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Looking forward to a great contest today
Hope Dumoulin holds on, toilet stops withstanding  |
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Trust KAT to ally with MOV...
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Dumoulin getting a hard ride on the Grappa because of KAT.
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Don't expect a Nibali attack on the descent, he doesn't have the condition to go long range.
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Dumolin looking COMFORTABLE
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Dumoulin might have been stretched a little further on the Grappa, but Zakarin and Quintana didn't press the issue, and Dumoulin can receive a pass mark. So far everything suggests that he is going to lose about a minute on the final climb.
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What a race!
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Nibali and Quintana cannot bury Dumoulin, the Dutchman just refuses to crack.
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Dumoulin winning the Giro by limiting losses and fighting like a lion.
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Jungels came through at an important moment for Dumoulin. Good boy!
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Dumoulin looking like he is close to empty, the top of the climb cannot come soon enough.
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Jungels still helping. Good boy!
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he wont lose too much now, only a KM left or so, should be his giro now
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sPELL BINDING RACE
come on D U M O L I N |
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Jungels needs to work again.
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Jungels comes through over the top. Good boy!
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Nobody else working!
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The lead group are looking at each other because they're near empty, only Quintana and Pozzovivo look strong.
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Good boy!
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Nibali stage win...
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5s!? Nibali. Top price.
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Pinot. Wins.
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betfair suspend with 1 km left...
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Well if Dumolin losses by
5 secs,he would be the MORAL Winner Considering the toilet tactics of Quintan And Dumolin helped Quintan earlier |
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why is doumulin 1.33
38 seconds 29 km that's a walk in the park for him |
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53 seconds but that's not enough at all
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Very good ride from Dumoulin, he will have to be very happy with his performance to again limit losses, and give himself every opportunity to win this Giro in the ITT tomorrow. Jungles was a major help to Dumoulin today, so a very good ride from the young LUX champion, also.
Apart from a mechanical failure on course tomorrow for Dumoulin, and it would have to be an exceptional one, he is going to win this race, comfortably. The course is made to order, and he confirmed just today how good he is on a slight downhill when he was seen bringing himself and his group back into sight of the leaders on that slight downhill section close to the finish. Tomorrow, it's nearly all slight downhill, and once he gets the motor turning and begins to feel the speed he is generating, I would expect him to put significant time into all his rivals. As I stated earlier, I think Quintana required a minimum 22 secs on today's stage and he only got 15 secs, which puts him at 53 secs ahead of Dumoulin. This gap is nowhere near what Quintana requires on a course like this. Dumoulin should easily have 53 secs over Quintana, and if he is on good sensations and Quintana is solid, he will beat him by 1:40 or more, and therefore win the Giro by some 47-63 secs. Daylight if Quintana is knocking up. |
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Quintana could finish off the podium tomorrow , Dumoulin , Nibal and Pinot could all sail by him .He is nothing like aggressive enough in the climbs to make up for his poor time trialling and will see the result tomorrow evening.
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don't think he's the sharpest knife in the drawer
have seen this m.o. in the Tour don't like having 2 ITTs in a GT skewed too much for those who excel at it as opposed to a climber/all rounder despite that fair play to Doumoulin and Thibot is deserving of a podium place the way he's ridden these last 2 days |
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Wonder if any rider has started the last stage in 4th place and been favourite to win ....I imagine not.
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Betstars still offering 1.20 on Jungels to win young rider
barring a mechanical, that is a gift |
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now 1.08
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c'mon tom.
good pick SP in post originale |
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My forecast: Tom wins (bar a puncture or other problems) by about 30", 2nd to 4 th within seconds, I put Nibali ahead of Quintana and Pinot, though the French is still somewhat of an unknown quantity. If Zakarin had shown his TT ability from 2015 in this Giro, he would be in the mix too.
Thomas could have won this without the Blockhaus desaster for SKY with the help of Landa. |
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and of course Jungels winning the White Jersey
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Course looks fast -- cannot perceive any potential changing conditions, and the GC riders will all start around the same, anyway. Interesting to note how different this race might have been if not for the "bog incident". It is what it is, and it is beautifully staged.
Cheers BCLL, very nice of you to say. In all honesty, and as I inferred in the form-guide approach, I thought this would be a procession for Quintana. But Quintana has proved that he has gone a little backwards with his climbing. Yes, he attacked on several occasions, which was more than he has done in the past when that expectation existed in his races to attack and he always left it too late. Not sure I can put my finger on it as yet, as to the problem with him, but evidently his TdF ambitions are not as rosy as his confidence was prior coming to Italy. Whilst tipped onto the podium, I wasn't entirely confident that Dumoulin could win, simply because he had promise but that promise was undeveloped. That today should end, the promise becomes developed, the potential becomes confirmed. Dumoulin should become a genuine GT contender, today. |
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Here we go...
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Would really enjoy watching Dumoulin win this stage, actually. Looks primed for it, going only two secs slower than VED.
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Good time graphics for the rivals by the host broadcaster.
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Jungels does in fact get his White jersey, an important stepping stone for him, and the way he rode yesterday was quite impressive, also.
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