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  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    Ryder nearly ended up in a shop door then!
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  • thamacdaddy
    thamacdaddy Posts: 590
    Nibali - gone out too fast I am sure of it.
  • gingermagician
    gingermagician Posts: 326
    Bugger me, Nibbles!
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited May 2013
    thamacdaddy wrote:
    Nibali - gone out too fast I am sure of it.

    This was his 'part' of the course. The descending part - right, Rick.. :wink:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Nibs like he's going to come up short and that early technical section should have suited him.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    NIbs fastest
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    GOOOOOOOOOOOO NIBALI. Hold onto it.

    He has done a TON of work with Specialized this year.
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Wiggo managed that even with a bike change? Not bad going...

    Is it my internet or does the feed on steephill keep pausing?
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  • thamacdaddy
    thamacdaddy Posts: 590
    ThomThom wrote:
    thamacdaddy wrote:
    Nibali - gone out too fast I am sure of it.

    This was his 'part' of the course.

    Ah yes - very good point. *doffs cap
  • piedwagtail
    piedwagtail Posts: 42
    Nibali is an absolute nutter through those corners!
  • BR 1979
    BR 1979 Posts: 296
    ThomThom wrote:
    thamacdaddy wrote:
    Nibali - gone out too fast I am sure of it.

    This was his 'part' of the course.
    Agreed. (He looks good ona bike, doesn't he!?)
  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Jonathan Vaughters ‏@Vaughters 25s
    While Wiggo did a nice job bringing that time gap down, this was his day to put minutes into everyone. Not seconds.

    I had Wiggins being 3 mins up on Nibs, 1.5min up on Ryder after this stage. Instead he's going to have a lot of GC riders ahead of him. If he gets a podium he's going to have to show us talents he's never had before. A win will be extraordinary.

    After this week, I think it's likely he'll be low top 10.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tom D down 4mins. Not so easy without ''assistance'' is it.
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    nibs is fastest whats with the comments that this bit should have suited?????

    remains to be seen if he can keep it going in the second half

    COME ON NIBALI
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Jonathan Vaughters ‏@Vaughters 25s
    While Wiggo did a nice job bringing that time gap down, this was his day to put minutes into everyone. Not seconds.
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    Nibali! Wow.
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    HAHAHAHA commentator comment on damielson "maybe the motivation isnt there"
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    UK Cycling Expert ‏@ukcyclingexpert 33s

    Hearing rumours that, as well as changing his bike, when cameras weren't on him Sir Bradley Wiggins was attacked by a herd of rhinos!

    :D
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Ryder suffering?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gee Hesjedal doesnt look so smooth here.
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    evans showing how it is done downhill here, using all the road, good aero tuck etc...
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    RAI seem to have forgotten Intxausti exists.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Intermediate time check, 26 km.

    1.Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 36.12
    2.Alex Dowsett (Movistar) + 0.08
    3.Cadel Evans (BMC) + 0.30
    4.Sergio Henao (Sky) + 0:35
    5.Michele Scarponi (Lampre) + 0.38
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  • poppit
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    The coverage is shocking
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  • gingermagician
    gingermagician Posts: 326
    Hesjedal about to blow?

    Evans looks super-quick...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    LOL RAI doing a split screen with Nibs and Wiggins on the same corners. Chalk and cheese.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    edited May 2013
    What are the odds on Wiggins abandoning to focus on the Tour?
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Sophie Smith ‏@SophieSmith86 1m
    Sky says Wiggins is not sick, contrary to Twitter hearsay, he didn't crash on course. Found it hard to get a rhythm in first sector but OK.

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  • BR 1979
    BR 1979 Posts: 296
    RAI are doing some nice split-screens of Nibali vs BW cornering technique. Chalk and cheese. Are these shown on ES too? Is it the same feed?
  • thamacdaddy
    thamacdaddy Posts: 590
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    nibs is fastest whats with the comments that this bit should have suited?????

    remains to be seen if he can keep it going in the second half

    COME ON NIBALI


    The first part being less time trial and more hill climb therefore negating time trial skills so to speak. That's why even though it is a long TT as inner ring noted in his preview it featured enough climbing to help those not so suited to a TT retain some time
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    poppit wrote:
    The coverage is shocking

    And when you mix that with the commentary... I'd switch over to the Dutch commentary on my TV but I'm tired and I really have to concentrate to follow and its the weekend. :P
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