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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    frenchfighter wrote:
    GO Hesjedal. GO Nibali. GO Inxtausti.

    GO ABW
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
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  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    DeadCalm wrote:
    andytee87 wrote:
    Properly confused by these timings. Henao supposedly second fastest, but behind kelderman his minute man? And both have them have been passed by wiggins who started 3 minutes after kelderman?
    No they weren't. Don't believe what ES were saying. That was Henao passing Kelderman not Wiggins.

    Clears that one up. Cheers
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    oneof1982 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    GO Hesjedal. GO Nibali. GO Inxtausti.

    GO ABW


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  • thamacdaddy
    thamacdaddy Posts: 590
    If he is ill, and it looks very much like he is, then what are the chances sky pull him from the race if the TT ends up a disaster? Shame really. Wonder if they think he can get through it and actually do it in the mountains? All the rhetoric has been about working on his climbing but perhaps that's all part of the bluff.
  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
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    As I said above "fleshy bike racks"...

    Wiggins should have parked his TT bike there. :wink:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Superb ride by Kangert.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    GC reminder:
    General Classification after Stage 7
    ESP 1 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) 28:30:04
    ITA 2 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 5
    CAN 3 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP) + 8
    ITA 4 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) + 10
    ITA 5 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 13
    AUS 6 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) + 16
    NED 7 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) + 19
    ITA 8 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING) + 28
    NED 9 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 29
    CRO 10 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 34
    ESP 11 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 52
    NED 12 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) + 53
    ITA 13 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 57
    POL 14 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA)
    ITA 15 PAOLINI, Luca (KATUSHA) + 58
    USA 16 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)
    ESP 17 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 59
    RUS 18 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) + 1:02
    POL 19 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)
    ITA 20 PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 1:11
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    between evans and hesjedal for the stage win i reckon. wiggo looks good now so could do better second half.

    kangert unlucky
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Jonathan Vaughters ‏@Vaughters 12m
    My picks? Ryder, good because length and technical aspect. Inxtausti will fly. Nibali, as expected. Gesink will surprise. Cadel, solid.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Samu lost 2mins on first check to Dowsett?!
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    That skin suit Wiggins has on is showing sweat marks.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    LOOKS like wiggins has jettisoned the chimps and is giving it some now
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,177
    Kangert was only 10 seconds faster than Wiigins at the first check so given the second half looks more like Wiggins thing and he seems to have settled into his rhythm now he isn't out of this.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Dont forget about adding this one to the list:
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    Henao would be real quick if he rode in a straight line. Maybe something Brailsford has missed something with his Marginal Gains mantra. :?
    “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein

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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Wiggins 5th place 59s at 51k
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    was that 5th at the second check point? bit confused
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    NEE-ba-lee, not Ni-BAA-lee. Grrrr.

    Thankfully the thunderstorms seem to have stayed away for now.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • BR 1979
    BR 1979 Posts: 296
    Cadel is *on it*!
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Cadel is still pushing the corners a lot lot harder than Wiggins.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    UK Cycling Expert ‏@ukcyclingexpert 1m
    The Blanco team have done very well today. Man to man marking Henao!! Bet Sir David wishes he'd thought of that. #Giro
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    wiggins getting a tow off the car there
  • woody1545
    woody1545 Posts: 322
    Must be missing his ovalised chainrings.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Mooro wrote:
    was that 5th at the second check point? bit confused
    Equal 4th according to Sky.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Dont forget about adding this one to the list:
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    Seem to recall him frisbeeing a wheel into a field during his Cofidis days, too.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Evans is going to murder this.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh my. Evans. Get in there.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Peloton Watch ‏@PelotonWatch 26s
    #Giro Evans 2nd fastest at 1st split
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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