I secretly hoped that Yates was sitting back, biding his time, conserving his energy, but it seemed unlikely at best and I’ve been let down many times by such irrational hope… It was pretty awesome to see it true! And then Wout, so fun that even the announcers couldn’t seem to find anyone that knew exactly where he was to have him emerge at the perfect time, in the perfect spot… after Yates had surely emptied the tank in that effort conquering his old nemesis Finestre, the rendezvous with his loyal and capable teammate to shepherd him safely most of the rest of the journey… its hoakey sounding but it’s storybook stuff
Excellent reporting, Spencer. I’ve learned a lot from these takeaways and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one. Thanks to you and your team for writing such a great column for each stage of the giro.
You know I was upset about Del Toro losing so much time he lost the jersey but then I was reminded of 2018 with Yates collapse and then I saw poetry in motion. Makes me happy now. This giro has been phenomenal.
My memory of Chris Froome's day on the Finestra was he made most of his time gains on the decent not the ascent. and Yates had cracked long before the ascent began.
I secretly hoped that Yates was sitting back, biding his time, conserving his energy, but it seemed unlikely at best and I’ve been let down many times by such irrational hope… It was pretty awesome to see it true! And then Wout, so fun that even the announcers couldn’t seem to find anyone that knew exactly where he was to have him emerge at the perfect time, in the perfect spot… after Yates had surely emptied the tank in that effort conquering his old nemesis Finestre, the rendezvous with his loyal and capable teammate to shepherd him safely most of the rest of the journey… its hoakey sounding but it’s storybook stuff
How and why in the world would the sports Director in the UAE car not have told Del Toro to at least moderately chase Yates to win a grand tour.
Unbelievable and ought to lose his job.
Perhaps the Italian government should consider passing a law that makes it mandatory that the Finestre is always featured in stage 20 of future Giros.
If Yates beat Froome’s time by 5 minutes, did Carapaz and Del Toro also, even with their games and shenanigans?
Excellent reporting, Spencer. I’ve learned a lot from these takeaways and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one. Thanks to you and your team for writing such a great column for each stage of the giro.
You know I was upset about Del Toro losing so much time he lost the jersey but then I was reminded of 2018 with Yates collapse and then I saw poetry in motion. Makes me happy now. This giro has been phenomenal.
My memory of Chris Froome's day on the Finestra was he made most of his time gains on the decent not the ascent. and Yates had cracked long before the ascent began.