Giro d'Italia, Stage 20... LIVE!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 30, 2009 1:44 AM EDT
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Two more days of Veloki's lovely graphics. Two more days of the Centenary celebration. At some point the website won't even be 65% pink anymore. It's been a great, great time, though I have to wonder what's more fun, the race or the anticipation of it? The Giro is special that way. The parcours makes you dream.
Anyway, today is a transitional stage on the way to Rome. Few transitions could be more exciting -- Rome! -- but the race itself promises some action too. Surely Di Luca can't pass up the opportunity to chase some precious seconds, even if controlling the race will require a herculean effort. Surely Menchov and his cohorts will be on high alert for this or any other Neapolitan surprises. Surely there are a few dozen other ambitions at work today, butting up against the meta-narrative of the maglia rosa. Who knows... Either way it will be fun. Enjoy!
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Noooo! But podium.. I let this one for you ;)
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
I'm such a bad loser.. I admit
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Look how it's done
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Bad tee.. tooth and covered in freckles with a temper to boot? Oh and they can’t cook either.
Not that it really matters, because they do it for queen and country. :D
Lol.. I haven't say that is probably the rigft strategy ;)
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Evening all
Have to say wine is open, and i’m currently watching stage 15 TdF last year, been watch TdF all afternoon…..
Damn it… Not sure i am going to cope not being there this year…
How am I going to survive………
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Never too early to prepare for July!
Heh, I might have to give the ‘08 TDF discs a spin again myself :-). I can’t wait for July – got a lot of leave booked! My July roster is a bit of a shambles, actually… don’t need the Tuesdays after rest days off, so why waste the leave? LOL
Yep me toooo
I can’t complain, i chose classics and amstel over TdF…. they were awesome… but stilll watching the dvds…. it’s killingme.. especially, i just watch the TdF alpe D’huez stage….. remembering that day, and being at the after party… damn, and having contacts who are asking if i’m going… it’s so friggin had… if only someone wil pay… i’m there…
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Lol.. @ if only I can win Lotto or something
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
The furthest that I am going next year is Victoria ;-)
Speaking of which – it looks like the time trial course in now in Geelong, not Melbourne…? What gives with that?!
yeah
I remember last year when I checked, they said the TT will be around Albert Park.
Now it’s in Geelong!
damn
I'll say.
Seeing as I’ll be staying with my Aunt, who lives in Hampton. Oh well, I’m driving 900km to get there – two round trips to Geelong won’t hurt :-)
Not so hard to imagine
I survived without one for many years. I’d have trouble doing so now, mind you. Too accustomed to the convenience.
I’d be glad of the company :-)
It was more from.. They are not winning thenself.. Why would you ;)
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Evening folks!
May I just say brrrrrr :-(. On the positive side, on Monday I will allow myself to get the heater and doona out :-) . I have already caved in and dusted off the hot-water-bottle – had to, my peripheral circulation is shot & I refuse to be kept awake because of icy feet!
Now, for anyone who wants to tell me to HTFU – first ask yourself how you would cope with 50C/122F and no aircon (I was sufficiently functional to be doing my washing, in between watching a race and posting here)… :-)
I don't....
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Uuh no.. 50degree celcius and icy feet.. Strange combination
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
I'm glad you officially saw that..
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Umm... sorry to confuse!...
It’s actually 12 degrees C right at the moment. My point was that yeah, I am a wimp when it comes to cold weather (yes 12C is cold!) … but I can take more heat than those people from countries which have glaciers and shit, who tend to laugh at me in my icy 12 degree C hell…
Ooh.. rbjhan made it painfull clear it was my own stupidity ;)
But 12 degrees….. You may not complain..
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
here we go
after all the comments above.
frinkster bring us back to Lou’s starting point.
good thing we still have a few hours to sort it out before the racing.
Thank god I'm out here for a birthday.. Don't think I would handle a day with not knowing what everybody means...
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
So Frinkster, when may I complain?
