Giro del Trentino *spoiler*

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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Peloton getting a move on now & all the top GC teams marshalling towards the front in prep for the climb
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    I am going to give carlton a grudging shout.... he as made an effort and has moved himself from excruciating to almost bearable as a commentator.

    seriously.. he has made a big effort to know the riders names even from small teams which is actually informative on occasion.
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    14 km to go, cant believe Cannondale have a man out from for Basso - I have no expectations in that respect
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    Ahh 14km climb... pass.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Down to 12Kms and gap at 1:18 and expect it to drop quickly looking at how the teams are riding
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Europcar attack - for Rolland I expect
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    They'll catch him in no time.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Evans up the front & looking lively

    Edit: pretty much all the GC leaders are now up toward the front of the peloton now too
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    As is Wiggins.
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    but Sky look short of numbers and organisation by their standards - Lampre mean business today I think
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    as I say that Sky start to send a man out to cover the move
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Rider down & possibly taken out by a slow moving moto camera, if not caused by looks like he nearly ran the poor chap over.

    Looks like up and back on the bike straight away though so all OK now
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Looked like a Vini rider - Monsalve?
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    RonB wrote:
    Looked like a Vini rider - Monsalve?

    Not sure & looked like slow speed wheel to wheel between the moto and the cycle, could an overlap of wheels?
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Wiggins is a long way back which traditionally has been a bad sign for him whatever Carlton and the big man are saying.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Astana riders have a little chat in the peloton guess as Sky not at the front and seemingly wanting to leave it to others to chase they are working out if they need to chase or can the go for it further up the hill
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    astana look strong in the group, and the 3 at the front continue to drift away - still a way to go, but this gap could even see an unexpected Sky rider on the top step by close of play
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Rolland has been studying the Evans/Tommy V book of expressions
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Paulie W wrote:
    Wiggins is a long way back which traditionally has been a bad sign for him whatever Carlton and the big man are saying.

    Agree but he just looks so smooth and steady on the bike think it might be more tactical as opposed to being on the limit
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    I wonder if Basso is back on the Cola Max as I'm sure he'd whoop any of these boys, in his pre positive dope test days. Maybe if AC and Valv are showing no contrition for Naughties then maybe Basso will be back on his "A" game.
    Just looked at him and he's breathing a bit hard, maybe not then. :/
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  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Astana - look so strong now - nibali must fancy this, of feels weak and tries to neutralise the others
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Siutsou makes a move off the front
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Rolland is sitting and sitting - expect him to kick with 2 km to go - or he is suffering
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Astana to the front of the peloton now and working hard to bring the gap down as we are 4kms from the finish
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    Rebellin climbing Mountains!! He's better now than in the bad old days. How old is he???
    “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein

    "You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water."
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  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Rolland spat out - anyone who can do that to him on a climb is pushing hard
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    Break looking good.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    ILM Zero7 wrote:
    Rolland is sitting and sitting - expect him to kick with 2 km to go - or he is suffering

    Suffering as he is going backwards respectively now and will be back in the peloton soon
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    I love a gutsy climbers move like this - great move by Sky - piles the pressure on Astana
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Nibbles off the front of the peloton now and taking a few riders too, Brad pulling him back easily
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.

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