Fantasy Giro d' Italia

[rich p]

There, there it's all a big scary dream....


...sorry, it is true.
http://www.team-saxobank.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=2353&lang=uk

Top time trialler gets over the lumpy bits and abandons the day before his speciality stage. What's that all about, then?

 

[Speicher]

It's getting close, I am only one step ahead of the Fraudsters!

 

[Dayvo]

It's getting close, I am only one step ahead of the Fraudsters!

 

[Aperitif]

...at least you have a team stumpy - mine are departing uno par uno...

Fabian Cancelled.

 

[Haitch]

Top time trialler gets over the lumpy bits and abandons the day before his speciality stage. What's that all about, then?

Fabian Cancellara = A Banal Facile Narc

 

[John the Monkey]

Top time trialler gets over the lumpy bits and abandons the day before his speciality stage. What's that all about, then?

Speculation on the Saxo-Bank message board is that it's to do with TdeF preparation/the course not being suited to him/illness/form/injury.

 

[Haitch]

With two stages to be updated, what's the betting there'll be some changes in the league?

 

[stumpy]

Yeeeesssss!!!! bring it ON....Slipped down two more places after these last 2 stages. Now only 13 teams worse than me in the whole event. I feel I've secured last place in my 2 mini leagues now (including the CC one) and am going to concentrate on losing the overall......

 

[Noodley]

You're playing a blinder stumpy! I'm rooting for you.

 

[rich p]

Great going, Stumpy. Your team looks ok on paper but it's crap on tarmac, as they say. Good luck with your ambition (or lack of it)

 

[Noodley]

I see Soler has withdrawn just as they reach some proper hills :?:

 

[Crackle]

I see Soler has withdrawn just as they reach some proper hills :?:

Ugh!

There were nine in the team and the little one said.......


6 left now and only 5 of them are scoring. I'll be wiser next time.

 

[rich p]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Who would have thought it of one so strong and brave?

 

[Speicher]

Sportlichkeit did well today. Sastre first, also got fifth and seventh in the stage, and now three in the top ten of the GC.
Might share a very small beer with the Team tonight.

 

[Dayvo]

The cunning linguist on the TV link from Italy 'Gazzetta della Sport' needs replacing!

What's with this 'lead of the race' thing?

For the first few days, the chasing pack (as it's now called) was referred to as the 'followers'! FFS

And why the 'Maglia Rosa group' and not the 'Pink Jersey group'?

And another and: the sign for the distance left 'to the arrival'!? It's the fukking finish, FFS!

OK, rant over!