Giro d'Italia Stage 18: Morbegno – Cesano Maderno, 144km

[Boehmand]

Groves, Pedersen, Van Aert and Turner are arguably the only ones who can win from that group on the line - although De Bondt is sure to try, again.

Picnic will have to be the ones to keep the break in check.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Alpecin dropping some sprint competitors here

 

[SafeBet]

Is UAE keeping the break on a tight leash for a reason? Any GC rider in there?

 

[red_flanders]

Broom wagon for Juan. Always hard to watch.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Climber Kaden's pace is dropping riders on the hill.

Seems to have better legs than earlier in the race. Shame he was climbing so poorly in the first days, would have made life a bit harder for Lidl and thereby helped the race.

 

[DarkBlue]

See ya Juano

 

[Red Rick]

Ayuso saw that Blythe was next to him on the motor and he DNF'd immediately

 

[gregrowlerson]

Ayuso is still very young. I predict he will win a grand tour at some point.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Panic stations as they realise Christian Scaroni made the breakaway

 

[Boehmand]

Cool rocks isn't talking about rock formations. The latter is much deeper and detailed

If he got into why and when they were formed, I am now envious of that broadcast

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

After watching his interview, I have some sympathy for Ayuso having to abandon.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Finally a proper stage


Ben turner

Looking like a good call buddy.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ayuso saw that Blythe was next to him on the motor and he DNF'd immediately

Seems dangerous.
His good eye pointing away from the peloton...

 

[noob]

If he got into why and when they were formed, I am now envious of that broadcast

My commentator totally does!

 

[gregrowlerson]

I just finished reading the wikipedia article on Lake Como.

Some good nerdy stuff there.

Lake Como: "I'm not just a pretty face!"

 

[QueenStagiaire]

UAE just trying to get some guys OTL here?

 

[Boehmand]

Danish commentators speculating that UAE has made an alliance with another team (Picnic?) and that is why they are riding.

Makes no sense to me, and I fail to see what Picnic would do for them on the mountain stages to come.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Not sure why UAE aren't letting this gap balloon tbh, they're going to instigate a second battle to make a breakaway if they aren't careful.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Great work Scaroni.

 

[SafeBet]

Scaroni scaring other riders away from contesting KOMs from now on.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

UAE must have made a deal with Polti here. It's so obvious.

 

[Salvarani]

Jeez Scaroni

Crushed them

 

[gregrowlerson]

Danish commentators speculating that UAE has made an alliance with another team (Picnic?) and that is why they are riding.

Makes no sense to me, and I fail to see what Picnic would do for them on the mountain stages to come.

Perfect weather for a picnic.

That's my expert analysis.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I wonder if someone with too much time on their hands has calculated what the record percentage of total mountain points on offer in a GT scored by a singular team is. This effort by Astana must be up there.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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That could have been so much worse, glad it turned out the way it did.