In our 103 episode, Midge, Kathi and Chris discuss the first 9 stages of the 100th Giro d’ Italia. We delight in all the fresh-faced, first-time, stage winners and look forward to the back half of the race! And we ask the question: why is it always ‘porn stars’ – why don’t we hear about ‘porn supporting actors’?
(Please accept our apologies for the audio quality of this episode as our sound engineer was taken out by a police moto during stage 9.)
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There’s one big story and a dozen or so teeny tiny ones in this week’s Giro Tweets. First up, we have a heavy dose of Welsh calm in the wake of Italian chaos. Yes, we sing a song of Geraint Thomas …
The Giro is not over! General classification for the maglia rosa has been playing musical chairs. Team Sky’s misfortunes at the Giro weren’t ended with yet another crash today, but were vindicated by a phenomenal performance by Geraint Thomas. But it was Tom Dumoulin who had a masterful ride that won him the stage and took the pink jersey off Nairo Quintana‘s shoulders. Bob Jungels re-joined the top 10 and re-established his maglia bianca credentials. Vincenzo Nibali loses time, but not position.