2012 Giro d'Italia, May 12th, Stage 7: Recanati - Rocca di Cambio 205km

[jens_attacks]

Stupid, stupid, stupid. Everyone else sat on and let the domestiques set a reasonable pace. Of course Rujano got the idea pretty quickly, but must've been spent in the end. Unless he got that corner wrong at 1500 to go.

i might give another ryo answer but really it was a positioning thing.you could have seen both sella and rujano were placed way too behind before making it to the right on the final kick.it wasn't anything about energy left.but we'll see tomorrow,nothing to worry about for now.
he stayed at the front just to made clear who the boss is.really guys check the final week.check cortina d'ampezzo stage,check cervinia,check pampeago.
if you are in huge monster form like i suspect both rujano and pozzovivo are,22 seconds that's nothing.

i was scared seeing him like that.tough day but what a finish and what a win

 

[LaFlorecita]

Did I understand well? No bonus secs today?

I thought so too but apparently we're wrong. I swear I heard or read someone mention no bonus seconds.

 

[El Pistolero]

Only in stages where some pussies don't dare to start

Anyway, good stage. At least for the final 5km. Nice win for Tiralongo, he doesn't win a lot, but when he wins it's the jackpot.

 

[airstream]

Hm, looks like the gap between Ivan and Michele was about 20-25 sec, now it is only 14, hence there are no bonuses actually.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Wow! The stage is off sticky and I've only just watched the finish.
I enjoyed that better that any Montevergine mumble.

Good to see that Frank Schleck was, in fact, vacationing on Berto's beach.
Means that just about all the "contenders" are actually up for it and in decent nick.
Nice to see Nieve looks fine, too.

The Androids? A confusion of climbers?
Rujano losing 40+ seconds to Scarponi on the weakest Giro MTF is unacceptable, given he stuck his nose into the wind when he didn't need to.

I sense this could well end up another Giro of the intermediate years, for the enigmatic Venezuelan.

 

[Lexman]

stage was not interesting except for the climb and the finish and in the end that's where it's all about...who wins and how

 

[Caruut]

Wow! The stage is off sticky and I've only just watched the finish.
I enjoyed that better that any Montevergine mumble.

Good to see that Frank Schleck was, in fact, vacationing on Berto's beach.
Means that just about all the "contenders" are actually up for it and in decent nick.
Nice to see Nieve looks fine, too.

The Androids? A confusion of climbers?
Rujano losing 40+ seconds to Scarponi on the weakest Giro MTF is unacceptable, given he stuck his nose into the wind when he didn't need to.

I sense this could well end up another Giro of the intermediate years, for the enigmatic Venezuelan.

Riding on the front was stupid, but if there was going to be a MTF where Scarponi put time into Rujano, this was going to be it. Positioning much more important, flat at the end. Did anyone see where Rujano started to drop back?

 

[Christian]

I love Andy, you know I do, but on a day like today he would have sat at the back of the Kreuziger group and later say the Giro is not decided by 8 seconds. So it's nice to see Fränk battling it out at the front, seems like he is actually motivated and has the legs to do well

 

[airstream]

Ah, Frank was pedaling so easily that I even felt vertigo from satisfaction. If Frank wins the Giro and Andy - the Tour this year I will have nothing to dream of in cycling regarding foreign riders.

 

[norwegian]

I can`t really understand all this complaining at the forum about boring stages and races. The cycling has not changed that much in the recent years. Why do you bother to watch all this boredom, that you do?

 

[meat puppet]

really guys check the final week.check cortina d'ampezzo stage,check cervinia,check pampeago. if you are in huge monster form like i suspect both rujano and pozzovivo are,22 seconds that's nothing.

Only one doesn't lose those 22secs in the first place when in monster form. Maybe he will be in such shape come the third week, but sadly Im beginning to doubt his chances.

 

[Christian]

Ah, Frank was pedaling so easily that I even felt vertigo from satisfaction.

same here <3

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Ah, Frank was pedaling so easily that I even felt vertigo from satisfaction. If Frank wins the Giro and Andy - the Tour in this year I will have nothing to dream of in cycling regarding foreign riders.

Were you jerking off while watching then?

 

[Fetisoff]

Ah, Frank was pedaling so easily that I even felt vertigo from satisfaction. If Frank wins the Giro and Andy - the Tour in this year I will have nothing to dream of in cycling regarding foreign riders.

If Frank wins Giro and Andy wins LeTour I will eat a sock with franks red hot sauce and post a video of it on youtube

 

[airstream]

Were you jerking off while watching then?

 

[El Pistolero]

If Frank wins Giro and Andy wins LeTour I will eat a sock with franks red hot sauce and post a video of it on youtube

Frank winning the Giro wouldn't be so bad, Andy winning the Tour however.

 

[GIBO SIMONI]

Only in stages where some pussies don't dare to start

Anyway, good stage. At least for the final 5km. Nice win for Tiralongo, he doesn't win a lot, but when he wins it's the jackpot.

If thats directed at who i think it is pretty sure your beloved gilbert(done nothing this year) would bail to no.

 

[Fetisoff]

If thats directed at who i think it is pretty sure your beloved gilbert(done nothing this year) would bail to no.

I think someone's gonna get in trouble here

Frank winning the Giro wouldn't be so bad, Andy winning the Tour however.

Rather see frank than Scarponi, but too many riders I'd much rather win it, than Frank

 

[airstream]

If Frank wins Giro and Andy wins LeTour I will eat a sock with franks red hot sauce and post a video of it on youtube

Hehe, I think it wouldn't be the worst. If it happens, probably the forum will be exploded because so much negative fluids and deliberate rooting against will be wasted in vain.

 

[Fetisoff]

Hehe, I think it wouldn't be the worst. If it happens, probably the forum will be exploded.

Well, hopefully my video will go unnoticed than

 

[rhubroma]

Ah, Frank was pedaling so easily that I even felt vertigo from satisfaction. If Frank wins the Giro and Andy - the Tour this year I will have nothing to dream of in cycling regarding foreign riders.

Well, Frank better show himself to be a superior climber than he ever has before. Otherwise he'll find out how hard a Giro is to win the third week. Trust me.

 

[will10]

Hm, looks like the gap between Ivan and Michele was about 20-25 sec, now it is only 14, hence there are no bonuses actually.

Great logic, apart from the fact that there were bonuses.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2012/classifiche/it/t_07_class.shtml

 

[GIBO SIMONI]

Frank is about to join his brother in the GT club

 

[El Pistolero]

Well, Frank better show himself to be a superior climber than he ever has before. Otherwise he'll find out how hard a Giro is to win the third week. Trust me.

If he is in great form, he'll manage just fine. You're talking as if the Tour has lesser climbers lol. I was only speaking in jest when I said Frank is going to win anyway.

 

[GIBO SIMONI]

Well, Frank better show himself to be a superior climber than he ever has before. Otherwise he'll find out how hard a Giro is to win the third week. Trust me.

Dont worry the only threat is TURBO