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Just to say I whole heartedly agree with your comment
we have good fast paths in Brighton but take us through hotspots like the entrance to the pier. You just have to be patient and most of the time I go on the road. .... less dangerous Ha ha.. except once a lady car driver told me to get off the road and use the cycle path....just cant win.
He's still a legend!
No penalties
Nibali
Evans
Uran
Betancur
Majka
Pirazzi
Chalapud
Di Luca
Santambroggio
just to add to the mix, the downsides.
Discs do rub, how ever you set them up you find the odd ping ping noise.
Inserting wheels can be a real ball ache, the gap between the pads isn't great, it is very easy to insert the wheel with the rotor trying to go behind the pads. This is far worse for the back wheel where your also fighting chain and rear mech.
Disc pads do where out, and some rotor pad mixes wear extremely fast!
Banshee like howling!!! if you thought squealing callipers was bad, wait till you have a set of disc brakes that want to squeal!
This is from my experience of running discs for the last 5-6years on the MTB. Whilst there are benefits on the road, there are downsides, would i use discs, well i suspect my next road bike will have discs because that will be what is available, would i buy a new bike to get discs? no.
So, 50Kms.
ITT or Sprint?
Could be another one for Cav.
Captain America short of a Full House
deadline time is difficult for me with work and such so I'm tending to make my transfers at the same time as at the Giro but hey-ho it's swings and roundabouts I suppose as our friends in other timezones probably have the same problem with european races......and to be fair I would have probably wasted a transfer and bought in Zubeldia!!
NIBALI
EVANS
SANTAMBROGIO
BETANCUR
NIEMIEC
MAJKA
PIRAZZI
PELIZOTTI
KRUIJSWIJK
10 point penalty...
it got some people talking, and some grunting (as they are incapable of logical thought). Away to the Daily Mail, lads.
Im glad to see all you guys taking penalties today!!! I'm not doing as well as I wanted to but am hopeful for today, with no penalties...
Santambrogio
Nibbles
Garzelli
Cuddles
Uran
Pirazzi
Wurf
Majka
Betancur
Lets hope for Pirazzi, Garzelli and Wurf in a break up the first mountain!!
I'm figuring Pirazzi,Pozzovivo and Pelizotti?
Full House,Sprinter and Lanterne Rouge(is Gavazzi doing this on purpose?) badges for me......131pts and a 157place jump up the Giro standings(albeit still way back in 547th).
4 transfers for tomorrow.
Same happened on Stage 1 of last years Tour of California, remember that? Pics of team cars under 6" of snow!
They cancelled the whole stage and moved south for Stage 2.
You often do this, road cc: tantalize us with a 'pre-launch' feature to whet the appetite with 'look what's coming but you can't have it or even know that much about it. Not yet, not yet. Soon. Wait...'
A close up of the whole bike, and of some bits in more detail, would be good. It would also be good to wait until you have cost of the bike before you do these tease pieces, it's an essential bit of info for most people.
Dependent on what the Cinelli does cost, you could probably get the same frame (materials, geometry etc)built by a local independent frame builder for less money. I do like Cinelli, but the steel one I had for ten years and just sold was overpriced, not especially well made, and the paint was ridiculously fragile, chipping and scratching at the slightest touch. I've heard the same from another Cinelli steel frame owner.
I took a 30-pt hit, went riskier than you so could be losing more ground today!
Six the same as you, but no Uran, Battaglin or Niemiec - instead I have 3 guys that I'm hoping will get in the break today or tomorrow. Don't plan to make any more changes until Tuesday morning...
I wonder if Wiggins would have continued if he knew these climbs would not be ridden?
Thanks very much for this. I can't believe the difference in price. I can't see where the option on the website is for transitions though. Did you get your pupillary distance from your optician? On the Balance Optics site frames and lenses [prescription] are coming out at £250 & optician was £439! Am I seeing things and do I need to get my eyes re-tested??!!
You are right, my bad, I must have flicked the wrong switch or turned a dial to far....I'm on it now, should be back in 10 minutes
It's normal; nowt to do with global warming!
The Giro has always had 'snow issues' when it's headed into the high mountains, the most memorable being 25 years ago with Breukink and Hampsten's epic ride over and, more particularly, down the Passo Di Gavia.
I'm surprised they even cluded something as high as the Galibier; I've been cycling several times in the Swiss Alps in May and you don't expect anything over about 2000m to be open at that time of year and if it is you run the risk of avalanches.
It looks stage 5 scores have been removed.
Probably silly question, but can't the bike go in the dingy when towing and towbar rack if you're not?
DZ didn't even start, he crashed in warm up, so won't be scoring anything
Podium badge for my purist team
1,2,3,7,16,18 for purist (plus points jersey for Sagan)
1,4,6,7,10,15,16,19 standard could have ended u worse
Only rider from my team who won't score is DZ 
Should have gone Westra and Dennis instead of Chava and DZ
As much as i'd love DZ to get Laterne rouge I think he will be DNS or timed out
My best day for a while
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 15 & 18 + GC points
Dammitt, missed out on another podium badge yet again! By my reckoning I've got 1,2,4,6 and whatever Busche and Chavanel picked up.
Will there be a 'Courage' award for the TT?