Giro d'Italia 2011: Stage 13 Spilimbergo to Grossglockner

[The Hitch]

Anton showed what a class character he is when after the Vuelta fall, instead of showing anger or shouting or crying or throwing his bike, he accepted his fate immediately, walked to the car, smiled to the camera and waved,

 

[dlwssonic]

All right then, he came second in a real Paris Nice


Stage 4 - March 13, 2008: Montélimar > Mont-Serein, 176 km
Stage 4 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1 Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence-Lotto 4h 32' 56"
2 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank s.t.
3 Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r-La Mondiale + 33"
4 Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner s.t.
5 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team CSC + 34"

With the renowned big mountain climber david rebellin?

 

[GoAndyGo]

Just turned on the Giro. I guess Bjarne Riis trumped Contador on his choice not to put a medal into the pace.

 

[insideout leadout]

Anton showed what a class character he is when after the Vuelta fall, instead of showing anger or shouting or crying or throwing his bike, he accepted his fate immediately, walked to the car, smiled to the camera and waved,

An effective way to build a fan base.

 

[Moncoutie]

Anton showed what a class character he is when after the Vuelta fall, instead of showing anger or shouting or crying or throwing his bike, he accepted his fate immediately, walked to the car, smiled to the camera and waved,

Yeah, he must have gutted but handled himself really well. Can't help but root for him now.

 

[nvpacchi]

Yeah me too, it's wishful thinking from my side that he could possibly be better than Bertie at something.

Lets not forget he is the only one who has successfully dropped Contador on a mountain in the past two years.

Not saying he will, but you never know...

 

[The Hitch]

With the renowned big mountain climber david rebellin?

Not renowned. But Rebbelin did come top 10 in a gt once I think.

But yeah, i aknowledge Nocentini isnt a mountain climber, but i think he can be good enough to maybe hang on and try something.

Hes not bad either.

 

[boomcie]

Anton showed what a class character he is when after the Vuelta fall, instead of showing anger or shouting or crying or throwing his bike, he accepted his fate immediately, walked to the car, smiled to the camera and waved,

Exactly. An amiable guy + a very good rider.

An effective way to build a fan base.

He got to me, that's something.

 

[The Hitch]

Lets not forget he is the only one who has successfully dropped Contador on a mountain in the past two years.

Not saying he will, but you never know...

Dont let the english cycling press hear you say that. How many time have they got to remind you guys that Steve Cummings is the only guy to beat Contador on a mountain this year

 

[Euskaltel!]

Exactly. An amiable guy + a very good rider.



He got to me, that's something.

Well... Antón has been able to develop his post-crash routines...

 

[boomcie]

Well... Antón has been able to develop his post-crash routines...

I'm guessing it wasn't the first time Hunter hit the pavement yesterday...

 

[GoAndyGo]

Not renowned. But Rebbelin did come top 10 in a gt once I think. .

He was 6th in the 1996 Giro. 9'15" behind Pavel Tonkov. Had the maglia rosa for 6 days from 7th -12th stage.

 

[goggalor]

I would imagine the Kristoff in the break is Kristof Vandewalle.

 

[insideout leadout]

But Anton must be feeling really well if Euskatel is riding like this. His main goal with this giro is a stage win but I think he will end up on the podium in Milano instead as time gaps will be big tomorrow.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Ah. Friday the 20th. The day the Giro 2011 finally started. Or it better, as I am starting to wonder if this year the Giro might not end up as the GT that had me most engrossed this year.

 

[The Hitch]

He was 6th in the 1996 Giro. 9'15" behind Pavel Tonkov. Had the maglia rosa for 6 days from 7th -12th stage.

Well I certainatly wouldnt expect an Andy Schleck fan to know that

 

[nvpacchi]

Dont let the english cycling press hear you say that. How many time have they got to remind you guys that Steve Cummings is the only guy to beat Contador on a mountain this year

silly me I eat my words

 

[dlwssonic]

Not renowned. But Rebbelin did come top 10 in a gt once I think.

But yeah, i aknowledge Nocentini isnt a mountain climber, but i think he can be good enough to maybe hang on and try something.

Hes not bad either.

agree he can surely do something he is one of the better climbers in the break

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Tony Martin almost won a Ventoux stage in the TdF, and that's a pretty mountainy mountain.

what? I must've missed that tour de france

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

With the renowned big mountain climber david rebellin?

he did top ten in giro and vuelta twice. I think he even finished 6th once

 

[insideout leadout]

what? I must've missed that tour de france

Contador had to be defensive because of Armstrong. Lame stage that Garate won.

 

[GoAndyGo]

Well I certainatly wouldnt expect an Andy Schleck fan to know that

I'm a cycling fan who just happens to like Schleck a little more than the others

 

[Ferminal]

Anyone able to translate the convo in the Androni bus showing on Gazzetta now?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm a cycling fan who just happens to like Schleck a little more than the others

that means you are not a cycling fan. since how long do you follow cycling??

 

[nesocip]

that means you are not a cycling fan. since how long do you follow cycling??

Said the "9 W/kg Rujano" fanboy.