Stage 9 Giro d'Italia 2015 *SPOILERS*

milton50
milton50 Posts: 3,856
edited May 2015 in Pro race
The pace has been so high for the first 50km that even riders like Intxausti have been dropped already and are 1 minute down.

Tinkoff Saxo are evidently determined that a break will not form this early on.

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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,929
    Mikkel Condé v2.0 ‏@mrconde · 5s5 seconds ago
    Interesting. Astana managed to get Paolo Tiralongo in the break of the day. Him, Contador won't chase down. My pick for the stage win #giro



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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    How often will the Eurosport commentary mention Senõr Porkie Pies poorly shoulder?
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    How often will the Eurosport commentary mention Senõr Porkie Pies poorly shoulder?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Betancur, Tiralongo, Colbrelli, Moinard, Elissonde, Herrada Lopez, Hesjedal, Slagter, Geschke, Belkov, Kruijswijk

    With 4mins @ 140km to race.

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    Finish:
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,584
    Kruiswijk again - good effort
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Too many PTP picks to fit a chart. Favs Gerrans and Gilbert. 3 picks in the break: Betancur, Hesjedal & Slagter.
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  • LeePaton
    LeePaton Posts: 353
    My pick never made the break. Oh well.

    I want a 10km Hesjedal Solo wIn.
    It's not so much about winning, I just hate losing.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    If bananaman wins today I'll cry.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Hopefully ellisonde takes it. He's not kicked on as expected since his stage win at the vuelta, so would be nice for him. Plus he's on team my man's feeder squad.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    !! Kenny Kenny Kenny !!

    Been waiting for his stage attempt

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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    The_Boy wrote:
    Hopefully ellisonde takes it. He's not kicked on as expected since his stage win at the vuelta, so would be nice for him. Plus he's on team my man's feeder squad.

    I was typing that as you said it !
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    If they make a boring stage out of this lovely stage profile I'll verbally bully a swan.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Moinard having a good race as well - 19th overall and rode strongly on that Spezia stage
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Was a big fan of Ellisonde when he first came on the scene but it seems he is struggling to make any sort of an impact.

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    Maybe he needs a new team. Or some confidence.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Current Kom:
    1 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar Team 39 pts
    2 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team 19
    3 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 19

    110km to race, break with 5'50

    S Paulinho of Tinkoff has 'attacked' out of the bunch and has a minute on the peloton.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ooo wee little Kenny Elissonde, I should have had him on Team My Little Men. Damn.

    Anyway go Kenny! And jumbo effort from the not little Kruijswijk.
    ThomThom wrote:
    If they make a boring stage out of this lovely stage profile I'll verbally bully a swan.

    Are you really Malcolm Tucker? Still that is a lovely turn of phrase, I might borrow it on occasion.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    4000 meter climbing today
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    "It's war."
    Correlation is not causation.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Break brought back to under 3 minutes

    Tinkoff sent Paulinho up the road earlier, now Astana doing the same for Cataldo. Been given the day off, or do the GC guys have plans for that last steep climb?
  • k1875
    k1875 Posts: 485
    ThomThom wrote:
    If they make a boring stage out of this lovely stage profile I'll verbally bully a swan.

    And it would deserve it. The can break your arm with their beaks you know. Or is it your nose with their wing ? I can never remember.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Betancur's favourite sportsperson is Alejandro Valverde.

    This might be the most interesting thing about today's stage and now I don't feel so bad about being mean about Carlos' love of the pies.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Is it just me or is this a new thing that the teams are all grouped together so neatly it the peloton?
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  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    Chronic buffering on the Eurosport player this afternoon, it's doing my nut in
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    cc78 wrote:
    Chronic buffering on the Eurosport player this afternoon, it's doing my nut in

    Don't worry, you've just missed Saxo having a bit of lunch and Matt Stephens proving through commentary that he's surprisingly not actually annoying when you can't see his face.

    (It's not buffering for me)
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    edited May 2015
    Nothing significant is going to happen today of course. (Fingers crossed I'm wrong there).
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    I'll take that back about Stephens, he's talking rubbish about corners having potential affect on Contador's fake injury.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I wish Flecha wouldn't wear that orange POC helmet.

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Aru attacking on the climb before the finish.

    Contador, Porte, Landa going with him.

    Uran gone again.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Feistytijdens.
    Correlation is not causation.

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