Chapeau Angelo

moray_gub
moray_gub Posts: 3,328
edited July 2009 in Pro race
176 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC 0:31:57

120 k to go and he gets blown out the back, i spose the thought of beating Cav in a sprint got him through a lonely difficult day. Well done Angelo :D
Gasping - but somehow still alive !

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    I think he got back on, as he was the first to go out the back, presumably for the second time, as they headed into Andorra with about 25 kms to go. Shortly followed by Van Hummel. He did well to get within the time limit though.

    The camera at the back of the peleton often provides the most interesting aspect of the race at start of long climbs like on today's stage. It's interesting to see who is amongst the first to drop out. I was surprised to see Alessandro Ballan in the first real group, of about 10 riders, that formed, normally he climbs better than that.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Pozzato, too. I know he's not a pure climber, or even a power climber, but I was surprised to see him shelled too soon.
  • Eau Rouge
    Eau Rouge Posts: 1,118
    Furlan, and to a lesser degree, Ballan are still banged up from falls in the TTT according to the daily updates on the Lampre web site.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Great! He's battered and bruised.
    Was struggling up the first cat, when the tempo was tranquilo.
    Get through the weekend and he may yet live to fight another day.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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