Giro 2017, stage 10: Foligno - Montefalco 39,8km (ITT)

[Escarabajo]

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So question of the day: was Dumoulin so strong or was Quintana so weak this day? Their difference was a lot smaller in recent TTs.

This is Tom specialty. Plus this course looks very hard and technical. I think Quintana was doomed to lose this time against him.

 

[King Boonen]

Game on!!

 

[SeriousSam]

G was really strong as well.

If he climbs with the best in the remaining stages he'll have demonstrated his ability to win GTs

 

[Forever The Best]

Did Mollema arrive ahead Nibali or behind?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Dumoulin actually lost time to G in the end. Still mightily impressive - nice time gaps today as well!

Nibali with a good finish, good to see.

 

[portugal11]

Quintana will be in fourth place!!!

 

[huangho]

Tibopino :redface:

 

[Ataraxus]

This is burg saint Andreol all over again.
With Thomas replacing Froome.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Big Tom is not a skeleton. Just look at him.

 

[d-s3]

Very good from Dumoilin.
It would be a very boring Giro with Thomas/Landa out and Quintana bossing it.

 

[Rollthedice]

Let us not forget there's another 30k TT in the last day. Nairo and the boys need to go ballistic every time the road goes up.

 

[sir fly]

Quintana having a bad day?

 

[Valv.Piti]

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So question of the day: was Dumoulin so strong or was Quintana so weak this day? Their difference was a lot smaller in recent TTs.

Just look at the time gaps,its pretty obvious. Dumoulin is a monster.

 

[hfer07]

Nairito is hurting......

close to 3-1/2 minutes deficit to Tom

 

[Kwibus]

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Quintana will be in fourth place!!!

Im allready amazed that Movistar attacked hard on the Blockhaus instead of waiting for week 3 what Quintana likes to do. Obviously they knew they needed time everywhere possible.

 

[DFA123]

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Let us not forget there's another 30k TT in the last day. Nairo and the boys need to go ballistic every time the road goes up.

Or just do what Astana did at the Vuelta once.

If Quintana can stay ahead of Nibali and withing touching distance of Pinot, I think he'll be OK with the result today.

 

[Bavarianrider]

People who say he pulled a Wiggins have no clue hwat they are talking abot. They have no eyes in their head either.

You don't see any parallels between Wiggins's 2012 Tour performance, where he climbed very well and also dominated the TT's?

No, because Wiggins dropped 10 Kilos plus, became ultra ultra skinny and yet had the same power as he had before. Dumolin simply improved in the mountains and kept his weight and power.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Mollema wasn't dissappointing. Just decent. Still ahead of Nibali in the GC. Only lost 10 s

He was 10 seconds ahead of Nibali fore the entire time trial and ended up 10 seconds behind. I'd say that's a disappointing way to end the time trial by losing 20 seconds in the last part, considering how much he's improved in time trials.

 

[woodburn]

Might be three minutes at end.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

There's something majestic about Dumoulin's look. He just looks like a champ.

 

[Forever The Best]

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Mollema wasn't dissappointing. Just decent. Still ahead of Nibali in the GC. Only lost 10 s

He was 10 seconds ahead of Nibali fore the entire time trial and ended up 10 seconds behind. I'd say that's a disappointing way to end the time trial by losing 20 seconds in the last part, considering how much he's improved in time trials.

Thanks a lot for the info.
But Nibali paced himself pretty well.But still a bit disappointing.
Pinot 35 seconds behind Nibali?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Ok, Thibaut cant win the Giro. Down to 3.

 

[shalgo]

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Did Pozzo just beat TJVG?

Everybody is beating TJVG!!

Pozzovivo occasionally produces a good TT, or at least he used to:

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=24063
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=26044

But today TJVG was just bad.

 

[Gigs_98]

2:42 for Pinot? Holy ****

 

[Rollthedice]

I read somewhere that Pinot said he was thinking of winning this TT.