2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 8: Gabicce Mare - Saltara 54,8 km ITT

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He's basically quit now hadn't he.

Always had a petulant, mentally weak streak.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Which teams are riding Colnago in this years Giro? Interested in seeing their TT bike in action.

Henao looking good.

I haven't seen any Colnagos. Strange, since it's the Giro.

 

[spalco]

Man, sounds like I missed something when I went to get coffee. Wiggo had a mech?

He switched from the prototype to the older Pinarello TT bike. Whether there was a technical problem with the bike was not clear from the pictures..

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Dr P is doing ok. Shame the wiggly bit is over.

Passing Serpa, which I guess means we can classify Serpa's ITT skills as toxic and he can join Mikel Nieve and Ezequiel Mosquera in that category.

 

[webbie146]

More than just rumours.

Yea it's confirmed now.

 

[Publicus]

Rumor is Wiggo crashed before the mech and that's why he changed bike later.

He's riding a great TT if he in fact crashed and suffered a mechanical to boot.

EDIT: Hard to believe RAI didn't catch it on video since the camera has been on his **** the entire ride.

 

[maltiv]

Henao riding in Kelderman's slipstream...I guess he doesn't know the rules when you overtake a rider, perhaps it's never happened to him before?

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Remember - Wiggo usually sandbags until the last part of a ITT. I think this course suits him more than you might think !

 

[Alesle]

Which teams are riding Colnago in this years Giro? Interested in seeing their TT bike in action.

None. You probably have to wait until you see a race with Europcar.

 

[Ramira]

Pretty decent time by Henao, not world shattering, but with his climbing ability he needs to be taken seriously (if Sky finally allows him to ride his own race).

 

[burning]

Passing Serpa, which I guess means we can classify Serpa's ITT skills as toxic and he can join Mikel Nieve and Ezequiel Mosquera in that category.

Well, Nieve is only good when the stage is at least 230 km with horrible weather and with at least 4 mountains

 

[Netserk]

Henao 2nd in the first time check

EDIT: +27

 

[thehog]

He's riding a great TT if he in fact crashed and suffered a mechanical to boot.

EDIT: Hard to believe RAI didn't catch it on video since the camera has been on his **** the entire ride.

I think the idea is to stay upright. I could be wrong but supposedly you're meant to stay on your bike.

 

[The Sheep]

How ****ed is Henao going to be that he ahd to wait

 

[spalco]

Wiggins still not through the split or did I miss it?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wiggins is nowhere near

 

[burning]

Wiggo HORRIBLE ROFL

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

He switched from the prototype to the older Pinarello TT bike. Whether there was a technical problem with the bike was not clear from the pictures..

Honestly, when I saw that Bolide, I wondered how that thing actually handled on a technical course.

 

[the sceptic]

Sir Brad is finished

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

****! THey didn't show the time of Wiggo.

But he's baaaaad. 7th.

 

[brilleaben]

Vuelta 2011 deja vu for Sky.

 

[Publicus]

Not going to read too much into Wiggins' time: negative splits, Sky likes negative splits....

 

[T-Nielsen]

Brailsford is going to feel some columbian love tonight.

 

[spalco]

Very bad time for Wiggins, his Giro is over. Skyhaters rejoice.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Cuddles almost eats the wall!