Giro d'Italia 2011 Stage 20: Verbania - Sestriere 242km

[Spare Tyre]

Love that Rai is up early.

Rai doesn't work for me any more. No idea why not.

 

[Publicus]

Looks like a strong headwind on Sestriere.

 

[Havetts]

Kruijswijk to rise 2 spots today!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Eurosport are only showing the giro live after the Nadal match. I gave them abuse even though SBS is showing the giro.

 

[Ferminal]

Gap is 9'52" with 100km to go for the bunch.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Not sure why Rai picked this stage, along with the Zoncolan finish, for extra coverage.......................other than it's a Saturday.
150+kms, when only the final 50 count...........not that I'm complaining.
The long distance shots of the snow capped Alps are stunning.
Euskaltel's Minguez managed the team's usual salute to the tarmac, earlier on.
That's about all that has happened, so far.

Of course, this will be the day that tennis torpedoes Eurosport's coverage, causing much gnashing of teeth.

 

[veganrob]

Euskaltel's Minguez managed the team's usual salute to the tarmac, earlier on.

That's so funny

 

[icefire]

If the break gets over Finestre first what is the kom situation. What would Contador need on Sestrieres to win it?



Its possible to see things 100km away?

WOW!!!

I can see mountains 60 kms away from home and their drop is just 1000 m.

 

[Granville57]

30 minutes until Universal Sports TV coverage starts. Should be just in time.

 

[Anonymous]

Eurosport is starting http://www.fromsportcom.com/v-2/6/20/v-262001.html ...showing Astana's celebration of tira's win...nice.

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

Tiralongo's interview on "inside the team" feature.

Martinelli hugging Paolo, Roman showing him high-five, champange

Great!

 

[luckyboy]

Aw all the Astana team having champagne together

 

[Cobblestoned]

That terrible, terrible mountain is coming closer.

Last mountain of this years Giro. Will suck it up heavily to survive till the next race.

 

[Ferminal]

Wow, Geox moving to the front.

 

[The Hitch]

Great "inside Astana" episode, showing the team celebrating at dinner with champaign and Tiralongo smiling like a 7 year old at his birthday the whole way.

Oh and that ES World of cycling advert is Awesome. To the tune of some rock song and as the big beat hits it shows Samu celebrating in sync. Epic.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Wow, Geox moving to the front.

They've been dissapointing the giro.

 

[thirteen]

Great "inside Astana" episode, showing the team celebrating at dinner with champaign and Tiralongo smiling like a 7 year old at his birthday the whole way.

Oh and that ES World of cycling advert is Awesome. To the tune of some rock song and as the big beat hits it shows Samu celebrating in sync. Epic.

damn! i hate that i missed this!

Formula 1 qualifying prevails

 

[The Hitch]

The crowds on the startline are every day amazing.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Great "inside Astana" episode, showing the team celebrating at dinner with champaign and Tiralongo smiling like a 7 year old at his birthday the whole way.

Oh and that ES World of cycling advert is Awesome. To the tune of some rock song and as the big beat hits it shows Samu celebrating in sync. Epic.

Cool.

Of course Germany has to wait for the moaning tennis girlies to finish again.

 

[Granville57]

Great "inside Astana" episode, showing the team celebrating at dinner with champaign and Tiralongo smiling like a 7 year old at his birthday the whole way.

Is that online anywhere or just the TV broadcast?

 

[insideout leadout]

"inside Astana" featuring Borat?

 

[Anonymous]

i am switching to gazzetta...its much better

 

[boomcie]

I have a gut feeling Nibali will crack big time tonight and Gadret will go well. I guess we'll wait and see.

Nah, try taking a dump. That gut feeling will probably be gone.

 

[Anonymous]

when will the attack among the GC guys start?

 

[Descender]

nah, try taking a dump. That gut feeling will probably be gone.

hahaha nice