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Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 - it is TIED going into final ITT
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Well its kind of exciting seeing the Giro going South to North in October. Normally the big climbs in the Dolomites and Alps are in the last week of May to allow for things to warm up so riders are not riding through snow (well minus Hampsten's win on Gavia in 1989)



Nice line up of GC guys most of whom were at Tirreno Adriatico and the UCI worlds in Imola:

  • Simon Yates (UAE Tour winner, Tirenno Adriatico winner)
  • Geriant Thomas (they have a solid team there too)
  • Vincenzo Nibali
  • Kruiswijk (maybe Jumbo lucked out by having his "saved for Giro"....he nearly won a few years ago minus the snowbank crash on the stage to Sestrieres)
  • Fuglsang (with Lopez as "helper" off the TdF)


On the sprinter side, Arnaud deMarre skiped the TdF. Sagan and Viviani are coming off the TdF. Michael Mathews injured at Milano San Remo missed the TdF and he was pretty solid at the UCI Worlds.

ITT on Stage 1 in Palermo

Two Queen Stages, stage 18 that takes in Stelvio North Side and then a downhill and gravel climb to the finish. Stage 20 goes over to Sestriere. Hopefully there is no snow. Sestriere already has snow in the forecast all of this weekend while the Giro is opening in Palermo Siciliy. We get treated with a climb up Mt. Etna in week 1 too! A solid 1100m vertical gain so we should immediately get some GC separation in week 1


Last edited by: devashish_paul: Oct 24, 20 12:34
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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Should be fun, how many TT's are there?
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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Does anyone know if it will be on NBCSN or Olympic channel?
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [Tri-Bum] [ In reply to ]
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I am using http://www.flobikes.com

That subscription has been gold since start of Dauphine!

To the previous poster, there are 60 km of ITT, but other than Thomas I don't see the rest of the GC Contenders being TT kinds. Ineos has Ganna to diesel Thomas around the peloton for the three weeks, but he should be putting the hammer down for himself in all three TT's. I see no reason why Ganna does not start with the Maglia Rosa for Sunday's stage.
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [Tri-Bum] [ In reply to ]
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I think fubo and flo bikes are the only places to watch in the US.
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [mgreer] [ In reply to ]
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Just to get you warmed up for Stage 18 up Stelvio:


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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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Remember the advert? Love it.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqh0vxyZGE
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [burnthesheep] [ In reply to ]
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All you guys remember El Pistolero putting down the hammer on Mt. Etna 2011 before setting his Everest Record during Covid19 2020?




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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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Dev ,
Just a question on flobikes.com .I am in Toronto and enjoyed the TDF with Simon Gerrans and Ant Mcrossan doing the commentary .
I may have been naive with their $12.50 a month -cancel anytime but looks like I’m locked in for a year.
Were you aware of their policy when subscribing .
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [sward] [ In reply to ]
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Hey I signed up for the so called $12.50 per month with the plan to cancel after Vuelta....are we screwed? I thought they credit you for the months that are unused? If not I paid them $150 for Dauphine+TDF+UCI Worlds + Giro+Vuelta+Giro+ Dauphine+TDF+2020 Classics + 2021 Classics. At this point, I don't mind giving some of my money to a company that will get my mind off this stupid pandemic and make the world seem slightly normal

But if I can cancel after 2020 Vuelta, I will and restart next year for Giro. I don't find following 1 day racing as exciting as stage racing (mainly because there is a multi day chess game in stage racing, where each day fits into the big picture....single day racing, you only have that day's impact on itself)
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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That was my exact plan , but I have had no luck contacting them as I wanted to check how easy it was to cancel .
I will continue with this mini project and advise if I figure out the process .
G for the Giro as the 3 time trials are definitely in his favour.
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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devashish_paul wrote:
Hey I signed up for the so called $12.50 per month with the plan to cancel after Vuelta....are we screwed? I thought they credit you for the months that are unused? If not I paid them $150 for Dauphine+TDF+UCI Worlds + Giro+Vuelta+Giro+ Dauphine+TDF+2020 Classics + 2021 Classics. At this point, I don't mind giving some of my money to a company that will get my mind off this stupid pandemic and make the world seem slightly normal

