2010 Giro del Piemonte - October 14

[insideout leadout]

I wonder if Bertagnolli made a solo move on the climb and was caught by Gilbert, because he really shouldn't be able to beat the likes of Breschel and Pozzato in a sprint.

 

[theyoungest]

I wonder if Bertagnolli made a solo move on the climb and was caught by Gilbert, because he really shouldn't be able to beat the likes of Breschel and Pozzato in a sprint.

It probably wasn't much of a sprint... Bertagnolli is quite good at short uphill kicks like this one.

 

[insideout leadout]

Guess who won the fashion contest? Must be the best looking WC kit ever.

But it could be problematic next year with Garmin's horrible colors.

 

[michaeld]

Must be the best looking WC kit ever.

It does not say 'Molteni' on it.

 

[Jan the Man]

Gilbert is superb this year- brilliant style to watch as well; a panache for attacking.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

TGBM to win by a minute or two

If he doesn't win it's obviously a clever diversion for saturday

Oh well, he was 8th, so the diversion is set!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Guess who won the fashion contest? Must be the best looking WC kit ever.

But it could be problematic next year with Garmin's horrible colors.

How could of it possibly looked bad? They are all pretty much the same!

Cuddles last tweet makes me hungry.

Yes. People think TGBM has got the wood over Cadel now but cadel has set the diversion for lombardia

Nice picture!

 

[flicker]

How could of it possibly looked bad? They are all pretty much the same!
Yes. People think TGBM has got the wood over Cadel now but cadel has set the diversion for lombardia

Nice picture!

Cadel ooks a little like Jabba the Hutt

 

[auscyclefan94]

Cadel ooks a little like Jabba the Hutt

His figure is fine if that is what you are talking about?

 

[insideout leadout]

Nice picture!

"We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky Viking. Wicked, tricksy, false"

 

[battery89]

Gilbert is god like on these finishes. Vid here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUWLbV8CRg

 

[hrotha]

You'd think someone would have attacked first without waiting for Gilbert to make his move.

 

[insideout leadout]

Van Avermaet drove the peloton quite hard there.

 

[Escarabajo]

Is Samuel Dumoulin Colombian? when did this happen?

Full Results
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto 4:28:03
2 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Diquigiovanni 0:00:02
3 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank
4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha 0:00:04
5 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep
6 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo
7 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
8 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
9 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne
10 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini
11 Samuel Dumoulin (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
12 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana

 

[Polyarmour]

Gilbert managed to get away from Pozzato this time. Maybe he psyched him out with that comment the other day?

 

[cobblehead]

"We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky Viking. Wicked, tricksy, false"

brilliant

 

[theyoungest]

You'd think someone would have attacked first without waiting for Gilbert to make his move.

Yeah, Gilbert is the Cavendish of short uphill finishes, and apparently he has the same kind of narcotic effect on the peloton.

 

[lucybears]

I'd say he's got a case of CBF.

It must be semi-serious though as it's the first time I can remember him DNFing in years.

Evans said he had no problems withdrawing. "I never finish this race," he said. "People keep asking me, 'What's wrong?' I tell them that I never finish this one. There's a long way to go on Saturday."

http://www.bmc-racing.com/int-en/team/news/team/gran-piemonte-a-warm-up-for-lombardia.html

 

[steelciocc]

Piemonte

Great race, perfect weather! Here's a blurry pic I snapped as Gilbert rounded the final corner at ~250m.