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

[Polza_]

The issue here is that he knew something was wrong and he kept quiet, so did the team. That's why it's so disgusting.

If he is ill its common sense to keep it a quiet as possible and hope you get through the first week without the other teams noticing. The team would know and if he is ill stupid by Sky to make them wait but not disgusting at the end of the day they are employees of the team.

 

[l.Harm]

Won 28s on the last part.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Sanchez 34th at 2 minutes

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

those last 200 meters are really hard, thought he had this 1

 

[Ramira]

If Sky knew that then they look more stupid for what they did yesterday!

Gotta agree with that. If Wiggins was ill it might excuse his performance. It doesn't excuse giving at least one of the Colombians free reign before the stage though, in fact it makes it utterly idiotic.

 

[the asian]

1.16.41 for Kangert. Moves in to 2nd.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The last 200m are really, really tough!

 

[spalco]

the coverage is pathetic. one intermediate time and no GPS.

I hate GPS in TTs, takes away all the excitement.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Kruijswijk 1'44, only slightly better than Sanchez

 

[Winnen]

Kruiswijk at 1.44 at first point.

 

[Descender]

I'm all for getting rid of GPS on ITTs (it makes it more exciting), but just one intermediate in the middle and one right at the end is not enough.

 

[Miburo]

The last 200m are really, really tough!

takes like 45 sec

 

[gmedina]

so uran and henao have better splits than wiggins so far....haha

 

[qwerty16]

MAybe there is something to Vaughters speculation about Wiggins being sick. But then that makes Sky's decision to sacrifice BOTH Henao and Uran yesterday all the more bewildering.

If Wiggins could somehow recover and do a normal TT he would still be in contention for the win. Henao and Uran, going by what they showed the last 1,5 years, would be battling for top-5 at best.

That is if the idea of Wiggins having had a bug is true.

 

[Magnus]

About "yesterday's sacrifice of Colombians" :

Just re-watched the 7th stage - few notes :

1) Wiggins was distanced and both Colombians accompanied him already in ascent of San Silvestro. The time difference between Stefano Pirazzi (leader of "main pack" at the time and Bradley Wiggins entering the corner where Wiggo went down (as did Sella for his 2nd trip to tarmac) was already 40-45 seconds.

2) Uran&Henao were with Wiggo at that point so they were no longer with the elite group. They might have been ABLE to be if let free earlier, but they were DEFINITELY NOT called back from Nibali-Hesjedal-Cadel-Samu-Santambrogio pack.

3) Actually Wiggins finished on same time as the guys who dropped him when he fell and on downhill after that. Guys like Ignatenko, Simoes Oliveira and Ziets are clearly visible around Bradley and he caught them on line.

4) So the effects of crash appear time-wise not so important and Uran did not lose a yellow due call-back (maybe due staying on Wiggo's side earlier though).

5) Calling Colombians to wait for Wiggins was NOT a big tactical blunder. Not to give at least one of them free rein earlier might have been...

Exactly (except for the 'yellow' part.)

 

[The Hitch]

JV sounds like Jens attacks. Predicts everyone to be amazing.

 

[Panda Claws]

They are drafting off each other constantly. But yeah, ****ty situation, there are only so many lines you can safely take on the road.

Yeah, even so. Can you force Kelderman to simply let Henao ride away? Neither of them seems to be obviously stronger.

 

[Miburo]

I'm all for getting rid of GPS on ITTs (it makes it more exciting), but just one intermediate in the middle and one right at the end is not enough.

yeah pretty much, should be one at 12 km orso.

 

[Stetoe]

Kruijswijk 1'44, only slightly better than Sanchez

I wonder if this tells us something about the non-TT bike.

 

[l.Harm]

Kiserlovski also bad. Even worse than Sanchez.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I wonder if this tells us something about the non-TT bike.

We'll see. No info from Gesink at all.

 

[Ferminal]

JV sounds like Jens attacks. Predicts everyone to be amazing.

I'd say jens has better justification though.

 

[Stetoe]

12th time for Weening.

 

[Winnen]

Weening 12th. Thats not bad.

 

[spalco]

Wiggins is nowhere close imo. He's not even approaching the finish yet.