Giro 2018 stage 18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

[woodburn]

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Dumoulin could get pink if he drives it.

No way, he will get 20ish seconds, it wont be close to a minute.

Yeah. He got half the deficit but didn't have enough to launch second big attack.

 

[SlickMongoose]

Tomorrow will be great.

 

[Laplaz]

OMG gotta love the Giro

 

[ontheroad]

Didn't see that coming, the Giro is back on.

 

[Carols]

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Pozzovivo to win this Giro.

I would Love That!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

Wow!

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

Tomorrow, Yates loses the Giro. It ain't a 2 week race.

 

[yetiyeti]

I want Yates to win, but this day made the rest of the race a lot more interesting.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Pozzovivo to win this Giro.

+1

 

[luckyboy]

10:48 Lopez
11:03 Pozzo, Froome, Dumoulin
11:23 Carapaz, Bilbao
11:31 Yates, Formolo
11:38 Pinot, Bennett, Dennis

I think?

 

[DenisMenchov]

And some were critical of the stage design

 

[HelloDolly]

So sick of the moaning minnies on here complaing about this stage parcours and the level of the break

That was a cracking stage...both for break and GC

And maybe sunweb could have controlled the break ??
Climb doesnt suit Yates (so he said) but he maybe better tomorrow
Could have been an opportunity missed

 

[May0maniac]

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Pozzovivo to win this Giro.

I'd have more than just 2-3 beers if that would happen.
I was only able to watch the final 3km or so, but it looks interesting.
Now the others have smelled blood and the hard mountain stages are still to come.

 

[Climbing]

Tbh Pozzo looks the best

 

[wheresmybrakes]

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Pozzovivo to win this Giro.

I would Love That!

Anybody but Dumo

 

[Ramira]

I think right now Yates might well be the best 2 week racer in the world.

It seems he might still be a ways removed from being the best 3 week racer though.

 

[deValtos]

Dumo, Yates, Pozzo or Froome could win.

Turning out to be a real exciting race!

 

[aarononymous]

hopefully Tiz down tomorrow too

 

[More Strides than Rides]

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And some were critical of the stage design

They would say gaps would have been more decisive on a tougher stage; a chance for Domoulin to get more time or Froome, Pozzovivo and TD to separate themselves from each other.

 

[DFA123]

Froome's going to drop everyone on Finestre tomorrow - followed by 70km of absolute carnage.

 

[red_flanders]

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And some were critical of the stage design

Someone is ALWAYS critical of the stage design.

 

[woodburn]

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Pozzovivo to win this Giro.

I would Love That!

Anybody but Dumo

Can't criticize him for just following. His attack is what put Yates in difficulty.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

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I think right now Yates might well be the best 2 week racer in the world.

It seems he might still be a ways removed from being the best 3 week racer though.

That might be okay. With the way some GT's backload their races, the hard stuff is two weeks long anyways.

 

[Ivan_Basso_77]

To me, Domenico looked really strong, closed up to Froome with relative ease. The next two days will be fun for sure.

 

[GraftPunk]

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So sick of the moaning minnies on here complaing about this stage parcours and the level of the break

That was a cracking stage...both for break and GC

And maybe sunweb could have controlled the break ??
Climb doesnt suit Yates (so he said) but he maybe better tomorrow
Could have been an opportunity missed

Maybe, but I think Sunweb is probably saving as many matches as possible for these last two, less Dumo-suitable, stages.