Giro Stage 14 *spoiler*

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  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    Contador might get pink, still. Where's Bosisio?
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Contador's 5 seconds off the Maglia Rosa!!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Yes, what was that lesson about the difference between the winner of the Tour and the Giro?
    Pity nobody told those pesky Eyetalians! :roll:

    LPR take the pink, too. :lol:


    Thought today's stage was terminally boring. I've never seen such a defensive Italian peloton. It's usually an attack-fest on Pampeago. I wonder why?
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  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Yes, what was that lesson about the difference between the winner of the Tour and the Giro?
    Pity nobody told those pesky Eyetalians! :roll:

    LPR take the pink, too. :lol:


    Thought today's stage was terminally boring. I've never seen such a defensive Italian peloton. It's usually an attack-fest on Pampeago. I wonder why?

    I think it has to do with how hard everyone was forced to go in the first week. Ricco and DiLuca were attacking more than I've seen for the first week in years at the Giro. And especially with the first unofficial mountain stage, it was a harder first week than everyone's used to for a GT.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    BTW, did everyone notice the stuff written on the street?

    First, there was about 200 meters of "Simoni" written over and over. LOL.

    But the weird one was the huge penis someone drew. I missed whose name was written next to it, did anyoen catch that? (Wonder if they watched Superbad perhaps?)

    EDIT: Ha! Here it is:
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    I'll bet the Giro producers wished they could use computer graphics to edit that out.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    lol maybe they were trying to say something about the riders dad who got done for having a load of Viagra with him
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Not as disturbing as the guy wearing nothing but his pants and a Viking helmet. I bet his mum is soooooooo proud.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Anybody know how many hours Cav finished behind the leaders?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    All of the Brits except Wegelius finished at 41'37".

    Markus Eichler was last man at 42'02" - he'll need to do worse than that if he's serious about challenging for the numero nero!
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    afx237vi wrote:
    Yeah I thought someone picked Sella, but I just checked and no-one had him.

    Umm... I did. I just misspelled his name a bit... I spelled it "N I B A L I"

    See? :wink:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Yes, what was that lesson about the difference between the winner of the Tour and the Giro?
    Pity nobody told those pesky Eyetalians! :roll:

    Perhaps Bertie isn't as well prepared as you think he is?

    Are LPR allowed out during the day? Do they show reflections in mirrors?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    I would refer back to his performance at last year's TdF - he never had to win the race because the rider who animated it was thrown out (and is currently taking his ex-team to court for unfair dismissal, claiming they knew all along where he was). He has ridden well in one week races but there's a big difference between those and a GT.

    Congratulations on your baby - but Albert would be a really horrible name, wouldn't it? :wink:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Large nobs are often found on Italian roads. They are commonly known as tifosi! :wink:
    Never seen so little attacking an a major Giro stage. Perhaps all were fretting about those hormone values? :roll:

    As for Dertie, Yates says they're targetting the time-trials, (great to think they want to change a world class climber into Sergei Honchar) so we may have to wait for Corones, before all is revealed.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    micron wrote:
    I would refer back to his performance at last year's TdF - he never had to win the race because the rider who animated it was thrown out (and is currently taking his ex-team to court for unfair dismissal, claiming they knew all along where he was). He has ridden well in one week races but there's a big difference between those and a GT.

    Agreed but it's hard to luck yourself into 2nd place in a GT. He's definately got the right attributes.

    Nah, ASO say Rabobank are ok, so it must be true.

    Agreed on the Bertie as a name (shudder) Not into the Spanish names - Some of the Italian ones are great but hey ho.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    But Contador never really had to defend the MJ because all the really key stages were ridden by the time he took the jersey - so he didn't win the race, and might even have finished off the podium had Rasmussen stayed in the race. He was second but a well beaten second who never looked like the winner. I think Contador has talent - but perhaps his abilities have been over inflated. I think Gibo will be sorry he didn't take advantage sooner because I think they were riding scared today and assuming Contador would simply ride away on the climb.

    Bertie is not a great name, I agree :wink:
  • Arkibal
    Arkibal Posts: 850
    TdF winner 2007: Alberto Contador

    nuff said.

    Congrats iain!!! :)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    TDF 2006 winner:- Oscar Pereiro
    nuff said.
    :wink:
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