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

[Salvarani]

Froome dropped, good riddance

 

[PremierAndrew]

Pozzo and Pinot pulling vs Froome for their podium spots, understandable

 

[TMP402]

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Yates again! Hope he takes this. Dumoulin is the definition of boring this race.

There are different type of riders, and I say Dumoulin is one of the more exciting riders just to look from tactical standpoint and how good he is at not going over the limit

He also attacked in the past and won stages in the mountains. He rides defensively but it is also interesting to see that. Would be boring if everybody did that, but you gotta ride to your strengths and everybody is different.

"how good he is at not going over the limit" What excitement.

 

[bassano]

yeah there was so lot of stupid talk yesterday that froome will win giro and he is so great shame yourself

 

[Serpentin]

Yates special kind of confidence is something we haven`t seen in years.... Wonder why.

 

[Climbing]

Pozzo rightly unhappy with that group of wheelsuckers.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I'm struggling to believe what I'm seeing for someone who hasn't done much GT wise (apart from a young rider winner) to pretty much destroy some decent riders in this Giro. Keep going yatesey, bravo!

 

[Scarponi]

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So where is the mighty Poels then ?

Being a great domestique

 

[Pirazziattacks]

So basically it's been Yates vs Pozzovivo and Pinot so far. Surely Dumoulin can't let him go here.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Tom is letting Yates have a TT vs Pozzo

What a coward.

 

[skippo12]

Froome cannot follow Poels

 

[LaFlorecita]

Actually the chasing group seems to be working together quite well, but Yates is building his advantage

 

[Hayabusa]

Re: Re:

Yates again! Hope he takes this. Dumoulin is the definition of boring this race.

There are different type of riders, and I say Dumoulin is one of the more exciting riders just to look from tactical standpoint and how good he is at not going over the limit

He also attacked in the past and won stages in the mountains. He rides defensively but it is also interesting to see that. Would be boring if everybody did that, but you gotta ride to your strengths and everybody is different.

Note how I did say 'this race'. Dumoulin has been exciting in the past but not this Giro. Hope he doesn't win it just based on a TT and defensive riding.

 

[infeXio]

Poels casually dropping Froome too Lol

 

[TMP402]

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Yates looks very good but remember the best after him is Pozzo

So at nearly 36 Pozzo is second best so in reality how good is Yates or how bad are the others

Yes, good point. I'm not sure Yates is suddenly on another level, I think he's just the best of a not amazing bunch.

 

[SlickMongoose]

Re: Re:

Yates again! Hope he takes this. Dumoulin is the definition of boring this race.

There are different type of riders, and I say Dumoulin is one of the more exciting riders just to look from tactical standpoint and how good he is at not going over the limit

He also attacked in the past and won stages in the mountains. He rides defensively but it is also interesting to see that. Would be boring if everybody did that, but you gotta ride to your strengths and everybody is different.

"how good he is at not going over the limit" What excitement.

Tom's not the most exciting rider, but the race is much more exciting for having him in it.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yates is from another dimension. The deserved winner of the Giro. He will win 3 stages more next week

 

[TomLPC]

They’re letting Pinot lead on descents they must be ***

 

[vedrafjord]

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Yates again! Hope he takes this. Dumoulin is the definition of boring this race.

The presence of Dumoulin is one of the main reasons Yates is attacking so much. A GT with a bunch of climbers and no TT km = no attacks, everyone marks each other.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Pozzo and Pinot pulling vs Froome for their podium spots, understandable

Sure, riding against Froome now is defensible. But they've been riding for a podium spot the whole Giro. It would be nice to see either attack for once.

 

[SlickMongoose]

OK Simon, how's your decending?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Tom D looks as though he's a small fart away from shitting himself.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Incredible!

 

[Scarponi]

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Yates looks very good but remember the best after him is Pozzo

So at nearly 36 Pozzo is second best so in reality how good is Yates or how bad are the others

Yes, good point. I'm not sure Yates is suddenly on another level, I think he's just the best of a not amazing bunch.

Yeah one of those years when runners up from previous years could match him this year

 

[Salvarani]

Re: Re:

Yates again! Hope he takes this. Dumoulin is the definition of boring this race.

There are different type of riders, and I say Dumoulin is one of the more exciting riders just to look from tactical standpoint and how good he is at not going over the limit

He also attacked in the past and won stages in the mountains. He rides defensively but it is also interesting to see that. Would be boring if everybody did that, but you gotta ride to your strengths and everybody is different.

"how good he is at not going over the limit" What excitement.

Thats how he rides and it is his tactic! There a lot aspects that makes cycling interesting and it would be boring if everybody rode the same way. It is great to have different type of riders with different strenghts fighting for the win and which approach becomes the winning one.

He cant also help that he has to ride that way to have the best chance to win.