Giro d'Italia 2013, 4th-26th May - [Spoilers]

[Crackle]

Was that Nibali in the pink jersey building a snowman?

 

[yello]

A pedantic aside; with reference to commentator's comments, if it's "Giro" (and no doubt the vuelta, I'll have to keep my ears open) then why does the co-commentator (whoever he is) say the "tour OF France"? (and, I've just heard, the "col OF telegraph" ) Why the partial translations?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Gesink attacks, and then Henao goes on the attack again...

 

[Noodley]

A pedantic aside; with reference to commentator's comments, if it's "Giro" (and no doubt the vuelta, I'll have to keep my ears open) then why does the co-commentator (whoever he is) say the "tour OF France"? (and, I've just heard, the "col OF telegraph" ) Why the partial translations?

I'd imagine because it was Sean Kelly saying it.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Martinez is with Gesink. Henao has Kiselowski, and those four are now together, chasing the leaders.

 

[smutchin]

I've been out ... so the guys who broke off from the main group, did the rest of the group know this was happening?

Pirazzi and Chalapud attacked near the top of Mt Cenis, for the GPM points, but a few other riders went with them and Weening stayed away on the descent so the others continued the chase.

Bizarrely, Lotto were setting the pace when the peloton decided it was time to reel them in.

They're on the Telegraphe now and the proper racing has started. Henao and Kiserlovski have just caught the Gesink and Martinez chase group a little way up the road from the peloton.

 

[yello]

I'd imagine because it was Sean Kelly saying it.

It's an amusing insistence whoever it is.

 

[smutchin]

Astana looking comfortable on the front of the peloton. No Vanotti today, of course - sounded like a very nasty crash he had yesterday, broken ribs and punctured lung.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Ag2R maybe trying for stage wins to get some points before they sit out the Dauphiné.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Di Luca has also joined the Gesink / Henao group. Boo, hiss...

 

[ayceejay]

A pedantic aside; with reference to commentator's comments, if it's "Giro" (and no doubt the vuelta, I'll have to keep my ears open) then why does the co-commentator (whoever he is) say the "tour OF France"? (and, I've just heard, the "col OF telegraph" ) Why the partial translations?

Some may remember an episode of Tiz Waz wherein a young (maybe 10 years old) girl was reporting on the Grande Prix, to everyone's amusement she insisted it was Grand Pricks because that was what was written, and she wasn't referring to Chris Tarrant.

 

[smutchin]

Gesink looking good so far but this is suicidal, surely? He'll never keep this up all the way to the finish. Henao seems intent to sit in his wheel.

Nibali looks supremely unconcerned by Gesink's move.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Well, Henao is riding for Uran - the idea being that Uran might be able to ride up to him on the last climb, and if not, well then Henao has the chance of a stage - whereas Gesink is riding for himself - he has no other option.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Mind you the Gesink group isn't really moving very fast right now, just staying about a minute ahead of the peloton and 1.45 behind the leaders. No-man's land.

 

[smutchin]

Henao seems to be pushing on now. Interesting.

Edit: no, he was just chasing Gesink, and now he's easing back off...