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

[ILovecycling]

Stage reminded me of last year, where they could have put the hammer down and dropped Hesjedal on one of the medium mo stages. Could end up paying for it

Me too.It was Lago Laceno stage precisely

IMO Wiggins is lesser danger for Nibali than Evans and Scarponi.He can pick 30s on him on MTT but there is still 46s to Nibali,he has to drop Nibali in mountains.

 

[Inquitus]

Me too.It was Lago Laceno stage precisely

IMO Wiggins is lesser danger for Nibali than Evans and Scarponi.He can pick 30s on him on MTT but there is still 46s to Nibali,he has to drop Nibali in mountains.

He can probably put a minute into Nibali on the MTT, to not put the hammer down and finish him off today was foolish in the extreme. Mentally he is clearly fragile and another minute or more today would have probably meant he abandons or gives up.

 

[Carols]

Sky are probably flying in the sport psychologist and shrink to get Brads head screwed on right tomorrow.....

Meanwhile was the tweet from his wife real? He will be in the Pyrenees on Thursday?

 

[armchairclimber]

Enjoyable stage. Betancur made my day.
I think Astana really did try to hammer home the advantage over Wiggo...they just didn't quite manage it and, maybe, they weren't enjoying it too much either. Kangert looked frozen daft.

 

[webvan]

Complete fail by Garmin, Hesjedal obviously, but what were VdV or Stetina doing in the autobus at 17+ minutes...and Millar lost 17 minutes in what...17 kilometers ? Scary stuff !

 

[the asian]

Sky are probably flying in the sport psychologist and shrink to get Brads head screwed on right tomorrow.....

Meanwhile was the tweet from his wife real? He will be in the Pyrenees on Thursday?

So he plans to quit after losing some more time on Tuesday.

 

[Jelantik]

I was wondering.. after wiggins is back to the group. I haven't seen any of his team mates around him all the way to the finish line. He was dangling at the back by himself. Is this a telling that sky might decide on 3 leaders from now on and support the strongest one? They told uran and henao to stay with nibali group while the rest of the team were pacing wiggins back to the peloton. Or is it usual? you know, to let your team leader dangling at the back of the peloton by himself?

 

[Carols]

hmm....

#CatherineWiggins Brad will ride the Pyrenees stages starting this Thursday. c u soon #100TDF.

Saw this above...true??? Does anyone know???

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Aru falls like an, ummmm, arrow from contention in the white jersey race.

 

[webvan]

Saw this above...true??? Does anyone know???

Probably someone's idea of a joke as it's nowhere to be found on twitter AFAICT ?

 

[Bumeington]

Most of the corners in the descend of Finestre have good visibility. 2005 anyone?

Finestre decent has a very narrow road, it's quite difficult imho

 

[Bumeington]

Saw this above...true??? Does anyone know???

Not true, Mrs. Wiggins isn't on twitter anymore

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I was wondering.. after wiggins is back to the group. I haven't seen any of his team mates around him all the way to the finish line. He was dangling at the back by himself. Is this a telling that sky might decide on 3 leaders from now on and support the strongest one? They told uran and henao to stay with nibali group while the rest of the team were pacing wiggins back to the peloton. Or is it usual? you know, to let your team leader dangling at the back of the peloton by himself?

And if fluid team leadership is the new Sky modus operandi, what does that imply for France?

 

[Carols]

Not true, Mrs. Wiggins isn't on twitter anymore

Thanks

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[Jelantik]

Saw this above...true??? Does anyone know???

hmm....

#CatherineWiggins Brad will ride the Pyrenees stages starting this Thursday. c u soon #100TDF.

He'd better not. Seriously. Or he goes down as "a knight with no balls!!" Quiting isn't the way out for a champ. He is facing lots of adversary now. We are all waiting to see how he responds. That's the mark of true champion. Not quiting. I hope this is not true.

 

[Jelantik]

And if fluid team leadership is the new Sky modus operandi, what does that imply for France?

ow lil' richie will be smiling ear to ear..

 

[Carols]

I was wondering.. after wiggins is back to the group. I haven't seen any of his team mates around him all the way to the finish line. He was dangling at the back by himself. Is this a telling that sky might decide on 3 leaders from now on and support the strongest one? They told uran and henao to stay with nibali group while the rest of the team were pacing wiggins back to the peloton. Or is it usual? you know, to let your team leader dangling at the back of the peloton by himself?

Everyone except the 2 Colombians (they were given free rein by Sky according to Walsh) were used up dragging Wiggo back after he was dropped. So he was left to make it in himself.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

And now for a mindblowing fact

1 BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM 102:19:07 0:00
2 SKY PROCYCLING 102:20:39 1:32
3 LAMPRE - MERIDA 102:23:28 4:21
4 ASTANA PRO TEAM 102:24:19 5:12
5 BMC RACING TEAM 102:27:09 8:02
6 KATUSHA 102:27:10 8:03
7 MOVISTAR TEAM 102:27:44 8:37
8 VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA 102:36:44 17:37
9 AG2R LA MONDIALE 102:39:44 20:37
10 COLOMBIA 102:41:34 22:27

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Radioshack will be dissappointed.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Radioshack will be dissappointed.

yea, nothing to ride for now for those guys. Still they could potentially take second in the team competition. Something to brag about in the small battery shops.

 

[del1962]

Great stage and Wiggo has to be pleased to have got through without losing more time. I think Millars attempt to dmage his sisters team ultimately may have had a worse effect on Ryder.

Next to a mountain top finish and we will see where everyone is, I expect if Cataldo, Sitsou, Wiggo, Uran and Henao are all with the GC group at the bottom of the final climb then Nibali will be under real pressure.

 

[Fatclimber]

Great stage and Wiggo has to be pleased to have got through without losing more time. I think Millars attempt to dmage his sisters team ultimately may have had a worse effect on Ryder.

Next to a mountain top finish and we will see where everyone is, I expect if Cataldo, Sitsou, Wiggo, Uran and Henao are all with the GC group at the bottom of the final climb then Nibali will be under real pressure.

I'm not so sure what Wiggo thinks but I'm more leaning to him not caring that he didn't lose time. More likely disappointed that he didn't because that would give him a better excuse to drop out. Ever since he opened his fat mouth about winning this years' Tour he's been pouting around like F Schleck did last year @Giro. It's hard to come up with a good exit strategy and not look like a wuss at the same time.

 

[goggalor]

Radioshack will be dissappointed.

They're in the race?

 

[theyoungest]

And now for a mindblowing fact

1 BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM 102:19:07 0:00
2 SKY PROCYCLING 102:20:39 1:32
3 LAMPRE - MERIDA 102:23:28 4:21
4 ASTANA PRO TEAM 102:24:19 5:12
5 BMC RACING TEAM 102:27:09 8:02
6 KATUSHA 102:27:10 8:03
7 MOVISTAR TEAM 102:27:44 8:37
8 VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA 102:36:44 17:37
9 AG2R LA MONDIALE 102:39:44 20:37
10 COLOMBIA 102:41:34 22:27

Of course Sky and Astana would be ahead if their guys weren't riding on the front for their respective leaders, but it's still a good result indeed.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Of course Sky and Astana would be ahead if their guys weren't riding on the front for their respective leaders, but it's still a good result indeed.

In Skys case it's riding off the back for their leader...