Giro Stage 11 *spoiler*

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  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    FRom CQ:

    leader PORTE Richie SAX 18
    1. PETROV Evgeni KAT 6h28'29" 70
    2. CATALDO Dario QST 05" 40
    3. SASTRE CANDIL Carlos CTT 05" 25
    4. WIGGINS Bradley SKY 07" 15
    5. EFIMKIN Alexander ALM 07" 10
    6. GERDEMANN Linus MRM 07" 7
    7. PINEAU Jérôme QST 07" 5
    8. ARROYO DURAN David GCE 07" 3
  • Bernardus
    Bernardus Posts: 136
    edited May 2010
    Great for Petrov.

    Petrov won both the U23 road race and the U23 time trial at the 2000 world championships. He was going to be the next big thing and Mapei immediately signed him. He never lived up to the expectations.

    His last victory before today was exactly 7 years ago.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    SpaceJunk wrote:
    BTW - how many cycling sites will be tactless enough to tie in the natural disaster that hit this region in April 2009 to the 'earthquake' that was stage 11?

    David Harmon for one lol
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    I just made a cuppa at work, turned on the TV and saw the end... without reading this whole thread what the hell happened in a nut shell!!!! Looks like a mad day of racing!!
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    maglia rosa = 5 kms to go
    time gap 5'37" and counting
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    SpaceJunk wrote:
    FRom CQ:

    leader PORTE Richie SAX 18
    1. PETROV Evgeni KAT 6h28'29" 70
    2. CATALDO Dario QST 05" 40
    3. SASTRE CANDIL Carlos CTT 05" 25
    4. WIGGINS Bradley SKY 07" 15
    5. EFIMKIN Alexander ALM 07" 10
    6. GERDEMANN Linus MRM 07" 7
    7. PINEAU Jérôme QST 07" 5
    8. ARROYO DURAN David GCE 07" 3

    That's not right. Where's Tondo? He was 3.5 minutes ahead of Sastre before today.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    donrhummy wrote:
    SpaceJunk wrote:
    FRom CQ:

    leader PORTE Richie SAX 18
    1. PETROV Evgeni KAT 6h28'29" 70
    2. CATALDO Dario QST 05" 40
    3. SASTRE CANDIL Carlos CTT 05" 25
    4. WIGGINS Bradley SKY 07" 15
    5. EFIMKIN Alexander ALM 07" 10
    6. GERDEMANN Linus MRM 07" 7
    7. PINEAU Jérôme QST 07" 5
    8. ARROYO DURAN David GCE 07" 3

    That's not right. Where's Tondo? He was 3.5 minutes ahead of Sastre before today.

    That just the order of where they finished on the stage. Not the new overall.
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    donrhummy wrote:
    SpaceJunk wrote:
    FRom CQ:

    leader PORTE Richie SAX 18
    1. PETROV Evgeni KAT 6h28'29" 70
    2. CATALDO Dario QST 05" 40
    3. SASTRE CANDIL Carlos CTT 05" 25
    4. WIGGINS Bradley SKY 07" 15
    5. EFIMKIN Alexander ALM 07" 10
    6. JUNK Space HOL 07" 7
    7. PINEAU Jérôme QST 07" 5
    8. ARROYO DURAN David GCE 07" 3

    That's not right. Where's Tondo? He was 3.5 minutes ahead of Sastre before today.

    Don't shoot me, i'm just the Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V messenger :lol:
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    OK, who here thought Sastre was out of the race before today? And who knew he'd be MINUTES ahead of the maglia rosa by the end of today?
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    10'35" with 1 k to go

    go pipo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Maglia Rosa group finally cross the line - 12'42 back I think
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    LOL, RAI loves shots of Vinokourov's tongue for some reason. They've been showing it all day and just did a slow-motion closeup of him sticking it out.
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    12'47" wow
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    WTF? Eurosport leave to do Planet Armstrong and then, are coming back.
    They are even more insane than an insane person.
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  • StefanP
    StefanP Posts: 429
    Why do I always miss the good stages??!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    The weakest top ten for a GT I can remember.

    That stage was pretty nuts - these guys are beasts. They must be sick of the bloody rain.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    New Top 8:

    Porte
    Arroyo - 1'42
    Kiserlovski - 1'56
    Tondo - 3'54
    Agnoli - 4'41
    Efemkin - 5'16
    Gerdemann - 5'34
    Sastre - 7'09
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Yeah. WOW. And I believee Sastre gained an 8 second bonus too!
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    First Oz winner of a GT might not be Cadel :wink:

    Ok, Porte is probably too young but he can climb a bit.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The weakest top ten for a GT I can remember.

    That stage was pretty nuts - these guys are beasts. They must be sick of the bloody rain.

    I suggest a gander at the 1998 final Top ten of the Tour, outside of Ullrich and Pantani, little to recommend it.
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  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The weakest top ten for a GT I can remember.

    That stage was pretty nuts - these guys are beasts. They must be sick of the bloody rain.

    WHAT are you talking about? We haven't even hit the tough mountains yet. EVERY grand tour has a "weak" top ten before the mountains.
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    This one's for FF, courtesy of Richard Moore's twitter:

    "There's something I need to get off my chest. Vino: hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha."
    about 2 hours ago via web
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    GC

    GC: 1. Porte 2. Arroyo (1,42) 3. Kiserlovski (1,56) 4. Tondo (3,54) 5. Agnoli (4,41) 6. Efimkin (5,16) 7. Gerdemann (5,34) 8. Sastre (7,09)
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The weakest top ten for a GT I can remember.

    What? You remember every GC from every day of every GT for the last, what 10 years?

    Let's wait til the end, eh?
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  • greeny12
    greeny12 Posts: 759
    Arroyo looks nailed on to win now. Sastre still a bit too far back, I reckon...

    PTP bloodbath today!!
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  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Yes, I'm also glad Vino's no longer in the lead. Imagine how pleased Zomegnan must be. :)
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    edited May 2010
    Wow! Great Giro so far and this surely sets it up for lots of attacking riding in the mountains next week?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The weakest top ten for a GT I can remember.

    General Classification After Stage 8

    1 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 34.57.18
    2 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour 4.32
    3 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 21.16
    4 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis 22.07
    5 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina 27.15
    6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 29.23
    7 Ludo Dierckxens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin 29.49
    8 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 30.12
    9 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R-Prevoyance 30.35
    10 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 31.56

    Tour de France 2001
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Uh, Oh. Evans is hurting now: BMC had two riders abandon during the stage — Jeff Louder and Mauro Santambrogio.
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    donrhummy wrote:
    Uh, Oh. Evans is hurting now: BMC had two riders abandon during the stage — Jeff Louder and Mauro Santambrogio.

    Yep, good thing there's no TTT tomorrow. Down to 5, and they haven't EVEN hit the mountains yet!

    Vino lost another today. Astana = 7

    Liquigas still have 9

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