2012 Giro d'Italia, May 10th, stage 5: Modena - Fano 209Km

[Bernie's eyesore]

Oh my god, Thor. Time to retire?

LOoks that way. Hard to see him coming back from this.

 

[jsem94]

These rolling hills are worse than I thought.

 

[will10]

Bos dropped

 

[CatsNK]

Phinney nearly gets taken out by RadioShack car...

 

[hrotha]

Bos dropped

The news here is Bos outclimbed Hushvod.

 

[Catwhoorg]

And Cav outclimbed em both

 

[BillytheKid]

Ouch. Phinney just can't seem to stay on the bike for whatever reason.

Why put doubt into it and answer the question?
2 of 3 crashes have clearly been the fault of other riders. The stage 1 chain event was reported caused by the over breaking of another rider, possibly the only one of his own fault, but off camera.

I was actually impressed that he mangage not to go down when over shooting a corner in TTT. His mass (size) clearly is harder to control at all risk in corners. Especially in a TTT because you have to follow the wheel and a line of another rider. Phinney does have disavantage there, but should know it, still a factor when super-sized, you don't have to be a physics expert to to realize your up against greater force or inertia.

I amazed the bias Kirby on Eurosport. Kelly is doing a good job to set him strait. I switching to Spanish. Mr. K is an annoying b*&%#.

 

[Tyke1968]

Just got to watch this is Cav still in the bunch?

BTW its Harmon not Kirby thankfully!

 

[Machu Picchu]

I amazed the bias Kirby on Eurosport. Kelly is doing a good job to set him strait. I switching to Spanish. Mr. K is an annoying b*&%#.

thought Harmon was doing the Giro commentary?

 

[shalgo]

Maybe Pozzato really is going to try something.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The news here is Bos outclimbed Hushvod.

Hushovd is terrible this year

 

[sucotash]

Why is Liquigas doing all the work ?????

They can protect Basso without doing so much chasinig instead of sprinters teams

 

[kanari]

Hushovd is terrible this year

BMC must really feel they are getting their buck's worth from their new signings.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Hushovd is terrible this year

What makes you say that? ...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What makes you that? ...

i don't know, maybe because he was terrible everywhere?

 

[will10]

Ferrari dropped, no drama today

 

[goggalor]

That is pathetic riding by Hushovd. What a joke he has been this year.

 

[will10]

Why is Liquigas doing all the work ?????

They can protect Basso without doing so much chasinig instead of sprinters teams

Perhaps Sabatini, he's done OK this season.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

BMC must really feel they are getting their buck's worth from their new signings.

It's a beautiful story really. Ah Bmc

 

[shalgo]

Looks like Liquigas finally woke up to the pointlessness of their pacesetting.

Shouldn't the other teams be making Sky do the work? If Cav is still there and a lot of other sprinters are off the back, doesn't Sky have the biggest motivation to hammer the pace?

 

[sucotash]

Perhaps Sabatini, he's done OK this season.

Do not think that a typical GC team will work hard for a sprinter, who has very slim chances of winning

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Here come Astana absolutely drilling it at the front.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Bauer sent to save Farrar.

 

[hrotha]

Hushovd is terrible this year

Yes, and I was making fun of him for it.

 

[sucotash]

"Best climber" beeing dropped on the first hill of the race always make me laugh