Giro d'Italia Stage 14 - 2nd Live Thread
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:14 AM EDT
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Wander over whenever you feel like it or we hit 300 on the old post. Whichever.
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Hey
do we have a real black jersey comp going in this race? I haven’t looked.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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. "
by peterfish on May 23, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hey now
let’s keep the american bashing directed at lance. ;)
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by bikepig on May 23, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
for real
CN: shall we take a look at the cuisine of Australia next? We won’t be gentle…
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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….
by muk on May 23, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Morning ;-)
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by steph- on May 23, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sleepyhead ! / or been busy elsewhere?
by peterfish on May 23, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
got your eml thanks, sorry I did not yet get back at ya'
by peterfish on May 23, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe
the only team interesting in catch them is LPr…
by semprenaroda on May 23, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
uni guy thinks they will be caught
“as predicted”
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by bikepig on May 23, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sean Kelly fancies the break's chances
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
coming down fast
LIQ getting bored, moving up.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yep
wondered when we might see a bit of them
by civetta on May 23, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 ?
by peterfish on May 23, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yes
This is the easiest 20" left on the table.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Di Luca
win the Giro dell’Emilia on this very course?
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Attack!
Probably just KOM point hunting. Deignan it is.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BTW, what colour, exactly, is the points jersey?
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh wait.... duh. Not green.
I call it Fuschia
by ZoeRochelle on May 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is
a cyclamen (wikimedia)
this is a fuschia
by JFS_PGH on May 23, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have one of those in my patio
Morning everybody!
by Veloki on May 23, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Morning! Happy Weekend!
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by nrs5000 on May 23, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
never mind
points is ciclamena, but it’s purple.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by tedvdw on May 23, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
+1--not even close to purple.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
sky blue (in theory)
hence the name (heavenly)
by civetta on May 23, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
maybe it was a smoggy century when they named it
by JFS_PGH on May 23, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
you mean cyclamino?
It’s cyclamen (mauve, kinda, but really, cyclamen)
by JFS_PGH on May 23, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wiki says "mauve," whatever the hell that is!
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a pinkish purple
Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland
by natbla on May 23, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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... on May 23, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
might be hard to catch, final climb will be exciting
23 km, 1.45, break still pretty fresh
by peterfish on May 23, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
meh
the speed of the chasing pack on that final climb will be frickin infernal.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by andrewp on May 23, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
What colors are Menchov’s shorts? Is it the usual Rabo design, but pink and blue instead of orange and blue?
by Katiek on May 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he's had zero camera time
so it’s hard to tell. i like it better than everything pink.
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by bikepig on May 23, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Only Italians (and American Preppies) could take seriously a battle between . . .
two men respectively adorned in pink and lavender-lilac!
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This agression
will not stand, Drewd
More Muur...
by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is everything a travesty with you, Drew?
by Jens on May 23, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
he's busy setting up his own media empire.
by rbjhan on May 23, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
his own planet.
The center of the bottom bracket is the center of the universe.
by bikepig on May 23, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 !
by peterfish on May 23, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i just randomly typed letters for fun I have no idea what it means
anyone can come up with a fun translation?
by peterfish on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got as far as
American Youth Hostels
by JFS_PGH on May 23, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get it. Thats how Chris expresses his love and respect.
by ZoeRochelle on May 23, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least
he didn’t “que cosi?” anybody.
by SportsAcademic on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Or totally normal behavior for a domestic
which is what the guy is now
More Muur...
by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LANCE IS RUNNING BOTTLES!!!
Oh, how long I have waited to see that…
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to tell him
that he’s not supposed to drink from all of them
More Muur...
by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Yeah, because he was seriously fast at 16 already
from what I hear.
by tedvdw on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by JFS_PGH on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol! I think they just went on strike!
by DeathBredon on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy smokes!
gap up to 2.13!!
Wow, either Lpr really can’t reel this in, or they’ve backed off.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
apparently
man, what a waste of energy for Lpr.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is
history’s most blase flame war.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do you hate timekeeping, Chris?
More Muur...
by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Menchov smiles????
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you never know
but he sure had been talking…
by rbjhan on May 23, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess the local culinary specialty of Bologna?
by tedvdw on May 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ground beef?
really? From the country that invented prosciutto?
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by nrs5000 on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your not wrong, Drewd
You’re just a fucking asshole!
More Muur...
by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
gerrans
the finish should suit him
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
by ton_oncle on May 23, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
undervalued a bit. Suspect we’re not alone in having him.
by JFS_PGH on May 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On 53 teams.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
battle for positions begans!!
a little early..
by semprenaroda on May 23, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
5 k to go
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, that happened here like a minute ago
The Bruce gap has now become the Jimbo gap
More Muur...
by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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? "
by peterfish on May 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
right!!!
he wants to take all the peloton all down!!
by semprenaroda on May 23, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by majope on May 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
phew just in time
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by Willj on May 23, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Group bunched up all together like
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by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
1.28 to the chase
but it’s too late.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watching
from the arch. so awesome.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
beautiful spot
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by Willj on May 23, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Froome and Gerrans
up ahead/
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by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cervelo blocking the peloton
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by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
traffic jam
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by Willj on May 23, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Menchov better watch out
could be time gaps if they attack.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow did he ever
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by Willj on May 23, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ultimo km
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by Willj on May 23, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GErrans solo
Aussie! Aussie!
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by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Go Simon!
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
by ton_oncle on May 23, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gavazzi chasing
RAI willling him on, but too late.
scratch that, it’s Tiralongo
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by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 amazing
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by Willj on May 23, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Di Luca hotting it up
but Levi and MEcnhov are on him/
Except LEvi is cracking. Great.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hey Menchov
help the poor Di Luca…
by semprenaroda on May 23, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
doing his shirt up
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by Willj on May 23, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gerrans nice wins in GT's
He has two nice ones now.
by Markk on May 23, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Levi time trials back on
Dude, no sleeping on t he final climb.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that should get froome a boost on young rider!
by JFS_PGH on May 23, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Froome's done well
after practically coming to a dead halt on the slope
by civetta on May 23, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
he can't accelerate
not his thing.
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Little things...
It is a little thing like that the I bet will prevent him from winning the Giro this year.
by ncmussell on May 23, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Levi just grabs wheels
He doesn’t have that quick burst to go off the front.
by ncmussell on May 23, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can't accelerate like the other leaders
That is his achilles heel
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by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Of only 14.4 km
Should be 30 seconds or less between the contendahs.
by tedvdw on May 23, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by benrazor on May 23, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shut the fuck up, Drewd
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by Jimbo... on May 23, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how much $ did you wager ;)
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by Willj on May 23, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to see all those team cars doing 10-point turns in order to head back down.
"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten
by Hons on May 23, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
On the other hand, getting there fast isn't a priority
by tedvdw on May 23, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by nikki on May 23, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Drew... on May 23, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
PLEASE SWITCH TO POST-STAGE THREAD
Abruzziamo!
by Chris... on May 23, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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