2012 Giro d'Italia, May 23rd, stage 17: Falzes → Cortina D'Ampezzo, 186 Kms

[cineteq]

Not a good sign for Liquigas...they seemed to have pushed the pace too high too soon...Hara-Kiri

 

[Zam_Olyas]

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Liquigas' strategy of working at the front until J Rod attacks Basso seems sound.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He's the best climber in the world.. Surely he would still be there...

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Rujano has a throat infection. Said before. Stop the mockery already

 

[Libertine Seguros]

He's the best climber in the world.. Surely he would still be there...

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He said he was the 3rd best climber in the world, after Contador and Rodríguez. He can only perform in races when he has both of them available to use as a yardstick.

 

[will10]

Dropped at the start of the Duran.

Throat infection He'll be abandoning shortly I expect.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I love Gadret's hideous chest tattoo.

 

[manafana]

surely break wont stay out with the final climb still to come.

 

[XlandaluzeX]

Basso,Kreuziger,Scarponi,Gadret... lame

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

it's not Liquigas, it's Basso. Imagine if they were riding for Nibali? We would have seen some crazy attacks on these descents.

yeah and softpedaling on the mountains.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Basso's face looks like a PCM character

 

[DominicDecoco]

Rujano has a throat infection. Said before. Stop the mockery already

And without an infection he would be the greatest climber of all time, I'm sure.

 

[Fetisoff]

He said he was the 3rd best climber in the world, after Contador and Rodríguez. He can only perform in races when he has both of them available to use as a yardstick.

WOW, I didn't realize that. Always thought he meant Contador and Schleck as 1-2. Anyway, have to agree, come on guys, Ryo's not even participationg in this thread. Enough already

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

He's the best climber in the world.. Surely he would still be there...

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he is sick as has been said a few times now

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

He said he was the 3rd best climber in the world, after Contador and Rodríguez. He can only perform in races when he has both of them available to use as a yardstick.

Contador and Rodriguez? Leaving his self-image aside, has Rujano somehow failed to notice Andy Schleck?

Actually, given that Rujano doesn't ride the Tour, perhaps it's unfair to expect him to know that the anonymous gangly rider he might see towards the back of race is actually one of the two best climbers in the world.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

And without an infection he would be the greatest climber of all time, I'm sure.

yeah. remember last year etna and grossglockner?

 

[Havetts]

basso's face looks like a pcm character

Nice

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well let's hope they do something on the Giau

 

[cineteq]

he is sick as has been said a few times now

how many times in the last 3 weeks you have said the same thing, pretty much about any SA rider?

 

[Parrulo]

Basso's face looks like a PCM character

breathing through his nose . . . . scary

 

[Delicato]

Contador and Rodriguez? Leaving his self-image aside, has Rujano somehow failed to notice Andy Schleck?

Actually, given that Rujano doesn't ride the Tour, perhaps it's unfair to expect him to know that the anonymous gangly rider he might see towards the back of race is actually one of the two best climbers in the world.

The thing is that he actually says he doesn't think that Andy Schleck is a true climber.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

how many times in the last 3 weeks you have said the same thing, pretty much about any SA rider?

0 times? Except Serpa breaking his finger maybe.

Henao (especially) and Uran are doing fine?

You're being too hard and unfair to Ryo now

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Kelly has a very dry sense of humour.

 

[ooh_25mm]

Ok guys....you can start racing now

 

[Publicus]

yeah. remember last year etna and grossglockner?

We all do. Scarponi was clearly just toying with Rujano on those two stages on his way to a dominate win at the Giro.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

The thing is that he actually says he doesn't think that Andy Schleck is a true climber.

That's just idiocy.

Schleck is the consummate "true climber". Contador is as good, but he's the perfect GC man rather than someone entirely reliant on his climbing brilliance.