Giro Stage 11 *spoiler*

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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    nice to see some motorpacing for Liquigas when cameras were on front group.
    @stagehopper
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    So, who thinks Sastre caan do it? And who would haave guessed he'd have a real chance to get back in this race at almost 10 min down?!

    I think their group is big enough and the ground wet enough that they can stay 10 min ahead of the maglia rosa group and get Sastre back in the race!!
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Liquigas will have 2 guys in the new top 10, and they can climb a bit.

    So Nibs and Ivan can follow people shrugging as they refuse to work.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    edited May 2010
    Pineau jumps off the front...

    ...and brought back.
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    As for the break earlier, the race split as group tried to go off the front. Everyone wanted to be in the escape group and the pace was exceptionally high. The race split into several groups at one point, the whole bunch was lined out at one point.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Sastre having a dig?
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Ah, so people were racing throughout the stage :shock: Be great if that idea catches on :D
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Sastre can smell it. Smart move, now's the time to use extra effort. Every ounce of effort translates into seconds on GC!
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    So now Vino was also sick overnight (according to RAI)
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Cataldo is up the road now. About to be brought back.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    So the excuses are already being made? Dodgy "meal" I expect!
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Cataldo is a local lad. But his lead is small. The roads are very slick.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    This is why we love cycling!

    The unpredictable and unexpected. This Giro is being amazing so far.

    Thanks for keeping up with the updates guys as I can't follow the feeds.
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  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Yikes. That had to hurt! Slippery corners.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    edited May 2010
    Gerdemann now in front.
  • ketsbaia
    ketsbaia Posts: 1,718
    Oooooof. That hairpin was treacherous.
    One more gear

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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Bit of climb to the finish innit?
  • ketsbaia
    ketsbaia Posts: 1,718
    And that's a nasty little ramp to finish with.
    One more gear

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  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Am I right, Sastre just got 8 bonus seconds as well?
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    I LOVE uphill finishes!
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Yvgeni Petrov (Katusha) wins it.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Hmm, I just can't get excited when a Katusha rider wins, there's a bad smell in the air.

    But what a stage.

    Now the clock is ticking for the GC contenders.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Anyone know who was leading GC in the lead group/
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    donrhummy wrote:
    Anyone know who was leading GC in the lead group/

    Porte.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Somewhere in California....

    "Which dumb ass thought moving the race to May would be a good idea then?"

    :wink:
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • edwardvarla
    edwardvarla Posts: 121
    Richie Porte
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Wiggins came in 4th.

    Now the wait for the 'GC' crowd to arrive and see how big the gap is.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ohh, Wiggins and Sastre gave it some there. Nice to see they didn't just roll in.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    Wiggins fourth apparently. But that comes from the same commentators that got the winner wrong...
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    iainf72 wrote:
    Somewhere in California....

    "Which dumb ass thought moving the race to May would be a good idea then?"

    :wink:

    I hope so! I LOVE the Giro (my favorite race in cycling) and I LIKE the Tour of Cali, but I am pissed they decided to try and steal riders/press from the giro. of course, you all know why, right? The toour of Cali is partnered (financially) with ASO, which owns the TDF. (Also ASO handles the TOC's promotion, marketing, etc) So it's in ASO's benefit to hurt the Giro.

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