2012 Giro d'Italia Stage 18, San Vito de Cadore - Vedelago, 24th May, 149km

[MartinGT]

Just saw the final few K's

Dissapointed with Cav's reaction at the end.

 

[Angliru]

You care about Henao

They care about Cav

Just because you have conflicting interests doesnt make them idiots.

I personally don't see how working in a sprint train is supposed to build a young stage racer's confidence. Unless its in building his confidence in working a sprint train. If anything it lessens his ability to ride at his best in the stages that suit and thus puts a dent in his confidence when he doesn't meet his own expectations.

 

[TechnicalDescent]

From that photo it looks more like Ferrari he's looking at than Guardini

Good point. It was just a glance across to see if he still got second.

He actually starts shaking his fist before he looks over at anyone, and does so afterwards. It's clearly anger at himself.

It's almost as if we've created one of these fake internet controversies that Cav hates, just to annoy Cav!

He lost the stage, guys, lets leave him alone.

 

[RownhamHill]

Cav doesn't mind complimenting Goss or Greipel or Bos if they beat him in a sprint, because he knows he's better than them. It's much harder to praise a guy who might actually be faster than you.

From the horse's mouth
Mark Cavendish ‏@MarkCavendish
Pretty angry to be beaten when my team set me up like today. I was lazy & left the sprint 50m too late. @andreaguardini was FAST! Congrats.

 

[GroupDK]

any statement that it was directed against guardini, hence the majority of post of that perspective.?

that make no sense, unless cavendish concluded wrong about who was where...

likely the number 3 guy there is behind him in the final, - that have touch his backwheel or something down that alley.-

Cav is a tosser, with a huge temper, _ and so what, giro its a show for the viewers. and we are not all like each-other... manners is a city in russia

 

[rhubroma]

Good point. It was just a glance across to see if he still got second.

He actually starts shaking his fist before he looks over at anyone, and does so afterwards. It's clearly anger at himself.

It's almost as if we've created one of these fake internet controversies that Cav hates, just to annoy Cav!

He lost the stage, guys, lets leave him alone.

Don't be stupid. He was angry with Guardini (for losing) and said so on the interview after the stage. A glance....how ridiculous.

 

[Gloin22]

Pretty angry to be beaten when my team set me up like today. I was lazy & left the sprint 50m too late. @andreaguardini was FAST! Congrats.

Seems nothing directed to Guardini. As I thought.

 

[rhubroma]

Seems nothing directed to Guardini. As I thought.

Yea that's what he said officially to the english speaking world having calmed down, though those were not his words on RAI right after the race.

Dude the guy was venting out on Guardini for beating him. End of discussion. The footage is clear on that. See whatever you want though.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Seems nothing directed to Guardini. As I thought.

Happy end
roll on tomorrow ...

 

[Gloin22]

Yea that's what he said officially to the english speaking world having calmed down, though those were not his words on RAI right after the race.

Dude the guy was venting out on Guardini for beating him. End of discussion. The footage is clear on that. See whatever you want though.

Do you read his twits ? If he was venting on Guardini he would gave him bollocking on twitter as well. I don't see what the drama is about. Obviously after the race you will be angry if you don't win when favourite and I can see nothing he pointed he had problems with Guardini. If he said that on RAI then he stupid, any sources ?

 

[El Pistolero]

Yea that's what he said officially to the english speaking world having calmed down, though those were not his words on RAI right after the race.

Dude the guy was venting out on Guardini for beating him. End of discussion. The footage is clear on that. See whatever you want though.

Feel free to tell us what he actually said then.

 

[Morbius]

Excellent stage and thread:
Before / During the stage: 178 posts
After the finish: 180 posts (and growing)

 

[hrotha]

Do you read his twits ? If he was venting on Guardini he would gave him bollocking on twitter as well. I don't see what the drama is about. Obviously after the race you will be angry if you don't win when favourite and I can see nothing he pointed he had problems with Guardini. If he said that on RAI then he stupid, any sources ?

