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Bernal showing he's human....
Yates has cracked him
looks like he can hardly hold him self up !
Eeek that was a struggle for the pink!
shame Yates lost his 2 mountain men in that crash, them on the front at the start of the climb would of been interesting.
they'll be using that climb again
look like his back to me.... he was favouring one side at the end there
how can a lad from Bury not ride in the rain ????
very reminiscent of the day Quintana cracked Froome on the Alpe.... can't remember who his team mate was but he saved Froomes Tdf that day giving him a wheel to follow. If Bernal wins the Giro it will no small part to Martinez (twas Richie Porte)
Deffo klunk. Good team player there today for sure.
Stage 18: Rovereto > Stradella 231.6km
Long hot day in the saddle, with some lumps at the end.
Stage 17 Results
1 MARTIN, Daniel (ISN) 4:54:38
2 ALMEIDA, Joao (DQT) + 13
3 YATES, Simon (BEX) + 30
4 ULISSI, Diego (UAD) + 1:20
5 CARUSO, Damiano (TBV)
6 MARTINEZ, Daniel (IGD) + 1:23
7 BERNAL, Egan (IGD)
8 PEDRERO, Antonio (MOV) + 1:38
9 BILBAO, Pello (TBV) + 1:43
10 BENNETT, George (TJV) + 2:21
General Classification after Stage 17
1 BERNAL, Egan (IGD) 71:32:05
2 CARUSO, Damiano (TBV) + 2:21
3 YATES, Simon (BEX) + 3:23
4 VLASOV, Aleksandr (APT) + 6:03
5 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN) + 6:09
6 BARDET, Romain (DSM) + 6:31
7 MARTINEZ, Daniel (IGD) + 7:17
8 ALMEIDA, Joao (DQT) + 8:45
9 FOSS, Tobias (TJV) + 9:18
10 CICCONE, Giulio (TFS) + 11:06
Chapeau Dan Chapeau.
tough day in the office for pink
Is the done thing for team/teams to test Bernals back on the flat ? Or is it a case of keep the day as hard as possible without breaking you own guy hoping it hinders any chance of recovery before Friday and Saturday tests ?
Lovely piece by Ned Boulting on his Tdf producer, who has sadly died.
Remco Evenepoel and Giulio Ciccone both non-starters today
https://twitter.com/EvenepoelRemco/status/1397652209056325637
https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1397643661236703233
https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1397842068345663489
https://twitter.com/BriSmithy/status/1397845818397364227
SHame as I'd read elsewhere that Evenepoel sat up at the start of the big climb to save his energy, then caught the peloton as hi climbing rhythm as just so good. He seem to be strong bu the crash on the descent was obviously just a little too much. Promising though - my guess is that we'll see him at the vuelta rather than the tour
I'm glad DQS stood Evenepoel down. In hindsight, he was never a contender given his age and lack of race days since Lombardia. He'll have a glittering career and he'll take confidence from riding his first GT so well. Perhaps the crash was a way of withdrawing with pride intact?
The BBC's coverage of the cycling is really poor isn't it? Bernal is reported as having 'cracked' and his lead being reduced to 2.21. Nothing saying how that was a bad day where he conceded a massive 3 seconds to Caruso and distanced all others contenders further. He did look to have a wobble but recovered well. When Yates lost 2 and a half minutes earlier they reported that he 'dropped from 2nd to 5th'. Editorially, it just feels a bit gammony to me.
Don't think Yates was on his best yesterday either, going "full gas" and have Almeida ride away from him suggests he's not operating at 100% or holding something back. Anyway some local flavour
cigars out in the peloton, nice gentle 6hr training ride
😀 Ganna scrounging fizzy sweet canned beverages off other teams.
Enjoying the insights from Cherie Pridham.
boom!
****ing motorpacing!
anyone seen any oval chainrings in the peloton ?
Stage 19: Abbiategrasso > Alpe De Mera 166.3km
the Reckoning part I.
Stage 18 Results
1 BETTIOL, Alberto (EFN) 5:14:43
2 CONSONNI, Simone (COF) + 17
3 ROCHE, Nicolas (DSM)
4 ARNDT, Nikias (DSM)
5 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)
6 BATTISTELLA, Samuele (APT)
7 ZANA, Filippo (BCF)
8 TESFAZION, Natnael (ANS)
9 CAVAGNA, Remi (DQT) + 24
10 MOSCA, Jacopo (TFS) + 1:12
General Classification after Stage 18
1 BERNAL, Egan (IGD) 77:10:18
2 CARUSO, Damiano (TBV) + 2:21
3 YATES, Simon (BEX) + 3:23
4 VLASOV, Aleksandr (APT) + 6:03
5 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN) + 6:09
6 BARDET, Romain (DSM) + 6:31
7 MARTINEZ, Daniel (IGD) + 7:17
8 ALMEIDA, Joao (DQT) + 8:45
9 FOSS, Tobias (TJV) + 9:18
10 MARTIN, Daniel (ISN) + 13:37
after 6 hrs in the saddle....
didn't see the stage yesterday, but he is at times a bit of a pack bully... but hey, you've got to have a few alpha males in the world and he's one.
final climb today
My company has booked a non negotiable Teams meeting at 3-4pm today, FFS!
this is going to be mental.... no one has the legs 😀
DQS got the hammer down Ganna vs TGV
Don't like the look of Yates with his jersey unzipped.
LOL, get a move on!
looking tense in the peloton, tense watching 😀
Bernal looks better
****ing el Yatesy
the cobbled ramp was a surprise!
