Pro-cycling thread

Chris 'BioPace' Froome.

PMP 'L' cranks personified.

Smashing it up and down the river.

I think so, don't think that Dumoulin can weather another day like today, particularly with Froome and Sky appearing to be on an upward trend.

What's the name of the guy who was on before him? I quite like him, don't know why he couldn't do the whole thing

and take your absolute melvin pedalling style with you.

smirk

I can't tell cos I've only got this thread, the official Giro page, and the Guardian, which I wasn't keeping up with, but according to them Froome already took the blue jersey at Sestriere. Wikipedia description of the points available, or my adding up, doesn't seem to square with the classification of this morning.

Cyclingnews reckon Froome took that at the top of the Sestriere.

Had to laugh at Pinot being trolled by Carapaz & Lopez by drifting off the group and making him sprint from the back to get back on.

Surely Froome will be >1 min in front after today.

Dumoulin looks royally pissed off.

Quite possibly the greatest stage in my (long) lifetime and who do we get? Cunton Cuntby. Makes me almost nostalgic for Duffers....

Right. Froome's sat virtually fucking upright now. Just cycling away into the distance. wtf is going on.

Pinot to jump Tom?

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Like Carapaz and Lopez, I also have not done any work today.

Lol, same here, impossible! :)

Pinot couldn't jump Tom Simpson atm

two young guys will jump the rest three

He has Reichenbach to push the pace and launch an attack, maybe with some assistance from Carapaz if he has the legs.

Froome's now got a 35 second cushion before time bonuses

It would be lulz. The two young uns, might give Tom a target though

For all this, it's the Italians that are the no-shows for today.

Pozzovivo looks very casual...

After this ride will people still want Froome sanctioned for Salbutamol?

Giro organisers must be having a fucking meltdown

less than 10km to go to the biggest fucking upset in the recent times

C'mon Froome!

the one who's having a meltdown is Lappartient right now