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Giro 2017, stage 14: Castellania – Oropa 131 km

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Whatever happens in the rest of the Giro, Dumoulin is now a serious contender for GTs.

That whole climb must have been unbelievably demoralising for Quintana. He even forgot his poker face on a couple of occasions when he looked back to see the pink giant lumbering after him relentlessly.
 
Tom D. rode a really steady, controlled pace. Most said this type of climb favored him also. We'll see if he maintains next week. Hopefully Nibali will hit his peak and he and Quintana can challenge Tom.
 
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Eshnar said:
Irondan said:
What just happened? WTF!

Dumoulin is a beast!!!!!!!!!
it happened what already happened when he beat Froome in the Vuelta 2015. This kind of stages are good for him.


Good point.

Quintana was never going to break Dumoulin on a 20 min w/kg showdown, the road to victory for Quintana was always a multi-mountain stage with much more climbing, much more attrition.

But Dumoulin gained some valuable seconds today.