2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 7: San Salvo - Pescara 177km

[hrotha]

Wiggo crashed in the last 5 miles, doesn't that mean he gets the same time as the winner ?

He actually gets a 20 second bonus as an apology from the organizers.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

blanco I thought rode a good race today.

Wiggins looked dejected.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Best stage in a long long while. Sir Slow was really patetisk today

 

[brilleaben]

A Basque in pink! Won't be long until Samu gets it

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

I wonder how Uran's feeling...

 

[Eshnar]

Nibali said he blames the asphalt. It was slippery
He seemed fine though. Said he wanted to gain something but it was better not to fall

 

[giamakr1]

wishful thinking from the es commentators that nibali was not in the first group

 

[Afrank]

Nibs up to 2nd overall only 5 seconds back, Ryder 8 back in 3rd.

 

[maxmartin]

I hope Nibali did not hurt anywhere today, have a good massage have a fabulous ITT tomorrow

 

[the sceptic]

long may that rain continue

 

[lemoogle]

Will Uran and Henao really work full on for wiggo in the mountains? Surely if I was them I'd be a bit half hearted after today.

 

[Publicus]

Wiggles not in the top 20

 

[auscyclefan94]

no he wasn't.

what a stage man, il giro... what a race you are <3

Wow @ wiggo. That was something...

however the most shocking thing.... gesink didnt fall

LOL, Gesink did not fall on a technical, wet descent and Nibali did.

Actually a brilliant one. Your boy was right up there in the end…. and an Aussie won the stage? So whats your beef?

True, but by ****ed up I meant how crazy it was.

 

[Jelantik]

Ow wow.. wiggin fell. And the rest of the contender keeps riding. Are we going to hear another whinning ala andy's chain's gate?? Everyone is falling. And wiggin doesn't seem to want to get back so fast. Nibali fell as well.

 

[maxmartin]

Nibs up to 2nd overall only 5 seconds back, Ryder 8 back in 3rd.

Nibali in pink after tomorrow

 

[icefire]

Time to start talking about nullifying the stage since it just isn't fair to expect riders to go fast downhill when it is wet out.

We're lucky Cancellara is not in this race

 

[HiCadence]

Hesjedal should be in pink tomorrow.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

DiLuca is stupid.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Di luca taking 8 bonus seconds from Santambrogio!!

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Nibali and the others are lucky that it rained today.

Wiggo was al ready dropped in the climb though

and Nibali + crashing descended faster in the penultimate descent than Wiggins.

I don't like the fact that rain and crashing plays a part in deciding the GC, but Wiggins was al ready dropped in the final climb, not just because of crashing in the rain and not daring to descend.

 

[benpounder]

What a ****ed up stage

Its the Giro... it is why we love it!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wiggles not in the top 20

Tomorrow is another day.

 

[Publicus]

I wonder how Uran's feeling...

He should be livid.... Terrible call by Team Sky to force BOTH to come back to pace Wiggins.

 

[goggalor]

Wiggins today reminded me of A. Schleck into Gap in 2011. He just looked utterly miserable in the wet.

 

[hrotha]

Nibali in pink after tomorrow

Hesjedal should be in pink tomorrow.

Intxausti is a very decent time-trialer.