Giro stage 13 *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited May 2008 in Pro race
Ahhhh, last day before the mountains proper.... Real bike racing and that.

Oh, the new arrival in our house arrived yesterday - Spencer weighed in at a Paris-Roubaix contendor-eqse 9lb2
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • guv001
    guv001 Posts: 688
    Congrats
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Congratulations!

    At least you can watch the 12 midnight repeats of the giro stages while doing night feed.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    Congratulations from me as well.

    Sadly I'll miss the weekends racing.
  • espoir
    espoir Posts: 61
    congrats!

    though, i think it should be SpencerF08 :D
  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    Congratulations!
    Decided not to call him Daniele then?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    GroupOfOne MkII wrote:
    Congratulations!
    Decided not to call him Daniele then?

    Italian names wouldn't fly.

    Woman, eh?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Cav takes the stage!
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  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    Nice
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    That last lap was like having a crit in your living room!
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Cav made it look easy this time. I'm sure someone'll find that something that he did wrong though...
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Bloody hell he's fast.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:
    Cav made it look easy this time. I'm sure someone'll find that something that he did wrong though...

    What colour socks did he have on?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    another good win for Cav....looks like a long sprint, in took 3 minures with cyclingnews!

    17:02 CEST
    Bennati in third, behind Zabel.

    17:03 CEST
    Martin pulls for Cav, but he goes for another wheel.

    Bennati starts the sprint!

    17:04 CEST
    Cav has moved over to the left and sprints hard. Can benna hold?

    17:04 CEST
    Cavendish comes past everyone very strongly!

    17:04 CEST
    Cav gives it all...

    17:05 CEST
    And he takes it!!!! He gets his belated birthday present. In the end he has two bike lengths!!!
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    iainf72 wrote:
    DaveyL wrote:
    Cav made it look easy this time. I'm sure someone'll find that something that he did wrong though...

    What colour socks did he have on?

    Let's hope they weren't black :-)
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  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    That looked easy for him dint it....
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Cav humbled a few riders today by his turn of speed - there's little doubt that in a straight-line drag race, there's few that can hold that kind of pace.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Monty Dog wrote:
    Cav humbled a few riders today by his turn of speed - there's little doubt that in a straight-line drag race, there's few that can hold that kind of pace.

    If he could get over his better and hold position he will definately be the superstar of the next few year.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Congrats to iain and Mrs f72!

    Good sprint, but an extremely dull stage. You know you're in for a dull day of viewing when David Harmon spends 30 minutes explaining each of the 100 Giro classifications...
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    iain - Goodness me, isn't that a bit of a "volte face"? :wink:
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:
    iain - Goodness me, isn't that a bit of a "volte face"? :wink:

    Sort of, he's proving himself.

    Still think he's a toss pot though.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Congrats Iain.

    Cav is looking like the nuts now alright. Would have liked to see Thor go up against him. I think that's the next level to aim at. That and maybe a goofed up Saunier Duval Petacchi or Mr Boonen on form.

    I still can't warm to him though. He's like McEwen without the charisma.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    iainf72 wrote:
    Oh, the new arrival in our house arrived yesterday - Spencer weighed in at a Paris-Roubaix contendor-eqse 9lb2

    Congrats! All the best to you, Mrs Iain and little Spencer!
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    Aaaah! Cav gets in the right position to use his absolutely massive finishing kick. No one on the Giro has any answer to that. With Ale-Jet out of the picture for a while, is there anybody with a turn of speed that could compete with Cav's? I really can't think of anybody.

    Was that ever boring before they got to the circuit? Thank god for the next few stages.
  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    will be good to see an in form McEwan and Cav compete against each other.... bring on the tour.
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    [Great crashes highlight prog on Eurosport at the mo, btw]
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Yeah but are we likely to see an in-form McEwen ever again? He seems to have totally lost it. Yesterday he was 3rd, fair enough, but he was a long way off actually winning. He's struggling to get past guys like Koldo Fernandez and Robert Forster, so what chance does he have against Boonen, Hushovd, Freire...
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    iainf72 wrote:
    GroupOfOne MkII wrote:
    Congratulations!
    Decided not to call him Daniele then?

    Italian names wouldn't fly.

    Woman, eh?

    So... "Mark" didn't appeal? And you could've called him Marco when out of earshot of mum, too. :D
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Hats off to Bennati. He could have put Cavendish into the barriers, shutting the door quite legally.
    Instead, he moved over to allow the bullet to pass by.

    Right, snoozefest over! :D

    Apparently, Rai commentators are saying Ricco is favourite for tomorrow, with Gibo second fav.
    I think they may have forgotten someone. 8)
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  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    afx237vi wrote:
    Yeah but are we likely to see an in-form McEwen ever again? He seems to have totally lost it. Yesterday he was 3rd, fair enough, but he was a long way off actually winning. He's struggling to get past guys like Koldo Fernandez and Robert Forster, so what chance does he have against Boonen, Hushovd, Freire...

    isn't McEwan carrying an injury or something at the minute??
  • captain_oakley
    captain_oakley Posts: 222
    Totally agree Mr Saddles, Bennati could have stuck to the barriers , but he
    moved over, not often seen these days of the mass bunch sprint. :D:D

    Is Cavendish too big for High Rd..........??? :wink:



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