Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 15: Tolmezzo – Sappada 176 km

[Eyeballs Out]

Dry roads it looks like for this tricky descent

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Re:

Race for the descent placings now then. Hopefully Froome is made uncomfortable.

Unfortunately he is great descender.

 

[perico]

Aru is turning into Cunego

 

[Gigs_98]

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What a disappointing stage so far from the main contenders. I expected the attacks to start on this climb.

I would usually agree but after MS's super slow pace at the beginning of the climb I'm actually happy that the peloton got at least a little reduced

 

[Rollthedice]

It's like the Italians (RAI) want to humiliate their own rider in front of the world. Weird.

 

[Blanco]

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Betancur should attack on the descent

This. It's a good stage for him to try.

 

[Rollthedice]

Very small favorites group.

 

[silvergrenade]

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It's like the Italians want to humiliate their own rider in front of the world. Weird.

I dont think theres any humiliation.
Anybody whos been on a bike knows how it feels.
At the very least, massive respect for Aru whos dieing a thousand deaths with every pedal stroke and still soldiering on.

 

[Simurgh]

Aru 6'38'' behind!

 

[Hayabusa]

Back from the break and what do we see? Yep, that's right. It's Aru again.

 

[fantomas]

Please stop showing aru.

This. It's getting annoying now

Aru agrees. So do I.

 

[Climbing]

Careful in that corner...

 

[gregrowlerson]

Please stop showing aru.

This. It's getting annoying now

Fabio agrees with you both.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Descent is the final hope for this stage.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

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Dumoulin is probably having a bad day today.

Why would he ask Oomen to push?

Maybe wants to make it a harder day. Rather than just soft pedalling to the last climb, where a fresher Yates could gain 30 seconds with a 2km attack.

This. It's all too easy for Yates if the opposition don't make it hard enough.

 

[Brullnux]

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Is Formolo really riding for a top 15 GC in true Bora fashion?

In fairness Formolo has a very good chance to win the stage if it all stays together. Sunweb might be working for that too maybe

 

[DFA123]

Very tricky descent. It's a shame that the riders in the positions where a ballsy attack could pay off - Pinot, Froome, Lopez, Pozzovivo - are all terrible bike handlers.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lopez nearly falling in the descent again

edit: The eurosport commentators are APALLING. Claiming Hamilton is there with Dumoulin when it's clearly Oomen

 

[Gigs_98]

Is this supposed to be an attack?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Lopez attacking the descent after getting run off the road by a muppet in a hairpin

 

[Rollthedice]

Lopez in front on the descent, God help all.

 

[Climbing]

Lopez is going to kill himself.

 

[Serpentin]

Bilbao should should set up up Lopez for this. Sky is a disgrace with 3 domestiques left.

 

[The Chicken]

Gaps!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Smapp gap in the bunch here...