{"id":165101,"date":"2018-05-28T11:48:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T11:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=165101"},"modified":"2018-05-28T11:48:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T11:48:55","slug":"chris-froome-wins-the-2018-giro-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/05\/28\/chris-froome-wins-the-2018-giro-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Froome Wins the 2018 Giro and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Froome seals his amazing win<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A ride that will go down in the history books. That\u2019s the only way to describe the amazing performance put out by Chris Froome on his way to Jafferau. The 80km solo ride during stage 19 changed the whole 2018 Giro. The Brit went from fourth place to first, leaving Tom Dumoulin with a 40s deficit and Simon Yates out of the GC contention with a loss of over 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that was one of the most amazing things I\u2019ve done on the bike,\u201d Froome said after the stage, and there\u2019s no doubt about it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you are running late for the signature check (don\u2019t try this at home) \ud83d\ude31 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giro101?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giro101<\/a> | Quando sei in ritardo per il foglio firma (don\u2019t try this at home) \ud83d\ude31 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giro101?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giro101<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/exr24p5NRC\">pic.twitter.com\/exr24p5NRC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Giro d&#39;Italia (@giroditalia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giroditalia\/status\/1000280234455912448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>All that was left to do was not let anyone get away in stage 20, and Froome has plenty of experience in that field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing you can do about Froome,\u201d Dumoulin admitted afterwards. \u201cI didn\u2019t have the legs. I thought I rode well, but he rode super well.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chrisfroome<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giro101?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giro101<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MondayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MondayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therussellellis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@therussellellis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U326Fsqvlm\">pic.twitter.com\/U326Fsqvlm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INEOSGrenadiers\/status\/1000995212141957121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The GC was neutralised for safety reasons on the final stage in Rome after just three of the ten laps, so Froome confirmed his victory fairly early. Thus he became the third rider, after Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault, to hold all three Grand Tour titles at the same time. He is also one of two active riders who have won all three Grand Tours.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Giro d\u2019Italia 2018, stage 21: Rome to Rome, 115km<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe, in 2-50-49<br \/>\n2 Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors<br \/>\n3 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing<br \/>\n4 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin<br \/>\n5 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec<br \/>\n6 Sacha Modolo (Ita) EF Education First-Drapac<br \/>\n7 Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida<br \/>\n8 Clement Venturini (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale<br \/>\n9 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF<br \/>\n10 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors, all at same time<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Final general classification<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1. Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky<br \/>\n2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb, at 46s<br \/>\n3. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana, at 4-57<br \/>\n4. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar, at 5-44<br \/>\n5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida, at 8-03<br \/>\n6. Pello Bilboa (Esp) Astana, at 11-50<br \/>\n7. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 13-01<br \/>\n8. George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo, at 13-17<br \/>\n9. Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb, at 14-18<br \/>\n10. Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 15-16<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The wrong way round<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The profile\u2019s not like this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JXM6lFA7ad\">pic.twitter.com\/JXM6lFA7ad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Martyn Irvine (@Martyn_Irvine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Martyn_Irvine\/status\/999237748040130560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>We get you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow: Monte Zoncolan<\/p>\n<p>Lol.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Mullen (@ryanmullen9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanmullen9\/status\/997577843415638022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Those damned literacy skills<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Been having a recovery drink before bed every night this giro, been preparing on each rest day 6 days in advance as well until I ran out today. Read the box &amp; it\u2019s 3 scoops for one serving, I\u2019ve been using one scoop&#8230;all giro. Should\u2019ve read the label, probably would\u2019ve won it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexdowsett\/status\/999740690849587202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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