When it’s under 10 degrees? – ’cause it will drop to under 10 degrees in a few hours :-(
What about if my hands are so cold...
… you’d be forgiven for thinking that I was no longer capable of complaint…
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
We used to love ice too
But sadly each time the canals froze over we got invaded by the Swedish, they are like rats I tell you.
LOL! You're Norwegian?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Lucky bastard! Their some pretty girls coming from Denmark...
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Like it's our fault that you're a bunch of wussies
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on May 30, 2009 5:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we used to be Vikings :(
But now we are mainly associated with pastry and mild beer, I wonder where it went wrong.
Lightweight rowing
In-cre-dib-le new indoor world record for lightweight men (under 75 kg) by Henrik Stephansen. Under 6 minutes! http://www.worldrowing.com/display/modules/news/dspNews.php?newid=324568
Oh, so you want me to go over to the Netherlands and complain?
… I don’t know, it looks a bit cold there…
WTF
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
no aircon?
well, the whole building, as far as I can see, no one got aircon.
If I want to install one, need to ask the body corp, and they might not say yes!
They were all sold out?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
there's no need for aircon
well most of the days anyway.
but this year we had a whole week in the 40s :-(((((
How to get warm and influence people?
You know you want to
Break! with advantage (:
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Men in the break:
45. Pablo Lastras Garcia (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 1:29:42
60. Felix Rafael Cardenas (COL) Barloworld at 2:03:04
77. Angel Gomez Gomez (ESP) Fuji-Servetto at 2:23:09
87. Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale at 2:37:46
79. Francesco De Bonis (ITA) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni at 2:26:16
129. Ben Swift (GBR) Team Katusha at 3:28:41
149. Anders Lund (DEN) Team Saxo Bank at 3:59:02
156. Robert Forster (GER) Team Milram at 4:04:26
In Belgium, 98 km to go
10 guys have 51 seconds on the peloton: Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto), Johan Vansummeren (Silence-Lotto), Maarten Wynants (Quick Step), Stef Clement (Rabobank), Maxime Vantomme (Team Katusha), Albert Timmer (Skill-Shimano), Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling), Jeff Louder (Bmc Racing Team), Mathias Frank (Bmc Racing Team) et Alan Marangoni (Csf Group – Navigare)
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Nice group!
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Nice group!
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Who's going to work?
Landbouwkrediet?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Not so nice.. Live in.... 17 minutes
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
In Bavaria
TT today. Tony Martin and Bert Grabsch are both on the course right now.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Not yet. Unless your ticker is waaaay ahead of mine.
If I’m reading it right, Martin has the best intermediate time, though.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
They've both finished now, and are indeed 1-2 for the moment.
Martin first, Grabsch second. But more to come, including Gerdemann…
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Oops, need coffee. Martin has finished. Grabsch has 2nd best intermediate time.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Tour of Belgium begins
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Breakaway
Nuyens Boom Clement Moerenhout Ivanov De Kort Leukemans Hoogerland Marcato Bakelants Nys Scheirlinckx Frei Vantornhout Frapporti Capelli Vantornhout Dekker +Others
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
On LaRedoute.. It's hurting the breakaway
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Drat it. The internet stream was supposed to go live almost ten minutes ago.
So far, nothing… Are you watching on TV or online?
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Group.. Roelandt, Nuyens, Hermans, de Weert, Ivanov, Boom, Albert, Bert Scherlinckx, Hoogherland, van Avermaet, Cornu, Clement, Bakelants, Fraporti, Moerenhout, Timmer, Marcato, Frank, Clement
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
nice
that’s a pretty stacked group. what’s their lead?
'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
It's a little strange..
There’s a group with Moernehout Marcato, de Waele, Timmer, Moerenhout, Cornu, Roelandt, Hermans(?) + ? with 30 secs on the rest of the group..This is it.. Nys is there also
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Hermans=van Avermaet
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Boom and Albert? Where's Nys? Coulda had a full cross battle then..
