Giro Spoiler alert!
Last Post 05/27/2014 10:19 AM by Spudly Crumpett III. 35 Replies.
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Keith Richards

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05/09/2014 02:45 PM
Dan Martin already crashed out of the Giro!
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Keith Richards

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05/09/2014 03:00 PM


Ouch!
----- It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong.
Orange Crush

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05/09/2014 03:43 PM
Holy F!
Keith Richards

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05/09/2014 04:27 PM
Word...they went down HARD!
----- It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong.
Orange Crush

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05/09/2014 04:45 PM
So Martin caused the crash...luck of the Irish...or just crashprone.

Well they still got Ryder and maybe Thomas D can show that he's not just a waste of talent without the juice but they're already more than 3 min down.

Weather played quite a bit of havoc with TTT; big differences on GC between Uran/Evans and rest.
Cosmic Kid

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05/09/2014 04:49 PM
I was shocked by how much time Katusha and Movistar lost today.....the 2 big favorites already losing big time.

Now, for those two guys, there are plenty of climbs ahead to make that time up, but still....
Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
stinkyhelmet

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05/09/2014 04:51 PM
wet manhole cover?
ChinookPass

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05/09/2014 05:22 PM
cool to see an ex-clubmate in pink!
huckleberry

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05/09/2014 06:45 PM
Did he slide at least 50 feet?

Seems he slid for quite some time.

Wow.
THE SKINNY

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05/09/2014 08:24 PM
dang. what would have happened if garmin could only finish with four riders?
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longslowdistance

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05/09/2014 10:01 PM
Just an observation, but there is just too much insanity in early major tour stages.
Cosmic Kid

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05/09/2014 11:39 PM
Posted By carl x on 05/09/2014 08:24 PM
dang. what would have happened if garmin could only finish with four riders?


They would have been out....apparently Fabian Wegmann had been dropped due to a bad stomach, so he missed the crash and was able to catch the other 4 rides while they waited for him to make 5 at the finish.
Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
Ride On

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05/10/2014 08:02 AM
Dang, I picked a random Garmin guy for the win. Who knew I would be out of it in the first stage.
Keith Richards

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05/10/2014 11:22 AM
I have to blame the team as a whole for that. Whoever was in front should not have taken the team across the manholes. Just silly.
----- It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong.
Orange Crush

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05/10/2014 11:42 AM
I was thinking same Keith

SideBySide

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05/11/2014 12:26 AM
OC has it, what was he doing on the manholes in the rain.
Ride On

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05/11/2014 07:39 PM
Man Kittle looks strong, He came from a long way back today and make it look easy. Went when he wanted to and just blew by everyone who was in front of him.
longslowdistance

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05/11/2014 07:54 PM
Today's win by Kittle is one for the ages. Cav has done that once or twice too, and against better competition. Looking forward to watching them go head to head in July.
steelbikerider

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05/12/2014 12:15 AM
Right after the cover Martin slipped on was another one on the left. Snaking around the covers in the wet at 30mph+ would be just as bad as riding over them
Cosmic Kid

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05/13/2014 11:19 AM
Yeesh....roads were like ice today in those last few KM's.

Impressive ride by Bouhanni.....from being off the back with a mechanical @ 10K to go to winning the stage.

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
Orange Crush

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05/15/2014 11:25 AM
If things stay as they are Evans is looking at a mighty cushy buffer before the big mountains; BMC are grabbing Stage 8 by the horns. More carnage today. Purito's Giro sounds over and done with.

And mighty fine riding from Bling. Ha, and I wrote that before he won the stage (the one he marked as wanting to win). The kid is starting to ripen, the next Freire. And it looks like one of my podium picks, Kelderman also made it into group
jrt1045

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05/16/2014 10:33 AM
With Purito at the Doc in a Box, its a wide open race. I will continue to stick by my prediction that Cuddles will go screaming off the back as soon as they encounter a traditional (as of late) Giro mountain stage this weekend. Thats when the real show always starts
Orange Crush

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05/16/2014 03:56 PM
You may be right on Evans - his strategy is clear; gain as much time as he can before the final week and hope its enough; he was already on hot form in Piedmonte so could well fizzle in mnts.

Rodriguez would normally have been an excellent pick but I didn't think he'd make an impact with two broken ribs from Amstel; and now he has a third.

Looks like I was wrong on Kelderman, he wasn't the last of the first group but first of the chasers and lost time. Well at least he showed he's in shape.
jrt1045

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05/16/2014 04:05 PM
all the seconds he picks up screwing around week 1 will melt on one climb if he's not careful. for some reason the Giro always seems more aggressive in the mountains, that's not Cuddle's style these days
Orange Crush

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05/16/2014 04:22 PM
I'd say 49 seconds is more than screwing around :-)

But we'll know more after this weekend.

Uran and in particular Majka haven't gotten enough attention.
Keith Richards

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05/17/2014 09:58 AM
This climb is awesome. 6k and 9-14% on beautiful terrain mostly in the spring canopy. I am jealous.
----- It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong.
Orange Crush

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05/17/2014 12:39 PM
The Italians have someone to cheer for this Giro. Nice ride by Kelderman to grab 3rd. BMC as a team are looking stronger than Movistar.
mtnbkr

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05/18/2014 10:37 PM
the cones the kept them on the left side of the road (riding over sewer covers) didn't help either.
stronz

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05/25/2014 09:24 PM
so lets skip to today's stage 15. Uran holding on barely. Funny how he was pleased that his gap grew over Evans who totally imploded but the real climbers are lurking ever so much closer. Like what I see from Quintana who gets a little stronger every day. He needs more mountains to win this thing and will get them after the rest day. I can see Quintana winning this if he keeps going on this path.
Orange Crush

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05/25/2014 09:53 PM
Uran gained time on those closest to him but there are some guys lurking in top 5-6 that are climbing better than him. Without support he will have to pick his battles. This Giro could still fall a number of ways although Quintana has yet to convince me he can seal the deal. Best part, the Italians have two guys to cheer for, 3 if you count Ulissi.

Grappa TT will likely be decisive.
THE SKINNY

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05/26/2014 08:14 AM
you guys are right, this race is different from the TdF. scrappier.
did anyone else see the camera motorcycle crash? it looked like a camera motorcycle ran into a pedestrian on stage 14 i think. he was following the 2 leaders at the time. everything was happening in italian but it sounded serious as they all got quiet for a few minutes.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
cycling chick

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05/26/2014 10:46 AM
That crash was painful to watch. The motorbike hit a race volunteer.

Here is a link to the crash video is on YouTube, be warned it is quick and shocking.

The victim is apparently in a medically-induced coma according to the #giro feed on twitter.

I have been following Nicholas Roche's Giro diary (Stage 13 here) and (Stage 14 here). He chronicles that the motorbikes seem to be taking too many chances, following too close (even after receiving fines), giving unfair advantages, and just generally being bigger arseholes than in any other race he has participated in.

From my perspective on the couch, they look like they are doing the same job they always do...
Inferno7

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05/27/2014 09:47 AM
Tuesday 5/27- amazing to watch. 70km to go and you're freezing your butt off, joy.
Spud

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05/27/2014 10:06 AM
Is it just me, or are there way too many motorcycles weaving in and out of these guys.
THE SKINNY

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05/27/2014 10:14 AM
i wonder when they will go to drones to film this stuff? some quadracopters for following the riders and one of those bigger ones for the large aerial views.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Spud

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05/27/2014 10:19 AM
Race on, no race off, no wait, race on. WTF!


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