Giro D Italia STAGE 4 Back in Italy SPOILER

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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    OK, here we go...
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    I wonder if borro.com buy up old bike components.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited May 2010
    1 down, 8 to go....
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    calvjones wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    ju5t1n wrote:
    how they decide the running order?

    Team classimication, reverse order.

    Thought it was reverse rider GC.

    Huh. I was going by what Harmon said, but now that I look, it's not the teams classification, but not reverse GC either.

    Millar is 3rd, but Garmin are 7th last off the ramp. I dunno...
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    The order most likely to get an Italian team win?

    Just a thought.
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    15:50 CEST
    Now in da (start) house - Team Sky. Wiggins doesn't like the camera attention and waves away the TV crew which, presumably, was quite far away anyway.


    "Mr. Brailsford. make the small camerman go away"

    "Now concentrate this time Bradlee. This camerman ..is very small. Those cameramen ..are far away. "
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    #176 is suffering, missing turns, just about hanging on the back.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Good god, what is it with riders foaming at the mouth in TTs? First Pinotti in stage 1, and now Trofimov doing a passable impression of Cujo.
  • gattocattivo
    gattocattivo Posts: 500
    Everyone riding in sunshine except for Sky in the pouring rain. How is this possible?
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited May 2010
    giro_ttt1.jpg

    Weather doesn't look promising. Big thunder cloud moving in.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    gattocattivo wrote:
    Everyone riding in sunshine except for Sky in the pouring rain. How is this possible?

    Still fastest at the halfway point.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Sky quickest at first time check.

    Chucking it down now though.
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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    massive cloudburst following Sky around course - Katusha clearly employing the Kremlin's weather controlling technology.
    @stagehopper
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Sky down to 7 riders.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    From a distance, Scarponi's helmet makes it look like he's headbutted a cowpat.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    afx237vi wrote:
    From a distance, Scarponi's helmet makes it look like he's headbutted a cowpat.

    What is it with Italians and terrible aero helmet decals?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Sky look amazing compared to the other teams.

    Garmin getting even worse weather than Sky.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Millar likes TTing in the rain, they will be OK. Remmeber Nantes 2003 and Albi 2007. :D
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Katusha goes new fastest. Almost a minute quicker than BMC.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    I always feel so bad for the teams that have to go in the rain after others got dry weather. It seems so unfair, but that's the way it goes.

    Amazing ride by BMC though!
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Sky's 6th man is swinging at the back.
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  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    BTW, I was very immpressed with Cadel Evans' Italian! (Watching on RAI)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Garmin only 5th fastest at halfway... 43 secs down.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Wow, what a ride by SKY!! Really a shame that Wiggins isn't going for overall.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Sky 36:50, beating Katusha by 14 s - leaders in the clubhouse.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yes because he messed up big time in stage 3. He says he wanted the first 9 days or so to be a dress rehearsal for the Tour....................................
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited May 2010
    Looks like those on the road now are getting the worst of the rain.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    donrhummy wrote:
    BTW, I was very immpressed with Cadel Evans' Italian! (Watching on RAI)

    Not as good as McEwen though.
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Cadel's better half is Italian, I think.

    I'm sure iain will be along in a sec to provide full biographical details...
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:
    Cadel's better half is Italian, I think.

    I'm sure iain will be along in a sec to provide full biographical details...

    Yeah, like you don't know.

    :wink:
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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