Landa has spent ages improving his TT..nothing more
He is hardly Fabian Cancelera


For me Nibali & Valverde still the best in the race and still going to be fighting for the win

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Nibali has 1 second over Kruijswijk and 2 seconds over Valverde in the battle of GC hopefuls. If anything there are lower GC gaps than before

 

[StryderHells]

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That puts Kruijswijk in pink no, Zakarin aside?

Jungels will be in pink

 

[Samamba]

So EQS 1 & 2 in GC

 

[blackmamba]

As expected Landa is getting better and better each day, hes gonne be hard for anyone come the 3 week!

Wheres the taxus guy with the predicions again? Uran blabla, landa will looose 4 minutes to Nibali in TT etc etc guy just keep on beeing spot on, remarkable

 

[GuyIncognito]

Congratulations Landa. First career TT over 25kms where he loses less than 4 minutes to the GC guys
That's almost a Froome level transformation there.

 

[Glocknerkoenig]

Last corner claims one more victim. that sucks.

 

[rehy90]

omg zakarin

 

[StryderHells]

Re:

Every time a SKY rider improves the tin foil briagade are out in force
No such comments when Dumoulin becomes a climber or Brambilla holds off Valverde, Nibali & co

That's not true!

 

[dacooley]

Wow thats a crazy race. This stage completely changes the way how I expect the alps to be ridden. I thought it would be about Nibali trying to defend his lead against Landa but now its more looking like Nibali and Landa will go into the alps with only a small difference. Now Landa basically "only" has to be the strongest climber to win the giro, he wont need any crazy long range attacks

if the last year's models do really work, just winning an mtt for landa might be enough.

 

[carolina]

zakarin has no luck today. poor guy.