Giro d'Italia 23 Stage 10: Scandiano - Viareggio, 196 km - Hilly then sprinty ***SPOILERS***

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  • Actual soap from the caravan on the road according to the Eurosport reporter.

    It's A Knockout time
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    The gap is not coming down quickly
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Onto this late climb ... Looks harder than I thought
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Jens Voigt on the bike has been entertaining :)
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435

    Danish TV reporting the finish looks well dodgy in the wet

    Eurosport has a guy out saying it is really slippy too
    Yeah, it's the same guy, Eurosport's Danish guy
    Ah is he just doing the same piece in different languages :D
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    This winding road/descent looks like it would not be fun in a group.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    #1 rule in bad weather. Always back the rider with the barest limbs.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Come on cav just a little bit of the old magic
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Chase running out of fire power
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152

    Actual soap from the caravan on the road according to the Eurosport reporter.

    What's this now?

  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    7km 43s
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    Commentary is currently wall to wall Cavendish hype, which guarantees the break have this
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    6km still 43s according to the graphic
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,495
    gap is holding steady, are they going to pull it off?
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    Actual soap from the caravan on the road according to the Eurosport reporter.

    What's this now?

    Soap? It's something people use to clean themselves.

    But that's not important right now.


  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Tashman said:

    gap is holding steady, are they going to pull it off?

    It's definitely not dropping very fast that's for sure
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    When do they stop working for Magnus?
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    The chase has gone I think, Ineos on the front now and not pushing. Gap going back out, the bunch isn't lined out any more.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Might make the finish safer :shrug:
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Cort takes it
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Well that was kinda obvious
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    I'm really disappointed by that stage. Just imagine how much fun it could have been if they hadn't had a vote to neutralise the entire first half?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Did well to stay away
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,654
    Blimey. Well in Magnus.

    Mads wins the sprint for fourth behind
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Good stage
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    What a hard day
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Considering he won cort looks miserable
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,654
    You wait 30 years for a Dane to win stages in all three GTs and then two come along at once.

    Jesper Skibby has both Mads P and Magnus Cort in his selct little club now
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    That stage is going to be fatiguing ...
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,915

    According to the betting markets Milan, Pedersen, Cavendish, Cort Nielsen and Matthews are in with a shout.

    Surely the other two in the break won't drag Cort to the finish...
    I'd be no use as a commentator trying to build things up. Don't think the break has any chance. On that basis I should probably lay Cort.
    Don't listen to me.