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Froome is done. He'd actually have been better retiring, he clearly can't compete with the best riders anymore.

Why? If you love the sport you keep on at it for a long as possible, no? Charlie Adam didn't chuck football just because he wasn't good enough for Liverpool; he surrendered his dignity and ended up at Dundee, and good on him.
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Why? If you love the sport you keep on at it for a long as possible, no? Charlie Adam didn't chuck football just because he wasn't good enough for Liverpool; he surrendered his dignity and ended up at Dundee, and good on him.
Because Charlie Adam was happy to be a part of a team, not the star man. Froome is moving so he can lead a team and try to win another tour. He has next to no chance of getting near a tour podium, never mind winning another.
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Giro blowing up everywhere! Will definitely see a new maglia rosa tonight. Nibali dropped by Fuglsang who is working his way back and they aren't even on the final climb yet!

Also the French authorities have forbidden the race to pass into France so the penultimate stage will now be climbing the road to sestriere three times. The first time a slightly less challenging climb than the final two from the other side.

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Giro going over the Stelvio today. Plenty of opportunities for GC contenders to attack
Kelderman in virtual pink, plotting his own course up the Stelvio. Rohan Dennis has sat at the front of the leading 3 almost all the way up.

Absolutely stunning scenery.
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Dennis falls away right at the start of the final climb, Geoghegan Hart and Hindley now contesting the stage win and possibly the race lead, Hart just leapfrogged Hindley in the GC by picking up 3 seconds in the bonus sprint.

Fuglsang and Bilbao go past Kelderman with ease.

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Fantastic stage, just completely blew the GC.

Thought TGH made a mistake by gabbing instead of riding up the final climb.

Hindley was always going to take the sprint.

15 secs covers the podium places on GC.

 

 

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Fantastic stage, just completely blew the GC.
Thought TGH made a mistake by grabbing instead of riding up the final climb.
Hindley was always going to take the sprint.
15 secs covers the podium places on GC.
Yep, thought TGH could have comfortably got into the overall lead if he had ridden all the way up that last climb. Going to be a cracking few days racing to the finish.
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Yep, thought TGH could have comfortably got into the overall lead if he had ridden all the way up that last climb. Going to be a cracking few days racing to the finish.
Tomorrow is a final chance for someone to take the Jersey from Demare on a pretty much flat stage. Got to think that the current top 3 will all be trying to put time into each other on stage 20 and particularly Pello Bilbao who is currently 4th at 1 min 19 seconds and by far the strongest time trialler. TGH will fancy his chances I reckon if he's within half a minute of the lead going into the final stage and has a similar buffer over Bilbao.

 

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Stage 19 at the giro shortened after the riders threaten not to ride. Down to 150km or so rather than the 260km originally planned
Plays into Sunweb hands, but even watching it just now would bore the pants off you. The Peloton are just going to ride in. TV would do better just concentrating on the break. Vuelta not much better.
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