Giro d'Italia (with *SPOILERS*)

[ColinJ]

Well, that is what you are supposed to look like after sprinting for the win at the top of a mountain - flat out on your back and gasping for oxygen!

Bit of a contrast with some of the finishes we have seen over the past 20-odd years since EPO came on the scene ...

 

[rich p]

or a one-off for the cameras ?
cynic? moi?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

That was a really nice win for Pozzovivo. What was most impressive was that he held on after the climb was over.

 

[Edge705]

That was a really nice win for Pozzovivo. What was most impressive was that he held on after the climb was over.

Agreed almost contador like attack I must say surprised me I expected him to do some damage in the 3rd week not first. Poor fellow he may never win a grand tour because he cant time trial and never will be able to but to push 53/12 on the top of a mountain after 220k in the legs that was mighty impressive for the young fellow.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Well, the only remaining TT in this GT is shorter than most, and comes after many, many mountains. I wouldn't count him out. However, he won't be attacking like that everyday...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Some great stuff going off in the final stages today...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Pozzato crashes, takes Goss down, then the domino effect takes Cav down...amongst several others

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Damn, that looked very nasty for some.

 

[raindog]

That stupid left hander just before the finish - proper mental that was.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I believe Ventoso won it after all that.

 

[smutchin]

That was a bit mad. The Farnese rider* has to take full responsibility for that. Hope he's a bit quicker to apologise than Ferrari.

Didn't look like Cav was in the reckoning at all though - he seemed to be quite far back going into the bend.

d.

*I'm watching with no sound so didn't catch who it was. Just noticed FM's mention of Pozzato...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Didn't look like Cav was in the reckoning at all though - he seemed to be quite far back going into the bend

I still wouldn't have counted him out - he was just making his way up. I wonder how many more stages he'll last though. This particular crash wasn't so bad for him, but I give him 4 days - stage 11 and 13 both being winnable for him, but after that it's some really evil mountains, so unless he wins both of those and is feeling good, I think he'll climb off afterwards...

 

[smutchin]

I still wouldn't have counted him out - he was just making his way up.

Indeed. Going into the bend, I thought it looked like Goss had it, but you're right - Cav has come from further back to win stages before.

Guess we'll never know...

d.

 

[raindog]

Bit of a bummer getting wiped out of two sprints through no fault of his own.
And yes, that last week is going to be really tough.

 

[doctornige]

It's definitely a bad spot for a bend.