smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Woah! Go Ryder!
Giro d'Italia (with *SPOILERS*)
- Thread starter Flying_Monkey
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Well, Uran has recovered - so, it's out of Scarponi, Basso, Possovivo, Hesjedal, Rodriguez and Uran.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Nieve coming back! Gadret too, just behind.
Strathlubnaig
Guru
- Location
- Alberta
If Hesjedal can stay with the group today he can have a good shot at jumping ahead in the TT may be the way he's thinking.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Well, a very late attack from Pozzovivo, but nothing drastic. It's going to be the best descender out of the group who wins today.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Hesjedal is going away... with Rodriguez... oh, well Basso and Pozzovivo (surprisingly) get back on.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Scarponi is cramped to crap. He's gone totally.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
But Uran is almost back to the front group! Amazing.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Great descending, Rigo!
Can't help feeling it's a shame Nibali isn't in the race at times like this.
d.
Can't help feeling it's a shame Nibali isn't in the race at times like this.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
It's Savoldelli I miss on these descents...
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Scarponi is also starting to recover and get back on!
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Purito!
Strathlubnaig
Guru
- Location
- Alberta
hey hey... great ride, great finish, way to dig deep by scarponi too, to catch up.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
It's fair to say that this severely dents Cav's chances of the Maglia Rosso as well as putting Rodriguez in the top position for the final GC.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Okay, some of you may find this surprising given the commentators' praise for Basso today, but I am becoming more certain that Basso can't win this, unless he actually attacks on one of the last two mountain stages. Now he is than putting on continuous pressure which the other remaining favourites can handle, so he will just keep his place until the final TT, in which he has no chance of overtaking either Hesjedal or Rodriguez with the time gaps as they are (or worse). He's effectively acting like a super-domestique for Rodriguez right now...so, unless Basso changes his tactics and attacks successfully, his is really now a fight between Rodriguez and Hesjedal, to see how many second Purito is ahead of Hesjedal on that final TT and if that is enough.
