Giro d'Italia 2018 Stage 21: Roma - Roma, 115 KM

[Pricey_sky]

They did it for Matthews, who was in pink a few years ago and that was only stage 4, no surprises here.

 

[Rollthedice]

Too late for the neutralization. Should've been done when Froome was at the start in Jerusalem.

 

[lartiste]

May be next time, they can give the jersey to someone during stage 1, then neutralize the rest of the race and let guys to race .

Are GC guys obliged to finish the stage, when it is neutralized? What is the reason to finish the stage?

 

[Red Rick]

I hope Dumoulin attacks on principle

 

[Stella0596]

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I hope Dumoulin attacks on principle

That would be some awesome But he won't, though.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Official site of the race

This is the final circuit stage at the heart of the Capital. The riders will race 10 loops of an 11.5 km circuit on the streets of Rome (wide, with some traffic dividers). Short climbs and descents are interspersed with long straight sections, connected by sometimes-tricky bends. The road surface is mostly tarmac, with some stretches over road pavers (“sanpietrini”).

This surface has been known about for months. The weather is dry. If anyone thought this was not raceable, they should have said so months ago.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

We need a Nice Weather Protocol

 

[El Pistolero]

Every time Froome is about to win a GT the final stage gets neutralized, what the ***? It's not even raining!

Giro has lost a lot of its prestige this year for me, from the terrible start in Israel, to paying Froome € 2 million to start, not to mention the ridiculously long transfers after every stage and now this crap.

Congrats, you now rank below the Tour of Belgium.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

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I hope Dumoulin attacks on principle

What principle? All the GC men are absolutely knackered and want to get home in one piece. The sprinters want one last tear up. This way everyone's happy.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

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Every time Froome is about to win a GT the final stage gets neutralized, what the ****? It's not even raining!

Giro has lost a lot of its prestige this year for me, from the terrible start in Israel, to paying Froome € 2 million to start, not to mention the ridiculously long transfers after every stage and now this crap.

Congrats, you now rank below the Tour of Belgium.

LOL. He even sprinted for points to win the points journey in Madrid.

 

[Red Rick]

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I hope Dumoulin attacks on principle

What principle? All the GC men are absolutely knackered and want to get home in one piece. The sprinters want one last tear up. This way everyone's happy.

Because they're neutralizing a race on dry roads for no *** reason.

 

[El Pistolero]

Re: Re:

Every time Froome is about to win a GT the final stage gets neutralized, what the ****? It's not even raining!

Giro has lost a lot of its prestige this year for me, from the terrible start in Israel, to paying Froome € 2 million to start, not to mention the ridiculously long transfers after every stage and now this crap.

Congrats, you now rank below the Tour of Belgium.

LOL. He even sprinted for points to win the points journey in Madrid.

Is that in the Grand Tour Nibali won? Pretty sure Trentin won the points jersey as well.

 

[silvergrenade]

Re: Re:

Every time Froome is about to win a GT the final stage gets neutralized, what the ****? It's not even raining!

Giro has lost a lot of its prestige this year for me, from the terrible start in Israel, to paying Froome € 2 million to start, not to mention the ridiculously long transfers after every stage and now this crap.

Congrats, you now rank below the Tour of Belgium.

LOL. He even sprinted for points to win the points journey in Madrid.

Is that in the Grand Tour Nibali won? Pretty sure Trentin won the points jersey as well.

Nibali hasnt won a GT since 2016 Giro. But you probably know that.

 

[rick james]

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Every time Froome is about to win a GT the final stage gets neutralized, what the ****? It's not even raining!

Giro has lost a lot of its prestige this year for me, from the terrible start in Israel, to paying Froome € 2 million to start, not to mention the ridiculously long transfers after every stage and now this crap.

Congrats, you now rank below the Tour of Belgium.

which is a lot lately

 

[silvergrenade]

Froome chilling at the back it seems.

 

[Gigs_98]

Oh please, this is just stupid. Neutralize the race with 10 k to go or somethig like that, but this is ridiculous

 

[rick james]

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Froome chilling at the back it seems.

he deserves a easy day, this smashing grand tours every time he turns up will have an effect eventually :lol:

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Who would have guessed that the circuit is proving to be clearly raceable ? - at least for the bike racers anyway

 

[Laplaz]

Froome to finish outside the time limit

 

[El Pistolero]

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Who would have guessed that the circuit is proving to be clearly raceable ? - at least for the bike racers anyway

You can tell the Giro is desperate for a "big" name on their palmares.

Not surprised, it is the least prestigious GT after all (behind Tour, Vuelta and California), they need to over-compensate (just like the start in Israel).

 

[rick james]

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Who would have guessed that the circuit is proving to be clearly raceable ? - at least for the bike racers anyway

You can tell the Giro is desperate for a "big" name on their palmares.

Not surprised, it is the least prestigious GT after all (behind Tour, Vuelta and California), they need to over-compensate (just like the start in Israel).

was it? how so? tell how thats true?

 

[JimPanzen]

Riders going all out and spoiling Sky's victory parade kind of shows their standing within the peloton. On the other hand it is clearly understandable that riders and teams want to race to get exposure and not just soft pedal within an anonymous mass.

 

[Laplaz]

Re: Re:

Who would have guessed that the circuit is proving to be clearly raceable ? - at least for the bike racers anyway

You can tell the Giro is desperate for a "big" name on their palmares.

Not surprised, it is the least prestigious GT after all (behind Tour, Vuelta and California), they need to over-compensate (just like the start in Israel).

So Contador spent 3 seasons targeting this joke of a race?

 

[El Pistolero]

Re: Re:

Who would have guessed that the circuit is proving to be clearly raceable ? - at least for the bike racers anyway

You can tell the Giro is desperate for a "big" name on their palmares.

Not surprised, it is the least prestigious GT after all (behind Tour, Vuelta and California), they need to over-compensate (just like the start in Israel).

So Contador spent 3 seasons targeting this joke of a race?

He wasn't allowed to ride the Tour in 2008 and he only rode the Giro in 2011 because of his unresolved doping case.

 

[staubsauger]

Froome's whole Giro d'Italia victory already looked like worthless scripted reality in his favor!

That he's actually that much of a moron to openly expose himself with today's action, while his fans truly believe he's bigger than Pantani & Armstrong since Friday even surprises me!

Ridiculous clown!

I'm not even mad anymore. I laugh about him. :lol: