Giro Stage 20 *spoiler*

iainf72
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edited June 2013 in Pro race
Break gone - 6 mins up

Ermeti, Popovych, Hansen and Brutt.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Lead of the front 4 is now 8-14 after 70 km.

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    This lies before them (approaching Tre Cime)

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    Temperatures at the finish are currently below freezing and it’s just been reported that it’s just started snowing there.

    Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Euskaltel leading the peloton (Omega apparently gambling that the stage is going to be so foreshortened that Cavendish will stand a chance of winning it!)
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Looks nice at the finish- minus 3 and snowing/sleet.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Unusual lead-out formation

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    Edit: Gap now 7:43 8)
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  • frenchfighter
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Wow, Deadsville.
    I got those main road blues.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    The Boss wondering what's the Hampden with this furious Euskaltel leadout.
    "Chillax, lads"
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    "Have a cocktail"
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Are riders allowed to use clip on TT bars for a non TT stage?
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  • goonz
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    Did uran uran have his sunny arms under his helmet straps?
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    goonz wrote:
    Did uran uran have his sunny arms under his helmet straps?

    The man rocks a mullet. Think he gives a rat's @ss?

    Meanwhile some quality mischief, re Easkaltel chase scooped by
    @InTheGC 1:27pm via Web
    @DQSport Sanchez was upset by some of the 'unrealistic' times put in by the likes of Scarponi/Nibali in the TT, perhaps taking revenge.
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    They all had a bloody rest day yesterday, let them all push hard ffs!
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Mullet and dodgy glasses arrangement aside I hope he tries to take 2nd from Evans today.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Astana boy littering! Fine him
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Macaloon wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Did uran uran have his sunny arms under his helmet straps?

    The man rocks a mullet. Think he gives a rat's @ss?

    Meanwhile some quality mischief, re Easkaltel chase scooped by
    @InTheGC 1:27pm via Web
    @DQSport Sanchez was upset by some of the 'unrealistic' times put in by the likes of Scarponi/Nibali in the TT, perhaps taking revenge.

    :lol: Ive asked Declan twice now - no way he's going to read it out.
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Awesome scenery
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Why is Euskatel on the front such a mystery?
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    goonz wrote:
    Are riders allowed to use clip on TT bars for a non TT stage?

    no
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    TailWindHome wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Are riders allowed to use clip on TT bars for a non TT stage?

    no

    Why not?
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Why is Euskatel on the front such a mystery?

    Thats my thinking, they all had a day off maybe they all feeling strong?
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    goonz wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Are riders allowed to use clip on TT bars for a non TT stage?

    no

    Why not?

    too dangerous in a group
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  • dave milne
    dave milne Posts: 703
    goonz wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Are riders allowed to use clip on TT bars for a non TT stage?

    no

    Why not?
    they did allow it briefly I think. Average speeds went up as did the amount of crashes. Deemed too dangerous
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    dave milne wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Are riders allowed to use clip on TT bars for a non TT stage?

    no

    Why not?
    they did allow it briefly I think. Average speeds went up as did the amount of crashes. Deemed too dangerous

    See under Triathlon.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Why is Euskatel on the front such a mystery?

    There seemed to be words between Astana and Euskies. Speculation was that peloton unhappy at frantic pace at the time: "we'll get them later, cool it" style.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    WTF was the Vini rider doing?
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Cav not happy having to work hard for the Inters! :)
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  • LeicesterLad
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    Pross wrote:
    WTF was the Vini rider doing?

    Weird.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    What glasses does EREMETI (in the break) have on...?
  • c_nichols
    c_nichols Posts: 27
    Pross wrote:
    WTF was the Vini rider doing?

    That's just what I was thinking Pross. Clearly just being difficult /awkward. Did seem very very odd though.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Pross wrote:
    WTF was the Vini rider doing?


    surely he wasn't legitamitely racing for an intermediate sprint? :)
  • Macaloon
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    c_nichols wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    WTF was the Vini rider doing?

    That's just what I was thinking Pross. Clearly just being difficult /awkward. Did seem very very odd though.

    Handbags. Bizarre behaviour by Vini. Were OPQS riders especially outspoken about Di Luca? Taken a bung from BMC?
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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    c_nichols wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    WTF was the Vini rider doing?
    That's just what I was thinking Pross. Clearly just being difficult /awkward. Did seem very very odd though.
    I wasn't watching but it was Andriato who sprinted. He was trying to get Sprint points, because after leading the Sprint Competition for a while, the other day Belkov took over, but Andriato is still in with a chance of grabbing it back. So he wasn't just being awkward.

    But since I wasn't watching, I don't know what the gesture in the photo was about.

    Sprint Competition:
    1 BELKOV Maxim RUS KAT 29
    2 ANDRIATO Rafael BRA VIN 20
    3 WURF Cameron AUS CAN 18
    4 LIGTHART Pim NED VCD 15
    5 RABOTTINI Matteo ITA VIN 15

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