Giro Stage 15 ***Spoiler***

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    I don't even think Nibs will make it back on.
    He will have to ascend, a la, Zonc, just to save dropping a packet.........but his tank isn't exactly full.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    donrhummy wrote:
    Sure it's a risk of 1st or 7th but what's the point in 2nd place? He wants to win.

    What's the point of 2nd place behind someone who might get a ban and lose the jersey in a couple of weeks? Hmm, let's think.....
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Bakunin wrote:
    Come on -- the point is he had no chance of getting first. He wasn't going to make up 3 minutes on that decent.

    Sure he wants to win, they all do. It's a bike race.

    It was dumb -- CAS may declare that Bertie did all of this for nothing.

    An effort on the descent like that one doesn't expend much more energy than taking it easy.

    It's more about technique and commitment.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Even a toasted Nibs is incredible down hill. Made up a 1 minute gap.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Edit. He's back! :shock:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    I agree that it was all in, but what else could he do? Nobody else is prepared to risk anything to even try and beat Contador. I'm really bored of riders colluding with guys they should be trying to beat for minor places.

    Am I in frenchies camp now?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    Please -- you're not going to take 3 minute from Bertie by a technique on a decent.

    Bertie knew it was coming, and responded.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Bakunin wrote:
    Come on -- the point is he had no chance of getting first. He wasn't going to make up 3 minutes on that decent.

    Sure he wants to win, they all do. It's a bike race.

    It was dumb -- CAS may declare that Bertie did all of this for nothing.

    He didn't have to make up 3 minutes. There's more climbing stages ahead. If he'd made up 1.5 min, he'd have been close enough to make it a race inn the later stages.
  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    unreal descent there by nibs. as soon as it goes uphill again tho..........
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Nibs was already struggling somewhat prior to his daring descent. Way too much emphasis is being placed on his effort to distance Contador.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited May 2011
    Attack ala Cancellara on Boonen in Paris Roubaix.

    Contador at the back eating...
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Bakunin, the idea was surely to get a gap that Contador would have to work to shut down on the next climb?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Will.C
    Will.C Posts: 245
    Nibali attacking when contador was talking to the team car?
  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    I understand.

    If he can finish with Bert, fair play. But if drops like a stone...
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Mickey Snow riding to a high GC position here. Good weekend for the carrots.
  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    What happen to Rujano?
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Contador's on a lower gradient, wow.
  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    Bakunin wrote:
    What happen to Rujano?

    He's still in Contadors group
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Ho hum, game over. Is he even breathing hard?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    ...............*sigh*
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Ho hum, game over. Is he even breathing hard?

    I'm telling you, it's Basso 2006.
  • P_Tucker
    P_Tucker Posts: 1,878
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Ho hum, game over. Is he even breathing hard?

    Are any of them?
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Yer man out front looks focked
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Ridiculous.


    That is all I have to say.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    When was the last time France had a rider on a GT podium?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    7 and a half hours for the stage :shock: That's gotta hurt.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,662
    AC now having the good grace to look like he's struggling a bit!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Think of the Grupetto, over 8 hours i bet! :lol:
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    7hr30min + stage some folk dont even work that long in a days work :D
  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    lol @ dirk hofmann motorhomes

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