Giro d'Italia (with *SPOILERS*)

[Flying_Monkey]

We shall agree to disagree then. I personally do not enjoy hearing folk blawin' their ain bugles. He is good enough to let results speak for him.

This would seem to be just selective listening. Over the last few years, Cav has almost unfailingly given the most credit to his team, and holds his hand up when he gets it wrong. You have to remember too that in sprinting there are a lot of psychological games - and it's very interesting to see the different rhetorical tactics that sprinters employ to subtly undermine or wind-up their rivals. Cav is very good at this.

 

[redcard]

We shall agree to disagree then. I personally do not enjoy hearing folk blawin' their ain bugles. He is good enough to let results speak for him.

I read your comment before spotting your username, and I had already guessed you were Scottish!

 

[smutchin]

I personally do not enjoy hearing folk blawin' their ain bugles.

Cav is actually very modest. As FM says, he's always talking up his teammates. Very good at deflecting attention from himself.

He is good enough to let results speak for him.

Thing is, by winning so often, he's required to do more interviews than anyone else and has to answer the questions that are put to him...

I think he's actually the greatest British sportsman of his generation, in all respects. And I like hearing him talk almost as much as I enjoy watching him perform.

You're entitled to your opinion, of course.

d.

 

[raindog]

Slightly ot, but talking of Cav so much reminded me that the ToC is Robbie's last race. Allways a favourite of mine - loved his no nonsense head-banging Aussie style of sprinting. He'll be working as technical advisor for the team from next week onwards.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ji_XcHvJvac

 

[raindog]

Cavendish is about as un-american as anyone I can think of. He's got a Lancashire accent for a start.

Goss dropped out last night - no doubt there'll be others.

Anyroad, first big day today......

 

[Strathlubnaig]

well that got everyone talking anyway

I read your comment before spotting your username, and I had already guessed you were Scottish!

A colonial living in Scotland at least, though I am not sure what that's got to do with it, other than Jockinese are a modest bunch.

 

[theloafer]

anyone got a link to a good reliable live feed? musa gave me an excellent link yesterday in chatroom, which I thought I had bookmarked, but obviously not cos I cannae find it!!

Giro live stream, (Italian commentary)


http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=63434

 

[BrumJim]

Cannonball!!

 

[smutchin]

well that got everyone talking anyway

Sorry, I was a bit, er... tired and emotional when posting last night...

d.

 

[raindog]

Great riding from Hesjedal - if he'd jumped a few hundred meters earlier he would've got the stage.

 

[smutchin]

Pretty dull stage today... until the last 4km...

Wow!

d.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I was cheering for Jan Barta there - a good old-fashioned rider. Hesjedal got his tactics spot on. But I don't think he'll keep the jersey until the end.

 

[smutchin]

Uran now in the white jersey. Cracking ride by both him and Henao again.

Tiralongo looks very strong. A bit of a Froome to Kreuziger's Wiggins?

d.

 

[smutchin]

I was cheering for Jan Barta there - a good old-fashioned rider.

Barta looked absolutely cooked at the end. I really wanted him to win but it's amazing that he managed to hold on to the other two at all.

d.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Tomorrow, all hell will break loose. It's made for attacks and with the rest day afterwards, I think there will be less caution from some of the real contenders. The time gaps won't be huge but the field will be shot to bits by the end. At least that's what I hope. I'm going to stick my neck out and say this is a day for Uran and Henao - the latter for his debut Giro win, and Uran to move into the Top 5. Hesjedal might well lose the jersey again.