But if I can cancel after 2020 Vuelta, I will and restart next year for Giro. I don't find following 1 day racing as exciting as stage racing (mainly because there is a multi day chess game in stage racing, where each day fits into the big picture....single day racing, you only have that day's impact on itself)

Cancelling looks pretty straight forward. https://support.flosports.tv/s/article/How-to-cancel. I didn't try it since I don't want to cancel yet.

Greg
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [alfaholic] [ In reply to ]
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alfaholic wrote:
devashish_paul wrote:
Hey I signed up for the so called $12.50 per month with the plan to cancel after Vuelta....are we screwed? I thought they credit you for the months that are unused? If not I paid them $150 for Dauphine+TDF+UCI Worlds + Giro+Vuelta+Giro+ Dauphine+TDF+2020 Classics + 2021 Classics. At this point, I don't mind giving some of my money to a company that will get my mind off this stupid pandemic and make the world seem slightly normal

But if I can cancel after 2020 Vuelta, I will and restart next year for Giro. I don't find following 1 day racing as exciting as stage racing (mainly because there is a multi day chess game in stage racing, where each day fits into the big picture....single day racing, you only have that day's impact on itself)


Cancelling looks pretty straight forward. https://support.flosports.tv/s/article/How-to-cancel. I didn't try it since I don't want to cancel yet.

Greg

From their support site:

What are my options for subscription plans? Which verticals are yearly ONLY and which are yearly AND monthly?

Yearly ONLY subscriptions ($150.00/year):
  • FloBikes
  • FloGrappling
  • FloRacing
  • FloSoftball
  • FloWrestling
  • Dirt on Dirt

So you guys are stuck with the $150 bill looks like.
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [trifreemc] [ In reply to ]
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That's $149.00 too much for FloGrappling.
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [trifreemc] [ In reply to ]
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Tried last night night to cancel , ain’t happening!

You basically had to cancel within the first 30 days otherwise you are stuck with the full years amount .

Yes Dev we are screwed!
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [sward] [ In reply to ]
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sward wrote:
Tried last night night to cancel , ain’t happening!

You basically had to cancel within the first 30 days otherwise you are stuck with the full years amount .

Yes Dev we are screwed!

You mean we needed to do 3x29 day subscriptions this fall and do the same thing next year? Looks like we got the full package of 2x TdF, 2xGiro, 1xGiro, 2xDauphines, 2xSpring classics, 1xUCI worlds for $150....so let's just clamp down and maximize our cycling viewing....2 days to the kickoff ITT in Palermo. Ganna for Pink on Saturday?
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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What’s the consensus on the EF Education bikes and kit? Wheeewwww. I like cool stuff as I am not a velominati kind of guy but that’s some loud kit. Lol.
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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Yes Ganna for Pink , Thomas and Dennis should both be in the top 10 .
Keep an eye on Tom Pidcock for Ineos Grenadiers .As there was no U23 road race in the World Championships the Brits threw him in the Men’s elite road race . He finished 42nd with Luke Rowe chaperoning him .
Today he just goes and wins the U23 World Cup in MTB ! He’s a tiny guy but definitely a new age cyclist , Cyclo-cross, MTB and Road Race specialist !
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [burnthesheep] [ In reply to ]
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burnthesheep wrote:
What’s the consensus on the EF Education bikes and kit? Wheeewwww. I like cool stuff as I am not a velominati kind of guy but that’s some loud kit. Lol.

Well, that Supersix looks pretty cool:



Here is the start list of teams and riders. I did not realize Tony Martin will be there for Jumbo too. Not sure what he has in the older legs for the ITT but let's see on Saturday
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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^^^ that's Systemsix, not Supersix.

