2012 Giro Di Lombardia 29/09/2012

[ILovecycling]

No insentive for the Spanish to chase him?

Dont think so

 

[Arnout]

I knew right away Jrod would win after he attacked on the final hill. Beautiful win for him.

Thanks for telling us.

 

[Pippo_San]

Did Purito throw something into the air when he crossed the finish?

water bottle

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Any likelihood that Wiggins/Brailsford cares enough about the UCI charts to send Wiggins to Beijing?

 

[Gloin22]

Any likelihood that Wiggins/Brailsford cares enough about the UCI charts to send Wiggins to Beijing?

No TT invovled

 

[burning]

Any likelihood that Wiggins/Brailsford cares enough about the UCI charts to send Wiggins to Beijing?

Even though he races there, he's completely burned out and unlikely to do anything

 

[BillytheKid]

How many Spaniards were there in the group? Only Samu?

Uran, Henao and Quintana are all Colombians...

Uran certainly did chase, but maybe not Berto or Sammu...then evenone starts looking at seach other. Who knows really? Just speculating.

 

[Afrank]

1. Rodriguez
2. Sanchez
3. Uran
4. Santambrogio
5. Henao
6. Hesjedal
7.Mollema
8. Zaugg

 

[The Hitch]

Velo d'Or?

Obviously not. Theres a designated thread for that anyway, can we celebrate Rodriguez's win here rather than bring up stuff he will lose.

 

[Netserk]

Purito out-cq'ing Gilbert '11

 

[hfer07]

Justice has been finally brought upon Joaquim
well deserved win & great way to close the season. Class apart Purito!!!

 

[The Hitch]

Any likelihood that Wiggins/Brailsford cares enough about the UCI charts to send Wiggins to Beijing?

Purito is like 90 points ahead of Wiggins. He was beihind 10 and just won 100 for a monument. Wiggins would need to win Beijing or place 2nd with a stage.

 

[Afrank]

Zaugg did a good job as well, and 8th will give him some world tour points to take to saxo.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Uran certainly did chase, but maybe not Berto or Sammu...then evenone starts looking at seach other. Who knows really? Just speculating.

Samu was just about the last guy to make it across to the group, by the time he'd settled into it and caught a bit of a breather, Purito was gone. Contador is the only one who just sat in and did nothing.

And Urán is Colombian, so would not be part of any apparent Spanish conspiracy. Besides, when it was just the 5 there (Santambrogio, Uran, Henao, Contador and Quintana) it made sense for Santambrogio, Berto and Nairo to sit on and not contribute, because Sky had the advantage of numbers. It's about making the guys who are in the best position to win if the group comes back together do the work to bring it back together, to maximise your own chances of winning.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Curious that in the Vuelta Contador was hoping for rain - to make a difference between him as Purito - lucky he didn't have to rely on that!

 

[Gloin22]

Purito out-cq'ing Gilbert '11

No surprise really. He gets the big points placing in GC's.

Something Gilbert can't do.

Amazing win and amazing season. Well deserved.

 

[Afrank]

So does anyone know what the specific reason Gilbert had for exiting. Safebet said fear or something like that earlier in this thread, doesn't seem like a great reason to exit a race though.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Uran certainly did chase, but maybe not Berto or Sammu...then evenone starts looking at seach other. Who knows really? Just speculating.

the only guys chasing where uran and henao and santambrogio a little.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

So does anyone know what the specific reason Gilbert had for exiting. Safebet said fear or something like that earlier in this thread, doesn't seem like a great reason to exit a race though.

he crashed and was already dropped. why would he continue

 

[El Pistolero]

he crashed and was already dropped. why would he continue

There were many people dropped on Sormano that came back.

 

[The Hitch]

Curious that in the Vuelta Contador was hoping for rain - to make a difference between him as Purito - lucky he didn't have to rely on that!

Rain favours the risktaker which in Contadors case was him as the guy chasing and with nothing to lose. Purito was defending.

Today though Purito was just as willing to take risks.

 

[BillytheKid]

Samu was just about the last guy to make it across to the group, by the time he'd settled into it and caught a bit of a breather, Purito was gone. Contador is the only one who just sat in and did nothing.

And Urán is Colombian, so would not be part of any apparent Spanish conspiracy. Besides, when it was just the 5 there (Santambrogio, Uran, Henao, Contador and Quintana) it made sense for Santambrogio, Berto and Nairo to sit on and not contribute, because Sky had the advantage of numbers. It's about making the guys who are in the best position to win if the group comes back together do the work to bring it back together, to maximise your own chances of winning.

My pictures were murky, and did not que on Sumu, confused on Uran for a moment, but should have not been. The efforts to jump across are hard at this distance so the looking or waiting will happen apart from any national coop as you said if it comes back, hence the wait... anyway a great win for Purito. I spoke without a thought, sorry.

 

[Panda Claws]

Purito out-cq'ing Gilbert '11

Gilbert had 3180 points
Purito had 2843 points prior to Lombardy

Since when gives winning a monument 330+ points?

 

[jens_attacks]

well done to purito but that wasn't a great race at all. incredible that in this age we didn't have images.send the freaking army for christ's sake, send some planes, throw something into the clouds

very disappointed by the italians,that was some pathetic riding to be honest

 

[SafeBet]

So does anyone know what the specific reason Gilbert had for exiting. Safebet said fear or something like that earlier in this thread, doesn't seem like a great reason to exit a race though.

Wait.
I just said Lelangue, interviewd by Rai, stated that he wasn't injured and that he was more scared than sore.