Giro d'Italia Stage 14 - 2nd Live Thread
by Drew Davis on May 23, 2009 10:14 AM EDT
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Hey
do we have a real black jersey comp going in this race? I haven’t looked.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions
CN commentators are hungry for lunch, they commented:
" Bologna! What do we think of? Food, what else! And not that pink lunch meat Americans love to put on their fluffy white bread. Yuck! But real food like Sauce Bolognese and famous pasta dishes like tortellini and tagliatelle. "
hey now
let’s keep the american bashing directed at lance. ;)
The center of the bottom bracket is the center of the universe.
for real
CN: shall we take a look at the cuisine of Australia next? We won’t be gentle…
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Meat Pies and Sausage Rolls
Just enjoy them, don’t go asking questions about what’s in ’em.
That’s all I’m going to say….
Good Morning ;-)
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
Last night sounded like a great time!
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
it was pretty funny to see the glam rock outfits
…and sat next to Patty Holloway for a bit….very nice gal!!…and very proud mom
Alex got most aggressive today!
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
And yeah, Patty is pretty awesome. :-)
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
Hi! Have you been watching your bud at Jelly Belly? Riding really well. :-)
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
Just been laying low and busy. I think I will get to watch today, tomorrow, and Monday though. Woo hoo.
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
LOL. No worries - glad you got it. :-)
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
Morning Nikki! Some of us were still in the first live thread.
Didnt know the party moved.
by ZoeRochelle on May 23, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
sean kelly
predicting that the break will stick, i’m not so sure…?
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
maybe
the only team interesting in catch them is LPr…
by semprenaroda on May 23, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Must be close at least . . .
also large break has better chance than a hand full
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
uni guy thinks they will be caught
“as predicted”
The center of the bottom bracket is the center of the universe.
by him i guess he means
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
The break is looking pretty strong.
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
LPR should not have allowed such a large escape group . . .
. . . b/c the chase will take a lot out of them while Menchov gets the magic carpet ride
coming down fast
LIQ getting bored, moving up.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions
LPR does not need to worry about break, highest rider on GC in break is way back right?
so why are they killin’ themselves, do they really think they will catch break and Di Luca will win stage ?
yes
This is the easiest 20" left on the table.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Di Luca
win the Giro dell’Emilia on this very course?
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Attack!
Probably just KOM point hunting. Deignan it is.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions
deignan attacks off the front of the break
up the climb. they need to not do this to each other..
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
cheers
its from an interview with observer sport monthly in the UK, cav was one of their sportsmen of the year.
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
In Catalunya
Break down to 1:28 at km 114 (of 150.5). Five riders left in it are: Fedrigo (Bouygues), Chavanel (Quick Step), Martens (Rabobank), Arvesen (Saxo Bank) and Lang (Silence-Lotto)—Veikannen dropped out a while ago to give the others a chance, as he was too close to Valv.piti in the GC. Nice of him, but apparently it didn’t work.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
my mistake
they’re splitting into a smaller group…
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
oh wait.... duh. Not green.
I call it Fuschia
by ZoeRochelle on May 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
right
and those flowers don’t look at all like ulcer medicine.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Good Morning! Happy Weekend!
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
a very dark fuchsia
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
there is a word for that color in Italian but not in english
"The road is our agony, but also our daily bread; and at night, when it is deserted and the moon glistens on the asphalt, the ridiculous dreams of racers like us pass up and down it."
--Dino Buzzati
never mind
points is ciclamena, but it’s purple.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
It was very funny
Done in a time when a lot of Dutch people did not speak English as well as they do now, but the composer of the song did. Delivered very innocently and a huge hit back in the day, but the insiders always knew what it was about.
that is NOT purple
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
this from a person who thinks turquoise is powder blue... geez
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
celeste is that distinct light green that Bianchi has on everything
by Davide Don of Rio on May 23, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
celeste is a slightly greenish turquoise
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm sorry, but that ain't sky blue
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
most likely
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
si
my first bike. Memories…
someone was asking about an Italian green color, which is why I mentioned it.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Wiki says "mauve," whatever the hell that is!
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
a pinkish purple
Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland
According to Wiki . . .
Mauve (pronounced /ˈmoʊv/, rhymes with “grove”;1 from the French form of Malva “mallow”) is a pale lavender-lilac color, one of many in the range of purples.
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
the ciclamina is NOT mauve
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
No. It's cyclamen, which is a perfectly good color name in English.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
back to the Maglia Nera
Yevgeny Sokolov of Bweeg has about an 8’ lead over Alberto Fernandez of Fuji- Servetto. Now, there are plenty of places for Fernandez to lose another 8’, but you can bet Sokolov will be parked on his wheel. Fernandez will have to try the old fake-mechanical if he’s to lose Sokolov, I think. And that’s somethign you can only deploy once or twice.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
visconti caught by the bunch
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
meh
the speed of the chasing pack on that final climb will be frickin infernal.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep - break will need 30sec+ I reckon
Have you seen the last 2k profile – deadly!
http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=San-Luca&MountainID=3514
looks kinda gorgeous to me
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
What colors are Menchov’s shorts? Is it the usual Rabo design, but pink and blue instead of orange and blue?
he's had zero camera time
so it’s hard to tell. i like it better than everything pink.
The center of the bottom bracket is the center of the universe.
yes. Pink and blue shorts today. Looks nice.
as someone said earlier – Dolce and Gabbana can now relax.
by ZoeRochelle on May 23, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
And yes, the usual Rabo design, just with pink on the side panels where the orange usually goes.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
great to see cervelo in a break
if only to give those beautiful bikes some camera time, damn.
