Giro: Stage 20 "Spoiler"

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  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    International ES now gone across to some Champions League football nonsense !
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    avoidingmyphd wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Why was Vino docked 20 seconds? Wasn't paying attention and just caught the end bit on Eurosport.
    feeding on the climb to aprica i.e. in the last 20k.

    Ah, ok, cheers.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh I am not sure about that pink bike still being ridden, unless something like his other bike is unavailable.

    Cunego and Voeckler dropped which isn't good news for the guys in front who now only have about a 1.45 after Liquigas put the hammer down and took their group to about 30 riders. Lloyd claiming both summits so far. He was 2nd after y'day to Basso but now is 9points ahead.

    Apparently Cunego might be heading to Garmin or Cervelo next year.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
    "Top shelf stuff"

    Love it!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Footoon still have done nothing whatsoever. Never should have been included.

    33 abandons in the race so far. A little on the lower end I think. Been surprised there have been so few crashes.

    Only Cofidis, Katusha and Liquigas have all riders left.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ah that blows, only 30secs they have now with the Colnago rider 55secs up on Sastre and co.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Mucky weather at Tonale. It's all about the Gavia descent and the final climb.
    This is more like a Tour high mountain stage.
    Lightweight. :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mike ives
    mike ives Posts: 319
    Thanks avoidingmyphd for the link. I also voted for Arroyo; it was something exceptional. In a way it reminded me of Cancelarrara's effort to catch the break in the olympic road race in Beijing.
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    bloody hell, International are showing handball now !
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    The last 30k from y'day are here:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/bigsmog36#p ... GsfkqN4RcQ

    They should have had a moto glued onto Arroyo given he was in pink.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    andyrr wrote:
    bloody hell, International are showing handball now !

    It always was Handball, Champions League semi-final I think. How long does a game of Handball take? :(
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    disquieting_museeuws wrote:
    andyrr wrote:
    bloody hell, International are showing handball now !

    It always was Handball, Champions League semi-final I think. How long does a game of Handball take? :(
    On 'till 4pm : we (potentially) get a whole 30 mins coverage. Will need to see If I can move my dish for RAI on Hotbird I think.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Rai feed is breaking up a lot. I don't know what we'll get of the Gavia.
    Still 61km to go, so a 5pm finish for tv.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Live and good quality on the Rai feed: http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_giro.shtml
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pouring rain near the finish. Arroyo may try and make some time on the descent.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Fastlad
    Fastlad Posts: 908
    I'd love Arroyo to take back the rosa today. He so deserves it, maybe that's why he's still riding his pink bike.........eh frenchy?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    LOL
    Farrand
    7_600.jpg
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Fastlad wrote:
    I'd love Arroyo to take back the rosa today. He so deserves it, maybe that's why he's still riding his pink bike.........eh frenchy?

    I don't understand why people think that given he made one great descent he deserves the overall......
    Contador is the Greatest
  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    This is the second time this year that International have gone to Handball over cycling with no warning from the schedule on the eurosport.com site.

    2 other German channels are showing a different Handball game. Boo to Handball.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    edited May 2010
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Live and good quality on the Rai feed: http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_giro.shtml

    'Tis slightly more stable than Eurosport's picture.....
    .......but it's slightly delayed.
    Answer.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Pouring rain near the finish. Arroyo may try and make some time on the descent.

    Given the way Basso's constantly dropped him, he could be making time up. It'd be quite a finish if there's very little between them going into it. Even having Nibali to pace him down doesn't do any good.
  • Fastlad
    Fastlad Posts: 908
    oh FFS.....Sky, HD, state of the art blah dee blah and we can't even get a decent picture because of the weather :x I better get a better picture for the Gavia!!!! :roll:
  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    I'm loving the pink yeti.
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    Dish moved, RAI 3 now on,joy (except pictures seem to be somewhat lacking, weather at fault)
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    i cant believe that with all the technology we have today, we still cant get a picture coz of the weather :evil:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Where do they think they are? California?!
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The last 30k from y'day are here:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/bigsmog36#p ... GsfkqN4RcQ

    They should have had a moto glued onto Arroyo given he was in pink.

    Not Italian though, is he. Same reason that only today does the Giro make the front page of La Gazzetta.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Spoiled. Completely spoiled.
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    Yeah, stuff the cycling.

    Let's watch some more handball!

    Preferably the Swedish women's team
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Balls...First day that I could have watched all day and we get no pictures!
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)

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