Giro Stage 5: Taranto - Viggiano **Spoilers**

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Riders getting shattered. I wonder which GC rider loses time.
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    edited May 2014
    Niemiec

    ETA wrong...Ullissi
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Not bad ride by Hoogerland, about 10s down!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited May 2014
    Ooooh nice win. Evans 2nd.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Ullisi takes it nicely. Close between Evans and Arradondo for second. J Rod faded at the end.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    edited May 2014
    Must've been harder than it looked given the immediate pasting the 'sprinters' took in the last few hundred metres ...

    EBH a bit shoot really ... Especially as he needs a new contract ...

    edit: I take it back, MM honouring the jersey for a change ...
  • RoadPainter
    RoadPainter Posts: 375
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ooooh nice win. Evans 2nd.
    Is that French for "I didn't recognise the winner, but I could tell Cadel was 2nd"? ;-)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ulissi is a standout rider. Impressive. Would have liked to see some attacks earlier though.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    I said that I thought the sprinters would find it too tough but I didn't think it would be that hard.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    RoadPainter wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ooooh nice win. Evans 2nd.
    Is that French for "I didn't recognise the winner, but I could tell Cadel was 2nd"? ;-)

    I put Ulissi up first, noticed someone said Niemiec so then removed it so I could double check.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Milton50 wrote:
    I said that I thought the sprinters would find it too tough but I didn't think it would be that hard.

    Yeah that last few hundred was tough. MM did a wonderful job - respect.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    You can tell J Rod is just missing that final 2%-3%. Hopefull he gets better with each stage.

    Pozzovivo 9th, Quintana 10th in the end.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    frenchfighter wrote:
    RoadPainter wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ooooh nice win. Evans 2nd.
    Is that French for "I didn't recognise the winner, but I could tell Cadel was 2nd"? ;-)

    I put Ulissi up first, noticed someone said Niemiec so then removed it so I could double check.

    Sorry about that!
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    That's why we need cameras!
    Half man, Half bike
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I didnt have commentary and I didnt even see a caption go up to saw he won...only knew for certain when he was interviewed. They should sort that out.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Cadel disguising his lack of form with a quick pinch of a few bonus seconds?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stage:
    1 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 5:12:39
    2 Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:01
    3 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
    4 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
    5 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
    6 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge
    7 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha
    8 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
    9 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
    10 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team

    GC:
    1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge 17:41:23
    2 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica Greenedge 0:00:14
    3 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:15
    4 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:00:19
    5 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:26
    6 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky 0:00:35
    7 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:37
    8 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:41
    9 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky 0:00:49
    10 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:52
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    What was Uran's TT like last year? If he plays it canny his lack of team experience might not be a factor ...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    It doesn't look like any GC guys lost any time except Kiserlovski (19 secs)
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Crankbrother wrote:
    What was Uran's TT like last year? If he plays it canny his lack of team experience might not be a factor ...

    Nothing particularly impressive. His Romandie TT looked quite good though. He seems to be better on the rolling courses.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,551
    RichN95 wrote:
    It doesn't look like any GC guys lost any time except Kiserlovski (19 secs)

    When did Cataldo drop a few seconds? He has lost 12 to EBH somewhere (I know it's a stretch to call him a GC contender but he's a team leader and top 10 contender possibly).
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,551
    Crankbrother wrote:
    What was Uran's TT like last year? If he plays it canny his lack of team experience might not be a factor ...

    There's not really a strong TT rider among the GC contenders is there (other than possibly Evans)? I'd say he's as capable as most and better than some.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Bear in mind the TTs this year are hilly, the second one is just the quickest climb. It wouldn't surprise me if many of the GC contenders do well in this one.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    Pross wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    It doesn't look like any GC guys lost any time except Kiserlovski (19 secs)

    When did Cataldo drop a few seconds? He has lost 12 to EBH somewhere (I know it's a stretch to call him a GC contender but he's a team leader and top 10 contender possibly).
    Splits in the bunch on stages 2 (3 secs) & 3 (11 seconds). All GC riders behind the split on both except, ironically, Kiserlovski who gain 11 seconds.
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  • flasher
    flasher Posts: 1,734
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Stage:
    1 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 5:12:39
    2 Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:01
    3 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team

    ?
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Had a bit of luck on the road.cc fantasy league today...1,2,3,4,5,6! Joy.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Flasher wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Stage:
    1 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 5:12:39
    2 Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:01
    3 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team

    ?

    Evans 2nd, Arredondo 3rd.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Milton50 wrote:
    You can tell J Rod is just missing that final 2%-3%. Hopefull he gets better with each stage.

    He usually does!
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Just caught up with the last 10k.

    I was getting somewhat annoyed at not picking JRod for PTP as they went under the flamme rouge until about 500m to go as I couldn't see Evans anywhere, then out of nowhere the grizzled old Aussie bumchin emerges, or at least his hideous fluro-yellow shoes emerged.

    Good old Cuddles and his hideous shoes, he's as reliable as a Volvo on days like these.

    I was clenching my buttocks while watching that descent I must say.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I

    Good old Cuddles ... he's as reliable as a Volvo on days like these.

    Well, he does have previous ...

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