2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 9: Sansepolcro - Firenze 170 km

[The Hitch]

Quigley knows who Quintana is

 

[Publicus]

GPS trolling us again

I thought i was the only one that notice the gap drop from 6' to 4'50+" in a matter of seconds

 

[Miburo]

Time keeps dropping down.

This is really not right.

 

[Jelantik]

I wonder how far Wiggins has fallen back on this descent.

whoaaah.. it's raining all the way to the arrival. Last descent is technical. Boy, bad news for wiggins if hesjedal or scarponi or gesink start pushing downhill.

 

[whittashau]

wow, that gap is closing FAST


Wait, I guess I got trolled. I guess it didn't make sense

 

[spalco]

Some rain at the Tour could definitely shake things up a bit. Wiggins' "buddy" the Dawg showed similar descending "skills" to Wiggins in Tirreno. Without rain it will just be Sky staring at their powermeters all day and everyone on here complaining about it.

Not just in that one stage either, imo. I've noticed that about Froome before, although I can't point to where exactly.

However, I believe descending is a skill that can be acquired, and there's still plenty of time for Froome to work on it until the Tour, which he really should do, now that other teams appear to see that it's a potential recipe to beat Sky.

 

[Miburo]

wow, that gap is closing FAST

GPS troll

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[Dekker_Tifosi]

Pirazzi returns

 

[The Hitch]

WTF is up with Duarte. He still in the race? Treating it as a warm up for the Vuelta a Colombia?

Some rain at the Tour could definitely shake things up a bit. Wiggins' "buddy" the Dawg showed similar descending "skills" to Wiggins in Tirreno. Without rain it will just be Sky staring at their powermeters all day and everyone on here complaining about it.

Froome won the tirreno stage in the rain.

 

[Publicus]

chalapud is way more talented he was 14th in [unknown colombian race] with a much stronger field containing [unknown colombians] that equals being the best in europe /ryo

That is some fine sarcasm/Ryo-baiting my friend.

 

[Eshnar]

Froome won the tirreno stage in the rain.

huh?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Pirazzi doesn't want to help Chalapud.

 

[The Hitch]

Quigley asks when a wildcard team last won a grand tour

Anyone who didnt get the answer immediately should be ashamed of themselves

 

[Gloin22]

huh?

MTF. Stage 4. It was dump.

However he ''won'' ( came 2nd to Spilak on that MTF guaranteeing him GC win basically) in very rainy condtions at Tour de Romandie so he's not affected by rain in a bad way.

Corsica International had wet condtions too.

 

[Descender]

Pirazzi is one despicable rider.

 

[Descender]

And Chalapud is not much better.

 

[hfer07]

my god-just tuned in and just noticed RAIN

glad to see my man Robinson Chalapud venturing for glory

 

[Eshnar]

MTF. Stage 4.

It was sunny

 

[Gloin22]

It was sunny

Yep, messed up my weather

Still Corsica and Romandie prove the point imho.

 

[Tom T.]

Both guys are acting like dipsh!ts.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Allan Peiper talking about Cadel's preparation on SBS. Saying that Cadel is here to win the Giro and is feeling confident. The team is not that strong according to Peiper but that can be used to BMC's advantaged.

 

[webvan]

Wow, what wretched weather...hope the descent is not too dangerous.

 

[jamesmasters]

WTF is up with Duarte. He still in the race? Treating it as a warm up for the Vuelta a Colombia?

Froome won the tirreno stage in the rain.

The unpredictable + rainy stage (exactly the type of thing which has been causing Wiggins problems) was what lost him the overall. Nibali dropped him like an anvil off a cliff.

Sky riders love dry, predictable conditions because they can just stare at their powermeters all day and their superior 'numbers' will prove unstoppable. Exactly why Nibali needs to put a stake through Wiggins' heart and finish him off for good while it is still raining, in case the rest of the race is dry.

 

[Eshnar]

Yep, messed up my weather

Still Corsica and Romandie prove the point imho.

ok ok.
The point was more about wet descents though, I guess.

 

[Flamin]

Great Pirazzi-Chalapud battle, but disgusting behaviour from that motorbike.