Pro-cycling thread

Seems to be closing the gap fast.

But Narvaez has a decent sprint on him, so it may not matter.

gap looks like it's widening again. must've been a big effort from padun

Eurosport player down for anyone else?

no

Looks like he’s blown his own doors off.

yup, got it down to 9 secs and then started pedalling squares

Interesting contrast in styles; Narvaez very fluid, spinning a lower gear, Padun with much lower cadence pushing a bigger gear.

Nice waving to the crowd from Padun...

I think Tao should have moved up a couple of places on GC, just outside the top ten now.

This will strangely end up being a good Giro for Ineos despite their original objective going down the drain.

EF asked for the Giro to be stopped, got a nope from the UCI:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ef-pro-cycling-call-for-giro-ditalia-to-be-stopped/

Guess they'll be pulling out soon then.

I think they’ll only pull out if there are more positives after the full bubble test on the rest day. Or at least that’s what I’ve understood JV to say.

They have stupendously strong riders.

They could still win the 2 TTs and infiltrate the breakaways.

They'll get fined if they pull out without genuine cause.

To clarify, the UCI rules state that any team which leaves a WT race without a valid reason is liable to a fine of between 10,000-20,000 Swiss Francs per day of competition remaining.

https://sporza.be/nl/2020/10/15/thomas-de-gendt-voelt-zich-onveilig-in-de-giro-het-gaat-de-slechte-kant-op~1602753448538/

Sue the UCI for not following the protocol to look after the riders.

EF rider trying to go for a fist bump with Almeida as they finished.

Almeida aired him, so he just gave him a little bump on the arm instead.

Almeida doesn't like ducks.

Noticed this too and chuckled

Bardet is riding Flanders. AG2R must know something we don’t.

I think WM is the 'standard', mass-produced maybe even the largest volume, but one of the best imho. If you want to go all out connoisseury try Paix Dieu Tripel, also quite wonderful!

(oh yeah beer thread >>>> ;-) )

It's the Ronde, you should all be drinking shit tons of Kwaremont

not in stock at my local designer offie, sadly : (

anyway, fancy sagan again for today's stage

Last 2 climbs look rather stiff!
8.3% for 4.1km and 10% for 2.1km

Who's the most Alaphillipe/Hirschi like in the Giro at the moment?

Sagan