/cyc/ - Giro d'Italia stage 8

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>>75877421
Finish is quite steep

Thanks Juan

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Nice timing on the threads.

looks like we have a breakaway.

The Route: a coastal procession for the first 85km and then the climb into the Gargano park via Monte Sant’Angelo, a 10km climb at 6% average but often 7%, it’s a regular road with many engineered hairpins. The descent isn’t as steep but it’s on a much narrower road with more irregular bends. They then follow the coast but this time via hillier route on a road that constantly rises and falls as they cross from cape to cape.

With 12km to go the head inland and climb the cape of Coppa del Fornaro, it’s not a categorised climb but it’s certainly a real ascent. The road goes up in two parts and it’s steep to start with 10% before a false flat and then a brief descent and then a kilometre at 8% before another false flat across the top and the descent into Peschici, first via a small road. Being well place here already is crucial

The Finish: the profile above makes the finish look easy, as if it’s just a run down into town and then a short climb up. However the road through Peschici is awkward with a tight hairpin just after the 1km go to arch and then another tight hairpin around the 500m point, a sharp corner at 250m to go and then it’s uphill to the line, the roadbook says it maxes at 12% but it’s more 6-7%

>>75877638
>the roadbook says it maxes at 12% but it’s more 6-7%

really? Thats disappointing.

>tfw landlet

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average speed 54.7kph so far, they might end up feeling that tommorow at the blockhaus.

>tfw too fat for fast

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>>75877428
Who /valverde/ here

>>75877767
who the fuck wears a bulky watch in a race? Why?

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>>75877767
>someone saved my meme

t-thanks

>>75877786
sponsors probably

Based Bora and Pöstlberger at it again.

>>75877695

Don't know why they bother telling the max gradient. There's always one point with 10+%. It doesn't mean anything. The average for each km is all that matters

Willier are a joke team.

>>75877786
So he knows when it's time to attack

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>Willier
>Gazprom

Is l'equipe a tv station in France? I always thought it was just a magazine, but they have a livestream on internet with commentary starting really early and I can't imagine they do that just for web

>>75877966
Yes, it's the most popular sport Newspaper by far, even the most sold newspaper in France daily I think, but they also have a free TV channel and a website
Their TV channel used to be only continuous news, no live events whatsoever, but now they have some events like the Giro

The climb is gonna be interesting, I think the breakaway will either be caught or shrink significantly.

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what the fuck is sanchez doing

Shit, I'm late today. Did I miss anything so far lads? At least I made it for the climb.

>>75878912
Maybe he wants to attack on the descent? It's like 18km long.

>>75879278
and then what? Hes going to have to ride 90km solo now.

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>marginal gains

>>75879305
Froome would have the mental fortitude to easily do that.

Sanchez however...

>>75879305
Fuck if I know. He didn't want the mountain top points since he kept going. So, yeah, beats me.

>>75878912
bad BB, poor guy is riding around in a feverish delirium

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>>75879438
>pedals

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>>75879551
Thank you, m'lad.

>>75879488
for what purpose?

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>>75879699
>Team Sky 2018 Pinarello Dogma F9

>>75879699
It's patrician.

>>75879488
Finally I don't have to clean my drivetrain anymore!! Where do I get one

Aw geez hi. Sorry about the duplicate thread.

Welp, Sanchez is as good as caught, but by the chasers. In a group of three, they might actually put some distance between them and the peloton.

>>75879869
Aww shit, scratch that. Chasing group is fucking huge. RIP Sanchez.

>every stream I've tried isn't working

HELP

>>75879932
This one is heavenly
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/course/13580/molfetta-peschici

>>75879952
it's geoblocked unfortunately

who /blockhaus/ here? Cant wait for tommorow.

>>75880009
Me. I can't wait to make the critically acclaimed *blocks your haus* joke again

>Giro d'Italia
>no Italian posters

I'm ashamed.

Anyone here tried Alpecin? Will it give me a fuller mane?

>>75880061
>la città italiana

This Sanchez Bloke going to win the stage lads?

>>75880075
The best shampoo I've ever tried is Poppy Austin. 20 motherfucking euro.

You have to read the INCI.

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>>75880075

I use it on my beard.

MAMMA MIA LO SPAGHETTI

>>75880110
It's
>lo stato della città d'Italia

All we can do is shitpost about Football. Sad.
At least we're not as stupid as south americans, americans and brits, when doing it.
>>75880211
Are you losing your beard hair?

>>75880274

Lol no, it makes it grow quicker.

