Time for the tough shit
2cat1 3cat2 and cat 3 climb today before the stage finishes in Corvara, Alta Badia.
Start of the stage right now, no idea when we will get pictures.
How will Movistar deal with the sitution to have their secondary rider in pink?
Will Astana just fuck the Peloton as usual and then wait for the Nibbler to finish the job?
Is there hope for Bob? (no)
Any chance for the outsiders (Zakkarin, Kruijswijk, Majka,Chaves, Uran Pozzovivo) or are they just window dressing waiting to get dropped yet again.
get comfy, tomorrow we have the possibly race deciding mountain ITT
>still no break
Such a great stage. I fear it won't be raced because of tomorrow's Mtt.
If Nibali is on form it's his for the taking. Chaves could go well being a Colombian.
>>67736151
sadly thats a good possibility
TIME FOR PURITO oh well
The 10 GC guys to finish together again.
What a time to be alive.
34 riders in the break.
1 for Astana:Zeits
2 for Movistar:Herrera and Betancur.
Betancur better be good.
>>67736529
yeah can't wait valverde to attack in the last 200m
>>67736541
Only to be out sprinted by Nibali
>>67736537
Betancur got dropped from the breakaway yesterday with around 60 kilometres remaining. He isn't fit.
PS: It's Herrada, not Herrera.
There could be gaps. The Passo Giau is really hard. Nobody seems willing (able?) to sustain an attack though.
I think today we'll at least see Zakarin and Amador come in 10 seconds behind.
>>67736537
and one sneaky irishman
>>67736597
Didn't even see him in the list. Lazy fucker needs to do some work.
Roglič in the break too. Kruiswijk maybe trying something.
Feel free to play along.
>>67736699
Cabal Ewan is his new one
I'm predicting some top nibbling to happen about half way up the second to last climb, before being caught back up by 3/4 the way up, then nibbles to descend at the front of the GC group then they all finish together, apart from the daily Movistar meme tactic who might be about 45" ahead
>>67736699
I like the Harmon/Kelly couple, better than what one gets in Spain's Eurosport.
>>67736699
He's not doing "hot tea" as much this year...
>>67736793
I like the Spanish commentators enthusiasm.
Hatch & Kelly are good, much better than Carlton Kirby.
![T14_S05_Giau_alt-1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/VI0yaCD.jpg "T14_S05_Giau_alt-1[1].jpg")
this kills the knees
>>67736910
Rob Hatch is great. Kelly seems comfortable with him, and comfortable Kelly is really good.
>non-ad-break tv showing handball instead of most of the stage
>forced to watch it on Adbreaksport instead
This is the worst thing that has happened to me in a long, long time. I pity the people who have to watch cycling on that shit channel regularly.
>>67736910
>mfw
>>67736955
Stay strong, buddy.
>lampre trying Earthing to get ulissi the maglia rosa
Not happening familias, stop deluding yourself lampre
>>67737063
I think he's going for the red jersey.
I guess that almost seals the KOM jersey for this giro
Apologies for the lack of salmon everyone
I've been away on an excavation
How has the race been so far?
aaaah, this Paolini play is wonderful
any italianon who has never watched it, please do
>>67737257
Welcome back John West lad. Excavate any new rare tunas?
It's been alright, had a bit of kittelwinslol early on, few shit flat stages that the gorilla bossed then left... Nibbles has nibbled a bit but not much. Movistar are trying "tactics"... its been alright...
>>67737257
It's been okay. Landa hand some bad sausage and left. Nibali is meh.
>cyclinghub stream
where does this motherfucker get the raw camera feed without ads and commentary?
>>67737329
Maybe from Eurosport? They do the same thing.
Who /valverde/ here
>>67737283
Also the play about Galilei is great
Betancur caught. God he's useless.
Jamaican me cry
>>67737419
and so is the one about Ustica, Venice, Ausmerzen, WWII...
really a wonderful author and performer
>Passions and interests
>Modeling
Wtf Nibali .
>>67737547
he is italian so you can expect him to be feminine
![sK8EBgW[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/gocPTyZ.png "sK8EBgW[1].png")
The Giro d’Italia’s fluffy wolf mascot will be banned from appearing when the race enters France next week after protests from a farmers’ group who complained his presence would be “pure provocation”.
Lupo Wolfie, who became the Giro’s mascot last year, was due to accompany the race when it enters the Hautes-Alpes department in south-eastern France for stages 19 and 20 next week.
However, his proposed presence has provoked outrage among Jeunes Agriculteurs 05 – a union that defends the interests of local farmers under the age of 35 – because they say it is mocking the number of attacks they have suffered on their livestock in recent months.
“The display of such a mascot in the midst of our pastures, which is supported by most environmental groups, is pure provocation that is not humanly acceptable to the farmers,” said a statement form the group. “Farmers are tired of seeing the wolf only presented to public opinion as a nice soft toy.”
