Giro 2014 - Stage 7: Forsinone - Foligno **Spoilers**

Macaloon
Macaloon Posts: 5,545
edited May 2014 in Pro race
Everybody's cornetto melt?
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    The peloton has let the breakaway go clear and the gap is now close to eight minutes.

    The five are: Robinson Chalapud (Colombia), Jose Herrada (Movistar), Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida), Bjorn Thurau (Europcar) and Nicola Boem (Bardiani-CSF).

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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,503
    I'm calling the break to stay away.
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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Macaloon wrote:
    The peloton has let the breakaway go clear and the gap is now close to eight minutes.
    The five are: Robinson Chalapud (Colombia), Jose Herrada (Movistar), Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida), Bjorn Thurau (Europcar) and Nicola Boem (Bardiani-CSF).
    http://live.cyclingnews.com/
    Herrada dropped back but was soon replaced by Haas (Garmin) – after about 70 kms. Then Anacona dropped back. Lead of remaining 4 down to 7 mins.

    The two left-hand turns close to another about the Flamme Rouge could be messy if the peloton arrive together (and the roads are wet – not expected but not ruled out). Headwind later.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    TailWindHome wrote:
    I'm calling the break to stay away.

    After the way yesterday played out and before some mountains I can see this being true.

    Though FDJ will want the win, would it would be their first GT jersey win.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    TailWindHome wrote:
    I'm calling the break to stay away.

    I wouldn't be surprised. The GC teams and climbing specialists will certainly want a nice easy day ahead of tomorrow (and especially after yesterday). No one in the break is going to stop Matthews from wearing the maglia rosa for the final time tomorrow so OGE will just be controlling the break rather than chasing it.

    Then again the sprinters teams know they can just 'relax' tomorrow and Sunday so they might rally themselves for an effort today.

    Depends how wet the run in is, I suppose. If it's slippery then I can see the whole peloton calling a truce and letting the break have their day.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Macaloon wrote:
    Everybody's cornetto melt?
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    If I wasn't so busy datamining your souls, I'd do a proper starter.
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    Pretty sure Kittel isn't going to win this one
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    14:41:54 CEST

    Unfortunately for the riders it has started to rain yet again during the stage.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Maxime Méderel (Europcar) called it a day after 9k. He finished well up there yesterday so doesn't seem to be injury related.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Macaloon wrote:
    14:41:54 CEST
    Unfortunately for the riders it has started to rain yet again during the stage.

    Everyone fights for the front and they all go down?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    coriordan wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    14:41:54 CEST
    Unfortunately for the riders it has started to rain yet again during the stage.

    Everyone fights for the front and they all go down?

    Today's narrative is the dangerous descent disappointingly distant from the finish.
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,860
    How do they do amateur racing in Southern Italy in May? With no following ambulances etc it must be tantamount to suicide....
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Macaloon wrote:
    coriordan wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    14:41:54 CEST
    Unfortunately for the riders it has started to rain yet again during the stage.
    Everyone fights for the front and they all go down?
    Today's narrative is the dangerous descent disappointingly distant from the finish.

    What about the final piece of street furniture?
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Does anyone have Eurosport commentary?
  • tom3
    tom3 Posts: 287
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    How do they do amateur racing in Southern Italy in May? With no following ambulances etc it must be tantamount to suicide....

    I think young hattersley who posts on here may have just returned from just that. I wonder if he could shed some light on it for us. I would be geniunely interested.
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    They keep telling us it rarely rains in that part of Italy so maybe that's how. Not a very convincing explanation I admit.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 44,040
    The comment someone made about the Giro being unlikely to return to Ireland after the rain and 'dangerous' roads last weekend is looking increasingly foolish by the day.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,329
    I think most chat in the first week of a GT is a little foolish.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    A touch over 5mins gap with 45km to go. Decent gap really.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    With the palava about the tarmac before, I'd pay someone fifty quid to pop by where I live and lay a load of that that they are riding on at the moment
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    The Cyclingfans tracker has an ace graphic with the break gap in time and km, and their locations on a profile.

    http://www.cyclingfans.com/giro-d-italia/live

    4:18, 3.3km, 35.9km
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Race radio saying gap is 3.05 not 3.40
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Eisel little prang
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    mfin wrote:
    Eisel little prang

    I hear different.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good screenshots there.

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    Chaps, you see how the peloton is now? One long line. They are racing a bloc.

    GO GO GO Breakaway.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Macaloon wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    Eisel little prang

    I hear different.

    See photo above, think that is him
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    edited May 2014
    Mechanical for Farrar

    Here he is getting a wheel from his team mate

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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Farrar spends more time off the bike than on it during a GT.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Time for DS guys in the cars to start shouting at their riders in that breakaway. The chase is on.

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