2018 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Jerusalem - Jerusalem ITT 9.7 K

[Valv.Piti]

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Viviani said he will go full-gas here in order to wearing pink on Saturday or Sunday with the bonifications.

Haha, lol. Aint happening bro, but he has good intentions!

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Mads Pedersen FTW

 

[Robert5091]

Just hope all get around without crashes or other "incidents". What's the odds for 'Pozzovivo?

 

[Tonton]

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How well do you guys think Pinot will do?

I think that Laplaz's prediction makes sense. Pinot behind Dumoulin and Froome, losing 20-25 seconds, the rest of the contenders another 10-20 seconds behind.

 

[happytramp]

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Just hope all get around without crashes or other "incidents". What's the odds for 'Pozzovivo?

Did we ever get to the bottom of how he won that TT a few years ago?

 

[May0maniac]

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Just hope all get around without crashes or other "incidents". What's the odds for 'Pozzovivo?

Did we ever get to the bottom of how he won that TT a few years ago?

He finished 3rd and while it was a WTF moment he only finished 1 second ahead of Nibali.
The whole top 20 was filled with mainly gc contenders.

 

[mrhender]

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Disgusting that this beautiful race has been scarred by this modern day apartheid regime.

It leaves a very, very sour taste. Anyway, Dennis will win, Pinot will be the surprise package.

Among academic circles support for Israel has been on decline for some years To counter this Netanyahu has been increasingly allowing a rise in efforts to commercialize Israel on the sporting/tourism front
But it all doesnt matter because no one (with real influence) will/can do anything anyway.
Meanwhile lets bash some muslims for investing in sports for same reason as Israel.

 

[Tonton]

Re: 2018 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Jerusalem - Jerusalem ITT 9

It's not the kind of course that you would have scouted before, at night when there's no traffic, It will be a "morning of" recon, limited. It will take a blend of war power and ITT skills, instincts, to perform well.

Dennis? Probably. Dumoulin? Maybe. Vasil? I don't see it. Van Emden? Would be nice.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Is there a chance of rain for the last to start??

 

[The Barb]

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Dennis to win. Schachmann to podium. Possibly Dumoulin too. Martin, Campenaerts, Lulu somewhere close.

Edit: Checked the odds after writing this. Stuck 10 quid on Schachmann for the win @200. Some serious value

That's a really nice play, especially each way. 50-1 would be a realistic price. 200-1 is excellent.

 

[The Hegelian]

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Disgusting that this beautiful race has been scarred by this modern day apartheid regime.

It leaves a very, very sour taste. Anyway, Dennis will win, Pinot will be the surprise package.

Is this the State per se, it's government/policy, it's people or all of the above?

I think the Radiohead line is pretty apt: 'we don't agree with Trump, but we still play in America."

 

[capuldemetal]

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Is there a chance of rain for the last to start??

no.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

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Is there a chance of rain for the last to start??

no.

thanks.. even though i saw some post on twitter of heavy rain last week(!?) it`ld be weird to rain in the desert for the big event...

 

[jaylew]

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Disgusting that this beautiful race has been scarred by this modern day apartheid regime.

It leaves a very, very sour taste.

Not the place for your (or anyone else's) politics.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Finally the big day. I expect impressive pictures from this great city - and a Maxi Schachmann podium spot.

 

[Robert5091]

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Is there a chance of rain for the last to start??

no.

32C & cloudy - hydrate people!

 

[LaFlorecita]

What is with the Schachmann hype... I know he has a big engine but what has he ever shown among the elite that shows he is capable of a podium in this field?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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What is with the Schachmann hype... I know he has a big engine but what has he ever shown among the elite that shows he is capable of a podium in this field?

Nothing, really. But he had never previous shown that he would be able to ride as well as he did in the Ardennes this year either. Basically, the hype is just based on his form and the fact that he's a promising timetrialist.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

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What is with the Schachmann hype... I know he has a big engine but what has he ever shown among the elite that shows he is capable of a podium in this field?

Just one podium, but he came very close quite often:
http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=31137
http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=31190
http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=31677
http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=31987
And he's even better this year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Thanks guys

 

[Merckx index]

Why is Pinot not riding last for his team? All the other GC contenders are, I think, but he's riding second from last.

 

[Jagartrott]

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Disgusting that this beautiful race has been scarred by this modern day apartheid regime.

It leaves a very, very sour taste. Anyway, Dennis will win, Pinot will be the surprise package.

Is this the State per se, it's government/policy, it's people or all of the above?

I think the Radiohead line is pretty apt: 'we don't agree with Trump, but we still play in America."

With the difference that Radiohead isn't used by the regime as a way to legitimize its policies. That is definitely the case here, with for example the Israeli government pressurizing the Giro organisers to have the starting location as 'Jerusalem' instead of 'West-Jerusalem'. This is very, very clearly politicized.

 

[Dukerojo]

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https://twitter.com/wielerman/status/992322573915521024 hahaaaaa !

Just happened during the TT recon. @chrisfroome crashed in Jerusalem! @giroditalia

Karma?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

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https://twitter.com/wielerman/status/992322573915521024 hahaaaaa !

How funny...

 

[rune1107]

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https://twitter.com/wielerman/status/992322573915521024 hahaaaaa !

Just happened during the TT recon. @chrisfroome crashed in Jerusalem! @giroditalia

Wiggins Giro 2.0 coming up