Giro d'Italia 2015 *spoilers*

[HF2300]

Someone take Rob Hatch out and have him shot.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Apparently there will be a significant tail-wind at the finish - who will benefit most from this?

Matthews won't be the favourite in a super-fast straight sprint. Mezgec has looked out of sorts, as has Greipel, who would otherwise be the firm favourite. So Hofland, Viviani, Modolo...? I'm going for Hofland today.

 

[MisterStan]

I'll put my 10 pence on Viviani

 

[rich p]

Someone take Rob Hatch out and have him shot.

Is he that bad? His correct pronunciation schtick is a bit wearing.

 

[smutchin]

Textbook finish from Greipel. Viviani and Hofland nowhere.

Nasty looking crash. Was that a spectator's arm or leg he hit?

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Greipel from Pelucchi. Eight Italians in the top 10 an' all.

 

[robertob]

Greipel!!! Great lead out by his team. Done it all right. Shame about the fall. Hope they are all okay. But take nothing away from the big boy.

 

[Hont]

Is he that bad? His correct pronunciation schtick is a bit wearing.

I like him. He's a million times better than Kirby. I know what you mean about the pronunciation, but he does speak fluent Italian and Spanish and you can't really criticise someone for getting it right.

 

[HF2300]

Textbook finish from Greipel. Viviani and Hofland nowhere.

Nasty looking crash. Was that a spectator's arm or leg he hit?

Hofland got squeezed out and ended up way down, didn't see what happened to Viviani.

They're now saying the crash was a result of hitting a long lens or the barrier foot, or both.

 

[HF2300]

I like him. He's a million times better than Kirby. I know what you mean about the pronunciation, but he does speak fluent Italian and Spanish and you can't really criticise someone for getting it right.

Well, that's assuming he's getting it right, but the fact he ridiculously over-exaggerates it and often doesn't pronounce the same name the same way twice in a row suggests he probably doesn't and it's just a stupidly annoying mannerism. He's also infecting Matt Stephens with it in a strange kind of (mis)pronunciation one upmanship.

Apart from that he's a fairly decent commentator.

 

[tug benson]

Bertie doesn't look good here

 

[smutchin]

Hofland got squeezed out and ended up way down, didn't see what happened to Viviani.

Viviani finished 7th. Puccio was supposed to be leading him out, by the look of it, but they seemed to be struggling to keep up in the final kilometre.

They're now saying the crash was a result of hitting a long lens or the barrier foot, or both.

Whatever it was, he must have hit it pretty hard for his arm to end up pointing at that angle...

 

[HF2300]

Yes, that looked really horrible. I couldn't take it in - thought it was just a loose glove at first.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Missed the end due to a meeting, but just caught up on youtube. Made me feel sick looking at that guy's arm... urgh. Stupid fans with cameras again.

Greipel looks back to his gorilla best. Very powerful sprint.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Cycling Weekly are calling suspected fractured collar bone for Contador...

[edit - added the word in bold...]