Giro 2018 stage 18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

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

About the ones saying Yates is bluffing: Deliberately losing half your advantage and motivate riders further behind in the gc to go for the win in the coming stages might be the most stupid bluff in the history of pro sport. Maybe it was only a bad day but after this stage not only dumoulin but also froome, pozzo and maybe even Lopez will have smelled blood. I don't want to be in Yates skin right now

That was no bluff of course but it remains to be seen if it was just a bad day on an unsuitable climb or the start of something bigger. I tend to think it was the former but he is going to be attacked from all sides now with so many riders still wanting to get something out of the race, if not a podium then at least a stage win. I think the earlier climbs will be the dangerous ones with so many riders wanting to get in the break or team leaders wanting team mates in the break they can use later in the stage maybe. If Yates survives the first three climbs his confidence will be back after yesterday.