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

[dragon72]

The breakaway had as much as 13 minutes at one point today. I know it was a long stage but that's a big lead to lose/reel in. As Alan Partridge would say, that's a quarter of an episode of The Darling Buds of May.

 

[Dave Davenport]

One thing I've been curious about since getting into pro cycling, if Cav theoretically pulls out of the Giro tomorrow do all his stage wins still count?

Yes.

 

[jarlrmai]

Thanks

 

[ColinJ]

One thing I've been curious about since getting into pro cycling, if Cav theoretically pulls out of the Giro tomorrow do all his stage wins still count?

Yes, but I always felt a bit disappointed when sprinters like Cipollini used to mop up the early sprint stages and then swan off to the beach.

You can't win any of the jerseys though unless you finish the entire race.

 

[Beebo]

You can't win any of the jerseys though unless you finish the entire race.

I think that was the question jarlrmai meant to ask?

The stage wins count to your record but you cant win the jersey unless you finish the race. It is possible to earn more points than the overall jersey winner, but not make it to the final day.

 

[smutchin]

As Alan Partridge would say, that's a quarter of an episode of The Darling Buds of May.

And as Sean Kelly would say, the peloton will have done the calculations.

 

[thom]

And as Sean Kelly would say, the peloton will have done the calculations.

I like the idea of the pro-cyclists with special pro-garmins with calculators on, doing the calculations with simple equations of motion to work out how long they need to catch the breakaway :

distance_to_breakaway = speed_diff x time + acceleration_diff x time^2

SKY have a special formula that tell them what watts they need to do too

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Sure Cav isn't swiss? His timing is flawless!!

 

[themosquitoking]

Sure Cav isn't swiss? His timing is flawless!!

Maybe he's a descendant of john harrison.

 

[beastie]

No Galibier tomorrow, there is too much snow.

 

[kedab]

No Galibier tomorrow, there is too much snow.

wimps

 

[laurence]

Sestriere climb removed from today's stage due to weather

 

[jarlrmai]

So no climb Cav wins again

 

[beastie]

wimps

Rule 5 required

 

[kedab]

Rule 5 required

exactly - how dare they swerve a mountain just because it's got some snow on it!