Thursday, May 24, 2018

Giro Stage 18 - Schachmann Strong; Yates Yields

I'm not really sure who Max Schachmann is, but he's young and has had a great race so far this year, especially now he just won a stage. I may have to consider him for future Bile Beans squads if the price is right.

Showing the first sign of weakness since the start, was Simon Yates. He lost contact with the favorites' group on the final climb and saw his lead over Dumoulin cut to 28 seconds. It seems the race is far from over.


With that big group going clear to fight out the win, scores were modest for most of us today. Not for Mungo though, he's obviously way ahead of me on Schachmann selection strategies.


Still the Bile Beans in the overall then, but I'm going to need a good buffer of points to keep the Kleofekappers from thrashing me with the end-of-Tour points.


Stage 19, is one of two more mountain stages the riders will have to tick-off before the finish on Sunday. Did Yates just have an off day today, or is it a sign of fatigue setting in? Tomorrow should help us find out.


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