Giro d'Italia 2016 ***spoilers***

[Crackle]

I really hope that was all legit, because Nibali really did look like he had completely new legs the last two days. Tactically perfect ride today, with enormous credit to Scarponi and Kangert who each rode as impressively as Nibali.

I've seen only a few interpretations of his power but they looked entirely believable. I also consider it entirely believable that you can see turnarounds of minutes in stages as riders have good and bad days. Ultimately who knows but Nibali didn't do a Landis.

 

[SWSteve]

Has Nibali stayed at the same level, and others have sank beneath him, whilst he keeps swimming? I can't help but feel this is a feature of his, where he may seem a little below the other riders, but stays strong for the whole race, not the first 18 stages.

 

[Pale Rider]

Eurosport highlights of today's stage were a bit short, didn't really tell the story at all.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I've seen only a few interpretations of his power but they looked entirely believable. I also consider it entirely believable that you can see turnarounds of minutes in stages as riders have good and bad days. Ultimately who knows but Nibali didn't do a Landis.

True, and he did almost start to fall apart on the steepest part of the last climb...

 

[smutchin]

Ultimately who knows but Nibali didn't do a Landis.

Yeah, it's been a feature of this race that no one has looked invincible.

Nibali might have had new legs for the last two stages but he also had a lot of help from team-mates. Definitely not Landis-esque.

 

[rich p]

Scarponi seemed to roll back the years and he's a rider we can all admire....
How well I recall him getting cross with Basso, many moons ago, as they sped away from the peloton, both doped to the gills.

 

[HF2300]

Scarponi seemed to roll back the years and he's a rider we can all admire...

I think this is a lot closer to the mark. I'd shied away from raising the spectre of doping earlier in this thread, and I think Astana got the tactics just right, but I hate that there's always that suspicion they're able to make the tactics stick because of an extra edge...

 

[brommers]

Brave ride from Kruijswick, managing to keep up there with them.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The Paddy Power advert is most amusing

 

[Crackle]

Big old sourface from Nizzolo

 

[rliu]

Cannot believe Nizzolo still hasn't got a stage win, not seen replays of the sprint but it does seem instances of riders getting relegated for impediment are getting more regular, can count Zakarin in Romandie and Greipel in Tour of Britain as recent examples.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Nibali saying he was ill prior to mountain TT
http://cyclingquotes.com/news/react...tage_of_the_giro_ditalia/#fAtxGG3yRe28wyOT.97

 

[Crackle]

Nibali saying he was ill prior to mountain TT
http://cyclingquotes.com/news/react...tage_of_the_giro_ditalia/#fAtxGG3yRe28wyOT.97

Quite a good interview with some good insights into his tactics and thinking and why he attacked on the descent where criucjook crashed.

 

[brommers]

One little crash and they neutralize the race. Would that have happened if Nabili wasn't Italian?

 

[beastie]

Cannot believe Nizzolo still hasn't got a stage win, not seen replays of the sprint but it does seem instances of riders getting relegated for impediment are getting more regular, can count Zakarin in Romandie and Greipel in Tour of Britain as recent examples.

It was a clear case of changing his line. Right decision imo