Giro stage 13 SPOILER

Vino'sGhost
Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
edited May 2013 in Pro race
Eyes down look in, will there be a change of tactics today?

how far is it to corsica from the sky hotel?
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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Long stage today... and crappy weather yet again!

    Shame about Bradders but I guess this weather was the decider

    tappa_dettagli_tecnici_altimetria_13.jpg
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Weather looks bleak again. They must be getting pretty fed up with it now.
  • Tom Dean
    Tom Dean Posts: 1,723
    Hesjedal not starting today according to BBC.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    I dont think ill watch it all just the last hour and a half or so. the rest looks long and wet and im glad i dont have to do it
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    That bump with c10k to go. Enough for Evans to have a cheeky dig?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    OPQS Cycling Team ‏@opqscyclingteam 7m
    Longest stage of #giro is on its way! Ermeti, Boem, Bak, Lastras, Andriato, Ludvigsson and Hondo are up the road with a 3.40 lead
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    10 minutes gap.

    Bak, you legend.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Gap now up to 10 minutes (via @mrconde).

    Assuming they can pull them back, I wonder if Cavendish can hold on over that climb, he'll need to if he's harbouring ambitions of winning the points jersey. I picked him for PTP so he'll probably get dropped.

    If the breakaway is within catching distance then somebody is bound to have a crack on that final climb, maybe a Di Luca day. Think GC favourites will treat it as another recovery day.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    ThomThom wrote:
    10 minutes gap.

    Bak, you legend.


    Long long long stage though.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Gap is getting further away at around 13'45 now
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    is it p***ing it down yet?
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    is it p***ing it down yet?

    As they went through voghera the road is dry for the breakaway group
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    After 100K of racing gap is at 10:35 Greenedge is leading the peloton
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Well 120K to go and the gap is down to 7 minutes looks like OPQS & Green Edge are working to bring it back for sprint today.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Cav to take it today, as long as he can get over that speed bump with no issues.
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Are you on the course Dan?
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Are you on the course Dan?

    No that wasn't one of my pics, just happened that I saw it as you asked the question was it raining & thought I'd post it up
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    I hope Cav fails in every way possible. Got some nerve to bring in his old workhorse.

    But he will. It is, afterall, a hill with procents above 2 in the end of the profile...
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Thankfully its going live soon so can see what its really like today, understand that the peloton is racing on to bring this break away back & that the peloton my have split into 2 groups possibly due to a strong side wind.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Lambo police cars???????
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Ouch bobridge came to sudden stop using his nuts
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Ouch bobridge came to sudden stop using his nuts

    and almost lost his bike too
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Gap only 2'46" now. 100k to go
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    looks like a lovely day in Italy
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Ouch bobridge came to sudden stop using his nuts

    and almost lost his bike too


    :)
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Bobridge in pain..
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Hope Wiggo isn't watching all this sunshine lashing down.

    So far the end of stage profiles have been "optimistic" for sprinters. I'd be surprised if Cav makes it to the final. But now Wiggo has retired, maybe they'll revert back to speed bumps.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    For those not able to watch the action the peloton is holding steady at 3"40 behind the breakaway group with OPQS sat at the front controlling things
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Very pleasant conditions. They'd better make the most of it, given the weekend's disastrous forecast.
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