2012 Giro d'Italia; May 18th; Stage 13: Savona - Cervere (121km)

[taiwan]

Kristoff actually looking good now and not a peep from ACF, after all that hype last year. Team fanboyism - so totally pointless.

 

[Pippo_San]

I'm starting to doubt Guardini's skill...he's nowhere near top 5 in these finishes...

 

[Kwibus]

He even had to stop pedaling in the middle of the sprint and still won.

Some people won't like it, but Cavendish is a legend in the making.

I hope there will be sprinters that can challenge him in the TdF like Kittel, but somehow I doubt it.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Guardini ..i had hope there for awhile.

 

[djlovesyou]

To think I turned over the cricket and missed Strauss scoring 15 runs for that last 20km.

Gimme a 300 ball Trott hundred for excitement any day than a flat 120km stage and a train of tedium Cav win.

 

[Froome19]

really bold prediction, no1 one saw that one coming.

chapeu

Yeh but I have a duty to be patriotic to my fellow countrymen so I decided to go all out on one leg....

Favilli was 5th not Guardini

 

[Kwibus]

I'm starting to doubt Guardini's skill...he's nowhere near top 5 in these finishes...

Hardest part of the sprint is positioning.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Kristoff wasn't close. Cavendish crushed this. It was an impressive display of sprinting acumen. He was isolated and still won easily.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Cavendish was a bit lucky that Goss didn't keep his line, but great acceleration in the end.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Guardini ..i had hope there for awhile.

lol. guardini was long gone before the real sprint was there

 

[Froome19]

I'm starting to doubt Guardini's skill...he's nowhere near top 5 in these finishes...

His skill in sprints maybe. It doesnt say anything about his speed.

 

[will10]

I'm starting to doubt Guardini's skill...he's nowhere near top 5 in these finishes...

Not many people have worse positioning for sprints than Greipel, but Guardini is one of them. He's only young but I suspect he may be a Quaranta mk 2.0.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

That's it for Cav in this year's Giro.

Finally the real fireworks will start tomorrow.

he can win again thursday

 

[will10]

Told you..

*slow clap*

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

I assume it was Kennaugh who ballsed that up, second time in a row he has made a mess of it.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

lol. guardini was long gone before the real sprint was there

Yes "i had hope there for awhile" being the point.

 

[Froome19]

To think I turned over the cricket and missed Strauss scoring 15 runs for that last 20km.

Gimme a 300 ball Trott hundred for excitement any day than a flat 120km stage and a train of tedium Cav win.

That is technically a spoiler, but I dont think many people mind as nothing major is going to happen over at Lords for a while.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Not many people have worse positioning for sprints than Greipel, but Guardini is one of them. He's only young but I suspect he may be a Quaranta mk 2.0.

it's not positioning that guardini sucks so hard in. he lacks engine. he suffers in every wt race or race with many wt teams, like qatar as well. the guy is more overrated than vincenzo nibali

 

[maltiv]

Guardini doesn't have the power to be competitive in such sprints. He says himself that he's exhausted before the sprint even starts. Hopefully he'll get stronger with the years, because his acceleration is just incredible.

 

[goggalor]

Kristoff wasn't close. Cavendish crushed this. It was an impressive display of sprinting acumen. He was isolated and still crushed this.

Wouldn't say isolated, with 6 Sky keeping him at the very front for the last kms. But he did got boxed in a little, and then found his way out.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

he can win again thursday

depends if he stays in or not.
Surely we'll get some guys dropping out tonight anyway.

 

[Lexman]

Saxo started too early, the last km they were overwhelmed

Goss clearly hadn't the power anymore

Kristoff came from somewhere?

FDJ was nowhere to be seen

i don't get it all these teams know Cav is too fast for everyon and still they work all the stage, let Sky do the work so they may not have enough man left for the last 10 km's...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

That is technically a spoiler, but I dont think many people mind as nothing major is going to happen over at Lords for a while.

also no one cares about it. boom.

 

[Pippo_San]

His skill in sprints maybe. It doesnt say anything about his speed.

As the others say, speed is only part of sprinting. Look at Haedo for example, it was always said he had a great speed but never had great results...

This stage could've been tailor-made for Guardini, so short and easy, yet he was nowhere...we'll see how he develops but I'm doubtful

 

[Froome19]

1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 3:02:07
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
4 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
5 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
6 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
7 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
8 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank

Have Saxo given up on JJ?