Giro Stage 15 *Spoiler*

Quite Frankly
Quite Frankly Posts: 386
edited May 2009 in Pro race
Capecchi and Farrar don't start today's stage.

Voigt is in an early two man breakaway with Devenyns.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Voigt...hope he is still in the break after I come back from a 2hr ride! And then he is solo battling up the climbs at full bore even though the elite climbers are 200m behind! Or better still, that he solos for the win.

    Farrar...so basically Pettacci is laughing with glee as he basically has the magenta jersey in the bag.
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  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    Voigt's breakaway has been shut down and they're now all back together.
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    I really wanna see Jens breakaway and stay away one of these days, the guy is a powerhouse! Have you seen when he sprints without getting up off the saddle? :shock: Jeeeez...

    I think that's why he rarely stays away though - because the peloton tries 10 times harder to catch him! :lol:
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Farrar...so basically Pettacci is laughing with glee as he basically has the magenta jersey in the bag.

    Not necessarily, it's not the same as the Tour, mountain stages get the same points as flat stages - so I reckon Di Luca is more likely to get it.
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  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    Serrano has retired.

    A breakaway group of 14 have a 2 minute advantage. Serpa is the highest placed in GC in the break at 9.52 down.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Points classification:

    1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 112 pts
    2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 96
    3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 79
    4 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad 78


    There's only 1 possible bunch sprint stage, and even that's not certain - it's pretty lumpy:

    http://cyclingnews.com/road/2009//giro0 ... s/giro0918

    Di Luca's got it in the bag.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Av speed now just under 37kph.
    Grivko on the attack, yet again and taking the GPM points.
    Don't know about the rest of you, but I'm beginning to wonder about teams with lettered names.
    ISD, this year's CSF?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Av speed now just under 37kph.
    Grivko on the attack, yet again and taking the GPM points.
    Don't know about the rest of you, but I'm beginning to wonder about teams with lettered names.
    ISD, this year's CSF?

    They haven't really done anything other than go on doomed breakaways. Even then it's only Grivko, Visconti and Scarselli - haven't seen the rest of the team.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    RAI have forcast 35C for today and tomorrow's stage.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    That's what I was saying yesterday. Rather higher than normal. Not so bad for the riders until they begin climbing - it will surely affect the team tactics today, so maybe a breakaway of GC no-hopers will be tolerated.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Rhods
    Rhods Posts: 400
    Aby ideas what just happened to Di Luca? Haven't got audio.
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    David Millar has retired.

    Pretty sure Di Luca had a mechanical.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    On a slog of an unclassified climb. 63kms out.They look knackered with this heat, but are moving along.
    Unlike Brit ES, which is showing recorded calander cycling, while the Giro marches on!
    Thank Gawd for Rai. :)
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  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    The break has a 6.20 advantage. So if it stayed like that to the finish Serpa would only be 3.32 down on GC and would move up to 8th overall.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Break up to 6'-20". Rabo unable to control Serpa.
    So who shows up at the front? Liquigas of course! Give me strength.
    What are they playing at? Let Dennis's boys wilt.

    Interested watching LL who has sucked on DDL's wheel all afternoon.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Wow! OK, so they've blown the race apart! :oops:
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Wow! OK, so they've blown the race apart! :oops:

    Yeah but who of any importance have they put in trouble? No-one.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    OK, now it's interesting...
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    Basso attacks! Menchov doesn't follow.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Vai Stefano!
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    DDL's Oil for Drugs buddy Spezialletti is on the front.
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    afx237vi wrote:
    DDL's Oil for Drugs buddy Spezialletti is on the front.

    Ah. So Bosisio is out of it then?
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    Popo and Lance once again go out the back door when the pace increases.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Quite Frankly wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    DDL's Oil for Drugs buddy Spezialletti is on the front.

    Ah. So Bosisio is out of it then?

    Haven't seen him.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Great that they are trying this 40-odd kms from the finish.
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  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    Great that they are trying this 40-odd kms from the finish.

    It's about time! (in both ways).

    Basso needs a bit of distance to get a substantial enough gap. And all helps Pellezotti!
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    Basso and Garzelli have a 40 second advantage on the Menchov group. Liquigas are sending their breakaway rider back to help Basso.

    Good stuff.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Liquigas copying Saeco's 2003 tactic!

    Menchov? Sitting a bit far down the group?
    Gibo finally killed off.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    But who is this for, Basso or Pellizotti? I can't see Basso and Garzelli getting all the way to the finish here. There's a flat run-in of 20-odd kilometres. Pellizotti could go for bonus seconds at the finish.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    is this really gonna be a worthwhile attack?.. 1min 30 aint bad so far...

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