Giro 2014 - Stage 11: Collechio - Savona **Spoilers**

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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Puccio looked a mess after an earlier crash.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Is it raining or are they all dosed upon on Tramadol from the last few days crashes?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    2:40 to break. Regroupers. Some sad GC boys now having to race the climb. Good stuff.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    What time are they due to hit the climb?
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Bit less than 20 kms to the climb if my sums are right. The roads are dry.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    ThomThom wrote:
    Evans having a chat with the Androni guys. He did have a few guys in the crash. Tough luck..
    Evans the Godfather wants it slowed down and forgets his luck on the earlier stage when he didn't slow down.

    Reminds me of the Spartacus performance on behalf of team mates Schleck.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    edited May 2014
    He might have offered some BMC riders to help catch the break in exchange. Business is business and all of that.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    deejay wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    Evans having a chat with the Androni guys. He did have a few guys in the crash. Tough luck..
    Evans the Godfather wants it slowed down and forgets his luck on the earlier stage when he didn't slow down.

    Reminds me of the Spartacus performance on behalf of team mates Schleck.


    Just made the very same point to someone
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Wegmann with complete tear of left hamstring according to comms. Sounds like it might sting a little.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    15:44:22 CEST


    The peloton is in one long line now and the gap to the escapees has been sliced down to 1:10. Their chances are getting slimmer by the pedal stroke.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    They gave them a decent stage profile at last (forgetting saturday's stage...) and the riders delivered. It's not harder than that. And we still got 35km to go and we didn't even get to see the first 80km of chaos.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    The wildly overrated Arredondo goes for it again. Lightweight.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    Macaloon wrote:
    The wildly overrated Arredondo goes for it again. Lightweight.

    He's going for the KOM points though which is less exciting.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    Arredondo needs to go again.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    He goes. Roche tries to follow
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    Roche blew but Preidler is grinding his way back up.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    edited May 2014
    I see Arredondo is on big chainring but large cassette sprocket too. Didn't I read somewhere that not having your chain straight can cost up to 8 % if power ?
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Pellizotti must be going soon.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Did Roche just point out to the commissaire on the bike that Arrendondo was drafting a camera bike?
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Looks suspiciously like Swift in the maglia rosa group.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Graeme_S wrote:
    Did Roche just point out to the commissaire on the bike that Arrendondo was drafting a camera bike?

    He's got a point.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Turfle wrote:
    Looks suspiciously like Swift in the maglia rosa group.

    Commentators are saying Sitsouv (sp?) for what that's worth and it does look like he's got some national colours on his sleeve.

    Edit - it's starting to kick off in the group...
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    jam1e wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Looks suspiciously like Swift in the maglia rosa group.

    Commentators are saying Sitsouv (sp?) for what that's worth and it does look like he's got some national colours on his sleeve.

    Edit - it's starting to kick off in the group...

    There was another Sky just behind him. Would have thought Cataldo, but body shape and style looked liked Swift. Would be a surprise after his crashes, but you never know.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    These split screens are just calling out for fore and aft bike camera views. How much is Cadel hurting those wheelsuckers.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited May 2014
    Incredible by Preidler.

    Although I'm not sure Arredondo is that strong..
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    What an effort from Preidler.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Will be interesting to see if they make it down the other side of this without more crashing.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Cracking stage. Go Arredondo. Top points again. Giro mountains jersey would be a big win. Shame Morabito went down - so so many crashes this Giro. Roche is not particularly good or clever rider.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Rolland comes up to show us how to descend.
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