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

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Man I love basso.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cobbles. Where's Boonen?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Scarponi or the Ewok is going to take this.

 

[Bumeington]

So who wins the sprint?

 

[Parrulo]

A. Two years is a long time in cycling

B. Evans was going for the Tour that year as well, and if I remember that was a strange Giro. 2.

C. When has Scarponi gone to the Tour and performed well? Basso trained solely for the Tour last year and got blown out.

D. There's a small handful of truly elite GT cyclists, which consists of Contador. The rest of them are usually overrated a bit because they isn't much difference between them. Evans maybe a bit better than the rest, and Schleck if he had a brain for tactics.

Scarponi, Hesjadel, Basso, Rodriguez, Cunego.

These are all Top 10 Tour Guys. None are that much better than each other.

troll much? scarponi hasn't ridden the tour since his return and only since his return did he trully start performing on the GT's, and basso had a very serious crash that completely ruined his preparation for tour. good try tho

 

[Bala Verde]

I say Uran.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Scarponi will win watch

 

[Ney the Viking]

I had to go out Why the beep is Ryder still there? And did Scarponi cramp or something?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Easy win for JRod.

 

[PedalCastro]

I say JRod

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Basso 2nd in a sprint

 

[c&cfan]

awesome! j-rod, basso

 

[Bala Verde]

darn. Uran was too tired. so obviously Jrod kills them

 

[The Hitch]

2 stages for J rod and the pink with 4 to go.

What a rider.

 

[Pippo_San]

**** you JROd

 

[Bumeington]

Basso 2nd in a sprint

I thought he was going to be the new wiggins for a minute

 

[cineteq]

Beautiful win by Purito!!! And in Pink!!!

 

[SafeBet]

Not so easy.
This sprint tells me Basso was the strongest today.

 

[therhodeo]

Big surprise there with Purito in the sprint.

 

[Fetisoff]

Well, so much for "Purito disrespecting the Pink Jersey", right, Zam??

 

[Parrulo]

imo basso still looks the strongest on this year's giro

nice win for purito

 

[hfer07]

p.u.r.i.t.o.


r.e.s.p.e.c.t

 

[TourOfSardinia]

effectively all the pressing by pozzovivo on the top of the Pass was undone and he lost 1 or 2 secs

 

[UpTheRoad]

This next group coming in isn't driving for the line. These guys are blown. Very tough stage.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Damn basso unlucky!!

He looks good tho, I still think he takes pink on s20