"The main thing is to not cut yourself and bleed to death in the tub." Frankie Andreu when asked about shaving legs.
majope
what was the name of the site you gave us in the past, for hide the ip? Because i cannot see sporza, maybe because is geo-restricted
Sp=spelling?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Frank with dots on the a
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Yep.. That's what I think
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Boom, Ivanov, T. Dekker and Bakelants in the contra
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Yep.. +BMC
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Albert.. Hey does Boom know him?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
L'ouch! is all I can say
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Says 6 on ticker
6 riders approaching the 8 leaders: Lars Boom, Jan Bakelants, Nick Nuyens, Niels Albert, Serguei Ivanov and Thomas Dekker.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
What he said
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Clement, Nys, Hoogherland, Frei, Hermans, Wynants, Biondo. Leukemans Stalder Fraporrti, Capelle, Lars Boom, Jan Bakelants, Nick Nuyens, Niels Albert, Serguei Ivanov and Thomas Dekker.in group 2
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
He's great... But this is his sport... Time trialing!
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Boom is going on the hill?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Strong Clement.. In his own he bridge(?) 30sec...
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Lol.. That was nice one..
But What’s Rabo doing? They are chasing each other
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Clement chase Boom group uphill
And so on.. Didn’t look very good
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Well, only after he did that huge pull
brought along two other noname hopefuls. I say it doesn’t matter. Maybe he can escape one more time or keep the tempo going; then it was all good.
Van Avermaet, Moerenhout, Cornu, Albert +2 have a small gap
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
BOOOOOOM! They did
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
dauphne
plus raisport piu s reshowing the giro in 4-5 hr blocks starting at 9-9.15 local daily beginning monday, 1 june
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Very strung out there! Watching web 2. Are Raisport+ not showing it today? Seems to be fencing atm.
"The main thing is to not cut yourself and bleed to death in the tub." Frankie Andreu when asked about shaving legs.
about 4 mins to en diretta
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
As Grdzylu posted above, men in the break, w/about 90k to go:
45. Pablo Lastras Garcia (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 1:29:42
60. Felix Rafael Cardenas (COL) Barloworld at 2:03:04
77. Angel Gomez Gomez (ESP) Fuji-Servetto at 2:23:09
87. Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale at 2:37:46
79. Francesco De Bonis (ITA) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni at 2:26:16
129. Ben Swift (GBR) Team Katusha at 3:28:41
149. Anders Lund (DEN) Team Saxo Bank at 3:59:02
156. Robert Forster (GER) Team Milram at 4:04:26
VG, Norways's paper is searching for a nickname for EBH
there’s:
Tempo Gigante
The Moose
The Shark
The Biking Viking
The Wolf
Golden Boy
The Speed Demon
The Predator
The Polar Bear
The Norwegian Boa
The Rock
PdC’s BOSS HOGG is much better. The boss owned everything, very similar the EBH.
The center of the bottom bracket is the center of the universe.
Whcih High Road Columbia rider
could we name Roscoe P. Coltraine?
Some ever submissive domestique?
Flahutes: Harden the F--k Up!
Final TT results in Bavaria:
1. Tony Martin (THR), 30:09 Minuten
2. Bert Grabsch (THR), 30:34 Minuten
3. Linus Gerdemann (MRM), 30:46 Minuten
Leeenooos now has overall lead.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Yay, milkboy! Good win for Martin too
"The main thing is to not cut yourself and bleed to death in the tub." Frankie Andreu when asked about shaving legs.
would this be the first grand tour with no doping positives?
i don’t know my gt doping history.
The center of the bottom bracket is the center of the universe.
Just now testing last year's samples for CERA, so that's not certain either.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Maximiliano Richeze got thrown out the day before the start
Or something like that
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on May 30, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
seems today stage will have an
exciting finish.Many teams trying to win a stage, ISD, Gilbert, Columbia…and LPR trying to control the race.
I would like to see DDL try to stay on Peta's wheel!