>>75877767
TYB Valverde you are my greatest ally

t. Quintana

>>75880075
I tired it at a friends house once, your hair just feels like it's coated in some sort of hair spray that makes it stick up at the root

I love this cooking revolution

>>75880292
What are you, a hairlet?
I wish I had less hair, if anything I need a shampoo that makes me lose hair.

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>tfw no Laura gf

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>>75880531
Puck is the superior choice anyway.

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>>75880565

For me, it's Pauline

Best kit: Dimension Data
Best helmet: Kask
Best bike: Canyon w/Zipps

Worst kit: CCC
Worst helmet: POC
Worst Bike: Colnago

>>75880531
>>75880565
>>75880632
>female "sport"

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>>75880565

>>75880457
Who here /extracting vapour without a cookerhood/?

was that a moving nature break?

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>>75880672

>>75880746
Fucking balls on that dude doing it on a descent.

>>75880644

CCC bikes are just as ugly as their jerseys

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>>75880712
Want to see her pussy?

>>75880565
>having shit taste in females

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>>75880795
>She is going to study medicine.

She has smarts, looks and loves to ride a long smooth shaft between her powerful sweaty thighs.

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>>75880795

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>>75880760
daaamn

The eyetalians

anyone got a decent non laggy stream for English speaking pleb.

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>>75880854

>>75880875
Are tits aero?

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>>75880874
try this

>>75880920
Thank you brother for showing me the link.

>>75880760
>using a bra
Le trashman, etc.

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Who is this?

THANKS JUAN

THANKS JUAN

THANKS JUAN

>>75881185
https://www.instagram.com/shoshaunaroutley/

>>75880897
No

>its an italy vs spain episode

>ACTIVATE SKY MEME POWER.

>VAI CON LANDA

VAI CON LANDA

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Apologize, punk.

>>75881489
>>75881530
>ded attack already
SmugAnimeGrill.png

Landa is the new Betancur. Fat shit.

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>>75881580
>tfw not skelling
>whylive.png

>landa

PINOT
I
N
O
T

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>internet went down

>>75881621
> he doesn't look like a holocaust survivor

*nibbles*

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>Mikel Higuain

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>>75881670
>His legs aren't thinner then his wrists.

RIP IN PIECES

Italy is kill

Giovanni

leeeeeel

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>italy

cya plebz

I Z A
Z
A

>falling while climbing
poor Conti

The ferocious speed of the peloton on the final climb

Can't wait to see it on strava.

>Conti
Fuck.

>>75881794
On his defense, that turn was pretty brutal

>>75881724
What the fuck.

>>75881825

It came up so quick and so sudden.

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Are you hyped for tomorrow, lads?

>>75881861
*blockhaus your path*

>>75881861

Yes

About time there were time gaps

>>75881861
absolutely, it's a great climb and it's way too rare to see this kind of climbs before reaching the Alps

i wish they focused on the Appennnes more every year

>>75881861
That's a big climb

>>75882023
t. Nairo
For you.

>>75881861
yes. And since only the last 10km are interesting ill have time for a nice sunday ride too.

https://www.strava.com/activities/984336105/segments/24131515757

wew lads. 32km/h on a 6% climb after doing 180km

>>75881861
No gaps, just keep energy for the last week tho.

>>75882748
go away, nairo.

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>>75882748

>leave the lazy colombian to me

>>75883191
>Nairo
>Lazy
What?

>>75883219
hes too lazy to even attempt winning

>>75883606
The juicy part comes later bro

>>75884172
in the 4th week?

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>This central ridge, the spine of Italy, includes many good climbs and the Blockhaus is one of the hardest on Italy, not just in the Apennines but as challenging as anything in the Alps. The stats are comparable to Mont Ventoux, the reality is even more of a challenge.

>18km at 8.2% sounds hard enough, comparable to Mont Ventoux and there are more similarities thanks to the limestone rocks, communications masts and stunning views. Only this is a much tougher climb. Where Mont Ventoux steep in the forest on a wide, regular road this is irregular in gradient, often steeper than 10% and all on rough rural back road that is much slower to ride and has you changing gear a lot, or at least if you’re lucky to have fitted low enough ratios to cope with the gradient and the relentless length.

I think there will be some serious BTFOs

>>75884728
Is there anything more exciting than a long climb?

>>75884791

No. But also nothing more boring than a long climb when nobody attacks.

>>75884940
I wasn't really talking about racing.

But yeah. Although if it's long enough selection will be made anyway.

>>75882589
180 km at 45 km/h - including a cat2 climb.

>>75884290
4th week of the tour m8