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Australian Mitchelton-Scott team pulls out of Giro d'Italia over COVID-19 positives
The 2020 edition of cycling's Giro d'Italia is under threat, as two teams — including Australia's Mitchelton-Scott, pull out of the race after positive COVID-19 tests.
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Just watched the last 45k's. What an effort, legs as hard as nails.
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Simon Clarke is a genuine chance at today's stage, you reckon Orange Agent, drd23? Would be a good thing for Australia given we had 18 starters
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Lotto-Soudal talking about withdrawing because they feel the RCS are hiding things from the riders after it was revealed that 19 motorcycle riders associated with the Giro-E tested positive for COVID
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Also Fuglsang has been getting in some trouble for his daily blog in a Danish newspaper. First for blasting his teammates, and then for saying some things bordering on racism
In an entirely predictable turn of events, he claims he was "mis-translated"
In an entirely predictable turn of events, he claims he was "mis-translated"
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As for the question about Simon Clarke, I'd agree that this is the sort of stage that his wins tend to come from but because I haven't been watching all that much I have zero idea what his form is like
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Been back at work so missed the last couple of stages. The race for GC is turning into a fiasco, even ignoring the Covid stuff the course for the 3rd week probably can't be ridden this time of year due to snowfall. EF have asked the organisers to end the whole thing after this week, they got told no so chances are they'll pull out as well.
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I think Demare can stay with him on the climb but it has twisty descent and then a bit over 10ks to the finish. Sagan could get away on the downhill. The finish has a big corner in the last kilometer so the leadouts trains wont get much of a chance. Feel like the climb is too far from the finish to be a factor. I reckon somebody will try to solo in the last 5k's.
