Chapeau, Mr Sella!

pottssteve

I'm relatively new to cycling and have only watched the Tour de France before on TV. I now have Eurosport (curling anyone? Women's tennis?) and have been following the Giro.

Would anyone else like to join me in congratulating the little Italian on two successive storming rides? Did you see the look on his little face when he rolled over the line, especially on the first of the two stages? Hats off!

pinerellopaul

an amazing Ride makes you wonder what he can do in the M T TT today

Brian B

I would like to join you on congratulating Sella. But dont knock the womans tennis either as its much better on the eye than some other sports.

forearms Van Petegem

Emmanuele Sella. Any truth to the rumour he is walking around with a 24-hour erection

blazing_saddles

forearms Van Petegem wrote:

Emmanuele Sella. Any truth to the rumour he is walking around with a 24-hour erection

No, he's always referred to as, "Little Emmanuele Sella". :roll:

blazing_saddles

forearms Van Petegem wrote:

Emmanuele Sella. Any truth to the rumour he is walking around with a 24-hour erection

No, he's always referred to as, "Little Emmanuele Sella". :roll:

So what if he put the cat amongst the big boys pigeons. Look at the alternative. At least he's made some people very unhappy and others sit up and take notice.
Isn't that his primary objective?
Of course he was most likely doped.
I doubt you'd be first in line to say the rest weren't. I sure wouldn't.

flattythehurdler

C.H.E.A.T. :evil:

Doobz

innocent till proven guilty!

Its a bit like what Blazing Saddles Sig says

"The only thing more competitive than the racing, is the quality of the doping."

In all honesty he does have a bit of a Sted head look about him but it was very entertaining to see him beast himself up those mountains.

pottssteve

You lot are very cynical! :shock:
There hasn't been a sniff of anything untoward in his urine, has there? So what if he's named after a dodgy French porn film, and is only 5 foot 3. You could pump me full of EPO, amphetamines and cocaine and it would still take me a week to get up that hill...

andrewgturnbull

Hi Steve.

Can you do me a favour please and not name the stage winners in the thread titles?

Sometimes it takes a couple of days to catch up with my video recorder.

Cheers, Andy

moray_gub

andrewgturnbull wrote:

Hi Steve.

Can you do me a favour please and not name the stage winners in the thread titles?

Sometimes it takes a couple of days to catch up with my video recorder.

Cheers, Andy

So how long do we have to wait until we can start a thread and talk about stage winners in a pro cycling forum then ? i dont get this if i have recorded a stage or one day classic i just dont visit this site until i have watched it So if you dont want to know who wins dont visit its not rocket science.

cheers
MG

acorn_user

Moray Gub wrote:

andrewgturnbull wrote:

Hi Steve.

Can you do me a favour please and not name the stage winners in the thread titles?

Sometimes it takes a couple of days to catch up with my video recorder.

Cheers, Andy

So how long do we have to wait until we can start a thread and talk about stage winners in a pro cycling forum then ? i dont get this if i have recorded a stage or one day classic i just dont visit this site until i have watched it So if you dont want to know who wins dont visit its not rocket science.

cheers
MG

It's convention to put SPOILER in the thread title and the race/stage that the thread is discussing. You should leave out individual names because it gives the games away.

pottssteve

Hi Andy,
Sorry if I spoiled the surprise. :roll: Because we here in Asia are 7 hours ahead we must get the results before you do...

But if it takes you a couple of days to catch up with your video recorder you need to pedal faster.

I'll try to remember the *spoiler* thing in future...It is slapped all over the homepage though!

Slow Downcp

pottssteve wrote:

I'll try to remember the *spoiler* thing in future...It is slapped all over the homepage though!

Which is also why I don't go to the homepage, but jump straight to the forum, if I haven't seen that days racing.

andrewgturnbull

Moray Gub wrote:

andrewgturnbull wrote:

Hi Steve.

Can you do me a favour please and not name the stage winners in the thread titles?

Sometimes it takes a couple of days to catch up with my video recorder.

Cheers, Andy

So how long do we have to wait until we can start a thread and talk about stage winners in a pro cycling forum then ? i dont get this if i have recorded a stage or one day classic i just dont visit this site until i have watched it So if you dont want to know who wins dont visit its not rocket science.

cheers
MG

Hi there.

Not rocket science, just courtesy.

Cheers, Andy

pottssteve

Once again, sorry if I ruined anyone's fun.

campagchris

Sella has a real chance of the win now,especially on stage 19,can't see them letting him go again.Or maybe they haven't got the power to stop him.All in all though its been a fantastic Giro,infact I think the whole season has been excellent this year.Wonder why :roll:

afx237vi

campagchris wrote:

Sella has a real chance of the win now,especially on stage 19,can't see them letting him go again.Or maybe they haven't got the power to stop him.All in all though its been a fantastic Giro,infact I think the whole season has been excellent this year.Wonder why :roll:

Which is why Sella hasn't got a hope of winning the Giro. Winning from a breakaway of non-climbers is very different from riding other GC riders off your wheel. He still 3 minutes on the jersey. No chance.

sicrow

The way Sella has performed over the lumps has made my wife sit up and take note, she has asked me to get hold of what he has got

and its for the riding - not necessarily the climbing

by the way no chance of winning, that will go to Contador

moray_gub

andrewgturnbull wrote:

Moray Gub wrote:

andrewgturnbull wrote:

Hi Steve.

