Giro Stage 5 *spoiler*

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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,585
    FJS wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    The only guy I can remember successfully pulling off a 100 km+ solo victory is Dave Zabriskie in the Vuelta a few years ago. That was only because Valverde crashed and the bunch eased up.
    It used to be much more common - I can remember people like Thierry Marie, Gerrit Solleveld and Jackie Durand pulling of succesfull mega solos in flat TdF stages in the early 90s

    I remember one from Thierry Marie. It was stage 6 of the 1991 tour de france, but my googling powers have let me down. From memory he was away solo for 200+ kms and for some reason this denied Sean Kelly the yellow jersey. (I think the yellow jersey of the day couldn't start due to injury). As an impressionable young Kelly fan this one stuck in the memory.
  • eh
    eh Posts: 4,854
    Agreed with the comments from Kelly as well.

    Just a thought about Leopards pull out, do we think this will impact the racing in anyway?
  • cristoff
    cristoff Posts: 229
    Great insight guys, thanks. 8)
  • BarryBonds
    BarryBonds Posts: 344
    edited May 2011
    have leopard pulled out?

    oh yes must keep up
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    BarryBonds wrote:
    have leopard pulled out?

    Yes.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    eh wrote:
    Just a thought about Leopards pull out, do we think this will impact the racing in anyway?

    Probably not. They were looked like a team that was just looking to get in the occasional breakaway. The departure of Farrar will probably have more impact with Garmin unlikely to join in closing down breaks.
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  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    afx237vi wrote:
    The only guy I can remember successfully pulling off a 100 km+ solo victory is Dave Zabriskie in the Vuelta a few years ago.


    cough landis cough :wink:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    BarryBonds wrote:
    have leopard pulled out?

    Yes
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    FJS wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    The only guy I can remember successfully pulling off a 100 km+ solo victory is Dave Zabriskie in the Vuelta a few years ago. That was only because Valverde crashed and the bunch eased up.
    It used to be much more common - I can remember people like Thierry Marie, Gerrit Solleveld and Jackie Durand pulling of succesfull mega solos in flat TdF stages in the early 90s
    I was at Le Havre for the 1991 Stage of 259 km's that Thierry Marie won. (I remember Robert Miller's accident which helped)
    1993 (ha, ha I'm looking at the official history as I check my memory)
    That Johan Bruyneel rode solo and recorded the fastest stage win into Amiens with a South West wind behind him
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • BarryBonds
    BarryBonds Posts: 344
    terrible events buit i hope we see some aggressive riding as riders celebrate whats great about the sport and tunr this potentially terrible Giro into a celebration of all thats good.

    This sport is tough and epic parcours like this year make it compelling
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Millar and Vicioso taking the fight for the pink jersey a bit too literally there...
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Millar and Vicioso? crash going for an intermediate sprint! Pretty big crash that.....both are back up though
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    BarryBonds wrote:
    terrible events buit i hope we see some aggressive riding as riders celebrate whats great about the sport and tunr this potentially terrible Giro into a celebration of all thats good.

    This sport is tough and epic parcours like this year make it compelling
    Normal Racing has resumed with the two stage 3 contestants at it again. Whoops
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    afx237vi wrote:
    Millar and Vicioso taking the fight for the pink jersey a bit too literally there...
    Error from both, cutting into eachother. (Vicioso 60-40?)
    Millar up but in a mess. Vicioso came off the worst.
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Where's the working feed? having trouble..
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Millar and Vicioso taking the fight for the pink jersey a bit too literally there...
    Error from both, cutting into eachother. (Vicioso 60-40?)
    Millar up but in a mess. Vicioso came off the worst.

    Weird crash though. Why didn't Millar change direction? The road was huge.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    afx237vi wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Millar and Vicioso taking the fight for the pink jersey a bit too literally there...
    Error from both, cutting into eachother. (Vicioso 60-40?)
    Millar up but in a mess. Vicioso came off the worst.

    Weird crash though. Why didn't Millar change direction? The road was huge.

    Certainly one of the more unusual ones. Millar got 2 seconds for his cuts and bruises!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Agree with the 60-40 against Vicioso comments......the crowd were spilling onto the road on the left though, which is perhaps why Millar didn't move over.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    calvjones wrote:
    Where's the working feed? having trouble..

    Anyone????
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    calvjones wrote:
    calvjones wrote:
    Where's the working feed? having trouble..

    Anyone????

    I'm watching: http://www.fromsportcom.com/v-2/6/20/v-262166.html
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    got it
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    calvjones wrote:
    got it

    Which is more than Iain will get, with his 1TB Sky+ Box.
    UK Eurosport HD were due to start 45 minutes ago, but the girlie tennis (which has less than 50 blokes watching in the stands) has just started a new, third set.

    Oh, how I luv the pitter patter of pointless clay court 1st round matches! :roll: :P
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,585
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    calvjones wrote:
    got it

    Which is more than Iain will get, with his 1TB Sky+ Box.
    UK Eurosport HD were due to start 45 minutes ago, but the girlie tennis (which has less than 50 blokes watching in the stands) has just started a new, third set.

    Oh, how I luv the pitter patter of pointless clay court 1st round matches! :roll: :P

    It's on Eurosport 2.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Crash by the lanterne rouge, Chris Butler. He's OK.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    edited May 2011
    Kohler still looking good, Butler not so clever. He's fine, though.
    Richie P as well, then?

    I know it's on ES 2, but it's no help if you are recording HD.
    Cos HD finally arrives, we have to have a re-cap. :x
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  • derbygrimpeur
    derbygrimpeur Posts: 822
    this works for me http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_giro.shtml

    On the subject of breakaways. Henrich Haussler won after being in a break for almost 200km in Le Tour 2009. Started off as a 3-man break and then he rode the last 60k on his own.
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Strade Bianci coming up! 44 km to go.....6:41 for kohler!
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    ooh mass pile up now! Reminds me of the early stages of the Tour last year!
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Wow this looks mental..........Kohler grinding up the hills sat in the saddle-way under geared.....

    Popovych flying breaking away from the bunch.

    Kohler must be doing less than 10 mph!
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    kohler struggling on the dirt climb...

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