Anyway, I think the odds of Giro full completion are much lower than they were at TdF (which I still consider a wonder :) ) - both due to the virus, which slowly spirals out of control everywhere again, and also due to the weather. I can't see them finishing the Stelvio stage, for instance unless a sudden "local warming maximum" kicks in exactly in the necessary time.

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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [mrlobber] [ In reply to ]
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mrlobber wrote:
^^^ that's Systemsix, not Supersix.

Anyway, I think the odds of Giro full completion are much lower than they were at TdF (which I still consider a wonder :) ) - both due to the virus, which slowly spirals out of control everywhere again, and also due to the weather. I can't see them finishing the Stelvio stage, for instance unless a sudden "local warming maximum" kicks in exactly in the necessary time.

Most of us really don't care about bikes or names of bike. Do you remember what bike Indurain won each of his 5 Tours on or when Pantani did the Giro + TdF double? No one remembers bikes, just what the athletes did. The Giro has been had stages rerouted before due to snow on climbs (as has the Tour de France, Riis beat Indurain and won the 96 TdF on a 45km long stage to Sestriere). The Giro won't be cancelled because of snow, they will just change the route on that day.

As for the virus I don't know if you are Italian, but having spent time in Italy during a few Giro's and given what Italy went through in March and April and talking to Italian business associates, at a national level, like France, their govt will want to see this event through to the end. Right now, thankfully deaths and hospitalizations are very low in Italy from what I see.
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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Try this link. https://tiz-cycling-live.io/live.php

I am watching Binckbank Tour 2020 right now

All I Wanted Was A Pepsi, Just One Pepsi

Team Zoot, Team Zoot Mid-Atlantic

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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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Hey, I absolutely didn't want to sound somewhat "teaching" you about the bikes, just pointed out the correct bike name :)


devashish_paul wrote:
As for the virus I don't know if you are Italian, but having spent time in Italy during a few Giro's and given what Italy went through in March and April and talking to Italian business associates, at a national level, like France, their govt will want to see this event through to the end. Right now, thankfully deaths and hospitalizations are very low in Italy from what I see.


I'm absolutely sure they all want it... just as we (non Italians) do. We'll see. Still "right now" says nothing about 2 weeks time. My country just went from 0.3% positive tests to 1.9% within 4 days, and new hospital admissions follow the same trend already.

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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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sward wrote:
Tried last night night to cancel , ain’t happening!

You basically had to cancel within the first 30 days otherwise you are stuck with the full years amount .

Yes Dev we are screwed!
You mean we needed to do 3x29 day subscriptions this fall and do the same thing next year? Looks like we got the full package of 2x TdF, 2xGiro, 1xGiro, 2xDauphines, 2xSpring classics, 1xUCI worlds for $150....so let's just clamp down and maximize our cycling viewing....2 days to the kickoff ITT in Palermo. Ganna for Pink on Saturday?

The wording is funny, but they know this. They mention the monthly cost, but only have YEARLY subscriptions. I contacted them after thinking I was being billed monthly, and getting locked in for the year. Cost $200 CAD. They responded right away and said they were doing a 30% off promo and refunded me approx. $60 CAD. Honestly, for all the content just from end of August, into December, it's well worth the $140 in my opinion!

Not to mention we have the London Marathon on FLOTRACK this weekend!!

My advice, contact them and ask for the same deal.

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Matt Gervais
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Re: Giro d'Italia Oct 3-25 [mrlobber] [ In reply to ]
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Definitely we don't know what happens in 2 weeks but what happens in your country or my country or another country may or may not play out in Italy. The shapes of the curves for both cases and deaths are totally different in Italy, Iran, Sweden, USA, Australia, Brazil, Austria, Taiwan, but hey, my guess is that the shape ends up being not dissimilar to some western European countries so you are likely correct, but that does not mean a race won't happen either. They have run Milano San Remo, Strade Bianche, Tirenno Adriatico all quite safely.
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