Giro Riva del Garda-Iseo
Iseo is a small lake with an island with a church on top. I was there. Good fish.
1 Elia Viviani fourth sprint win
Maglia Rosa is Simon Yates. Now the mountains.

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Nice scenery today but lousy weather...

"Siri, what's Italian for speed?
Elia Viviani."
No change in the GC today.

Viviani's team Quickstep came up with this song:)
"Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only wanted to see you
Winning in the purple rain"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnYmWpD_T8
https://twitter.com/quickstepteam/status/999322134424977408

Giro Abbiategrasso-Prato Nevoso
A group of late runners is ahead, with no GC champions
1 Maximilian Schachmann Germany
3 Ruben Plaza Spain
3 Mattia Cattaneo Italy
Maglia Rosa always Simon Yates but loses 28" on Dumoulin, Froome and Pozzovivo

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It ain't over till it's over.
Two more mountain stages to come.
General classification.

1 Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 75:06:24
2 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 00:00:28
3 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 00:02:43
4 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 00:03:22
5 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:04:24
6 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 00:04:54

Tomorrow will be a brutal day and many have dubbed it the queen stage.
It includes the Colle delle Finestre before the finish at Bardonecchia.

Giro Venaria Reale-Bardonecchia Jafferau
As I wrote, Chris Froome has attacked and destroyed Simon Yates on The Colle delle Finestre, a gravel road in the last 8 km. Froome made 83 km alone after starting on the Colle delle Finestre
1 Chris Froome UK Maglia Rosa by 40" over Dumoulin
2 Richard Carapaz Ecuador
3 Tibaut Pinot France

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Giro Venaria Reale-Bardonecchia Jafferau
As I wrote, Chris Froome has attacked and destroyed Simon Yates on The Colle delle Finestre, a gravel road in the last 8 km.

Yes Froome did. And closed the window to Yates's win in Giro d'Italia at Colle delle Finestre:)

General classification after stage 19
1 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 80:21:59
2 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 00:00:40
3 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:04:17
4 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 00:04:57
5 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 00:05:44

For now it's look that Froome will do the Giro d'onore a Roma.
Dumoulin is however not so far behind.
But still one mountain stage tomorrow...

Dumoulin never attacked in this Giro. He was always in the first group and stayed there. Froome attacked on the Zoncolan and the Colle delle Finestre. Bravo!

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caspita me lo sono perso.. erano qui a torino.. solo che con impegni di lavoro ecc.. non sono riuscito a seguirli...

Giro Susa-Cervnia
1` Mikel Nieve Spain
he is a teammate of Simon Yates
Chris Froome wins the Giro. Today flight from Aosta to Rome.

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Chris Froome has not yet passed the finish line today:)

They started early because of the transfer to Rome. The bicyclists will fly, the mechanics will drive.
I've seen my Cervino again after many years. Ciao,Cervino.

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"This year has been brutal," says Froome.
Despite the great lead to Tom Dumoulin, he said not take anything for granted when he will do the Giro d'onore a Roma tomorrow.
I think Froome shouldn't worry. Dumoulin is already happy with the second place.

After Fabio Aru and Simon Yates also Thibaut Pinot was hit by the "homme au marteau" and lost his third place. The Giro has been brutal indeed, more than any Tour de France.

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Giro Too many holes in the streets of Rome. The stage ends after three turns and becomes a simple show with no timing. The racers menaced to stop and got the neutralization of the race. Froome wins also officially.
1 Sam Bennett Eire 3 wins
2 Elia Viviani 4 wins
Now Giro is over!

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I thought many should be resting before Tour de France.
No. Many riders choose between the Critérium du Dauphiné (June 3-10) and the Tour de Suisse (June 9-17) as a preparation.
Well nobody said it should be easy to compete in cycling:)
Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) gained a few seconds on his overall rivals at the Critérium du Dauphiné mountain finish to La Rosière to extended his overall lead to 1:29 on Adam Yates and 2:01 on Romain Bardet, with just one mountain stage remaining.
Tomorrow Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco :)

And yes. Adam Yates is the twin brother of Simon Yates that almost won the Giro!

Wild forest fires in Sweden.
Italian EU firefighting planes now active in fighting wood fires in Stockholm suburbs. Up and down with water. Impressive.

Grazie Italia:)
https://twitter.com/michael_sjolin/status/1007729079393669121

We call them Canadair. I saw them in Liguria, coming low to swoop water from the sea.

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Not being a soccer fan, I watch many Russia games. They are all pleasant with many surprises. The underdogs perform well in many occasions. Go Iceland with a 99% TV share!
Tullio

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Brazil met Costa Rica today.
The underdog Costa Rica managed to keep the 0-0 but not until the last 10 minutes of the game Brazil scored.
Otherwise it would be very funny if Costa Rica and Iceland would be playing in the final:)