2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 12: Longarone → Treviso (134km)

[Moose McKnuckles]

Did Nibbles fall recently, it seems he's missing a tooth, bottom right?

It's no problem. Sharks have multiple rows of teeth.

 

[RHRH19861986]

But more serious... That actually rarely happens: a pre race GC favourite, a real big gun, getting seriously ill during a three week stage race. I already wondered in the past why this happens rather seldom. But one thing is for sure, he won´t pull out if he sees the slightest chance he could finish the Giro on the podium, still.

He´ll be treated with antibiotics, certainly. That´s the regular treatment in this case. And it´s really, really dangerous for your health. Normally, you´d be advised to stay in bed for one week while on antibiotics... Especially the heart is in danger, otherwise. A myocarditis could be the result...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Attrition winning this Giro.

Cavendish really did find the right team this year.
Today his train was 3mins in front of his from last year!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

And illness.

henao is also sick but he finished in first group. explain... half the peloton is sick in this giro

 

[webvan]

did anyone got GC standing confirmation?

They only had the top three on TV, I guess they need to pull the transponder info at 3K...

Right, Nibbles fell in that descent but it doesn't look like he could have broken a tooth there!

 

[Eshnar]

Is he that bad? He already spoke italian at the 2009 giro presentation. Id figure hes learnt it quite well by now.

He's quite bad, yes.

 

[Jelantik]

If you don't understand what is happening with good reason for years in Giro, Tour and Vuelta, you are obviously new to the sport.

ow thank very you to point it out. I guess, you don't like when people is asking question ey? you must have an astronomical cycling knowledge that makes me dwarf to your highness intelectual present. Please enlighten me.... the mighty cycling expert.

 

[King Boonen]

henao is also sick but he finished in first group. explain... half the peloton is sick in this giro

There are, you know, different types of sick, even with the same bug/virus.

Your trolling is getting pretty boring now.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Mainly because he's grown back some balls.


Mainly: Wiggins and the flu. He couldn't even follow the chasing group.

duh. he was mentally blocked after seeing the rain this morning. let alone after dropping on every corner. same happened in that stage he crashed, he couldn't follow henao and uran neither in that park on the flat. don't start blaming this on sickness. go read all the web pages. so many riders are sick and they finish in first group

 

[hrotha]

Is he that bad? He already spoke italian at the 2009 giro presentation. Id figure hes learnt it quite well by now.

He's not that terrible compared to some, but his t's and r's stand out.

 

[movingtarget]

henao is also sick but he finished in first group. explain... half the peloton is sick in this giro

Wiggins was bright red in the face as though he was having breathing problems. He didn't look good at all. I expect him to leave the race especially if the weather stays bad. Maybe bronchitis or something.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Probably from a bar fight. He’s built tough. Hard man of cycling.

he is 181 and 64 kg. he's build like an anorexic, I'm sure even the barmaid could knock him out

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

There are, you know, different types of sick, even with the same bug/virus.

Your trolling is getting pretty boring now.

it's you who is trolling my friend. so there are different sicknesses and just wiggins has that one sickness that makes him not follow on the flat? oh lol

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Wiggins lost 30 seconds on a mountain stage which didn't play to his strengths only two days ago, he can't be that ill. He is clearly completely shot to pieces mentally.

 

[Jelantik]

But more serious... That actually rarely happens: a pre race GC favourite, a real big gun, getting seriously ill during a three week stage race. I already wondered in the past why this happens rather seldom. But one thing is for sure, he won´t pull out if he sees the slightest chance he could finish the Giro on the podium, still.

He´ll be treated with antibiotics, certainly. That´s the regular treatment in this case. And it´s really, really dangerous for your health. Normally, you´d be advised to stay in bed for one week while on antibiotics... Especially the heart is in danger, otherwise. A myocarditis could be the result...

Tomorrow we will know. Do you think he might be training too hard? because his immune system looked really weak. Everyone gets sick of course. He is skinnier so he got cold easily and the faulty changed weather doesn't help his case. He should be resting in bed for sure.

 

[webvan]

Wiggins was bright red in the face as though he was having breathing problems. He didn't look good at all. I expect him to leave the race especially if the weather stays bad. Maybe bronchitis or something.

That would be serious...

They just said he was at 5'22" on GC, so lost 3'17" today, doesn't really matter if he's sick as a dog.

 

[movingtarget]

he is 181 and 64 kg. he's build like an anorexic, I'm sure even the barmaid could knock him out

Evans looks like a rugby player next to Nibali.

 

[cineteq]

Was Scarponi in Wiggins group?

No, in the front group.

Classifica PARZIALE
1 NIBALI VincenzoITA AST 46:28:14 0:00
2 EVANS CadelAUS BMC 46:28:55 0:41
3 URAN URAN RigobertoCOL SKY 46:30:18 2:04
4 GESINK RobertNED BLA 46:30:26 2:12
5 SCARPONI MicheleITA LAM 46:30:27 2:13

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2013/classifiche/it/t_12_class_CLGEN.shtml?lang=it&t=12

 

[webvan]

Wow BeIN have some nice after stage coverage, not like Eurosport, dude's have money!

By the way, what happened to Hesjedal today?

 

[movingtarget]

Wiggins lost 30 seconds on a mountain stage which didn't play to his strengths only two days ago, he can't be that ill. He is clearly completely shot to pieces mentally.

It might have worsened.

 

[King Boonen]

it's you who is trolling my friend. so there are different sicknesses and just wiggins has that one sickness that makes him not follow on the flat? oh lol

If an infection moves to someones chest then yes, it can be a very different beast. Not everyone is susceptible to illness in the same way, that's why not everyone is killed in an epidemic (see Spanish Flu or the Black Death as extreme case or Measles as a less extreme case).

If Wiggins is particularly susceptible to a particular infection it is perfectly possible it could make him much worse than anyone else.

 

[Jelantik]

No, in the front group.

Classifica PARZIALE
1 NIBALI VincenzoITA AST 46:28:14 0:00
2 EVANS CadelAUS BMC 46:28:55 0:41
3 URAN URAN RigobertoCOL SKY 46:30:18 2:04
4 GESINK RobertNED BLA 46:30:26 2:12
5 SCARPONI MicheleITA LAM 46:30:27 2:13

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2013/classifiche/it/t_12_class_CLGEN.shtml?lang=it&t=12

Time to go home now for wiggins
btw where's majka?

 

[virandociclista]

oww great stage.

 

[Eshnar]

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2013/classifiche/it/t_12_class.shtml?lang=it
Henao in front as well.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Something has to be wrong with him, though. He has been pro for so long, and was successful on all areas, including the track. Before May 2013, there was never a slight hint he could have a serious lack of bike handling skills on descents and within the peloton.

I guess it´s a combination of illness, currently lacking trust in his handling skills, and slight resignation that his shape might not be as special as it was in Tour 2012. In 2012, from Algarve to London, he was a class of his own, and nothing in the world could stop him from winning the hardest bike races in the world. At the moment, everything seems wrong with him. But if there is someone who has the experience, the class and the self confidence to fight out of this situation, it´s him.