>>67737578
Please be fake
wolves are pieces of shit
>>67737597
>French
>rioting about any old shit
seems likely
>>67737578
lmao
>>67737521
I'm sorry but I didn't look yet
>no hangover
>good giro stage and hockey war today
good saturday
>>67737673
>tfw cured my alcohol addiction and never have those "lost saturdays" spent almost entirely in bed after a friday night binger anymore
feels great man
>>67737625
if you have a couple of free hours you should
really entertaining and deep at the same time
>>67737719
I also got bored of losing half the weekend. I didnt usually lay in the bed, but just walked around like a zombie.
>Heshitdal
Stage 4, Catanzaro - Praia a Mare (first stage with a 'nervous finale'): gifted by the peloton to the counter-breakaway
Stage 6, Ponte - Roccaraso (first mountain top stage): gifted to the breakaway again
Stage 8, Foligno - Arezzo (again an interesting "salita", plus "sterrato" in the final kilometres): gifted to the breakaway
Stage 10, Bisenzio - Sestola: okay, this one is understandable due to its position and coming after the tricky resting day
Stage 13, Palmanova - Friuli (hard medium mountain stage with a difficult second-to-last ascent): gifted to the breakaway
Stage 14, Alpago - Corvara (queen stage through the Dolomites): ???
>Canadians in charge of riding a bicycle
Hesjedal abandon. Disappointing giro for him and Trek.
english acestream anyone?
>>67737719
>tfw cured my alcohol addiction
how? just willpower?
or were you actually addicted?
>>67737880
you are the hesjedal hating dane?
>>67737931
Yes. I mainly hate Vaughters and by extension Cannondale. I know Ryder doesn't ride for them anymore but I don't like him.
>>67737917
I used to have terrible self control and would regularly get hammered and drink at a way too fast tempo, which would result in puking during sleep or having a terrible day after
Now I kind of learned to slow down the tempo and drink less alcohol, I used to drink just because I felt I had to, now I'm actually able to drink slower and enjoy the beer
>Gianluca Brambilla will never be your teammate
>>67738031
>Valverde is your "teammate"
Nibali following Amador wherever he goes.
nearly time to do something, gc guys
Is Ruben Plaza going to hang on?
>>67738506
Probably not.
>>67738506
getting BTFO right now
>>67738587
based grand pa
>>67738587
>full kit wanker
>>67738587
it's his new year's resolution
>>67738620
>Not wearing your favourite cycling team jersey while riding.
Into the trash it goes.
here goes astana
time for murder
Astana doping activated
Soviet powered Astana time.
>lively stink
PRESIDENTIAL SPORTS CLUB ASTANA KAZAKHSTAN OF ASTANA
i hate them
ain't nuttin gone happen
>>67738787
They have there place in the sport. They are one of the big 4 teams, if they go, we are down to sky domination.
>>67738830
this, especially with tinkoff pissing off
>>67738787
i'd probably hate them too if they weren't basically an italian team
i still hate sky far more
>>67738669
This
>>67738847
The new Bahrain team could replace them as one of the big players.
Only Scarponi left for Nibbles
bird not on song today!!!!!
>>67738866
yeah but the UCI have banned camels in bike racing and you can't wear a helmet over a head towel
Great riding by Dombrowski
Here guys, have some smoke in your lungs
Off yourself Vogelsang
>installed new groupset to bike
>/iihf/
>cycling
Pretty comfy right now
Too far from the finish to attack. They'll regroup on the descent and go on the next climb.
>that Pantani banner
didn't ask for feels thank you
>>67738943
Male, model??
Amador DED
>amaswingingonthebackdor
>>67738964
Mechanical Campy Chorus. Still need to do some adjusting but it's mostly ready to ride now.
RIP
>>67738964
I prefer female models desu
RIP Amador. Activate Valverde
RIP Amador
Amadone
>>67738982
Nice, campy is sexy af.
>>67738986
Kek. Typo
fuck off with the smoke you cunts
Accordion lad....
christ almighty
what a clown fiesta
>these dino riders
every fucking time
>>67738982
Nice.
We /snow/ now
NEEDS MORE SMOKE
>tfw you don't live in a country that has high altitude mountains.
what the fuck is this smoke idiocy
just how fucking stupid do you have to be to concieve such a shit idea?
Haha time for scary descent
>>67739113
>no cow trap
Not so scary desu
>>67736699
>no 'those were different times.' (silence)
Who's the better descender: Nibali or Sagan?
Nibali overrated as a descender, imo. Hushovd still the best I've seen.
>>67739282
>Pinot
Good of them to replay yesterday's stage for us
Give Amador your energy lads
\o/ \o/ \o/
>you will never see Andy Schleck die on a wet descent
>>67739377
Such a useless descender for a GC winner.
>>67739377
with frank schleck looking over his shoulder thinking "what do i do? andy? where's andy?"
>>67739313
Savoldelli imho
>>67739450
Yeah, I never saw him live though. His descent on Finestre was obviously ridiculous.
NIBBLES
Nibbles
NIBBLING
Bala dropped
What do we do now?!
NIBBLES
JUST
Based Kruijswijk
>>67739631
Is he the next Jungels?
