2012 Tirreno -Adriatico, Stage 3:Indicatore (Ar) - Terni: 178 km

[Zam_Olyas]

Good and last stage for the sprinters today, nice and easy stage with only 178 kms. From tommorrow it becomes difficult and the favorite for this year edition will have to come out and earn some money.

last km.

GC after stage 2

1 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
3 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
4 Cameron Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
5 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling
6 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
7 Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
8 Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
9 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
10 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda
11 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda
12 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda
13 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
14 Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
15 Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan
16 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
17 Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling
18 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
19 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
20 Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
21 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
22 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
23 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team
24 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
25 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
26 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team
27 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
28 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team
29 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda
30 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling
31 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Is this a slight for italian race or the doping countries..why is stage 2 still a sticky and stage 3 is not?. This is outrageous, i tell ya.

 

[theyoungest]

It is a slight for boring sprint stages.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

:d

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[El Pistolero]

/care......

 

[theyoungest]

Michael Matthews will start today. 14 stitches in his arm, 4 in his leg.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Michael Matthews will start today. 14 stitches in his arm, 4 in his leg.

he'll probably still be the best raborider

 

[jens_attacks]

1.petacchi
2.greipel
3.cav

 

[theyoungest]

he'll probably still be the best raborider

Currently a guy who broke his leg a few months ago is the best Rabo climber, so I guess you're right.

 

[El Pistolero]

Matthews > Gesink currently.

 

[Andy99]

Cav to double up today. Doesn't really seem to be any opposition at the moment.

 

[theyoungest]

Cav to double up today. Doesn't really seem to be any opposition at the moment.

What? You did see Freire getting awfully close yesterday?

 

[Kwibus]

Matthews > Gesink currently.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm surprised if it's still like that after yesterday.
I doubt Matthews will be able to compete to day or at all in the T-A.
Very nasty crash.

 

[theyoungest]

Matthews will be happy just to finish today, and especially tomorrow. Oh, and Pisti, I said best climber.

 

[El Pistolero]

Oh you did, sorry.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

1.petacchi
2.greipel
3.cav

Was Greipel behind the crash yesterday?

 

[movingtarget]

Did Gilbert get hurt in the crash? Would not be good timing for him considering what's to come in the next few weeks.

 

[theyoungest]

Matthews won't start after all, got dizzy at warmup.

 

[canyonball]

From the reports look like he was in bad shape after the crash. The fact he even tried to start is impressive already. Respect.

Couldn't watch stage 2 yet. A lot of riders saying the crash was caused by Van Avarmaet and Tiralongo as they were re-absorbed into the peloton from the break (?). Part of racing, but a shame to see something avoidable like that happening. Mathews' Sanremo went up in smokes.

 

[palmerq]

What? You did see Freire getting awfully close yesterday?

I would be amazed if he beats cavendish, I think this stage is cavendishes and skys to lose in my opinion they have it in the bag.. I dont think greipel was stuck behind the crash and I think he is the only one he can rival cavendish in this race..as usual I am making my petacchi is old and finished now hopefully he makes me look foolish again and wins some more big stages this year.

 

[boomcie]

Did Gilbert get hurt in the crash? Would not be good timing for him considering what's to come in the next few weeks.

Nah. He was behind the crash, not in it.

 

[maltiv]

What? You did see Freire getting awfully close yesterday?

It's quite clear by now that Freire gets faster (relatively, of course) the longer a race is. His stamina is simply exceptional. However, today's stage is only 178 km so I doubt Freire will be up there.

 

[Andy99]

What? You did see Freire getting awfully close yesterday?

Yes, but how often do we see him getting up there consistently these days?

 

[Museeuw]

Michael Matthews will start today. 14 stitches in his arm, 4 in his leg.

Great news!!

I think Tyler will win today but requires some kind of lead-out.

Edit:

Matthews won't start after all, got dizzy at warmup.

Damn.

 

[Froome19]

It's quite clear by now that Freire gets faster (relatively, of course) the longer a race is. His stamina is simply exceptional. However, today's stage is only 178 km so I doubt Freire will be up there.

WHAT? just because the race is shorter may mean a slight disadvantage to Freire but will it really mean he wont challenge?? Its not like an extra 50km of flat are that decisive and it wasnt like yesterday was ridden at breathneck speed. Seeing yesterdays stage all it means is that of course he will be up there yet his 2nd may be a 3rd this time.