Stage 18 *Spoiler*

LangerDan
LangerDan Posts: 6,132
edited May 2008 in Pro race
Group up the road with 5 minutes and 100km left to go, containing none other than everyones favourite PTP pick for todays stage, Paolo Bettini. Plus Bennati, Visconti and Jens Voight. Now thats a quality break.

Time for Visconti to pay Il Grillo back for all the help last week.



Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes), Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale), Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Barloworld), Joaquin Rodriguez (Caisse d'Epargne), Alan Perez Lezaun (Euskaltel - Euskadi), Simon Spilak (Lampre), Daniele Bennati (Liquigas), Paolo Bettini (Quick Step), Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step), Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Rabobank), Jens Voigt (Team CSC) and Nikolay Trusov (Tinkoff Credit Systems)
'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'

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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    This break will stick. Astana has no interest in hauling it back.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • flattythehurdler
    flattythehurdler Posts: 2,314
    It's a long way though on a lumpy course. What's the wind up to?
    Dan
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Wind isn't up to much but its drizzling. I believe there is some fairly bad thunder storms and torrential rain forecast for the next couple of days in the North of Italy.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    Lets hope the 3 cushion billiards doesn't overrun on Eurpspurt.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    It's not monster truck racing today???
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Can anyone hear a word Kelly and Harmon are saying? Turned my telly right up and preparing to have my ears blasted off when the adverts come on.

    Btw I was watching 3 cushion billiards the other day... very interesting!
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Speaking of Monster Truck racing, Jen Voigt has buggered off up the road and the remainder of the break has fallen apart.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Its all gone quiet???!!! who won?
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  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    How long is that lap?
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Not over yet - another 16km to go. Voigt 40 seconds up on the chasers.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Sorry I had the forum time set wrong so I thought there hadn't been a post for an hour !!!!
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    What size gear is Voigt mashing - 120rpm twiddling be damned!. It looks like his block is 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12 (for the climbs)
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    16 km for 40 seconds - but Italians chasing. He'll stay away.
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  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    ricadus wrote:
    16 km for 40 seconds - but Italians chasing. He'll stay away.

    Those italians are rubbish :lol:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Bah looks like Jens will win.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    edited May 2008
    Those italians are rubbish
    Selfish & lazy too early.
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  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    It'll be nice to see somebody wearing short white socks win.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Cav was actually wearing white socks yesterday - must be why he didn't win.

    1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
    2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step 1.00
    3 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
    4 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    So, is this Jens trying to get a new gig for next year?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    He can't amke his mind up if he's finishing or not can he. True pro mind, and Bettini must be kicking himself for letting him go.
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    What the Quickstep plan in the end was supposed to be beats me completely.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    iainf72 wrote:
    So, is this Jens trying to get a new gig for next year?

    I guess so, he doesn't have much of a palmares or reputation, so he needs all the wins he can get!!!
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    So, is this Jens trying to get a new gig for next year?

    I guess so, he doesn't have much of a palmares or reputation, so he needs all the wins he can get!!!

    He's not a spring chicken though.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Will he "take the High Road" then ???
    Le Blaireau (1)

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