Giro d'Italia 2013, 4th-26th May - [Spoilers]
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oldroadman
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Nibali came back at Sammy Sanchez when he was descending well, another great bike handler. Best I ever saw was Salvodelli, absolutely amazing, he seemded to be able to push way beyond what most people would dare, incredible confidence and ability. And if you are not a particularly good climber, being tidy downhill can be very useful, and make DS's happy when you can be ready for a bit more work!
Bouhanni is a bit, er, erratic. He's getting a reputation which will not do him any favours, a bit like a ceertain Mr Abdu from a while ago. Mind, he could crash all alone without any help whatsoever!
Bouhanni is a bit, er, erratic. He's getting a reputation which will not do him any favours, a bit like a ceertain Mr Abdu from a while ago. Mind, he could crash all alone without any help whatsoever!
Strathlubnaig
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And Gavazzi DSQ'd for taking too many tows on the uphill bit. No Brescia for him then, one less sprinter too.
Pedrosanchezo
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I always liken cricket to paint drying, but then i think that's unfair on the sport of paint drying.
Flying_Monkey
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Agreed on 'Il Falco': he was extraordinary, he just seemed to drop like a stone.
Today is going to be tricky - the Inner Ring's assessment is that it probably isn't the sprinter's stage that it might look like - apparently the final climb and the descent are narrow and there isn't really the space for a team to shepherd a sprinter, so it may well be one for the all-rounders. If Cav did manage to stay with it and win, it would be one of his most impressive wins ever, but he's already been so impressive in this Giro that I wouldn't rule it out entirely...
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Radchenister
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Yep, the high mountains are forecast 20 cm Thursday night, 14 cm Friday and 10 cm Saturday - get your skis out!
Spartak
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That's disappointing but not really a surprise with this years weather, I hope they manage to find something as exciting for those two stages.
oldroadman
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This must be one of the worst of the Giri for weather in years, moving it earlier so that the Giro/Tour combination is possible has maybe not been the best idea. Simple really, the weather in the high passes during May is likely to be 
, a few weeks later makes a huge difference. Even the big mountains in the Tour are sometimes impassable right into June, it's only July onwards that sees the sun sort things out.
I feel quite sorry for the Giro organisers, having to replan all the time, but then it might benefit Cav in hanging on to the points jeresy.
, a few weeks later makes a huge difference. Even the big mountains in the Tour are sometimes impassable right into June, it's only July onwards that sees the sun sort things out.I feel quite sorry for the Giro organisers, having to replan all the time, but then it might benefit Cav in hanging on to the points jeresy.
ColinJ
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Ooh - my Tablet has just decided to update Eurosport Player, mid-coverage! Perhaps it will fix the jerky pictures that it has been displaying recently? (I'm not holding my breath, given the problems with the last few updates.)
It's on again and the picture is ... still jerky - damn!
It's on again and the picture is ... still jerky - damn!
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thom
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70 km to go. The break has 5 mins on the peloton. OPQS at the front for Cav.
If it comes back together, the sprinters will have 16 km to close any time they lose on the bump at Crosara. But what with many sprinters already bowed out, if Cav makes it over in reasonable shape then he should have it his own way without a lead-out in the finale as on previous stages - I know this is a bit nebulous as to what "reasonable" means but my point is that sprint trains are less necessary at this stage of the race, on stages like this with a sprinter like Cav.
If it comes back together, the sprinters will have 16 km to close any time they lose on the bump at Crosara. But what with many sprinters already bowed out, if Cav makes it over in reasonable shape then he should have it his own way without a lead-out in the finale as on previous stages - I know this is a bit nebulous as to what "reasonable" means but my point is that sprint trains are less necessary at this stage of the race, on stages like this with a sprinter like Cav.
Strathlubnaig
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As FM pointed out earlier, there is not a lot of room at the end for organized sprint trains, so with luck Cavendish will just worm his way to the front and then put the hammer down.
