2019 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Bologna - San Luca ITT 8km

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sir fly said:
RedheadDane said:
tobydawq said:
What the hell are they doing showing that Virtual Race nonsense at times?

I think they're showing the virtual ride (from Thursday) of the real-life rider on the screen, so maybe a "race against themselves".
Ha!
There you are.
I was wondering...

So, now I wonder… is that Dimension Data guy beating himself, or is he being beaten by himself?
 
Mar 20, 2010
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Rollthedice said:
I have the feeling Yates will be close to Roglic.

I hope he takes it by 1 second. Let MS do all the work and save Jumbo for when Prizmo needs them :). But Roglic is on awesome form so it may not be easy.
 
May 11, 2013
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huge said:
What's this story about Yates, Nibali and a bathroom? lol

What did Yates say?

Via cyclingnews: If he was in his rivals' position, he said, "I would be scared, I’d be shitting myself."
 
Sep 2, 2011
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I think Yates can be close but beating Roglic? Very hard, he was flying.

Weather still holding, but beware: it's very crazy these days. I'm currently 100 km north of Bologna and it was raining WITH the sun shining a few minutes ago.
 
Mar 20, 2010
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Rollthedice said:
huge said:
What's this story about Yates, Nibali and a bathroom? lol

What did Yates say?

Via cyclingnews: If he was in his rivals' position, he said, "I would be scared, I’d be shitting myself."

Yeah that was Hubris of the highest order!
 
Feb 24, 2014
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RedheadDane said:
sir fly said:
RedheadDane said:
tobydawq said:
What the hell are they doing showing that Virtual Race nonsense at times?

I think they're showing the virtual ride (from Thursday) of the real-life rider on the screen, so maybe a "race against themselves".
Ha!
There you are.
I was wondering...

So, now I wonder… is that Dimension Data guy beating himself, or is he being beaten by himself?
Hmmm... Good point.
I guess it depends how far he's willing to go in order to win.
... Turn himself inside out...
 
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Strong showing by Majka.
Landa back to his 2015 tt levels, not a huge problem if he has his 2015 climbing legs.
 
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Except for Roglic... it is pretty close between the others. Excluding Landa and Zakarin. There was always gonna be a couple of the favorites dropping a lot of time I guess. It was just a question of who, before the race.

I still dont think the time gaps determines who will be the winner in the end, even though getting an edge over your rivals and a confidence boost going forward should not be underestimated. If you have a bad day later, today does not matter all though.
 
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Dekker_Tifosi said:
Dumoulin said he felt good and the watts were fine. So everyone else was better
Sounds like he might have underestimated what kind of watts are 'fine' for such a short TT. I guess that's the danger of relying too much on power meters and not just riding as hard as you can.
 
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Zoophonic said:
I do not see Yates threatening Roglic in any way. His target should be Nibali’s posted time.
I think Yates could come close to Roglic, as long as the weather doesn't change. I'd expect him to smash the time of the likes of Lopez and Majka, which could put him sub 13 mins.
 
Aug 18, 2010
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Zoophonic said:
I do not see Yates threatening Roglic in any way. His target should be Nibali’s posted time.

Agreed. Yates did one good time trial this year. It was a big step forward, so well done to him. But Roglic is a top tier TTist in top form.
 
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At Renato Dall'Ara Colombia lost a group game against Yugoslavia in '90. WC
... While Esteban wasn't cycling yet... Look at him now!