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

[kedab]

Good stage that one.

I bally well missed it. curse you workplace for actually making me busy today

 

[400bhp]

Great!!! Sky are gonna ATTACK from now on.



Was that a bit of kidology from Nibali "pretending" he had mechanical issues?

 

[Get In The Van]

To put Wiggins's 39 seconds in perspective, Hesjedal lost 20 minutes today...

Woosh! I turned off just after Brad had crossed the line and the top 10 placings went up, that's some amount of time, who'll be top dog now for Garmin? any slower and he would have been passed by the sprinters bus!

maybe Garmin could help Cadel as BMC are pretty honking on the lumps as well.

 

[400bhp]

Do we think Evans was kind of relegated to the Giro rather than the Tour (Van Garderen in the tour?). Looking bloody good anyway.

 

[400bhp]

Anyone know much about Majka (10th overall)? Finished in Nibali's group.

 

[lukesdad]

Do we think Evans was kind of relegated to the Giro rather than the Tour (Van Garderen in the tour?). Looking bloody good anyway.

Evans is BMCs only realistic chance in a GT what do you think

 

[400bhp]

I think I agree, but do BMC realise it or can't they see the wood for the trees?

 

[lukesdad]

BMC have a TDF winner and a world champion, Tejay will defer, his time may come but I doubt it.

 

[rich p]

Declan's rider recognition was píss poor today with little or no help from Kelly.
How the hell he could not distinguish Wiggins from Uran as the 3rd man in the Sky train in relative close-up beats me.

 

[rich p]

Today we have what is described as a ferocious descent. I hope it's dry for Brad's sake.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia/stage-11
It's also a day to 'Remember the fallen' which is about half the peloton.

 

[lukesdad]

Mmm will have to get wifey to record it. Can't miss Wiggos last stand

 

[Noodley]

Declan's rider recognition was píss poor today with little or no help from Kelly.
How the hell he could not distinguish Wiggins from Uran as the 3rd man in the Sky train in relative close-up beats me.

The TV companies need to sign us up for the sole purpose of identification. "And there is some nobber in black and red, followed by that bloke what fell off yesterday - and I suppose Schleck and Wiggins will be the two blokes shuddering down the hill in the wet at the back"

 

[rich p]

The funniest bit of commentary was at the bottom of the Altopiano del Montasio when they sounded like a couple of blokes having an incoherent chat in the pub.
I could definitely do that job!

 

[smutchin]

The funniest bit of commentary was at the bottom of the Altopiano del Montasio when they sounded like a couple of blokes having an incoherent chat in the pub.
I could definitely do that job!

Was that when they were discussing the translation of "Altopiano" (and, incidentally, getting it very wrong) and "Chiusaforte"? That was hilariously cringeworthy. "Two blokes in the pub" is spot on.

 

[Peteaud]

Wiggos new cycle shoes for the downhill bits