Giro Stage 4 - Spoiler Thread

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  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    Well done Bardiani :D
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Got to love the way Di Luca races. Killer. Shame Sky might just ruin it.

    Oh shoot. Just been caught. That must really suck.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Dammit - just literally saw the last 50m

    Stupid work meetings!!
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Lichtblick wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Got to love the way Di Luca races. Killer. Shame Sky might just ruin it.

    Oh shoot. Just been caught. That must really suck.
    Yeah, he was caught, but not by Sky. Makes me wonder what race FF was watching...
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Good finish. Right team wrong rider for PTP. typical Pirazzi.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Evans looking strong in 6th?
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Bit of a damp squib after yesterday's shenanigans.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Bataglin? Batteglin? Beteglin? who he?
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Evans is really going for those bonus seconds...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited May 2013
    Great last 40km.

    Shame a small sit-in rider took the win. He has won before but not showed anything in this stage.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Wiggins loses time.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Wiggins losing some time.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Splits in the tv results - wiggins down to 6th
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Oh yes, going to get some more Di Luca shots for the album. In fluro too.

    Please post when you get them...
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Enrico Battaglin, Giovanni Battaglin’s son! Dad must be pleased.

    No matter what one thinks of Di Luca, he gave it a good stab.

    Paolini keeps Rosa.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Well, that's a bugger

    THANK GOD Di Luca didnt win
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    GC standings

    1 Paolini
    2 Uran +17"
    3 Intxausti +26"
    4 Nibali +31"
    5 Hesjedal +34"
    6 Wiggins +34"
    7 Caruso +36"
    8 Henao +37"
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stage 4 Results
    ITA 1 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (BARDIANI VALVOLE - CSF INOX) 6:14:19
    ITA 2 FELLINE, Fabio (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI)
    ITA 3 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR TEAM)
    COL 4 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)
    FRA 5 JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ)
    AUS 6 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)
    ESP 7 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM)
    CAN 8 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)
    CRO 9 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)
    ITA 10 PAOLINI, Luca (KATUSHA)
    EST 11 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)
    ITA 12 PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI)
    ITA 13 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)
    ESP 14 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)
    ITA 15 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA)
    ITA 16 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)
    NED 17 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)
    NED 18 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)
    COL 19 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
    NED 20 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)

    General Classification after Stage 4
    ITA 1 PAOLINI, Luca (KATUSHA) 15:18:51
    COL 2 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING) + 17
    ESP 3 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 26
    ITA 4 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 31
    CAN 5 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP) + 34
    GBR 6 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING)
    ITA 7 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) + 36
    COL 8 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) + 37
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Very unlike Wiggins. Season ruined.
  • Tom Dean
    Tom Dean Posts: 1,723
    I love di Luca.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Wiggins losing some time.
    He came in 48th, 17 secs back.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited May 2013
    Possibly he just didnt want to risk crashing in the fast and wet run in.
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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Clearly Sky should now back Uran for the pink jersey.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Uran on bosom and PTP patrol. Good lad.

    Stage was too long. But it's price worth paying for shorter, exciting MTF stages.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Clearly Sky should now back Uran for the pink jersey.


    Helicopter him to wind tunnel between now and Sat. Easy.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    knedlicky wrote:
    Enrico Battaglin, Giovanni Battaglin’s son! Dad must be pleased.
    .
    He's not his son. He's a "distant relative" whatever that means.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    Way too early to say this, but Wiggins doesn't look good.
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    RichN95 wrote:
    knedlicky wrote:
    Enrico Battaglin, Giovanni Battaglin’s son! Dad must be pleased.
    .
    He's not his son. He's a "distant relative" whatever that means.

    Its means they have the same name so are probably related :roll:
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Way too early to say this, but Wiggins doesn't look good.


    I was in a chuffing meeting till the last 3km. Did he look like he was having problems on the climb or something?
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    From Cyclingnews:
    'According to Sky's Dave Brailsford, Wiggins was caught behind a crash and his time may be adjusted.'

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