Giro di Sardegna *Spoiler*

frenchfighter

Runs 23rd to 27th

Startlist: http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/gir ... start-list

Stages 1 and 2 are likely the most interesting. Harder than last year, there aren't many sprinters turning up. Every day is pretty hilly apart from Stage 5.

jim one

It is also meant to be shown on RAI sport for those with a dish pointing at 13* east according to http://www.athleticsontv.org.uk/

Tuesday 23rd February 1700-1730 RAI Sport più Cycling
Giro di Sardegna stage 1: Olbia - Bonorva

FransJacques

Why is this thread a spoiler? Is it an aerodynamic panel on the boot lid of a car?

We're taking PC to a new level by labelling a thread about a race that hasn't even started yet a spoiler. As this thread preceedes the actual start of the race it's a front spoiler or front air dam. I'm open to the actual nomenclature we use.

frenchfighter

It should be obvious. It will become a spoiler once the race starts.

Rather than clog up the forum with an introduction thread PLUS a spoiler thread, it is done as one. Makes more than enough sense.

patchy

perhaps we need a thread indicating when the thread's status changes from non-spoiler to spoiler?

blazing_saddles

jim one wrote:

It is also meant to be shown on RAI sport for those with a dish pointing at 13* east according to http://www.athleticsontv.org.uk/

Tuesday 23rd February 1700-1730 RAI Sport più Cycling
Giro di Sardegna stage 1: Olbia - Bonorva

The place to watch all Italian races.
Stage 2 is on at 19-50CET 18-50UK

lucybears

1. Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre – Farnese Vini) km 144,2 in 4h16'50”, media 33,687 km/h; 2. Oscar Gatto (Isd – Neri); 3. Giovanni Visconti (Isd – Neri); 4. Francesco Failli (Acqua & Sapone); 5. Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche); 6. Damiano Caruso (De Rosa – Stac Plastic); 7. Giampaolo Caruso (Ceramica Flaminia); 8. Luca Mazzanti (Team Katusha); 9. Massimi Giunti (Androni Giocattoli); 10. Massimiliano Gentili (Ceramica Flaminia).

frenchfighter

That seems like a super slow average.

frenchfighter

Visconti is always consistent. He did pretty well on the ranking last year given he wasn't in a top team.

blazing_saddles

Very strong headwinds, although it was reasonably fine.

I saw it.........eventually. Came on 2 and a half hours late, but lasted for 40 minutes.
Great highlights. Didn't miss a thing.
Podium at both ends. The break forming, contesting the intermediate sprint and GPM, the break being sucked up in it's individual components.
Next, we had the attacks on the final climb, with Nibali in the mix. He's got Kreuziger working as domestique deluxe.
That managed to provide us with both echelons and a solo breakaway, down in the final valley.
A good Shack team, with Brajkovic and Horner. The latter looking like his final km attack had got him clear, but he soon ran out of steam.
Gavazzi against the two ISD for that win.

Great stuff.

frenchfighter

Kreuziger bags the stage and takes the GC.

FransJacques

Good on him. But I gotta say, Horner is a god. That guy can deliver a strong performance in these smaller tours. Would love to see him win 1 stage and finish on the podium overall.

Heaven knows he'll be working for the man later on in the season.

blazing_saddles

RAI's coverage has gone down the winter olympic plughole again. :x

frenchfighter

Petacchi FTW, racking up the early season Italian races.

frenchfighter

Hondo takes the win in a sprint marred by a bad crash after Petacchi hit a spectator who was leaning out.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/28th-g ... -4/results

Photo: © Roberto Bettini

frenchfighter

Alberto Loddo FTW in a bunch sprint and Kreuziger for the overall

DaveyL

Is there a casualty list from the crash?

frenchfighter

No idea. Petacchi got second today so must be fine.