Giro stage 13 *spoiler*

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Girodit ... shtml?t=13

    Kloden and DDL both got back 13 seconds on the other GC riders. Crafty.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    aarw wrote:
    will be good to see an in form McEwan and Cav compete against each other.... bring on the tour.

    But will McEwen get picked for the Tour? Silence have the Yellow Jersey favourite - surely they have to put everything behind him.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    afx237vi wrote:
    http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2008/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=13

    Kloden and DDL both got back 13 seconds on the other GC riders. Crafty.

    Nice move! Any idea how they did that? Was there a backup? A crash?
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Here's the info. Amazing that it actually was originally ruled as a 1:13 difference. If they'd left that gap, Kloden would be ahead of Contador!
    Finish-line controversy
    There were some unhappy GC riders at the end of the 177km stage.

    Just like Thursday’s stage, the call came out over the course radio that the official time would be taken 3km from the line to assure a safe arrival in a narrow, snaking sprint into the heart of Cittadella.

    But when the busted-up peloton rolled across the line, the unofficial results showed a 1:13 difference between the main pack and a much-reduced front group that included the sprinters, their respective leadout men and some savvy GC threats such as Paolo Savoldelli (LPR) and Andreas Klöden (Astana).

    The race jury ruled that the split occurred before the pack hit the 3km to go banner, but later reduced the difference to 13 seconds.

    Still, it was enough to juggle the GC going into Saturday’s decisive stage.

    The top-three remained unchanged relative to each other, but Klöden and Vicenzo Nibali (Liquigas) moved up fourth and fifth, respectively, while Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre) dropped from fourth to sixth, differences that could prove key later in the race.
  • Odelay!
    Odelay! Posts: 58
    I was going to ask what the red flag being waved by the lead motorcyclist was for... but I assume it was for the neutralised last 3km?

    Also, I thought the High Road lead out was pretty good when it mattered today.
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Odelay! wrote:
    I was going to ask what the red flag being waved by the lead motorcyclist was for... but I assume it was for the neutralised last 3km?

    I think the flag was just to warn of a tight bend with man hole covers (if it is the same bend with man hole covers they showed earlier on)
  • Odelay!
    Odelay! Posts: 58
    I think the flag was just to warn of a tight bend with man hole covers (if it is the same bend with man hole covers they showed earlier on)

    Thanks!

    Is that common? I've not noticed it before
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Odelay! wrote:
    I think the flag was just to warn of a tight bend with man hole covers (if it is the same bend with man hole covers they showed earlier on)

    Thanks!

    Is that common? I've not noticed it before

    Well it happened the day before too, but no, it's not that common. Just a combination of a technical finish, heavy rain, smooth roads and a race that's already had a LOT of crashes. I guess the Giro organisers wanted to be extra careful, lest they risk the wrath of the riders.

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