Velogames - Giro D’Italia 🚴🏻 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🚴🏻 May Contain Spoilers

borolad259 said:
Ganna was a difficult one really. I had him down for 2 stages maybe. In the end I swapped him out for Ulissi, who usually scores well on home turf. He picked up some bonus points in the TT so, hopefully, I made the right choice. I had Evenepoel and Foss earmarked for TT points. Both did OK really. Having similar choices to Pierre and Cardiffs is a good sign usually. Bardet was a real gamble given his form this year, but I'm hoping he comes good in the mountains and on the gravel. Gaviria was another gamble given his propensity for falling off. He seems to have lost his nerve in sprints but, if he is fitter now after his covid battles, he could score well. Rubio should get points in the hills for a cheap pick. Lafay is a young un with some promise. Likes to get into breakaways. Plus, he's friend with Mrs 259 on facebook :D . Sagan is a no brainer, ditto Yates. Should be a fun competition.
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Well young Lafay really did repay my faith today. Chapeau. He'll be good when he grows up (looks about 12).
 
When Carboni went on that last climb I was thinking I was in for a big return, but once Lafay rode past him my hopes sank.
 
Yes, that was scary - he could have snapped his neck.

On a brighter note, two excellent wins for brits today. Pidcock beat Van der Poel to win the MTB World Cup race and I watched Connor Swift win his first pro race in the bretonne Paris-Roubaix, the Tro Bro Leon with a really aggressive ride.
 
Interesting GC day tomorrow I think. I'm hoping that Yates and Bardet spring into life. Also looking for Ulissi to win his customary stage at some point soon.
 
Merlier joins Ewan on leaving the tour. Says he is fatigued. Not surprising as it’s his debut 3 week race.
 
Well the main Belgian certainly broke.
Bernal looks pretty much unstoppable. It's a shame Tobias Foss lost so much time looking after Bennett earlier in the race. He would have been right in the mix.
 
This Giro is certainly throwing up some incredible first time stage .winners. Where did that performance from Schmid come from? His stats reveal him to be very Joe Domestique
 
Still a long way to go yet, but Bernal looks head and shoulders above the rest at the moment. I assume that we get into more mountains the further we go?
 
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