Giro stage 21 ***spoiler***

Le Commentateur
Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
edited June 2011 in Pro race
Coverage on Gazzetta:

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

Millar fastest so far...
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Alex Rasmussen would have beaten Millar's time but for a flat back tyre...
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Cherel with the most blatant drafting in a TT I've ever seen. Sean Kelly thinks he's bored and just wants to get home quicker.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Kelly is on form today with his pronounciations :lol: "the finister climb"
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  • KillerMetre
    KillerMetre Posts: 199
    I swear Kelly just said 'clunge' instead of plunge :oops:
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    bless Rujano on his baby TT bike :)
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Cogidubnus wrote:
    bless Rujano on his baby TT bike :)
    And his helmet... which is about 68% the width of his shoulders :lol:
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    As Harmon is talking about the gap that Gadret has, Im remembering when Harmon called him "Gappy Gadret" as he won stage 11 ... :lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    Here goes Bertie.. wonder if Millar needs to be worried
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    What an underwhelming finish to a GT. Even the route is fugly compared to last year with the finish in that nice amphitheatre.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Bertie has no bidon... dont see a camelbak either...
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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,830
    Is that a standard Cannondale Slice Nibs is on? Or is it a new model that might be released i in the future?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    emadden wrote:
    Bertie has no bidon... dont see a camelbak either...

    Speaking of which, did you see the behind-the-scenes thing with Astana before the TT started? Interesting to see Bertie being handed a bidon on the Finestre by the Astana soigneur. Favours for favours!
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    Bertie 1 second inside Millars time at first check
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    stage win for a bidon... good deal... unless there was special juice in it : :lol:
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Contador took that roundabout and dodged the drain cover well.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Oops... now I see berties does indeed have a camelbak... I was thinking it would be suicide without
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Millar fastest again
  • DavMartinR
    DavMartinR Posts: 897
    I see those nose plasters are back in fashion??

    Thought I'd seen the last of them when Robbie Fowler retired.

    Do they really work?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Somewhat ironic that we have some picture breakup as the helicopter camera focuses on an enormous RAI TV transmitter. Story of the race...
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    That middle third of the course is slightly downhill... more corners from now on before the finish.
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Has downing finished his first GT?
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Has downing finished his first GT?

    Yes. Did 33'11" today.
  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    Looks like Bertie's had his steak & rice this morning!
    Going for the win.
    Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Millar wins! Contador celebrates.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    That finishing ramp, like last year, is a cool idea
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    OK, I stand corrected, at least there's a bit of ceremony for Bert at the end.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Giro-st21-DM.jpg

    Apparently this completes his collection of TT wins in all the major tours.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Congrats Millar.

    Contador shows he is the best TT rider of the GC riders. Great win for a great Champion.

    Now he has to take the Tour and Vuelta to create a legend.

    Gadret - impressive.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    edited May 2011
    DavMartinR wrote:
    I see those nose plasters are back in fashion??

    Thought I'd seen the last of them when Robbie Fowler retired.

    Do they really work?

    I saw a guy in his 60's wearing one as he plodded along in the cycle lane yesterday - triumph of marketing there... :lol:

    Hats off to Millar though - he deserved that.

    Steve
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