Giro Stage 11 *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited May 2010 in Pro race
Early start today for this very long tough stage.

Hopefully we'll get some good action.

Basso has a new helmet dedicated to L'aquila. If someone want to get the bell end gets new helmet joke out of the way early that would be good,

3 out of the top 5 GC riders at the moment pass the Fanini "clean" test.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Ah, Ed Balls. Missed the PTP.

    Will just have to console myself with the Basso joke.

    FWIW Pozzato for this one.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Do your PTP anyway, you crazy fool.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Today is the longest stage of the Giro, it comes on the back of the second longest stage yesterday. I expect some early action to get the breakaway going but everyone will want to be in this move, as today's a day when the sprinters won't want to chase.

    The PTP pick was hard as I suspect a break could go with riders like Gerdeman in it but we'll see if the GC contenders liven up the second half of the race, riders who can cope with big distances will want to blow away the weaker riders.
  • greeny12
    greeny12 Posts: 759
    I know there's another thread on this, but just how good is this Giro? Great stage selection so far, real variety, and arguably the best is yet to come!

    Bring it on!!!
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Early move going with Arashiro, Codol, Grivko, Martin, Rabon, Serpa, but it struggles to get clear.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    They've been caught.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    astana marking or trying to go with the moves?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Scatti et controscatti.

    Molto attacks. Follow it live at http://www.gazzetta.it/temporeale/flash ... anguage=en
  • Sheptastic
    Sheptastic Posts: 298
    That thing is rubbish Kleber!
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    I am as certain as one can be about these things that an Acqua & Sapone rider will win today. They wear the Forza l'Aquila logo on their jerseys, and so will be incredibly motivated.

    It's also a good finale for Garzelli, with an uphill sprint finish.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Sheptastic wrote:
    That thing is rubbish Kleber!

    should take a lead from the tracker of the worlds second most important race
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Big group away now, 6.30 on the bunch. The right teams must be in there.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    56 riders in the lead group with a 12 minute gap, but all the big names in the second group. Could be an interesting day!

    EDIT: Gazzetta says big names in second group but Graham Watson just twittered:
    Sky has Wiggins, Cervelo has Sastre, Garmin has Millar & Martin; Saxo Bank has Porte, possible race-leader tonight... Vinokourov in trouble?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Can't be classed as an attack as it has 56 riders and Wiggins is in there - sounds more like the rest of the bunch have been dropped :lol:
  • DavMartinR
    DavMartinR Posts: 897
    This is going to be a tough day for Astana, too pull back the group. If the group can work together.

    This is going to be intresting, could have a whole new leaders board tonight.
  • greeny12
    greeny12 Posts: 759
    Wow - big action already. Wonder if either of the "Liquigas Two" are in that front group?
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    I reckon Astana will be happy to loose the pink jersey for a few days to let their riders get a bit of a rest - its still a long way to go and would be very hard to control the race for so many more days..
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    But giving Sastre a three minute head start? Surely that's a stupid idea, not to mention that Richie Porte would have 10 minutes in hand.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    I doubt by the end of the stage it will be that much. Today is a long stage with some nasty bumps especially that 1st cat coming up @ 136km - Once they hit those climbs I reckon we will have a better idea of the outcome
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    From @cyclingweekly

    #Giro st11: Break has 17 mins, they're riding a 56-man team time trial to shake up the overall classification
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    But equally the type of stage will make a concerted chase harder so a small group of motivated riders could even open up a larger gap on the climb.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Bizarre

    they are all going to have too ride....
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    BMC and Astana start to chase.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    http://live.cyclingnews.com/latest.html

    Just started here, not much doing though
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    this is the giro the centenary race should have been
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I wonder how many calls are being made and money offered to teams in the front not to ride.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    15 minutes?
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Arroyo in there: where is he on GC?
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    4mins. If Arroyo, Tondo and a few others get over the Cat 1 OK, this Giro could get interesting,

    I have bucks on Arroyo to finish top 6 :D
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    According to a Sporza twitter (and shamelessly stolen from another forum), the breakaways are:

    bookwalter,codol,donati,dupont,efimkin,bertogliati ,ochoa,serpa,wurf,jufre,stangelj,voeckler,gaudin,trofimiov

    amador,arroyo,jeannesson,kiryienka,losada,sastre,gustov,wiss,tondo,moncoutie,fouchard,pozzovivo,cheula,mayoz

    millar,martin,bono,agnoli,dallantonia,kiserlovski, vanotti,bakelandts,degreef,lloyd,wegelius,cataldo, pineau

    kruijswijk,ardila,wiggins,barry,cummings,possoni,goss,caruso,horrach,petrov,gerdeman,russ,c sorensen, didier porte
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