Teams & Riders Tom Dumoulin discussion thread

[Matteo.]

Too strong. Poor me: i was thinking he was sick

 

[SeriousSam]

Was a short stage and more difficult ones are still to come, but he's still looking good. In particular, poopgate appears to have been an unfortunate random incident as opposed to a weakening

 

[SafeBet]

What a performance. Never panicked, even riding 60km on his own. Chapeau.

 

[TheEnoculator]

Dumo could put some additional time tomorrow. That stage suits him.

 

[SafeBet]

Tom: "I hope Nibali and Quintana lose their podium spots. They only focus on me. I don't understand why they didn't work with me."

Epic y

 

[PremierAndrew]

Not much you can do when the best time trialist in the race is also the best climber

 

[Escarabajo]

Congratulations TD! You won the Giro
Well deserved!

Now don't ask for help to your main contenders, just do it yourself because they don't have it.

 

[TheEnoculator]

Re:

Not much you can do when the best time trialist in the race is also the best climber

Among to the top 10, Dumo is the best time trialist by a mile and a half. If he keeps the pink until Stage 20, this is in the bag.

 

[DBotero]

Impressive ride today and there is hope that the Dutch curse will finally be crushed.So far everything is going according to plan.

 

[DanielSong39]

Now that he's won the Giro, does he go for the double in the Vuelta?
The other question is whether he will be aiming for the Tour next year. If so, he might be best served looking for a better team...

 

[Red Rick]

I'm not gonna celebrate the victory until the last man finishes his TT in Milan and Dumoulin is atop the podium. That said, monster ride today.

 

[del1962]

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Tom: "I hope Nibali and Quintana lose their podium spots. They only focus on me. I don't understand why they didn't work with me."

Epic y

Love Tom trolling Nibali and Quintana

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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I'm not gonna celebrate the victory until the last man finishes his TT in Milan and Dumoulin is atop the podium. That said, monster ride today.

Me also. I'm not at all confident until the final stage is done.

Remember how Menchov fell in the TT? Similar situation. Menchov was isolated almost all Giro and did everything himself. Also closed shop the final ITT, but it almost went wrong.

 

[Red Rick]

Tom shouldn't whine about that. Pretty normal tactics. For a guy who wasn't angry at his oppenents for attacking after he took a dump, this reaction is pretty poor.

 

[movingtarget]

One hand on the trophy. He looked good today especially in the way he didn't panic with the first attack by Quintana and Nibali.

 

[bigcog]

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Tom shouldn't whine about that. Pretty normal tactics. For a guy who wasn't angry at his oppenents for attacking after he took a dump, this reaction is pretty poor.

It was funny, lets face it he probably really feels they did dump on him when he took one :lol:

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Anyway, still 2 tough days to go. It's not over by a long shot.

 

[Ataraxus]

He has to be careful only in one aspect now.He has to synchronise pee-pees with the bunch or at least with Pinot and Zaka. One does not simply rely on Movi and their dirty tactics.

 

[Red Rick]

One climb to forsake them all
One climb to shake them
One climb to lose them all
And in the isolation bind them

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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I'm not gonna celebrate the victory until the last man finishes his TT in Milan and Dumoulin is atop the podium. That said, monster ride today.

Same here. A number of things can still happen, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

Good for TD, and also for Tejay today!

 

[dfromdub]

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Tom shouldn't whine about that. Pretty normal tactics. For a guy who wasn't angry at his oppenents for attacking after he took a dump, this reaction is pretty poor.

Uh-oh Nibali just said to RAI that despite Tom being very strong, and the best until now, he should not be saying those stuff about them losing the podium because he also hasn't won yet and karma might bite back.

Nibs witch-doctors are already performing rituals as we speak...

 

[SafeBet]

Nibali on Tom: "he's great, he controlled very well, he's the strongest of all. But he sounds a bit too cocky. He can't ask us to work for him. What does he want? That me and Nairo pull for him until Milano and then thank him? He hopes we lose the podium, why should I care about getting 2nd, 3rd or 5th? He could lose the podium as well if he keeps riding this way."

Beef!

But he also said: "He's a very good guy, he's honest, straightforward. Everybody respect him. When I won in Bormio he came to congratulate me. When we race we all get mean. It's normal.

 

[SafeBet]

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Uh-oh Nibali just said to RAI that despite Tom being very strong, and the best until now, he should not be saying those stuff about them losing the podium because he also hasn't won yet and karma might bite back.

Nibs witch-doctors are already performing rituals as we speak...

Lol yes he also talked about karma. Be safe out there Major Tom

 

[WheelofGear]

Congratulations with the Giro. I think he will win tomorrow and the flat time trial. That's four stages. Two ITT and two MTF.

Froome is waiting for you, Tom. He is waiting.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I also think it's stupid to comment on Nibali/Q. You know they are not going to ride with you. That's why I didn't understand why he didn't follow Pinot straight after the attack. Just following wheels would have been enough.