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

[Irondan]

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

LOL

 

[benzwire]

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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.

I think it would have ideal for Quintana to peak in the 1st week, crush on Etna and Blockhaus, then ride defensively to recover for the Tour. Now he will have to work really hard in the Giro's 3rd week and try to recover to challenge Froome in July. I don't think that's going to work out well for Nairo.

 

[HelloDolly]

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.

Dumoulin has dropped weight ..the man himself said so ..Plus Wiggins improved slowly in mountaisn too
They are very similiar riders ...but go ahead SKy haters see what you want

 

[b.broadhurst]

Would could have been for G hey.

 

[Ikbengodniet]

Well so far for the great TT skills of Tibopino.

 

[portugal11]

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.

He has the same weight compared to 2015. He dropped some weight compared to 2016

 

[webvan]

Appalling ride by Tibopino

 

[Arredondo]

Quintana needs to ride really agressive in the Dolomites.

I think Dumoulin has a good chance to win this Giro. He is in absolute monster shape!

 

[IndianCyclist]

Looks like it will not be enough to just drop TD but they now have to crack him hard like in Vuelta 2015. Unfortunately he can still respond to that in the final TT

 

[Tonton]

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Tibopino :redface:

Mediocre. I was expecting a lot better . Still, he remains in the mix. Huge performance by Dumoulin.

 

[DFA123]

So Quintana about 45 seconds behind Nibali?

 

[Forever The Best]

Quintana 2'52 behind Big Tom and 46 behind Nibbles.

 

[sir fly]

Dumoulin in the class of his own.
Quintana won't have a parkwalk through Italy.

 

[b.broadhurst]

Dumoulin is favourite for me now.

 

[Arredondo]

Lol, despite the fact i said like 133x Nibali is past his prime, he's in the mix. And well in the mix!

 

[huangho]

So Tibopino took only 10s to NQ?? No comments...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Like I said before this TT is better for Dumoulin than Burgos. More hills.

Anyway, the Giro is far from over. I think Quintana will still win but this TT really makes things exciting until the end.

 

[webvan]

I still see TD cracking big time in one of the high mountain stages

 

[Velolover2]

GC for now:

Dumoulin
Mollema
Nibali
Quintana
Pinot
Pozzovivo
Zakarin
Amador
Jungels
Kruijswijk
Thomas

Mollema to podium?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Not too bad for Quintana anyways, but when you are going up against Dumoulin, this will be the norm on these 40 kilometres time trials. Which is superb for the race.

 

[b.broadhurst]

Will Sky try and do something tomorrow? Seems like an ideal stage to try and mug the peloton and get G right back in the mix.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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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.

I think it would have ideal for Quintana to peak in the 1st week, crush on Etna and Blockhaus, then ride defensively to recover for the Tour. Now he will have to work really hard in the Giro's 3rd week and try to recover to challenge Froome in July. I don't think that's going to work out well for Nairo.

This is only relevant if you think that Quintana had a serious chance of doing the double in the first place. In my view he only had that if Froome falls off or gets sick. The Giro-Tour double is too hard, particularly when we are talking about a guy who hasn't won the Tour.

 

[bambino]

Tom D about 2.10 ahead of Quintana in GC, Pinot, Mollema, Nibs all inside 25s of Nairo. The race is on.

 

[perico]

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Has anyone ever suffered a sharper decline in ability in just their mid twenties than TJ?

TJVG has always been a poor man's Bobby Julich

 

[Arredondo]

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GC for now:

Dumoulin
Mollema
Nibali
Quintana
Pinot
Pozzovivo
Zakarin
Amador
Jungels
Kruijswijk
Thomas

Mollema to podium?

Quintana still in 2nd place