Can you do me a favour please and not name the stage winners in the thread titles?

Sometimes it takes a couple of days to catch up with my video recorder.

Cheers, Andy

Hi there.

Not rocket science, just courtesy.

Cheers, Andy

Ok maybe so but it still doesnt alter the fact if you want to guarantee not knowing who wins dont visit the site If you do visit the site and find out who wins before you have viewed it then as far as i am concerned its your own fault

cheers
MG

blazing_saddles

Yes, the character of the race, will now change for the third week. No team has really wanted to ride shotgun over the breaks. Now, it's imperative Astana do just that and they are the team best equipped to do just that.
Navigare are in a strong position, however, having a number of riders in a threatening position. A podium spot for Sella is a possibility, but unlikely.
It's just a pity the last two mountain stages, don't quite have the right mix to make it really tough, to control. IMO.

Maybe Simoni can give them a few ideas!

drenkrom

Sella stormed it on his first win and was impressive. The congratulations for the second win definitely go to his teammates, though. Had Baliani not been in the break to do all the work, they would never have been so far ahead and Sella would've never been fresh enough to jump away. With Pozzovivo out back, CSF were in complete control of the stage. Very weird to see a Conti team dictating the racing in a Grand Tour. But hey! If no one else is gonna do it...

It's about time one of the bigger teams took charge, though I'm personally not so sure Astana are up to it. Maybe their guys have been taking it easier these last few days, as has been suggested. SD lost their domestique-de-luxe, LPR must be starting to pay for their first week and Diqui have hardly set the front group on fire up to now, even though they tried. If someone goes on a long flyer, that could seal the deal.

Can't wait.

meagain

Near-Pantani class I reckon. And he was the BEST.

redddraggon

Moray Gub wrote:

andrewgturnbull wrote:

Hi Steve.

Can you do me a favour please and not name the stage winners in the thread titles?

Sometimes it takes a couple of days to catch up with my video recorder.

Cheers, Andy

So how long do we have to wait until we can start a thread and talk about stage winners in a pro cycling forum then ? i dont get this if i have recorded a stage or one day classic i just dont visit this site until i have watched it So if you dont want to know who wins dont visit its not rocket science.

cheers
MG

I'd always like to know who wins before I watch the highlights of anything. e.g. I'll only watch MOTD if Everton have won, otherwise I'd just be wasting my time.

drenkrom

Besides, if you know who won, you can laugh at the daft predictions of Harmon.

2Fast4Love

I can't believe anyone who didn't want to know who had won todays (in fact, yesterdays) stage would go into a section of the forum to do with "Road Racing", but I guess anythings possible...

I actually came in to ask where Contadors team gets all the pink gear from - the helmet, brake hoods, the sunnies, whatever other sundry bits & bobs they take. Would all the teams be prepared to kit out one of their bikes in a pink ensemble, or is it just cos Contador was fancied to be up there? I seem to remember him riding on to the Champs-Elysses last year on a bright yellow Trek frame??

moray_gub

2Fast4Love wrote:

I can't believe anyone who didn't want to know who had won todays (in fact, yesterdays) stage would go into a section of the forum to do with "Road Racing", but I guess anythings possible...

My point entirely its a bit like saying you didnt want to know the days news but you tuned it to Sky News on the hour anyway.



actually came in to ask where Contadors team gets all the pink gear from - the helmet, brake hoods, the sunnies, whatever other sundry bits & bobs they take. Would all the teams be prepared to kit out one of their bikes in a pink ensemble, or is it just cos Contador was fancied to be up there? I seem to remember him riding on to the Champs-Elysses last year on a bright yellow Trek frame??

Yea i wondered that myself think maybe they just carried it on the off chance either him/levi/klodden ended up in pink.

cheers
MG

weyayeman

Just a shame stage 20 didn't finish on the Mortirolo.There could still be a twist to one of the most exciting Giro's I can remember.

andrewgturnbull

Moray Gub wrote:

2Fast4Love wrote:

I can't believe anyone who didn't want to know who had won todays (in fact, yesterdays) stage would go into a section of the forum to do with "Road Racing", but I guess anythings possible...

My point entirely its a bit like saying you didnt want to know the days news but you tuned it to Sky News on the hour anyway.



actually came in to ask where Contadors team gets all the pink gear from - the helmet, brake hoods, the sunnies, whatever other sundry bits & bobs they take. Would all the teams be prepared to kit out one of their bikes in a pink ensemble, or is it just cos Contador was fancied to be up there? I seem to remember him riding on to the Champs-Elysses last year on a bright yellow Trek frame??

Yea i wondered that myself think maybe they just carried it on the off chance either him/levi/klodden ended up in pink.

cheers
MG

Hi there.

I think that getting Contador into the maglia rosa was their plan from the beginning. ;-)

Cheers, Andy