Giro d'Italia.... let the quest for the Pink jersey begin

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Giro d'Italia.... let the quest for the Pink jersey begin

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Stage 1, potentially has Matheiu VanDerPoel for a pink today... got to be in with a chance.

Overall it's hard to see Carapaz not winning this one though. Unless you think otherwise ?

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I was interested to see how Tom Pidcock go....

......but I'm REALLY interested to see how he goes on the UCI MTB XC tour this month as he's pulled out of the Giro.
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lostboy wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 11:42 am I was interested to see how Tom Pidcock go....

......but I'm REALLY interested to see how he goes on the UCI MTB XC tour this month as he's pulled out of the Giro.
Well, today...

https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/uc ... p-albstadt

Just over 4 hours till XC Short-track today.
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weeksy wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 11:46 am
lostboy wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 11:42 am I was interested to see how Tom Pidcock go....

......but I'm REALLY interested to see how he goes on the UCI MTB XC tour this month as he's pulled out of the Giro.
Well, today...

https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/uc ... p-albstadt

Just over 4 hours till XC Short-track today.
I have the RedBull TV tab open on my laptop!
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Yates has unfinished business but Carapaz has to be a strong favourite. Be nice to see Hugh Carthy amongst the Podium places. Miguel Angel Lopez might be a dark (ish) horse too.
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Wilco Kellderman ? Got to be a shout i think....I like how Carthy rides but sometimes i think he blows himself up going for it instead of sitting on wheels.
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I think Pelle Bilbao would be my pick before Kellderman.
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As a kid, when I was into football, I always used to get baffled how people on the beaters trailer out shooting would rabbit on about players and teams and tactics and stuff like they knew the ins and outs of all their lives.
Now I’m older- I’m increasingly aware I’m wired up differently because I still don’t get it about anything I’m into 🤣🤣
I think my memory just isn’t good enough.

So as usual I’ll probably watch a few dribs and drabs on TV but I don’t have a fucking clue who’s in form, who suits the course and who’s gonna win any given stage 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣
I find it much easier to follow gravel where there’s only about 10 characters to know about 🤣
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That's the best part about pro-cycling though, the intricacies of the bunch, the form of the riders, the team they've built around them for the event, or not.

Seeing a team powering the front to either close or split a group, just working for the chance for 1 man at the end... it's awesome.

In the same way, seeing a team putting it all on the line in a bunch sprint, it's just as epic to me.

Today i'll be watching the XC too, which is just man vs man. Or in our case as British fans, Pidcock vs them all. If it's not Pidcock then most i bet will want Nino to be winning it instead.

the ladies is usually a better watch in some ways. Seeing if Evie Richards has recovered from illness and back on form.
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I know- I just don’t know anything about any of them no matter how much I watch 🤣
I’ll get into it for that hour or whatever and then literally nothing will stick for next time 🤣
I’m used to it now but I would literally have to set about writing a book or something to get the amount of info most normal people pick up in passing to stick.
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Discovery Plus seemed to think I wanted to watch it, but they were wrong
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weeksy wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 11:46 am
lostboy wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 11:42 am I was interested to see how Tom Pidcock go....

......but I'm REALLY interested to see how he goes on the UCI MTB XC tour this month as he's pulled out of the Giro.
Well, today...

https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/uc ... p-albstadt

Just over 4 hours till XC Short-track today.
This pace is mental, and yet Pidcock looks like he's on a training ride!
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What happened??? He went from 2nd to 17th and then pulled it back but clearly not for the win.

VdP with an epic epic finish! First day, pink.
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Cavendish with a big effort for a sprint win on Stage 3 today.

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Is it on ITV?
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 4:58 pm Is it on ITV?
No idea mate. Eurosport for me.

I think highlights may be Quest
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It's on Quest.
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IT's all a bit topsy turvy at the moment

https://www.giroditalia.it/en/classifiche/

Yates, Bilbao and Kelderman are the highest placed GC contenders but Carapaz isn't far off as is Landa. Almieda and Bardet still mixing it after the big day up Etna.

Just the 1 hill for today.
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Just back from Europe, went to Budapest for the start of the Giro and managed to watch the first 2 stages .... I love the Giro !!
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It's been interesting for sure... Although as i didn't get any comments i didn't bother discussing it i must admit.