2013 Giro D'Italia, Stage 2: Ischia - Forio, 17.4 km TTT

[King Of The Wolds]

Looking forward to...

1. The always beautiful TTT, in a beautiful location.
2. Cav keeping pink.
3. Brad putting a bit of time into his GC rivals.
4. Half of the CN forum wetting themselves, again, at the complete injustice of it all, when Brad does the aforementioned.

 

[Eshnar]

They were right.
https://twitter.com/giroditalia/status/331021088601538562/photo/1

 

[Netserk]

 

[hrotha]

I don't get it, you know how strong Machado is, so why this nonsense

You should know when a gimmick grows stale.

 

[Ferminal]

Looking forward to...

1. The always beautiful TTT, in a beautiful location.
2. Cav keeping pink.
3. Brad putting a bit of time into his GC rivals.
4. Half of the CN forum wetting themselves, again, at the complete injustice of it all, when Brad does the aforementioned.

You think Wiggins needs the TTT?

 

[whittashau]

RNT has a very good chance of winning this because no one stands out apart from Machado, but he knows how to not kill them unlike other strong TTers

Jesse Sergent is easily the strongest on a shorter TT on RNT followed by Roulston.

 

[peterkrog]

How will be the last five

Hey there

How do you think will be among the five riders when stage end.

GRS: Hesjedal, Danielson, Vande, Millar, Navardauskas

OGE: Tuft, Weening,Howard,Durbridge,Meier

SKY: Wiggin,Henao,Uran,Pate,Puccio

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Looking forward to...

1. The always beautiful TTT, in a beautiful location.
2. Cav keeping pink.
3. Brad putting a bit of time into his GC rivals.
4. Half of the CN forum wetting themselves, again, at the complete injustice of it all, when Brad does the aforementioned.

Brad would put a bit of time into his GC rivals in an ITT. Maybe more than he would in a 17km TTT in fact. I wouldn't have a problem with that.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Blanco: TAWK -> rest are dropped

 

[Ferminal]

Hey there

How do you think will be among the five riders when stage end.

GRS: Hesjedal, Danielson, Vande, Millar, Navardauskas

OGE: Tuft, Weening,Howard,Durbridge,Meier

SKY: Wiggin,Henao,Uran,Pate,Puccio

Pate will get dropped for sure, maybe Puccio too. No reason for Cataldo/Siutsou to be dropped though. Knees should make it and Zandio probably 50/50.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Blanco: TAWK -> rest are dropped

Well, TAWK, Clement, Gesink, Tjallingi, Kruijswijk or something, is actually a very decent line up

 

[JRanton]

Orica to win. Garmin second. Sky third.

Orica won't top 10.

 

[whittashau]

Hey there

How do you think will be among the five riders when stage end.

GRS: Hesjedal, Danielson, Vande, Millar, Navardauskas

OGE: Tuft, Weening,Howard,Durbridge,Meier

SKY: Wiggin,Henao,Uran,Pate,Puccio

Well Cataldo will definitely be there for sky.

 

[Eshnar]

Cobo crashed on the free practice.
Bruised knee apparently. Nothing serious.

 

[jens_attacks]

will they handle the maglia rosa to puccio what do you think?

 

[l.Harm]

Let's go

 

[Pharazon]

will they handle the maglia rosa to puccio what do you think?

i don't see sky putting 20s into OPQS

 

[Ferminal]

Cobo crashed on the free practice.
Bruised knee apparently. Nothing serious.

I guess he drops 3 minutes today then, at least saves us from false hope

 

[WildspokeJoe]

1. Garmin
2. SKY
3. BMC

 

[jens_attacks]

I guess he drops 3 minutes today then, at least saves us from false hope

nah juanjo will keep our hopes high until the first mountain

i really think sky will go in turbo mode, rigo and henao are pretty much perfect for such a route with changes in rhytme. and wiggo will take pulls at the front longer than lance used to take

 

[blaxland]

Any feeds?

 

[peterkrog]

do you think Adam Blythe be among the last 5 in the end?

 

[JRanton]

do you think Adam Blythe be among the last 5 in the end?

No.

...

 

[cineteq]

Cobo crashed on the free practice.
Bruised knee apparently. Nothing serious.

Pity, he won't be able to win the Giro this time.

 

[Eshnar]

Taylor Phinney ‏@taylorphinney 3h

Just drove the TTT course. Everybody was a bit speechless by the time we got through w/it! Gonna be a spectacle, but incredibly difficult!!!