Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 184km

[Lexman]

If Pinot wants to Podium he has to collaborate with Dumo, even Carapaz and MAL should collaborate, they can top 5 both of them..

 

[Oliwright]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18

I imagine Contador is thinking: 'I wonder if he got this idea from me'?

 

[Forever The Best]

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why FDJ working????? Do they want Dum to win? burn out Dum then take time out of him on final climb.

Yes and that way Froome wins and Tibo is 2nd

And this way TD or Froome wins and Tibo is 2nd or 3rd.

 

[dgodave]

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Yates struggling to make the time cut...

Commentator saying he could lose 20+ mins today

Probably too much to gain back tomorrow.

 

[Salvarani]

I dont like the current scenario

 

[SlickMongoose]

Froome gained more in the descent than he did on the climb.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18

One thing nobody might think about yet but which could become quite important is that Froome might massively pay for todays effort tomorrow. Even if he gets pink today, this is far from over.

 

[webvan]

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Officially never be rooting for Lopez or Carapaz again. What a bunch of freaking idi*ts... I'm so mad at this.

+1 what a couple of stupid b*st*rds, someone needs to pay them a little visit tonight ! Lopez is only 30" behind Pinot, it's nothing with what's left to climb.

 

[Rollthedice]

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Keep on going Froome, you againts the rest, you and the glory, you and the History.

In Rome the Pope will canonize Froome as Saint Chris.

 

[Brullnux]

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Can't see Froome keeping this lead with 5 chasing but I hope I am wrong.

If they are all already on the limit though, it could end up like the big classics. Where one rider can be comfortably stronger than several chasers.

Otoh classics terrain is all pretty regular. Here there are other dynamics, climbing and descending and valleys, in which different riders have different strengths. And not many go solo for two hours (or more).

But, Froome does look incredibly strong.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

"The Positivo group"
Does Sean Kelly know something we don't?

 

[Pharazon]

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Froome gained more in the descent than he did on the climb.

not the first time he's done that these last few years

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18

One thing nobody might think about yet but which could become quite important is that Froome might massively pay for todays effort tomorrow. Even if he gets pink today, this is far from over.

If he has pink

there is 0 chance he pays for it tomorrow.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18

One thing nobody might think about yet but which could become quite important is that Froome might massively pay for todays effort tomorrow. Even if he gets pink today, this is far from over.

I don't buy that. Everyone will be paying massively for todays effort. If Froome is good enough to win by minutes today, then he's just stronger and so should recover better as well.

 

[Oliwright]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18

Lopez & Carapaz aren't helping at all and it's smart. They should milk TD for all he's worth and then attack on the final climb. There is tmr as well.

 

[Jancouver]

Just when I thought I will not see another Floyd's like "performance" of the century ever again, Puff Daddy is putting up another unforgettable show for us.

Well, as the classic would say:

“History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes,”

 

[Alexandre B.]

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If Pinot wants to Podium he has to collaborate with Dumo, even Carapaz and MAL should collaborate, they can top 5 both of them..

Problem is that Lopez the weasel is not far behind in GC.

 

[Walkman]

Does anyone have a link to a stream? Preferably English but anything goes!

 

[Taxus4a]

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Can't see Froome keeping this lead with 5 chasing but I hope I am wrong.

Not easy, but I saw Boonen, Cancellara, etc, keep the difference on the classic... Sestrieres is not like the pave, but we are at the end of the Giro, and Sestrieres is a climb anyway.

 

[bigcog]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18

One thing nobody might think about yet but which could become quite important is that Froome might massively pay for todays effort tomorrow. Even if he gets pink today, this is far from over.

Indeed, assuming this sticks.

 

[ontheroad]

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Sestriere's a typical power climb.
We'll see how the gap will move.

It will increase. Do you really think sky put this up if they didn't know they could pull this off?

^ indeed
It'd be highly surprising if Froome isn't in the lead after this stage

If Froome ends up in pink at the end of such a long solo attack it will outshine anything even he has done in his careeer before.

 

[Climbing]

Looking good from Froome.

 

[gregrowlerson]

This stage to break the all time posts record on the forum, after which the forum will crash.

Red Rick has the "delete forum button" in his sights.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Sestriere's a typical power climb.
We'll see how the gap will move.

It will increase. Do you really think sky put this up if they didn't know they could pull this off?

^ indeed
It'd be highly surprising if Froome isn't in the lead after this stage

If Froome ends up in pink at the end of such a long solo attack it will outshine anything even he has done in his careeer before.

This Froome can achieve anything

 

[DFA123]

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Can't see Froome keeping this lead with 5 chasing but I hope I am wrong.

If they are all already on the limit though, it could end up like the big classics. Where one rider can be comfortably stronger than several chasers.

Otoh classics terrain is all pretty regular. Here there are other dynamics, climbing and descending and valleys, in which different riders have different strengths. And not many go solo for two hours (or more).

But, Froome does look incredibly strong.

True, I meant more in the way that five riders on the absolute limit, but also not willing to give 100% to the chase, won't catch a stronger rider giving 100%.