Giro Stage 5 *spoiler*

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,188
    Better by Sky, haven't hit the front until 7km out and now have a full train available. Hopefully it will help keep the pace up and spread the sprint out a bit!!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,188
    One thing I can never work out is why the sprint train doesn't place a rider behind the sprinter to protect his back wheel?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    QS looking ominous. Who for?

    Chichi.
    _
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    Sky's 7 train goes to 6, lets see if they've got this sorted.... 2,5km to go....
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Lotto rider wins most pointless attack of the day prize, sponsored by Thomas Voeckler.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    cav wins
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  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    Cav's just...thought he'd gone too early for a second...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    Whoop!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Nice one Cav.
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  • Simmotino
    Simmotino Posts: 295
    Well, that was easy!
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Credit to Sky, they got that spot on.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Cav, phew.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Piece of cake. To be expected when you are dropped off 150m from the line like that. Great from Sky.

    Cav, Goss, Bennati ?
    Contador is the Greatest
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Go Cav! Go Cav! :)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,188
    Sky nailed the train for once but thought Cav went too early for a bit.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Quite angry for a chap who won!
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    mroli wrote:
    I've only been on for about 40min or so, but just read back through the comments - and this looks quite good doesn't it? Haedo crashing, Phinney crashing, Leaky pushing it on the front. Farrar shelled. Hushovd shelled. Bauer trying to drag back sprinters on, Goss and Cav still up there...

    Remember we re going through a "it's cool to say it's crap" here on Pro Race at the moment!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pross wrote:
    One thing I can never work out is why the sprint train doesn't place a rider behind the sprinter to protect his back wheel?

    I've wondered the same many times. I would have thought it a good strategy.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    Train worked a treat.... Thank god.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,188
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Quite angry for a chap who won!

    Can't blame him.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Once again it all looked a bit of a close run thing with riders queueing up behind him but as soon as they pull out they aren't going anywhere.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    One thing I can never work out is why the sprint train doesn't place a rider behind the sprinter to protect his back wheel?

    I've wondered the same many times. I would have thought it a good strategy.

    Not kosha.

    Some people do it, but you don't win many friends doing it.

    There's a general agreement that sprinters will fight it out between them, and not have a load of no-hopers getting in the way.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Quite angry for a chap who won!

    To be fair, I'd be pissed off as well if I'd just sprinted to victory, was completely knackered and some fat cameraman shoved his camera in my face and wouldn't let me past.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    FFS! Is there no way to turn off this fucking crap that stops me posting and telling me other people are trying to post as well? So irritating.
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    great lead out with a full train by sky.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,188
    A lot 'easier' than it first looked on the replay. Goss forced Cav into going early but never looked like getting around him.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Quite angry for a chap who won!

    To be fair, I'd be pissed off as well if I'd just sprinted to victory, was completely knackered and some fat cameraman shoved his camera in my face and wouldn't let me past.

    Cameras makes Cav famous innit? :P.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Pross wrote:
    A lot 'easier' than it first looked on the replay. Goss forced Cav into going early but never looked like getting around him.

    I've never seen anyone 'go round' Cav. A bike length is too much. You need to be ahead of him before the sprint starts to have a shot.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cameras makes Cav famous innit? :P.

    No argument there Rick, but FFS let the lad get his breath back!
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cameras makes Cav famous innit? :P.

    No argument there Rick, but FFS let the lad get his breath back!

    I'd argue with it. It's his sprinting ability that's made him famous.
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