Personally I'm pretty sure it was like this:
-Guardini beats Cav
-Cav gets angry at Guardini, thinks Guardini has done something wrong
-Cav watches replay, realizes Guardini did nothing wrong
-Cav congratulates Guardini for beating him fair and square
...
-Cav wonders what all the drama is about

 

[rhubroma]

Feel free to tell us what he actually said then.

"Why Mark, were you angry with Guardini?"

Reponse: "Because I hate losing."

Now that's all well and good, however, his gesture at the line can only be considered poor class, since Guardini did a correct sprint. You just don't do that and I've never seen a sprinter of his caliber (or any caliber for that matter) get beat fair and square, and then become hystrionic like a spoiled brat.

It's like, "I lose" you deserve a thrashing! Just weak. Or put differently it's like it was Guardini's "fault" for winning.

 

[The Boss]

I'm watching this on HD.

That said, I don't think he was angry because Guardini supposedly did something wrong, but just frustrated he got his *** kicked again.

like tom in cali no plz remind us how many stage's he won again cav.s stayed on for the whole giro and all you do is bash him were's goss renshaw and co would boonen or i got bad tooth gilbert stayed i think not.you cant win every sprint stage you no cav would have had 4 by now the stage were goss won.
less be honest contador dont win every mountain stage does he.


oh and ryo hows rujanito doing 2 gd giro's in 7 yrs but we forgot he's sick lol

 

[El Pistolero]

like tom in cali no plz remind us how many stage's he won again cav.s stayed on for the whole giro and all you do is bash him were's goss renshaw and co would boonen or i got bad tooth gilbert stayed i think not.you cant win every sprint stage you no cav would have had 4 by now the stage were goss won.
less be honest contador dont win every mountain stage does he.


oh and ryo hows rujanito doing 2 gd giro's in 7 yrs but we forgot he's sick lol

If you make a sock-puppet at least do it correctly.

Now you're just an unoriginal tool, feel sorry for you.

Ps: I was defending Cav in that post.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Dennis Vanendert has finished 11th & 10th in the past two flat stages. What type of rider is he exactly?

 

[hrotha]

Dennis Vanendert has finished 11th & 10th in the past two flat stages. What type of rider is he exactly?

A brother.

 

[El Pistolero]

Dennis Vanendert has finished 11th & 10th in the past two flat stages. What type of rider is he exactly?

Hills suit him better, but he's still young and a neo pro. Not sure what you were expecting, he's no Sagan.

 

[Caruut]

Hills suit him better, but he's still young and a neo pro. Not sure what you were expecting, he's no Sagan.

Might have been expecting another Jelle?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Might have been expecting another Jelle?

lol and maybe the veranda willems brother of Gilbert should have been another Philippe.. It doesnt work that way you know that

 

[Caruut]

lol and maybe the veranda willems brother of Gilbert should have been another Philippe.. It doesnt work that way you know that

Oh yeah for sure. Juraj Sagan, the other Indurain, Seb Chavanel, Martin Velits, the list goes on. Just saying that they might have been expecting the same style of rider.

 

[Froome19]

Oh yeah for sure. Juraj Sagan, the other Indurain, Seb Chavanel, Martin Velits, the list goes on. Just saying that they might have been expecting the same style of rider.

Yet the Kreder's this year are trying to prove this lot wrong.

And there are some other more famous brothers who do likewise....

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

A brother.

nice one

...

 

[therhodeo]

like tom in cali no plz remind us how many stage's he won again cav.s stayed on for the whole giro and all you do is bash him were's goss renshaw and co would boonen or i got bad tooth gilbert stayed i think not.you cant win every sprint stage you no cav would have had 4 by now the stage were goss won.
less be honest contador dont win every mountain stage does he.


oh and ryo hows rujanito doing 2 gd giro's in 7 yrs but we forgot he's sick lol

2/10 on originality
.5/10 on execution
9/10 on transparency