>>67739685
Better than Jungels, ultimate underdog
this attack will probably get through
there's no Movistar in it, so everyone should collaborate
>tfw your life is in crisis and collapse mode
Go go Kruijswijk!
hup oranje
HE WILL DO IT ABSOLUTE MADMAN
K R U I J S W I J K
Nibali dropped
Nibali
B T F O
T
F
O
>NIBBLES
just tuned in lads, quick, tell me what happened
Now we'll see how good a descender Nibali really is
damn, if NIbali and Valverde lose time today, the final week can potentially be epic
Hubert Dupont is impressive
>>67739894
Nibs attacked, valverde dropped. Krujswfnj attacked, nibs dropped
I rank today's stage
>>67739970
thanks, eire
Pedal faster Nibali . Turn on the motor.
Nibbles will have 30ish secs before the decsent
could be interesting
>>67740027
he's not Cancellara though
>>67740068
Delete this
>>67740027
get to the team car nibbles! you can still win the stage!
Is Nibali going to descend like a madman trying to catch Kruiswijk
it's only 25 seconds to nibbles. he should catch them.
>>67740141
Not technical enough and he doesn't have the power.
Do they even hit the brakes on the descent? Holy shit!
Atapuma could actually win holy shit
>The city of Movistar
All over again
>>67736699
>"roiders"
>>67740307
>urine-soaked shark
go Atapuma!
>19% climb
wew
Solid race from Atapuma
>19%
lel based motorcyclist taking out a spectator
GET REKT
puma down
holy shit is that nibbles time gap accurate?
>Leopard man
New meme.
>Amador
COME ON DARWIN COME OOOOOON
>>67740537
over
Nooooooo poor Atapuma
way harsh
>>67740555
;_;
he deserved better
MON PREIDLER
rip cocaine
WTF JUST HAPPENED?
>>67740577
Preidler win
WTF WAS PREIDLER DOING????
HORRIBLE TACTICS
>chavez getting time back on nibbles
neat
>Preidler
lamo
Bizarre finish desu. 10/10 stage
CHA
VEZ
Fuck you Preidler
aww
would be awesome if based kruijswijk won it
Fuck Chaves. If anyone is a suspect it's that cunt.
FUUUUUUCK OFF
FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF
>>67740646
LAMO MY ASS
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
When you are THAT dumb you deserve to lose like the fucking loser you are.
>>67740609
DENIED
Krujswjik has sent a real signal, but it's still open
Valverde dropped as fuck
Best stage so far/10
>>67740687
HYP'D AS FUCK for tomorrow lads
i love ITT climbs
>>67740787
Is it a TT bike stage or a road bike one?
>Krujswjik
If he finishes above Chaves tomorrow, he's got this.
>>67740787
Good luck tomorrow mate, thanks for checking in
so I missed that stage on purpose
was it exciting?
>>67740963
kinda yeah, I rate it around 8 or 8.5/10
>>67740867
Usually they go road with clip ons or sometimes a TT bar for flatter parts, but always road bike.
fuck chaves is really handsome
>>67740944
uh, thanks i guess?
>>67740963
Best stage
>>67741339
pedo
Son of friends of the family just won stage one of Trophée Centre Morbihan.
Go Jakob!
>>67741469
pff only one year younger than me
Based Kruijswijk!
Also lmao at Preidler's attempt to win this race
>it's a movistar fucks everything up episode
>>67741535
so like every episode?
>>67741535
is there a more disorganized """""team"""""
>>67741500
Doxxed :^)
>>67741773
i know you're joking, but still
>>>/b/
https://twitter.com/cyclinghubtv/status/734038938818621440
lel
anyone got a still of when that motor kicked down a mong in the crowd and almost rode over him? highlight of the stage for me
>>67742224
ay lmao, thats what i meant
>missed the stage running errands
>came back and Hesjedal abandoned
that's 5/9 of my locked-in fantasy team gone. only the nibbler, Zakarin, Atapuma and Demare are left now
So anyone checking in for california?
>>67753554
Yes
Sagan bossing, and /comfy/ carlton chatting about wine... not bad
>>67753677
Have you watched the whole stage? Much happen? I just put it on...
>>67746640
Demare is out too
>>67753554
> Alaphilippe in charge of not finish second
>>67753843
It's only been on yurosport for 20 minutes. Sagan was riding with the 5 man group when it started. Other than that it's been pretty quiet.
Feeling pretty /comfy/ after sauna and enjoying a beer.
>Amador
>>67754019
Wont lie, I havent watched any of this tour, I always remember at about 1AM, then its already finished! Whats happening? Is alaphillippes this tours bob /madman/ jungles?
This is the first stage I've seen because the schedule doesn't really go together well with working so I don't really know what's going on in the GC.
>>67754324
>>67754476
Sagan easily won the final sprint of 2 or 3 stages
Alaphilippe won in the mountain then resist in the TT against Rohan Dennis
>>67753554
Watching since the German cup final ended. My first time ever watching ToC
>>67754677
yeah i saw somewhere that sagan was winning everything that wasnt a massive hill...
who meme riders/teams in this tour?
>be medic
>drive mustang
bliddy yanks
saganwinslol?
based john will rise again
>2agan
