Tirreno-Adriatico 2019, March 13-19

[jaylew]

I love the Tirreno trident. My favorite winner's trophy.

 

[JosephK]

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It is Really annoying listening to Kirby and the Bias for an Anglo rider. It gets Tiresome

I like the other one, is it Rob Hatch or something? Very well informed and quite objective.
And that Scoth technical commentator, very well prepared, is it Brain Smith maybe?

Yes, Brian Smith is the Scottish technical commentator, and I think a great analyst. I also like Rob Hatch for the live commentary. Carlton Kirby can be fun in the right dosage. He really goes nuts for the Brit riders, though. Primoz popped his balloon, today. :lol:

 

[Carols]

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How disgusting they try to make him put on a MS Blue jersey! What a Muck Up!

A screw-up sure, but out-right disgusting?

Yeah, why not bring out the blank one first? I find it disgusting to try and make him put on an incorrect team jersey as the GC winner . Don't teams pay to see Their Name up there?

 

[Carols]

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I love the Tirreno trident. My favorite winner's trophy.

Totally Awesome trophy, my second favorite. Giro is first

 

[tobydawq]

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How disgusting they try to make him put on a MS Blue jersey! What a Muck Up!

A screw-up sure, but out-right disgusting?

Yeah, why not bring out the blank one first? I find it disgusting to try and make him put on an incorrect team jersey as the GC winner . Don't teams pay to see Their Name up there?

Yeah, but of course it was a mistake. What would they gain from giving him the wrong jersey?

And the trident is indeed the best trophy. That's probably why Alaphilippe didn't care much that he didn't win. He already has the devil's trident which he stole in last year's Tour!

 

[Carols]

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It is Really annoying listening to Kirby and the Bias for an Anglo rider. It gets Tiresome

I like the other one, is it Rob Hatch or something? Very well informed and quite objective.
And that Scoth technical commentator, very well prepared, is it Brain Smith maybe?

Yes, Brian Smith is the Scottish technical commentator, and I think a great analyst. I also like Rob Hatch for the live commentary. Carlton Kirby can be fun in the right dosage. He really goes nuts for the Brit riders, though. Primoz popped his balloon, today. :lol:

Certainly for the Brits first and foremost but also the Australians, Americans, etc.

Hatch and Smith are great .

 

[Carols]

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How disgusting they try to make him put on a MS Blue jersey! What a Muck Up!

A screw-up sure, but out-right disgusting?

Yeah, why not bring out the blank one first? I find it disgusting to try and make him put on an incorrect team jersey as the GC winner . Don't teams pay to see Their Name up there?

Yeah, but of course it was a mistake. What would they gain from giving him the wrong jersey?

And the trident is indeed the best trophy. That's probably why Alaphilippe didn't care much that he didn't win. He already has the devil's trident which he stole in last year's Tour!

Well at least they got him a good one for the trophy presentation and played the correct anthem

 

[Lequack]

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I'm almost 100% sure that Yates will win this race. Gap between top 20 is not that big. We are talking 20 seconds.

How can this be possible?

Wait and see.

If he doesn't win, you can pick my avatar.

What avatar will Escarabajo pick I wonder?

 

[johnymax]

Wow that was close :surprised:
What a thrilling finale for a fantastic race. Congrats to all the main players.

 

[sir fly]

Excellent race with a fitting conclusion.
Even though Yates couldn't keep the jersey, his performance confirmed MS' tt improvements. And Rogla made a clear statement during the last three weeks.
The Giro will be packed with high-quality contenders.

 

[Escarabajo]

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I'm almost 100% sure that Yates will win this race. Gap between top 20 is not that big. We are talking 20 seconds.

How can this be possible?

Wait and see.

If he doesn't win, you can pick my avatar.

What avatar will Escarabajo pick I wonder?

I love this one!

Great win by Roglic. Can't wait for the Giro.

 

[Koronin]

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I'm almost 100% sure that Yates will win this race. Gap between top 20 is not that big. We are talking 20 seconds.

How can this be possible?

Wait and see.

If he doesn't win, you can pick my avatar.

What avatar will Escarabajo pick I wonder?

Amazing win. That's a great picture.

 

[Velolover2]

I accept the defeat. Had to resize the image, but here we go. :lol:

 

[Lequack]

PS: I think the actual margin of win is measured at 0.31 seconds, round to 1 second. Crazy. :surprised:

17 Big Photos from Stage 7 (more photos added) — rcs/corvos/bettini
http://www.steephill.tv/2019/tirreno-adriatico/photos/stage-07/

 

[Lequack]

Video of the Jersey mishap at the podium:
https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1108030945133821952

 

[Valv.Piti]

Ugh, I just got used to watc cycling for 10 days in a row, now Il have to wait to... Saturday?

 

[tobydawq]

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Ugh, I just got used to watc cycling for 10 days in a row, now Il have to wait to... Saturday?

Nokere Koerse tomorrow on Eurosport

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Ugh, I just got used to watc cycling for 10 days in a row, now Il have to wait to... Saturday?

Nokere Koerse tomorrow on Eurosport

Meh..

 

[tobydawq]

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Ugh, I just got used to watc cycling for 10 days in a row, now Il have to wait to... Saturday?

Nokere Koerse tomorrow on Eurosport

Meh..

Yeah, not the most entertaining race. And it looks like the weather will be good. But it's van der Poel's first proper road race of the season.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Ugh, I just got used to watc cycling for 10 days in a row, now Il have to wait to... Saturday?

Nokere Koerse tomorrow on Eurosport

Meh..

Evenepoel, van der Poel, Bjerg, Dewulf, Philipsen, Sivakov... I'll take it.

 

[tobydawq]

After I posted the above, I have seen that the route has been toughened significantly, making a bunch sprint unlikely. I think Mathieu will destroy the opposition.

 

[Robert5091]

Chapeau Roglic & Jumbo - 0.3 of a second is still a winning margin! Tough for A Yates - but it shows how important the TT skills are for the top riders.
Roglic was 4 th at TdF last year so a podium spot is possible at the Giro, but I'm believing he'll be out climbed on the longer climbs so a win will take some Nibali type voodoo.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Anyone know what is up with Valgren?

He has been virtually invisible so far this season, and didn't start the TT today, for some unknown reason?

He can't still be sick, that was weeks ago?

 

[Carols]

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I accept the defeat. Had to resize the image, but here we go. :lol:

No image here!!! Try again

 

[search]

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Chapeau Roglic & Jumbo - 0.3 of a second is still a winning margin!

actually it was 0.8 even