Stage 21 *** Spoiler ***

deltadawn
deltadawn Posts: 168
edited June 2008 in Pro race
Goodmorning everyone...

It should be exciting today! I hope all the contenders are in top form today.

As usual, http://cyclingfans.com has come though with some live streaming options, so I'm happy. :D

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  • sing_for_absolution
    sing_for_absolution Posts: 1,908
    Nice ride by Martin to go fastest so far.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    deltadawn wrote:
    Goodmorning everyone...

    Good afternoon
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Standings @13:08 GMT

    Finish - 28.5 km

    1 Tony Martin (Ger) Team High Road 32.52
    2 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 32.55
    3 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team High Road 32.58
    4 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 33.09
    5 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld 33.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    redddraggon wrote:
    deltadawn wrote:
    Goodmorning everyone...

    Good afternoon

    Oops! Sorry, I forgot about that. :oops:
  • nick hanson
    nick hanson Posts: 1,655
    So much for the TT being a straight competition between Bradley W & Dave M for the win.
    I think our boys hadn't realised how demending the last few mountain stages would be
    so many cols,so little time!
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    Provisional standings at 16:19 CEST
    Finish - 28.5 km

    1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team High Road 32.45
    2 Tony Martin (Ger) Team High Road 32.52
    3 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 32.55
    4 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team High Road 32.58
    5 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 33.07
    6 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 33.09
    7 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas
    8 Steven Cummings (GBr) Barloworld
    9 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana 33.16
    10 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 33.18
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    deltadawn wrote:
    redddraggon wrote:
    deltadawn wrote:
    Goodmorning everyone...

    Good afternoon

    Oops! Sorry, I forgot about that. :oops:

    I wasn't correcting you :wink: Perhaps you are further west than us.
    I like bikes...

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  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    nick hanson wrote:
    So much for the TT being a straight competition between Bradley W & Dave M for the win.
    I think our boys hadn't realised how demending the last few mountain stages would be
    Hi Nick,

    Yeah, I thought they'd do better too.

    This is my first time really watching the Giro. Those mountain stages were killers!!!

    Dawn
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    redddraggon wrote:

    I wasn't correcting you :wink: Perhaps you are further west than us.

    Much further west! LOL! Across the big pond as they say.

    Dawn
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    Btw, cyclingfans has a link with a NRK feed that is showing the race now. (Gotta love that the big widescreen video)

    http://cyclingfans.com/
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    English eurosport audio working now too. :-)
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    Contador is off!!
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Brus keeps 3rd by 2 secs ! Phew....
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Some very poor times from the trialing "deisels". Very untypical of GT contenders. Usually they are hammering huge chunks of time from the rest, a la Le Tour.
    I'm almost daring to believe the juice hasn't flowed quite as freely.

    Yates was true to his word. Dertie does the time trials. Can't say Astana added much flavour to a fairly dull Giro.
    Quite probably due to the above, rather than horrific parcours.

    Back to the beach for Bert, for a well earned......er.....rest.
    If I were him, I'd stay there until the end of August. It obviously does the trick.

    Oh, High Horse's dope monitoring programme is obviously working wonders. :roll:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • sing_for_absolution
    sing_for_absolution Posts: 1,908
    Blazing Saddles wrote:

    Oh, High Horse's dope monitoring programme is obviously working wonders. :roll:

    I know. Three good time-trial riders in the top 5 OMFGZZZZZZZZ :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
  • campagchris
    campagchris Posts: 773
    "Yates was true to his word. Dertie does the time trials. Can't say Astana added much flavour to a fairly dull Giro"
    dull in what way??
    I thought it was one of the best Giro's for years. :shock:
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    Contratulations Albero and Astana!

    The Contador song....

    http://www.youtube.com/v/C7CyDXxbFxE&hl=en

    I bet that guy is happy now! LOL!
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    campagchris wrote:
    "Yates was true to his word. Dertie does the time trials. Can't say Astana added much flavour to a fairly dull Giro"
    dull in what way??
    I thought it was one of the best Giro's for years. :shock:

    Since this was the first Giro I've really followed closely, I'm not sure how it rates with others. But I thought it was a very exciting race too, Chris.

    Dawn
  • campagchris
    campagchris Posts: 773
    I thoroughly enjoyed it too Dawn and will buy the dvd when its out.Mind Ive always enjoyed the Giro more than the Tour.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    While there were some exciting stages, overall it wasn't that exciting. IMO that is. If you've not watched the Giro get the 05 DVD's and see an amazing race.

    Best guy won. Perhaps he wasn't overly exciting but he rode a smart race. But winning Grand Tours is all about being conservative.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    That's my feeling as well, Iain. 2005 is tops.
    Some of this year's big stages failed to ignite.
    Not the best, but certainly not the worst.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    sing_for_absolution wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:

    Oh, High Horse's dope monitoring programme is obviously working wonders. :roll:

    I know. Three good time-trial riders in the top 5 OMFGZZZZZZZZ :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    Absolutely. Getting 3 riders in the top 5 of a TT is perfectly normal.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    I don't why but I always think it's not a proper GT win when the winner doesn't actually win a stage.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    iainf72 wrote:
    sing_for_absolution wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:

    Oh, High Horse's dope monitoring programme is obviously working wonders. :roll:

    I know. Three good time-trial riders in the top 5 OMFGZZZZZZZZ :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    Absolutely. Getting 3 riders in the top 5 of a TT is perfectly normal.

    Well, I have to ask, don't I? Where should those High Road riders have finished then? And who should be in the top 5 instead? Is there any result you guys wouldn't cast doubt on?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:
    Well, I have to ask, don't I? Where should those High Road riders have finished then? And who should be in the top 5 instead? Is there any result you guys wouldn't cast doubt on?

    I'm just joshing. I don't have an issue with them doing that well. Marco P is one of the best around against the clock and those others guys have had a much easier ride the last few days than the favourites.

    Daveyl, what would happen if one British rider accused another of doping? :P
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    andyp wrote:
    I don't why but I always think it's not a proper GT win when the winner doesn't actually win a stage.

    Me too.

    I remember in my youth feeling really disappointed when Lemond won the Tour in 90 sans stage win.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    iainf72 wrote:
    DaveyL wrote:
    Well, I have to ask, don't I? Where should those High Road riders have finished then? And who should be in the top 5 instead? Is there any result you guys wouldn't cast doubt on?

    I'm just joshing. I don't have an issue with them doing that well. Marco P is one of the best around against the clock and those others guys have had a much easier ride the last few days than the favourites.

    Daveyl, what would happen if one British rider accused another of doping? :P

    I've no idea. Probably something like that unstoppable force/immovable object conundrum (though Iain M. Banks has solved that one). No riders of any nationality tend to accuse others of doping though. Except Simoni :-)
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    And 4 Brits in the top 13 of the final TT. A nation of testers indeed. (Two Slipstream riders up there too. Nudge nudge wink wink, eh I bet that Vaughters has really got the internal doping system working pretty well, nudge nudge wink wink say no more?)

    Oh, and though the time gap to first place is quite large, Gustav Larsson has finished pretty high up on GC, 14th @ 27:25. Is that his first GT finish?
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  • NJK
    NJK Posts: 194
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    That's my feeling as well, Iain. 2005 is tops.
    Some of this year's big stages failed to ignite.
    Not the best, but certainly not the worst.

    You can't have it both ways. Cleaner riding will normally equal a more tactical battle. Tired GC riders can't attack at the end of 3 week tour it isn't really possible. Armstrong era maybe but now blood transfusions seem to be a bit risky.

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