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

[willbick]

Backstage pass is going to be a barrel of laughs tonight

 

[huangho]

Yates already 20 minutes back... That was unexpected...

 

[Oliwright]

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Froome's spoken about being chased by Rhino & Buffalo whilst riding in Kenya. Dumoulin is good, but not quite as scary.

 

[DFA123]

Dumoulin maybe starting to panic. He's got to make sure he doesn't go into the red here. If he stays patient and keeps something in reserve, he could still pull a lot back on the last climb.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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The gap is increasing but Carapaz and Lopez are still doing nothing.

Of course, they are not riding against Froomey, but podium and stage win.

To be honest - they should ridde then too. Distance Pozzovivo even more.

They could, but they are playing Froome out against Dumo + Pinot and against Pozzo while doing nothing. Its pretty textbook if you ask me with the last climb in mind.

 

[Red Rick]

Pozzovivo has only 2 riders pulling who got dropped super hard on Finestre, Pinot and Dumoulin are definitely holding a little bit back.

 

[Vino's Mum]

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This is better than Fuente De, this is better than Galibier, this is the best thing ive ever seen

If Froome had been off the podium in some more GTs, I guess we'd have seen some more days like this.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

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

How can Froome still gain time? This is insane

We‘ll if he is going all in, risking to explode and the others are not, that might be the reason.We still have to see if he can really can keep this going. But on the other hand: consodering the doping case, maybe he doesn‘t give a *** anymore how blatantly obvious he is doing clinic stuff. But I should stop right there. Only the race...

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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I suspect the Dumoulin group made a tactical mistake - They needed to drill the last km of the Finestre to drop Carapaz and Lopez who have been no help in the chase and then chase harder in the valley.

Why did they need to drop Carapaz and Lopez?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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I suspect the Dumoulin group made a tactical mistake - They needed to drill the last km of the Finestre to drop Carapaz and Lopez who have been no help in the chase and then chase harder in the valley.

Yeah, they were gaining on Froome on the last part, but then Pinot's mechanical happened, and Dumoulin slowed down to get him back. But if Dumoulin had just been on his own at the summit of Finestre, I'm almost certain he'd have caught Froome

 

[Climbing]

I'll switch to wrestling, it's more down to earth.
Take care folks.

 

[Gigs_98]

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

This really has Landis written all over it. Even German Eurosport are already comparing it.

 

[Arredondo]

Patience is the key for Dumoulin. If he's starts to panic, it's all over imo.

 

[DFA123]

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Pozzovivo has only 2 riders pulling who got dropped super hard on Finestre, Pinot and Dumoulin are definitely holding a little bit back.

Or they are just cooked after going too deep on the Finestre.

 

[Taxus4a]

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Froome will take 5 mins off everyone today I think

Certainly not.
More like 4.

It is a day for put 5 minutes to the second if you are clearly the stronger. Any other rider here has been close to him in the mountains (the real mountians) if he is at his level, with good weather.

 

[fowlyetti]

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Backstage pass is going to be a barrel of laughs tonight

They will look on the bright side.. if you look at when Chavez lost Giro on last mountain.

 

[bigcog]

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Froome's better managing his effort on shallow gradients than Dumoulin.

He's just a much better climber full stop if he's in top form. Which, out of nowhere, he now seems to be.

Out of nowhere, being so much better all of a sudden, is what bothers me

It was the plan all along to build into form for week 3, and all he has done is one attack which got 50s at most (?) and most from the decent.

 

[46&twoWheels]

I'm watching Froome in religious silence. It's only him against nature now. It looks way too easy,like an "emotional" training session

 

[hfer07]

The Magic Kenyan pulled it off yet again

what a joke

 

[Merckx index]

Does anyone really think the Giro isn't over? Froome will be in virtual pink well before the stage is finished. I wouldn't bet on his being any worse off tomorrow for the escape than those who followed him.

 

[DFA123]

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This is better than Fuente De, this is better than Galibier, this is the best thing ive ever seen

If Froome had been off the podium in some more GTs, I guess we'd have seen some more days like this.

I feel that we've been robbed now of a great era in cycling. If only Froome would have been riding for Caja Rural or Cofidis, we'd have got this every year.

 

[Gigs_98]

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

Froome has now gained two minutes since the top of the Finestre. Insane

 

[ontheroad]

Froome took serious time out of the 5 in pursuit on the last climb, gap tumbling. He's like Spartacus!

 

[Rollthedice]

Another minute coming from Froome on the descent.

 

[Arredondo]

Vai Chris! Vai!