2017 Tirreno-Adriatico, March 8-14, WT

[RedheadDane]

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Look out for that Rock Star at the left. Hope he recovered well.

What rock star? I see Sagan there, no rock star.
Edit: as usual Sagan can't behave. Only one with sun glasses for photoshoot.

They're outside. The sun is shining. Maybe the sun was getting in his eyes.

Yep, all the other guys are blind. Explained.

Or impossible to get the glasses of for few minutes. It's beginning of March, the sun is blazing!

The sun can be blazing in the middle of the winter... besides, what looks best? Wearing sunglasses? Or squinting your eyes?
Just seems a bit strange to me to criticise someone for wearing sunglasses, outside, in the sun.

 

[TourOfTexas]

Wearing sunglasses would aid in identification since we rarely see them without glasses. Heck, they should be wearing helmets, too.

 

[Kokoso]

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No, that is Pinot. Gav is second from the right.

Sorry, from the right I mean.

Second from the right is Gaviria?

Your or their right?

It's clear from the context

 

[Valv.Piti]

The trend so far is there won't be too much time difference. That is if BMC doesn't put half a minute into everyone.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Story so far:
Nibs gaining 5s on TGBM

 

[sir fly]

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No, that is Pinot. Gav is second from the right.

Sorry, from the right I mean.

Second from the right is Gaviria?

Your or their right?

It's clear from the context

Just stirring the pot...

 

[barmaher]

I have had a very large bet on Nairo for this bike race; in that context I was hoping for Movistar to separate themselves a little bit more from the other teams with GC leaders.

 

[Kokoso]

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Look out for that Rock Star at the left. Hope he recovered well.

What rock star? I see Sagan there, no rock star.
Edit: as usual Sagan can't behave. Only one with sun glasses for photoshoot.

They're outside. The sun is shining. Maybe the sun was getting in his eyes.

Yep, all the other guys are blind. Explained.

Or impossible to get the glasses of for few minutes. It's beginning of March, the sun is blazing!

The sun can be blazing in the middle of the winter...

Yep, on the south hemisphere Or on the north when on the snow.

besides, what looks best? Wearing sunglasses? Or squinting your eyes?

Are you serious? If yes, is the life about "what looks best?"

Just seems a bit strange to me to criticise someone for wearing sunglasses, outside, in the sun.

I'm old scholl I guess. Decent upbringing and stuff. When taking formal photo, you get your sunglasses down.

P.S. Sagan wears sunglasses even in the room, at the press conference.

Edit: did you noticed what wear the other guys?

 

[RattaKuningas]

This ia a good time by Movistar. About 30s quicker.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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I have had a very large bet on Nairo for this bike race; in that context I was hoping for Movistar to separate themselves a little bit more from the other teams with GC leaders.

That was indeed a really good time after a slow start. Only Etixx and BMC can beat that, the latter most likely will.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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The trend so far is there won't be too much time difference. That is if BMC doesn't put half a minute into everyone.

Not quite.

 

[Carols]

Nibali already 31s down on Nairito!

 

[carolina]

who was the first movistar crossing the line?

 

[Netserk]

Castroviejo, I think.

 

[Netserk]

So both Tom and Nibs are most likely out of contention for the win.

 

[RattaKuningas]

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So both Tom and Nibs are most likely out of contention for the win.

Dumoulin yes but I don't think that Nibali is out of it yet.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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So both Tom and Nibs are most likely out of contention for the win.

Dumoulin yes but I don't think that Nibali is out of it yet.

Did you forget about the last TT? It's only 10k but you never know

 

[Rollthedice]

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So both Tom and Nibs are most likely out of contention for the win.

I think Nibs was only on paper in contention. Not yet good enough.

 

[Kokoso]

Mowgli leading right now.

 

[RattaKuningas]

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So both Tom and Nibs are most likely out of contention for the win.

Dumoulin yes but I don't think that Nibali is out of it yet.

Did you forget about the last TT? It's only 10k but you never know

I think that Dumoulin will lose more in the mountain stage. Getting 30s back on Quintana is not that easy to start with on such a short stage because Quintana has been fast on some TTs before. If it were a longer TT I'd gove Dumoulin a small chance.

 

[barmaher]

There are many reasons to criticise Peter Sagan, not all of them valid. But for not taking his sunglasses off for a photos? That is a bit of a stretch for me.

Anyway, nice ride by Etixx.

 

[RattaKuningas]

FDJ time is suprisingly good. I expected them to lose to Movistar. Mighty stuff.

 

[Rollthedice]

Pinot will win this bike race.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Has the wind conditions changed?

 

[frisenfruitig]

Good god the amount of advertising on Eurosport... I'll never get used to it