Giro d'italia SPOILER

[Flying_Monkey]

Millar said the other day he was a few pounds overweight for the mountains, which is why he did so well on the cold, wet gravel roads.

 

[iLB]

who is in the break today then?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Giampaolo Cheula (Footon Servetto), Tom Stamsnijder (Rabobank), Michael Barry (Sky), Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha) - they might let them get away, especially with this weather, with makes chasing difficult...

 

[rich p]

It's filthy weather.

 

[iLB]

htc do seem to be setting the pace on the front with greipel in mind though, and he would look rather silly if he didn't manage to win a single stage whilst potentially looking for another team to join.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Ignatiev has gone off the front with a major attack... but I am not sure now with the better conditions, whether the breakaway riders will be able to stay away.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

And Ignatiev's attack has killed the breakaway - stupid and suicidal.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

As Sean Kelly said - 'a crappy sprint' (!), and Matt Goss wins it!

 

[dan_bo]

Drop the boy!

 

[maurice]

Vino was right up there at the end, I was scared he was going to win it there for a moment! He looks to be in worryingly good form.

 

[biking_fox]

Somebody shoot Satre and save himself the effort. How much time did he loose again today?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

He hasn"t had much luck, but he doesn't really look interested either.

 

[raindog]

What's up with Greipel? Not exactly coming up with the goods is he?

 

[HLaB]

As Sean Kelly said - 'a crappy sprint' (!), and Matt Goss wins it!

I was watching in Italian on steephill, that about sums it up.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I don't know why everyone is so down on Sean Kelly - he speaks a lot of sense, has the experience, and seems to call it right most of the time. I can only think it must be lingering English cultural prejudice against his thick Irish accent... it's the guy he's on Europsport with who's the fool (Harmon?).