Giro 2017, stage 16: Rovetta – Bormio 222 km

[Dukerojo]

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Dumoulin's losing time now. Don't think he'll be in pink tomorrow.

Especially since Quintana is wasting less energy than what he planned

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Dumoulin's losing time now. Don't think he'll be in pink tomorrow.

He's only 1:10 or so behind Quintana, right?

1:40

 

[sir fly]

Fantastic shots!

 

[Rollthedice]

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Dumoulin's losing time now. Don't think he'll be in pink tomorrow.

He's only 1:10 or so behind Quintana, right?

Close to 2 min now.

 

[Ataraxus]

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Dumoulin's losing time now. Don't think he'll be in pink tomorrow.

He's only 1:10 or so behind Quintana, right?

1:40 now

 

[bigcog]

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It really doesn't seem like Dumoulin is ill. No way he'd be able to keep the gap mostly stable if he were.

If that's true than taking a nature break at that moment was pretty arrogant and rather stupid.

Looks that way, naive/stupid more than anything else, if he isn't ill.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Landa barely losing time to the favourites is really impressive! Really a shame that he crashed! He would've been spectacular.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Everybody is too tired to attack.

 

[SeriousSam]

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Quintana can't be too strong when he's being this passive.

I think he's just focused on Nibali now. Dumoulin is surely going to be finished off in the next few days. And he's got a decent advantage to Nibali, so no need to be overly aggressive.

yes, moreover he's thinking about winning the giro fairly comfortably to save more power for the tour.

A lot of "everything that has transpired has done so according to my design" going on here

 

[Velolover2]

Zakarin should take some more pulls.

Can distance Pinot this way. Even podium is possible.

 

[DFA123]

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Quintana can't be too strong when he's being this passive.

I think he's just focused on Nibali now. Dumoulin is surely going to be finished off in the next few days. And he's got a decent advantage to Nibali, so no need to be overly aggressive.

yes, moreover he's thinking about winning the giro fairly comfortably to save more power for the tour.

People are looking too much into Dumoulin's 'incident.' He's actually climbing really, really well alone. If he was sick, he would've cracked a while ago

It's just the effort he's put in. There were already huge question marks about his recovery in multi-mountain stages - let alone five in the last week. Impossible to see him not cracking big time now in one of the coming days.

 

[Ramira]

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It really doesn't seem like Dumoulin is ill. No way he'd be able to keep the gap mostly stable if he were.

If that's true than taking a nature break at that moment was pretty arrogant and rather stupid.

Looks that way, naive/stupid more than anything else, if he isn't ill.

Seriously if you have to go really bad no way you can still provide the power necessary. He might not have had a choice and yet be fine now.

 

[Guybrush]

thank god TD isn't riding for FDJ

 

[rick james]

the shark

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

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Dumoulin's losing time now. Don't think he'll be in pink tomorrow.

He's only 1:10 or so behind Quintana, right?

1:40 now

Are you guys looking at the right gaps? Or maybe I'm looking at the wrong one...
Quintana et al. are the 3rd group and TD 4th, right?

 

[Ruby United]

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Lol at all these newly registered members blaming Movistar for this.

It's like as if this the first time they've ever watched a GT.

Exactly. Movistar do this at every chance they get, not just this GT. (Though they've been exceptional this GT)

And so do every other team.

I have my opinion which I have made pretty clear.
However, it is clear the forum, and cycling world, is split. I am ready to acknowledge that that both opinions are valid, I just think one is wrong.
You, however, are accusing all people (of which there are clearly many)who have a different opinion to you as if this is the first time they have watched a GT

 

[Rollthedice]

Lo squallo dello stretto.

 

[BetOrLose]

The asian I have probably watched alot more gt's than you, Movistar is a team without sportsmanship and has always been.

 

[Climbing]

Oh Nibali goes!

 

[Scarponi]

Nibali curse in full swing

 

[carton]

Torn. Nairo waited. But he just couldn't let Nibali go either. And he can't neutralize the entire last climb of the Queen stage.

He should've at least remonstrated a little more with Nibali, TBH. But hey, easy enough to write that from my desk.

 

[bigcog]

Blimey Nibali haha

 

[Forever The Best]

Quintana riding extremely aggerssively!
Dumo looks like he will keep pink by the end of the day. Forza Shark!

 

[rick james]

Landa looks done

 

[Jelantik]

nibali is going to bomb it on the descent..