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
Only Italians (and American Preppies) could take seriously a battle between . . .
two men respectively adorned in pink and lavender-lilac!
it's not lavender-lilac....
geez
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Shut the fuck up Donny
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Send him a toe and he'll calm down.
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
What in God's name are you blathering about?!!!!!
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
I'm sorry Dude
(brushes ashes out of Jens’ beard)
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Gotta love all the screen time....
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
Bettini may be stalking him on the camera bike again . . .
I think Italy is fascinated with the Texan
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
break increasing their lead, do not meh me so quickly please Chris
yep break will likely be caught, but what I said was final climb will be exciting, and it WILL be EXCITING !
i just randomly typed letters for fun I have no idea what it means
anyone can come up with a fun translation?
I was trying to figure out what the heck you typed. :-P
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
I get it. Thats how Chris expresses his love and respect.
by ZoeRochelle on May 23, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
At least
he didn’t “que cosi?” anybody.
by SportsAcademic on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice of Levi to take Lance's bottle
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Watching Lance play water carrier is pure class -- I'll give him that
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
+5
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Or fake out. Sastre fetched water bottles early on in the Alpe d'Huez stage last year.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
LANCE IS RUNNING BOTTLES!!!
Oh, how long I have waited to see that…
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions
Apparently
Levi took his cake at dinner last night too. It was a real Oz move.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
He's human. I used to beat him in triathlons . . .
of course, he was only 16 then :-)
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he did it in his next to last year on one stage
and the announcers about wet themselves
don’t have a link, just a vague memory
The Killer is going to flog his team all the way to Rome
They’re going to be one tired team by next saturday.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
But LPR will get a nice bonus in their pay packets if Di Luca wins
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
How much money can dead men spend?
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Is the Giro similar to the Tour
in the sharing of prize money on the GC winning team?
by Davide Don of Rio on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Catalunya update
16:35 Kilometer 123: The difference Chavanel, Fedrigo, Martens, Arvesen and Lang is 1:25
16:28 Several teams are working in the lead platoon, Columbia, Cervelo, AG2R, Lampre …
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Holy smokes!
gap up to 2.13!!
Wow, either Lpr really can’t reel this in, or they’ve backed off.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions
2"13 gap
the break stays?
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
apparently
man, what a waste of energy for Lpr.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
this is
history’s most blase flame war.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Because
it’s constantly 10 minutes ahead of where I thought it’d be.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Little known fact - Chris is a big Dali fan
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
OTOH
our meh war is particularly violent by your country’s standard. As we Americans say, never bring a meh to a gun battle.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
don't you mean "nyah, nyah, nyah"?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on May 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm calling Gerrans out of the break for the win
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Bolognese?
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
My favorite
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Fuck off amateur
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
ground beef?
really? From the country that invented prosciutto?
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
mortadello?
"The road is our agony, but also our daily bread; and at night, when it is deserted and the moon glistens on the asphalt, the ridiculous dreams of racers like us pass up and down it."
--Dino Buzzati
You're over your head Jimbo
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
I did not watch my buddies die face down in the muck so that
you could bring your little strumpet chow mein!
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Well ok then
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
i'll go with deignan
more out of desire than sense
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
gerrans
the finish should suit him
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
cervelo moving up to the front of the bunch
sastre fancies an attack?
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
I have so missed the Bruce Gap! :-)
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
CN agrees with Chris / or maybe they agree with me ?
" 12 km and two minutes….. can they survive? And with that nasty finishing climb staring them in the face? "
right!!!
he wants to take all the peloton all down!!
by semprenaroda on May 23, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Catalunya: break doomed
16:45 At 25 kms. from the end, the gap is 1:05.
Columbia, Cervélo, AG2R, Lampre, Liquigas are working in the peloton
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
1.28 to the chase
but it’s too late.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions
go froome!
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
Watching
from the arch. so awesome.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions
Froome and Gerrans
up ahead/
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions
Cervelo blocking the peloton
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions
How the hell is what he just did, attacking? Ugh.
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
Menchov better watch out
could be time gaps if they attack.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions
GErrans solo
Aussie! Aussie!
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions
Gavazzi chasing
RAI willling him on, but too late.
scratch that, it’s Tiralongo
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions
Di Luca hotting it up
but Levi and MEcnhov are on him/
Except LEvi is cracking. Great.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions
Gerrans nice wins in GT's
He has two nice ones now.
Levi time trials back on
Dude, no sleeping on t he final climb.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions
that was an ugly show of weakness. Hpefully today is his "off" day
by ZoeRochelle on May 23, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
he can't accelerate
not his thing.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Little things...
It is a little thing like that the I bet will prevent him from winning the Giro this year.
does it seem like Levi has trouble getting right up on the front of the race
DiLuca and Basso seem like they are always right there ready to make the move
by Davide Don of Rio on May 23, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Levi just grabs wheels
He doesn’t have that quick burst to go off the front.
but on the other side, he isn't explosive. We knew that.
It’ll be the long ugly slogs in a few days that he will get – hopefully.
by ZoeRochelle on May 23, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
save ferris does it to basso!
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
What an awesome call by me
I’m calling Gerrans out of the break for the win
by Drew… on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Would you like a ribbon or a beer?
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
Thank you Donny
I would like a ribbon of beer please.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Pabst is then. ha ha.
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
That finish has to suck if you're in the later groups.
Really crowded…. cars parked, riders going back down, while others still try to finish.
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
True. Just has to suck being tired and having to manuever through it all.
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
This month's mortgage
Go big or go home (unless you lose your mortgage…..that would complicate things)
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
So, did the Barloworld guy end up
turning around completely and riding back down the hill before he crossed the finish line? Last I saw he was parallel to the climb and heading into negative territory.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
PLEASE SWITCH TO POST-STAGE THREAD
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 23, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions
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