Giro d'Italia 2017 STAGE 20: Pordenone – Asiago 190 km

[Hugo87]

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Chapeau Pinot!

Dumoulin got this Giro.

Most likely, but who's going to be 2 and 3?

I'm thinking based on current form it will be:
1. Dumoulin
2. Pinot
3. Nibali
4. Quintana
5. Zakarin

I would put:

1. Dumoulin
2. Pinot
3. Nibali
4. Zakarin
5. Quintana

 

[Red Rick]

Can anyone confirm if Quintana has to start in a Giro TT suit, instead of his own custom-made one?

 

[Ramira]

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Quintana needs to lose less than 2 seconds/km to Dumoulin.

Not gonna happen.

quintana should worry about podium, not pink lol

Honestly it seems Quintana needs to worry about Zakarin more than anything. I don't see him finishing in front of any of the other 3 right now with his current form.

I would put:

1. Dumoulin
2. Pinot
3. Nibali
4. Zakarin
5. Quintana

You could be right on that. I just felt with the gap being well over a minute he might hold off Zakarin, but it's far from a guarantee.

 

[Marco Pantani]

Stupid, they couldve gained 40 secs at least had they pulled together until the end. These 25 secs could make the difference tomorrow.

 

[ontheroad]

Dumoulin owes Mollema and Jungels big time after burying themselves for him.

 

[RedheadDane]

Did Pozzovivo try to sprint? :lol:

 

[RattaKuningas]

Quintana will do a good TT tomorrow. Not going to lose as much per km as in first TT.

 

[Jelantik]

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Dumoulin looked completely done.

Pinot was great today.

15 seconds between them...

25 seconds for pinot. Does that mean he is ahead nibali?

 

[Galic Ho]

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Quintana had nothing left in that final sprint. Really not expecting much from him tomorrow.

That's because he did most of the pacing for the last 1.5km...

Always reading the race analysis of this forum is like watching...I actually don't have a simile or metaphor for it.

But imagine something really bad.

Maglia Rosa...did the final pull to make sure the time gap stayed high.

He was always going to finish last in the sprint with the jersey on his shoulders. That doesn't mean he emptied the tank and everyone else didn't.

 

[Brullnux]

I hope Jungels got paid for that

 

[Andro]

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Organisers very kind to Dumo and Nairo. There was a gap there for both

If you're going to count that gap, you should also count the gap from Jungels to the rest of the 2nd group.

 

[woodburn]

Stupid from Zakarin. He and the team gained absolutely nothing in the end. No win, no bonus seconds, no gaps on those immediately in front of him, and now he needs the TT of his life and some luck.

He got six bonus seconds.

 

[hfer07]

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Quintana needs to lose less than 2 seconds/km to Dumoulin.

Not gonna happen.

quintana should worry about podium, not pink lol

I'm afraid so. for the GC, Tom will smoke' em out- then Nibs & last Pinot.

 

[Brullnux]

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Organisers very kind to Dumo and Nairo. There was a gap there for both

If you're going to count that gap, you should also count the gap from Jungels to the rest of the 2nd group.

Exactly what I wrote...

 

[Irondan]

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Can anyone confirm if Quintana has to start in a Giro TT suit, instead of his own custom-made one?

I've only heard rumors that the Pink jersey has to use a Giro TT kit, I don't know how we can confirm it but It's going to make a difference if Nairo can't wear his own skinsuit.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Quintana will do a good TT tomorrow. Not going to lose as much per km as in first TT.

You are right. It's going to be very close between him, Quintana and Nibali for 2nd.
Zakarin is too far behind and hasn't shown anything impressive in a time trial for ages

 

[deValtos]

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Dumoulin owes Mollema and Jungels big time after burying themselves for him.

Good guy Mollema even checked over his shoulder at the end to neutralise any small time gap in that group when they went over the line.

 

[ppanther92]

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Dumoulin looked completely done.

Pinot was great today.

15 seconds between them...

Obviously, but did you see how Tom looked finishing? I think one other mountain to ride and he would have blown up.

 

[jaylew]

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Anyone knows where the worlds best climber Landa was who could've easily won without losing time in first week?

Oh, come on. You mean the guy who's been in a ton of breaks, including going solo yesterday? No way to know where he'd be in the GC mix if not for the crash but that's just a ridiculous comment.

 

[alspacka]

Stupid from Zakarin. He and the team gained absolutely nothing in the end. No win, no bonus seconds, no gaps on those immediately in front of him, and now he needs the TT of his life and some luck.

He had to try. He did. Can't fault him.

 

[Akuryo]

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I hope Jungels got paid for that

On the climb he tried to distance Yates and on the flat he went for the stage win. He had his own objectives. Sure, it helped Dumoulin but he also had a lot to gain.

 

[Ramira]

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Quintana had nothing left in that final sprint. Really not expecting much from him tomorrow.

That's because he did most of the pacing for the last 1.5km...

Always reading the race analysis of this forum is like watching...I actually don't have a simile or metaphor for it.

But imagine something really bad.

Maglia Rosa...did the final pull to make sure the time gap stayed high.

He was always going to finish last in the sprint with the jersey on his shoulders. That doesn't mean he emptied the tank and everyone else didn't.

On his best form Quintana is the worst time trialist and the best climber out of the top 5. The fact that he was the 4th best climber today does not bode well for hist time trial at all.

 

[the_cutter]

Why were Jungels, Mollema and even Yates pulling with Dumoulin? Stage?

Anyway, Big Tom should have this in the bag.

 

[woodburn]

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Dumoulin looked completely done.

Pinot was great today.

15 seconds between them...

25 seconds for pinot. Does that mean he is ahead nibali?

Only got six seconds on Nibali due to bonus differences. Four seconds back overall and 43 on Quintana.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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Organisers very kind to Dumo and Nairo. There was a gap there for both

Pozzovivo's "sprint" meant he was in front of Quintana, which saved Quintana a couple of seconds.

If Reichenbach had stayed behind Dumoulin, rather than filling a gap, he would have earned the others a couple of seconds.