The Giro 2023

[FelicityLemon]

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League Name: Mumsnet Marauders
League Code: 113428518

Don't delay!

Thank you Felicity, I'll cobble together a team!

I've really enjoyed classics season, and am very excited for the start of the grand tours.

Woooo! I have "team" on my to-do list for tomorrow. I have not really been following much so far, apart from noticing that the lurgy is still playing a bit of havoc in the peloton.

Have thrown a team together................

I have nooo idea what's going on in the pro bike world. Soooo my chances may improve!

Grazie mille Signora Lemon.

Look out for last minute adjustments in rider roster.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/threat-of-covid-19-continues-to-stalk-the-giro-ditalia-peloton/

Ah, the rona roulette again. Makes a change from falling off I suppose.

Quite an exciting ITT. Hope my sprinter does better tomorrow than my GC pick did today!

Can't work out how to watch, sadly - we cancelled Eurosport in a spate of trying to save money. Found it on S4C - am going to have to learn Welsh pretty quick!

Can't believe I've never noticed this thread before. I'm a big cycling fan. Where do you have your league? Is it too late to join?

We also cancelled our TV package that included Eurosport and replaced it by subscribing to the GCN app for £40 for the year which we can watch on the TV and also iPads and phones. No ads. We love it.

Do any of you listen to any cycling podcasts?

We're on VeloGames HJK, but I think it's probably too late to make a team & join the league (you could try anyway). There's usually fantasy teams / Mumsnet League for TdF & LaV so other opportunities soon.

I have Thomas+Rowe podcast in my feed, Watts Occurring, but haven't been listening so much, lately, should pick it up because they interview lots in mens peloton & the gossip they'll be saying about Giro will be great in about a week. Think Rowe is retiring, maybe. What do you listen to?

I had 4 in top 5 finishers yesterday, I'll take that. Squee !!

Probably too late for this Giro but I'll get myself registered on VeloGames in time for the tour.

I listen to Never Strays Far but it can be a bit tricky to keep up during the grand tours when they do an episode every day.

Great result for you yesterday. Hope it doesn't turn in to a 3 week procession for Remco. I'd love to see Tao or G do well.

We signed up to Discovery + for a month, cost £7. Probably worth it. I now have to get into the habit of not looking at my phone between end of race and highlights because I'm sure it takes glee in spoilers.

Hi great to add another for the league. As I say I think you are late for this time, but when the Tour comes round I will message everyone on this thread when the game opens.
The Giro app is worth getting as there is some coverage, lots of info on that

HJK: aren't they quite giggly on Never Strays Far? I don't like podcasts that go off on tangents or just giggle. Rowe & Thomas are very blokeish, but that could mean lack of navel gazing & sometimes TMI (like toileting on road issues) or "Please don't make me think about your wife's breasts" quip when they digressed to being dads who work away & things they enjoy when at home (like seeing baby feed). I suppose I like the rawness of it. Thomas did a good job avoiding yesterday's crash, I wondered if with his experience he's got a 6th sense about imminent crashes now. The GCN commentary yesterday was very funny, that Ackermann being blamed for crash would mean some blatent cold shouldering for his whole team on stage today.

How much will you gals hate me if I gloat about being top of our mini league?

Don't worry, I mainly chose TTers, didn't choose brilliant climbers, so am expecting to slide rapidly downwards. This being Italy & my own experience of cycling in Italy = it's all mountains in the middle. Usually by end of 1st week I am languishing at bottom of our mini league, < half the points of leader, so current league placing is sheer utter novelty.

Not seen any highlights yet - weird shift patterns - but it would help if i could remember who is in my team. I read how someone has done well, thinking I have them only to find I never had them never mind reshuffled them. Weird.
Well done lljkk though!!

It doesn't matter how carefully you choose though, because chaos will ensue. As usual.

Highlights are on dmax at 7pm, free to view on digibox. I think it'd the same program as discovery+ as they talk about being able to catch up on there if you miss it.

First time I've ever watched the dmax channel!

Thank you TooManyChoices - I wasn't aware there were free highlights hidden away on the DMAX channel (Channel 39 on Freeview). Up till now we've been attempting to watch in Welsh, but it was such an action packed day today that it was very frustrating not understanding the commentary!

Oops too late to join the MN league......

Wow did you see the end of stage 5 ! And I have Cav in my team too.....

As a query for @HeyJackKerouac or anyone else using the GCN app -

Do you have to watch in real time, or within 7 days for example, or any other limitation on how long you get to be able to watch the stage ?

Currently we have Eurosport and it is great to be able to record items and watch them back quite a while later on. DH also likes watching older stages that have been recorded, while he's on the turbo trainer. This does mean though that we pay more per month for our Sky package than we would do otherwise !

Interesting photo finish there, for sure. It seems you don't need to be actually ON the bike, as long as you, and the bike, cross the line.

@BookWorm45 I just checked my GCN app. There are full race replays available from months ago. Also highlights from months ago. There's loads of other content too, race previews, documentaries etc. We don't have time to watch it all. I think it's great value.
We're both at work today so missing the stage but we'll wind forward the full race replay tonight and watch maybe the final hour and also the post stage Eurosport chat.

Thanks JackKerouac - really useful !

Looking forward to the weekend when I have a bit more time to catch up on stages.....

Looks like the peloton are racing the lurgy.....
and losing.

Oh no, Remco is out. Just when the race was getting exciting :(

that's 3 of my team out with covid! I've cursed them all.