That would be funny.
If I just had one more gear, I...
Belgium
Bert De Waele, Greg Van Avermaet, Lars Boom
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Boom takes overall lead, according to ticker.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Yeah, good for him!
Bad for VDS, though—I now have the race leaders in both Belgium and Bavaria, and neither one counts!
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
LOL. Yes, so far that's pretty much true.
And countries beginning with S don’t—they are notoriously bad in Spain, and didn’t score in Switzerland either (Tour of Romandie).
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
1 Boom
2 Van Av +1
3 De Waele +1
4 Cornu +7
5 Marcato +11
didn’t catch Dekker, but the TT tom’w should be a 3-2ay battle Boom/Cornu/Dekker.
GC according to cyclingnews
1 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 17.35.31
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto 0.01
3 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
4 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Quick Step 0.07
5 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0.11
6 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
7 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto 0.15
8 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 1.16
9 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank 1.28
10 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1.29
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Would have been nice to be able to see it!
I don’t get why Sporza showed the first stage unrestricted, then restricted after that. To induce us to move to Belgium overnight?
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
I was able to watch it
on Justin for two days then restricted! I agree wish we could have seen it! Always good stuff in Belgium!
Rabo shouldn't attack with
someone the peloton? At least to motivate some others attacks from others teams….
If Di Luca wins and Menchov finishes in the same time, they will have the same time in seconds, but Di Luca will be ahead on fractions of seconds. So a theoretical chance that Di Luca will get the maglia rosa tonight.
The finish ramp seems less impressive than painted in the roadbook, say Sporza. they reckon even Petacchi might be in for the win, called it ideal for Davis.
Rabobank & Menchov have no need to catch the break
and now LPR knowing Menchov can maybe beat Di Luca in a sprint, will not want to chase it down as well ?
the finish,
is the same that the sprint before?
by semprenaroda on May 30, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I do not see the sprint marked on the race map,
so I am not sure.
There is a GPM at about 20 km to go, how many km to go now ?
Sprint
was at Frosinone – about 45 k from the finish
Anagni will be one circuit. It will go past the finish at about 20 k to go
OH ! is that what TV means !
I thought for the whole Giro “TV” meant where Television coverage started ! hahaha on me
i think Di Luca
have to take risks, he need seconds for tomorrow ITT:
by semprenaroda on May 30, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
in the sense they never do any good and he will still lose?
The center of the bottom bracket is the center of the universe.
"spectacularly unsuccessful"
yes, that describes Lotto’s Giro (kinda like my VDS). i tend to agree with Harmon, alliance with Rabo – thinking ahead to the Tour, perhaps?
Morning kids
Did I hear right that there was a bit of a flurry w/Killer trying to gain some sprint time a while ago?
was very fun to watch: Menchov went out to win sprint,
Di Luca just couldn’t get close enough, so Petacchi at last second came around Menchov
LPR where doing a strong leadout
A bit too strong at one time, Di Luca calling piano piano. Then there was only Peta and Di Luca left, with Menchov on his wheel. Mechov jumped and took the other two by surprise, certainly Di Luca who didn’t react immediately. It was a bit long, though, so Peta was able to get back to Menchov and win the sprint at least: 1. Peta 2. Menchov 3. Di Luca. Four bonus seconds for Menchov, two for Di Luca, so net 2 seconds gained by Menchov.
Uni guy says traffic to the gazzetta.it website has increased 400% this year, due to LA's participation.
And my, that was an unwelcome and annoying Cervelo ad inserted there, wasn’t it? Twice as loud as the regular coverage…
finish climb bites at 180m of elevation gain
only 20 km more of peloton / gruppetto racing in this Giro (: and ):
(Unless this break can stick then peloton racing is already over ! )
I LOVE this Giro course this year!
TDFrance has the Champs Elysee, the Giro is much better with a 180m climb circuit done twice in last 20 km !
PLEASE SWITCH TO SECOND LIVE THREAD
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Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 30, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions
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