Giro stage 15 *spoiler*

StefanP

Contador is much lighter than Evans, actually, Contador is 130lb at 5'9", Evans is 140lb at 5'8" so it could be more beneficial for Contador to ride out of his seat than Evans?

ms_tree

patchy wrote:

still can't believe Eurosport UK aren't showing this stage live.

I know! They are but only in HD and if you, like me haven't got it yet, then we've got to wait for this evening. I just hope it rains/snows then there won't be any pictures for the rest to see!! Miaow!

top_bhoy

StefanP wrote:

Contador is much lighter than Evans, actually, Contador is 130lb at 5'9", Evans is 140lb at 5'8" so it could be more beneficial for Contador to ride out of his seat than Evans?

Is this why Cadel got tagged with 'Cuddles'.....he's a bit on the lardy side....

ms_tree

Top_Bhoy wrote:

StefanP wrote:

Contador is much lighter than Evans, actually, Contador is 130lb at 5'9", Evans is 140lb at 5'8" so it could be more beneficial for Contador to ride out of his seat than Evans?

Is this why Cadel got tagged with 'Cuddles'.....he's a bit on the lardy side....

I thought it was a) he kept losing so everyone wanted to give him a cuddle
or b) He's like a bear so you want to cuddle it.

I do however, think he is quite human after I saw him shake paws with the nameless horror he got presented for his stage win

blazing_saddles

RAI has been live, on and off, for the past half an hour.
Breakaways have 14 minutes, but that is meaningless, with 150km to go.
Mostly light cloud at the finish. Crowds gathering.....

RichN95.

Ms Tree wrote:

I thought it was a) he kept losing so everyone wanted to give him a cuddle
or b) He's like a bear so you want to cuddle it.

Surely it's because Cuddle sounds like Cadel and nothing more sophisticated than that.

frenchfighter

Here's hoping Simoni makes it 3 out of 3.

frenchfighter

Cnews saying this is arguably the toughest stage.....don't think so.

frenchfighter

Interestingly, Moser is saying that the selection policy for the Giro has hurt Italian prospects (Pozzato was first Italian win so far).

He is saying Ricco and Visconti should be there. I agree.

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4255/ ... ction.aspx

frenchfighter

Pooley took stage 7 of the Tour de l'Aude which was a summit finish. She attacked with 35km out on Col de Dent (HC) - mucho respect.

dave_1

its interesting teams are not controlling time gaps...huge gaps...is it tactical or are teams just collectively wasted from 2 weeks of races ?

Cumulonimbus

Its a long and hard stage today. I think the teams just want to save energy for later on. If big names show weakness on the first climb then we could see the power go down early.

mididoctors

Dave_1 wrote:

its interesting teams are not controlling time gaps...huge gaps...is it tactical or are teams just collectively wasted from 2 weeks of races ?

its up to CAisse and they want a easy ride for Arroyo..

if LIQ or any other fav team attack (which means LIQ in reality) from along way out they put arroyo under pressure early

if they have the legs they could destroy Caisse today as they would be in a dilemia of chasing but dropping off Arroyo knackered at the foot of the zoncalan or letting the race slip away from them.. Caisse want to discourage hard riding as much as possable


I expect attacks from the bigger teams when they hit the hills probably SKY and AND will have a dig

stagehopper

frenchfighter wrote:

Pooley took stage 7 of the Tour de l'Aude which was a summit finish. She attacked with 35km out on Col de Dent (HC) - mucho respect.

She reversed the position of the mountainous stage 4 where Mara Abbott just beat her to the line, another stage where they both made a lot of time up on the rest of the peloton.

Yesterday Pooley finished in the bunch in stage 8 just a few seconds behind the breakaway group. She's got nearly a 5 minute lead over Abbott (mostly from the TTT and a very windy stage where Cervelo split the peloton) going into the final stage today which is pretty straightforward so she should take the Tour.

iainf72

Busy on t'climb


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stagehopper

bloody hell there's a few up there.

SpaceJunk

Thats's fantastic.

Cant wait to get there later this year and ride it (don't think there will anyone waiting for me on the side of the road though )

frenchfighter

Gearing:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/ ... lan_118163

blazing_saddles

This "little" ten percenter will warm a few legs up. I'd love to see them kick off here....

.....but they won't.

stagehopper

From cyclingnews live feed:

The Sella Chianzutanis a 10,65km long climb, with an average gradient of 5.4% and a maximum of 9%.

Passo Duron is a 4,45km long climb, with an average gradient of 9.5% and a maximum of 18%.

The Sella Valcalda offers a 4.95km long climb, but is slightly easier, with a 7.2% average gradient and a maximum of 12%.

The closing climb up Monte Zoncolan pulls out all the stops. The 10.1km climb has an average gradient of 11,9%, with the maximum gradient reaching up to 22%.

steviedonut

patchy wrote:

still can't believe Eurosport UK aren't showing this stage live.

unreal but totally expected,eurosport does this every year just as the giro gets into the real business end of the race;this stage,especially,seems important and es not sdhowing it is like the bbc missing the semifinals out of their world cup coverage in june.
i appreciate,as they always say,that it isnt eurocycling but,come on,not showing this in favour of an opening round game at roland garros(some favourite vs some no hoper) is utterly shite.whats the betting that the hour we will be privilaged to be shown this evening will be cut short/overrun or whatever

frenchfighter

Btw, you may be interested in seeing some of these climbs or any other parts of course using Google's street vie on its google maps.

Was just looking at Zoncolan and it really is murderously steep!

bring_back_jan

link here
http://www.fromsport.com/video-247102.html
doesn't seem to be any commentary though

lmrt

Gentlemen, do not despair about eurosport's lack of coverage.

Good quality live feed here

http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_giro.shtml

Enjoy

El Imbatido

RichN95 wrote:

Ms Tree wrote:

I thought it was a) he kept losing so everyone wanted to give him a cuddle
or b) He's like a bear so you want to cuddle it.

Surely it's because Cuddle sounds like Cadel and nothing more sophisticated than that.

Yeah, i thought it as because of Gary Imlach on ITV4 coverage, but when he says it it also sounds like 'Cattle' Evans, but it does also sound like 'cuddle' Evans aswell

pictit

lmrt wrote:

Gentlemen, do not despair about eurosport's lack of coverage.

Good quality live feed here

http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_giro.shtml

Enjoy

Genius

disquieting_museeuws

International Eurosport is due to start at 1500 UK time in case anyone has access to that.

Int. Eurosport 2 is supposed to be on now.

steviedonut

disquieting_museeuws wrote:

International Eurosport is due to start at 1500 UK time in case anyone has access to that.

Int. Eurosport 2 is supposed to be on now.

i take it that isnt available on sky digital?
i use a site for live sport called myp2p,its showing it live just now,italian commentary but you can get live newsin english on it too

blazing_saddles

In anycase, with 80kms to go, we are heading for a late finish.
UK Eurosport HD is due at 2-45pm.
Anybody taking bets? :roll:

alanmcn1

Got in my Eurosport player subscription but no commentary........