Giro d’Italia 2020

[DuncanM]

Wonder if TGH is now kicking himself for the over-long celebration on the other stage he won. could easily have got another few seconds there and been in pink today. It didn't seem important at the time because he was 3 minutes down, but now...

[TimC]

Wonder if TGH is now kicking himself for the over-long celebration on the other stage he won. could easily have got another few seconds there and been in pink today. It didn't seem important at the time because he was 3 minutes down, but now...

In Post #87 of this thread, I made that very point at the time. I'm sure that particular "what if?" has crossed the minds of Team Ineos's management on a number of occasions since.

[Karla]

Providing he wins today, I doubt he'll care.

[nobby]

...and the chap from Hackney won!
 

[andyoxon]

  wow

[TimC]

wow

Indeed! What a magnificent race all through.

[TheLurker]

Crumbs.  How exciting. 

With the fading of the old guard and the loss of Portal as DS I expected Ineos to draw a GT blank this year and pick things up again next year or the year after.  Shows how little I know.

[quixoticgeek]

Gotta really feel for the guy who came in second. So so close.

J

[hatler]

I don't think in IG's wildest dreams they would have expected this result once GT fell over.

[JonBuoy]

Looks like they have had a good day in the Vuelta too.

[fd3]

May I be the first to throw muck and accuse them of cheating

...

No, see how different things are outside of the Tour and how much more lejit it all looks.

[sg37409]

It’s the best GT win for sky/ineos that I can remember.   

[Socks]

And not just the win, those stage wins and the attacking style of the team despite losing G so early on.  Caveats would be unusual circumstances this year, and the withdrawal of two strong teams.  All the same, a fantastic and stylish effort.

And can you imagine bunking off school a few years ago to cycle behind the Sky pro team in London because your ambition was to become a pro rider.  Then winning a grand tour a few years later.

Fab - u - lous

[rogerzilla]

Did he ever do the Dunwich Dynamo?  Be rude not to, if you're a bikie from Hackney.  At least he was never in D*lw*ch P*r*g*n!

[sizbut]

Whoever made the decision to get Rohan Dennis back into the team is probably telling everyone "I told you he still had it". He comes out of the Giro as the Ineos rider who didn't win anything but who clearly made a significant, if not the most significant, contribution. So amidst all the talk of the new guys taking over, calmer minds might be reminding people its about the whole mix of the team.

[Greenbank]

Did he ever do the Dunwich Dynamo?  Be rude not to, if you're a bikie from Hackney.  At least he was never in D*lw*ch P*r*g*n!

Definitely based on this post over at LFGSS: https://www.lfgss.com/comments/6458548/incontext/

i think this is really good advice
i have done the last two duniwch dynamos
and would say that the weather point is really important
check it carefulyy because in 07 it rained all night

[Hot Flatus]

That would mean he rode it aged 10
Did he ever do the Dunwich Dynamo?  Be rude not to, if you're a bikie from Hackney.  At least he was never in D*lw*ch P*r*g*n!

Definitely based on this post over at LFGSS: https://www.lfgss.com/comments/6458548/incontext/

i think this is really good advice
i have done the last two duniwch dynamos
and would say that the weather point is really important
check it carefulyy because in 07 it rained all night

[hatler]

Did he ever do the Dunwich Dynamo?  Be rude not to, if you're a bikie from Hackney.  At least he was never in D*lw*ch P*r*g*n!

Definitely based on this post over at LFGSS: https://www.lfgss.com/comments/6458548/incontext/

i think this is really good advice
i have done the last two duniwch dynamos
and would say that the weather point is really important
check it carefulyy because in 07 it rained all night

That would mean he rode it aged 10

13 I think. That post is from12 years ago and he's 25 now.

[Greenbank]

Fame! He posted my name!

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/6645690/

My work here is complete.

[Hot Flatus]

Did he ever do the Dunwich Dynamo?  Be rude not to, if you're a bikie from Hackney.  At least he was never in D*lw*ch P*r*g*n!

Definitely based on this post over at LFGSS: https://www.lfgss.com/comments/6458548/incontext/

i think this is really good advice
i have done the last two duniwch dynamos
and would say that the weather point is really important
check it carefulyy because in 07 it rained all night

That would mean he rode it aged 10

13 I think. That post is from12 years ago and he's 25 now.

Yes, but he said he had ridden it for the previous 3 years.

So 10.

[hatler]

Did he ever do the Dunwich Dynamo?  Be rude not to, if you're a bikie from Hackney.  At least he was never in D*lw*ch P*r*g*n!

Definitely based on this post over at LFGSS: https://www.lfgss.com/comments/6458548/incontext/

i think this is really good advice
i have done the last two duniwch dynamos
and would say that the weather point is really important
check it carefulyy because in 07 it rained all night

That would mean he rode it aged 10

13 I think. That post is from12 years ago and he's 25 now.

Yes, but he said he had ridden it for the previous 3 years.

So 10.

Aha !!  Good point. 

[Mr Larrington]

Jolly well done, that man.  Spending time as M Smith's hostage guest in the Vsquared broom cupboard clearly^* leads to great achievements in Italian stage races.

* sample size: 2

[perpetual dan]

Well, that was an exciting race

[T42]

Geoghegan, eh?  Quality will out.

[Peter]

Put your quality Will away and celebrate in a more seemly fashion!