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

[contessador]

I have learned to not trust the commentators.

Thinking I remember this guy calling the ITT in 2011, excitedly declaring Contador going slow...

...but Berto was going very well


go Nibs!!

 

[saneguy]

Nibali in the pink

 

[Magnus]

So last climb:
Evans 6:55
Wiggins 7:00
Nibali 7:04

???

 

[Afrank]

Great ride by Nibali.

And great win by Dowsett, 70 more CQ points!

 

[zapata]

Nibali only 11 seconds behind wiggins, that's excellent.

 

[maxmartin]

Pink!!!!!!!:d

 

[Publicus]

11" loss to Wiggins. I think if you asked Nibbles would he take that time he would say yes 100 times out of 100.

 

[Random Direction]

Nibali 7:03 upwards

 

[hfer07]

eleven seconds lost on BW !!!

What did I tell you folks??

 

[Highlander]

Nibali only lost 11 seconds to Wiggins. I don't think that he ever thought that he would have maintained such a small gap after the time trial, so he has to be ecstatic.

 

[Jelantik]

WOWWWWW... NIBALI.. What a ride!!!!... Wiggins would be say would da should da could da.. with loosing that 17sec. Hesjedal.. ooo.. bleeding so bad. Evan solid ride...

 

[Carols]

Nice Ride Nibbles Take your Pink!!!!!

 

[the asian]

1.16.48 for Nibs. Poor 2nd part, but it was expected. Will be in Pink tomorrow.

Benat disappointing.

 

[l.Harm]

1 Nibali
2 Evans
3 Gesink
4 Wiggins

I guess

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Ryder's day is nearly as bad as Wiggin's here - really terrible ride.

He's actually within the Top 20. That's the best he's ever done in a long TT. Even though of course he didn't manage a freak result like Scarponi and Henao.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Well, given Nibali couldn't beat one of his less celebrated domestiques, I'm going to assume that Wiggins ride was truly terrible, and the wind may well have shifted badly.

Great ride from Dowsett, very good by Evans & Nibali, very bad by Ryder and worse by Wiggins.

 

[movingtarget]

Well done by Nibali. Disaster for Ryder.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

New podium

1 Nibali
2 Evans
3 Gesink

4 Wiggins

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Intxausti is the biggest loser.

 

[Bala Verde]

brilliant ride by Wilco Basementman.

Hesjedal very disappointing. Kruijswijk as well, even though he might have had a flat.

Wiggins recovered superbly from yesterday. Only 10s slower including a bike change. He started slow, but then really took advantage of the less technical second section.

Great performance by Nibali.

Gesink did well enough. Evans paced himself very well, great result for him.

I forgot Scarred Pony, excellent result for him too.

 

[webvan]

So we have the top 5 for the last climb :
1. Evans -54"
2. Wiggins - 49"
3. Nibali - 46"
4. Scarponi - 43"
5. Gesink -36"
....
Hesjedal - 20"
6.

 

[zapata]

Now, for the first time, I genuinely believe Nibali will win the giro.

 

[virandociclista]

Poll of the thread... What a joke... We al know nothing... It is the true thing.

 

[hrotha]

Surprised they're showing Intxausti instead of Nibali or Garzelli or something.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Evans the quickest climber, followed by Wiggins, then Nibali.

Had no idea Cadel still had it in him.