Just as well it was an each-way bet...Note to trackies.. Corners may turn right as well as left..
Note to Theo Bos: That's what we in road cycling call a "corner".
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Cav's rainbow jersey is easy to spot, especially in overhead shots and it makes fascinating viewing to try and follow where he gets to. For a long time in the run-in yesterday he seemed boxed in, with 2-3 riders from other teams in between the Sky train and himself. Then as the sprint wound up he seemed to move left (right in the head-on shots), well away from any remaining Sky riders... and still made it. Masterful.
Great bunny hop by the Farnese guy
If Ferrari does not apologise publically in the peloton then he will find it a long and lonely road to Milan. His first grand tour and he may discover that the 'autobus' has few seats, and nobody can spare a gel.
In his interview he suggested that he hadn't been feeling OK after the crash and that Sky had pretty much announced that they wouldn't be working to chase down any breaks. If it came down to a sprint and he was there then he wouldn't turn it down, but it was up to other teams, particularly Garmin, to put the hard work in.
Was that Geraint Thomas as the last Sky rider to peel away?
It still relied on the man himself a) getting over the hill with his team - something which Farrar, Ferrari, JJ Haedo, Hushovd and Guardini failed to do, and b) finishing it off, when not feeling 100%
Yeah, G can add "world-class leadout man" to his growing list of talents. ;D
What's happened to Wiggo ? I see no mention of him anuwhere.
Yeah, and Cadel Evans is going a bit slow too!Have they withdrawn from the Giro then ?
(NB serious answer: they - and a few other big names - are saving themselves for France.)
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Yeah, and Cadel Evans is going a bit slow too!Have they withdrawn from the Giro then ?
(NB serious answer: they - and a few other big names - are saving themselves for France.)
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Have they withdrawn from the Giro then ?
Cav had it sewn up, so I was a bit confused when he seemed to ease off before the final bend.
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Interesting to see him still make an effort though - in the past, he probably would have sat up and finished in the bunch, but he obviously realised that Goss was nowhere and the red jersey was up for grabs. Clever boy.
Amador, 25, had previously finished third on the Giro's 12th stage. The Costa Rican, who is now in his fourth year with Movistar, has ridden the Giro once before, and was second-to-last overall in last year's Tour de France.
He was the victim of a brutal attack whilst training in Costa Rica in January of 2011. His bike was stolen and he was severely beaten and left for dead in a river bed. However, he recovered quickly enough to ride in the Mallorca Challenge the next month
I assume today's win was gifted.
leaving Basso a bit exposed.
shifter/mech failure? Being stuck in a high gear could be very slow and painfulI don't think so because it was quite abrupt, and it didn't look as if he was 'grinding'.
The points go 25 20 16 14 for the stage finish, so if JR has two fourth places or worse then Cav is in red.Assuming neither gets points in the intermediates nor the ITT. A fairly safe assumption, I guess. No bonus seconds today nor tommorrow, so less incentive for Katusha/JR to chase down any escapees, should any survive for the finales.
Not that it seemed to make any difference to him, more's the pity.
It will be touch and go for Cav for red - if he loses it by less than 5 points he will be really annoyed.
No bonus seconds today nor tommorrow
You really don't like him, do you. Is it 'cos of his, er, history?(Avoiding the D word)
No bonus seconds today nor tomorrow
Do you know this for a fact? I heard there were bonus sprints on both stages but haven't seen any official information to corroborate it.
Impressive bit of street surfing. I hadn't noticed before that the guy in green goes into a somersault of sorts, seeming to bend his neck rather uncomfortably. Anyone know who he was?
Come on Casar!
No bonus seconds today nor tommorrow
Do you know this for a fact? I heard there were bonus sprints on both stages but haven't seen any official information to corroborate it.
... exception made for the
following stages, i.e.:
14th stage – Cherasco – Cervinia
15th stage – Busto Arsizio – Lecco/Piani dei Resinelli
17h stage – Falzes/Pfalzen/Cortina d’Ampezzo
19th stage – Treviso – Alpe di Pampeago/Val di Fiemme
20th stage – Caldes/Val di Sole – Passo dello Stelvio
for which there will be no time allowances and, according to Article 2.6.020, there will consequently be no allowance attribution for the corresponding intermediate sprints
Impressive bit of street surfing. I hadn't noticed before that the guy in green goes into a somersault of sorts, seeming to bend his neck rather uncomfortably. Anyone know who he was?
It was the same escape of four all day, wasn't it? That would make his breakaway companions Axel Merckx (T-Mobile), Laurent Lefèvere (Bouygues Telecom) and Michael Boogerd (Rabobank). The somersaulter looks like he's wearing Rabobank kit (to my colourblind eyes at least) so that would make him Boogerd, for whom 2007 was his last year of racing.
Article 17 in the regulations (http://images2.gazzettaobjects.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2012/en/Regulation.pdf)Quote... exception made for the
following stages, i.e.:
14th stage – Cherasco – Cervinia
15th stage – Busto Arsizio – Lecco/Piani dei Resinelli
17h stage – Falzes/Pfalzen/Cortina d’Ampezzo
19th stage – Treviso – Alpe di Pampeago/Val di Fiemme
20th stage – Caldes/Val di Sole – Passo dello Stelvio
for which there will be no time allowances and, according to Article 2.6.020, there will consequently be no allowance attribution for the corresponding intermediate sprints
Yes. Today there's an intermediate sprint today with points but no time bonuses. There are normally 6, 4 and 2 seconds up for grabs on sprints, but not on the stages quoted by andrew_s.Article 17 in the regulations (http://images2.gazzettaobjects.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2012/en/Regulation.pdf)Quote... exception made for the
following stages, i.e.:
14th stage – Cherasco – Cervinia
15th stage – Busto Arsizio – Lecco/Piani dei Resinelli
17h stage – Falzes/Pfalzen/Cortina d’Ampezzo
19th stage – Treviso – Alpe di Pampeago/Val di Fiemme
20th stage – Caldes/Val di Sole – Passo dello Stelvio
for which there will be no time allowances and, according to Article 2.6.020, there will consequently be no allowance attribution for the corresponding intermediate sprints
I'm getting confused... are we talking about end of stage bonuses or intermediate sprints here?
Is there an intermediate sprint (with points) on today's stage?
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Ah okay - I didn't have sound on my computer this afternoon.
So from the looks of it, Rodriguez needs 14 points to take the jersey from Cav. In order for Cav to win the points contest, that means that Rodriguez can't come better than 5th tomorrow. I'm not too hopeful :(
You really don't like him, do you. Is it 'cos of his, er, history?(Avoiding the D word)
Does anyone really expect Cavendish to take points in the TT?
I'll be rooting for him obviously but it'd be one helluvan achievement. I can't see it personally.
There's been lost opportunities along the way, for one reason or another, but them's the breaks. For me, it's hugely creditable that Cavendish finished, tried to defend the jersey.
Cav is 26.