Giro 2018 "contains spoilers"

[smutchin]

What about Alex Dousset's ride!

Time was you'd have expected Dowsett to be in contention for winning a stage like that. Good to see him getting some form back though - he's been off the boil for ages.

 

[roadrash]

smug git strikes again yates was the ride of the day for me

 

[smutchin]

Just read a report that Froome crashed while checking the course this morning. That might explain his performance.

 

[Dave Davenport]

just back from a ride and catching up on the results; Great to see Yates right up there when you might have expected him to lose a fair bit of time.

 

[roadrash]

@smutchin talking to skys DS on telly earlier , Froome lost skin on his hip and arm and went down quite hard apparently

 

[smutchin]

Also good rides by Pozzovivo, Pinot and... Betancur!?!?!?!

 

[Bollo]

Is this when we stroke our chins and say "I'm not so sure Dumoulin wants to take the jersey so early in the race" and pretend we have some kind of clue what that means. If it is, then ....

I'm not so sure Dumoulin wants to take the jersey so early in the race. (strokes chin knowledgeably)

This is an example of “Millar’s paradox”, where two completely different outcomes are both evidence of tactical genius.

 

[Bollo]

@smutchin talking to skys DS on telly earlier , Froome lost skin on his hip and arm and went down quite hard apparently

They did show a clip of the fall after the TT had finished. It did look ugly.

 

[Adam4868]

They did show a clip of the fall after the TT had finished. It did look ugly.

View: https://twitter.com/ProCyclingStats/status/992411794462445568?s=19

 

[brommers]

Good TT from Simon Yates.

His best ever in a major TT

 

[mjr]

Where's Jonathan Edwards presenting from? Eurosport's basement gym? And who had eaten a chicken bucket?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

That is a superb performance by Yates. Fantastic.

<smug git mode>Not a bad start by me in the punditry too!</smug git mode>
(Sharing the hat-trick glory with @Pro Tour Punditry though, to be fair.)

I claim even smugger git mode cos I got wildcard points as well

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I've just been having a look at the stage results from last year and realised how many of the sprinters who were present in 2017 are absent this year

 

[rich p]

I've just been having a look at the stage results from last year and realised how many of the sprinters who were present in 2017 are absent this year

Anti Semite Labour Corbinistas, the bastards...

 

[User169]

Not exactly a thrilling parclurs so far today.