2013 Giro d'Italia, stage 18: Mori - La Polsa 20.6k

[ThirdWorld]

Hi, today I will go with the colombian armada!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Clement beats Cataldo
46:05

So no, Cataldo is NOT going to top 5

 

[SafeBet]

What does Cataldo say to rai?

He said he likes this parcours a lot and being the Italian TT champion he wanted to go for the win.

clement just beat him.

 

[whittashau]

then that feeling is wrong

Well, depending on what working for Wiggins might have done to his GC hopes. He was 12th last year, and with Sky's ability to make riders into champions it's really not out of the realms of possibility that he could be around Niemiec to Pozzovivo is it? Come on - just look at Froome.

 

[Tinman]

And what's with the repetitive Wiggins and Sky talk on Eurosprt. Wiggins left a week ago, and Sky is an also-ran. Get over it. Soon Wiggins will be where Lance is, best long forgotten after a dubious period of wins.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Too fun watching Ventoso and Stortoni cruising along ahead of the fighting Clement

 

[Pulpstar]

Whats the cutoff time btw ? (Based off Clement)

 

[cineteq]

What will Gesink ride? 48.50?

---> 45.50 instead

 

[liamito]

So intermediate times can't be seen anywhere?

 

[ThirdWorld]

I would like to know what happened with Thomas Dekker (I know his problems and that he did his time out... but he is very bad so far)... Is there hope in him again? What do you think Dekker_Tiffosi?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Well, depending on what working for Wiggins might have done to his GC hopes. He was 12th last year, and with Sky's ability to make riders into champions it's really not out of the realms of possibility that he could be around Niemiec to Pozzovivo is it? Come on - just look at Froome.

cataldo was 12th last year yes. so he may have top ten this year. nothing more. cataldo is no froome

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Any news on Pirazzi, his intermediate time?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Henao has not caught Kelderman yet

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

there is no news on any intermediate times. the organisation of this years giro has been the worst I've ever seen. even wors than many non wt events

 

[Pulpstar]

Not sure Henao will have a free rider, his prio must be to assist Uran in the next few stages I'd have thought.

 

[SafeBet]

Capecchi told RAI that Movistar asked him to save some for the next stages so he took it easy in the first part. Since he was very good at the first intermediate his DS told him to go full gas from then on.

Belkov had a mechanical during the TT which explains his awful time (no team car to help him). Same as Belletti.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

look at those legs of henao!

 

[SafeBet]

Diego Rosa 7th at intermediate, 22 seconds down.

 

[valentius borealis]

Whats the cutoff time btw ? (Based off Clement)

I believe that it's at around 59:55 for now.

 

[liamito]

there is no news on any intermediate times. the organisation of this years giro has been the worst I've ever seen. even wors than many non wt events

unfortunately true

 

[whittashau]

Caruso of the green variety only 2 seconds down on Clement at the first split.

 

[Tinman]

look at those legs of henao!

The arms strike me.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

D. Caruso second best intermediate

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The arms strike me.

he's very muscled. although he lost quite a bit of weight since riding with sky I saw. in his antioquia days, especially 2011, he was the heaviest and he suffered a lot in (steep) climbs. he also started gearing too heavy. which he improved a lot now too

 

[brilleaben]

The winner starting now.