Stage 6 *Spoiler*

LangerDan
LangerDan Posts: 6,132
edited May 2008 in Pro race
Eleven man break up the road have 15 minutes with 60km left to ride.
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    edited May 2008
    Is the pink jersey in trouble? Surely one of them must be only be a few minutes down on GC? I had Iglinsky as a long shot on stage 2 so i guess i should go for him again. Could be 0 points all round on the PTP again :lol:

    EDIT: A quick scan down the GC shows Russ at 1:39 so the pink jersey IS in trouble
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Bugger, I was hoping to get todays thread started.

    Fair play Dan.
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  • pat1cp
    pat1cp Posts: 766
    Why are Barloworld (Cummings and Thomas) doing the donkey work for Leekygas ?
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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    See the stage has been shortened by 36km due to rider protest - they are not doing the finish circuit now apparently but not sure how much impact this will have.

    I thought the grand tours had called an end to the super long stages to help alleviate the need to dope? Stage 6 was supposed to be 265km, only 25km short of Milan Sanremo territory.
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  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    EDIT: A quick scan down the GC shows Russ at 1:39 so the pink jersey IS in trouble

    May be looking to get rid of it ahead of tomorrow's first mountain stage, plus then he and hi team can sit up and have a little rest today. None of the riders in the break would be a threat on the final GC, and unless they win big time at the finish only a couple of the escapees would be likely to cling on to the maglia rosa after tomorrow.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    GroupOfOne MkII wrote:
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    EDIT: A quick scan down the GC shows Russ at 1:39 so the pink jersey IS in trouble

    May be looking to get rid of it ahead of tomorrow's first mountain stage, plus then he and hi team can sit up and have a little rest today. None of the riders in the break would be a threat on the final GC, and unless they win big time at the finish only a couple of the escapees would be likely to cling on to the maglia rosa after tomorrow.
    I suppose that makes sense - give it away today in the expectation that they can win it back tomorrow or that they have had enough and need to concentrate on the longer term now
  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    I think the main thing is that there's a harder stage to come tomorrow (and alot more harder stages to come later), so there's no point wearing the team out trying to keep the jersey, especially when it looks fairly warm today, plus it's on those undulating, grippy roads.

    Also to be fair, Pellizotti is more likely to be mid to bottom reaches of the top ten rather than a true GC contender, for Leaky Gas Nibali is more likely to be their man, so that could be at the back of their minds.

    Did anyone watching RAI just see that cracking 'Faces of the Giro' thing :lol:
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
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  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    Nice finish there, not only very good for a finale but rather attractive too.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    A win for an Irish team.

    Now for LPR to win us the Giro :wink:
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    And the gear is green, white and orange (ish)
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  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    GroupOfOne MkII wrote:
    Nice finish there, not only very good for a finale but rather attractive too.

    It's at least the third time in 10 years its finished there.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Not much of a spoiler, today. Blink and you missed it. Hope we get more of tomorrow's mountains.
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    It's good to see that breaks are getting away and staying away....
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  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    ricadus wrote:
    GroupOfOne MkII wrote:
    Nice finish there, not only very good for a finale but rather attractive too.

    It's at least the third time in 10 years its finished there.

    Yup Pellizotti won there two years ago, hence my pick of him in the PTP for today. Rather undone by him going and getting in pink, but meh!
  • Noodley
    Noodley Posts: 1,725
    GroupOfOne MkII wrote:
    ricadus wrote:
    GroupOfOne MkII wrote:
    Nice finish there, not only very good for a finale but rather attractive too.

    It's at least the third time in 10 years its finished there.

    Yup Pellizotti won there two years ago, hence my pick of him in the PTP for today. Rather undone by him going and getting in pink, but meh!

    And my intended pick for a forthcoming stage is now in pink - bugger, he'll never get it now. :roll:
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    Could be 0 points all round on the PTP again :lol:
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  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Bugger...no points for 4th

    :oops:
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Ridgerider wrote:
    Bugger...no points for 4th

    :oops:

    Nice pick for the break though :)

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