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

[thrawn]

Kiriyenka pulling out on Contador group & Rujano? Doesn't seem right...

 

[hfer07]

LIquigas finally doing something right-damn

 

[Publicus]

Ok. Well I was happy to Szymd back, but um this pace is boring me. Sastre is still holding on for chrissake.

 

[icefire]

Sastre is in the lead group?

Cool

Yes, he was dead. He must be now a zombie.

 

[Moondance]

Sastre is in the lead group?

Cool

No. He's in the Szymd-led 'peloton'.

 

[luckyboy]

No. He's in the Szymd-led 'peloton'.

Yeah that's what I meant.


Thought there would be more attacks/higher pace than this to be honest.

 

[Big GMaC]

'gnome like figure'

 

[Parrulo]

ya szmyd isn't putting such a hard pace

 

[spalco]

I would so love to (try to) ride up that road, it's ****ing gorgeous.

 

[The Hitch]

Ok. Well I was happy to Szymd back, but um this pace is boring me. Sastre is still holding on for chrissake.

Personally im enjoying seeing Rujano staying away.

Dont want to see Liqui team crush those who have the balls to attack the way they did to Mosquera which ruined that stage Barredo won.

 

[Granville57]

Popo soon to see the back of Rujano fade into the distance...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Wouter Weylandt #108 banner.

 

[zapata]

Rujano can easily move from 10th to 5th in the gc today. Maybe more?

 

[Publicus]

Personally im enjoying seeing Rujano staying away.

Dont want to see Liqui team crush those who have the balls to attack the way they did to Mosquera which ruined that stage Barredo won.

I do too, but Scarponi's inaction is playing into Nibbles' hand IMO.

 

[boomcie]

Conservative riding by the favorites. I don't like it.

 

[Moondance]

Conservative riding by the favorites. I don't like it.

Yeah, but it makes no sense for any of the other favourites to attack already. Even if, say, Scarponi, Rodriguez, or Kruijswijk were capable all their efforts would be overturned in the descent by Neebs.

Better so save that energy now. Hitch the wagon to Neebs in the descent, and then attack to Sestriere. There's still plenty of kms to do some damage there.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Rujano is rescuing the audience from Szmyd's soporific pace.

 

[luckyboy]

Rujano 1.03 ahead now

 

[canyonball]

I would so love to (try to) ride up that road, it's ****ing gorgeous.

Was just thinking about that. Really beautiful ambiance.

Rujano not gaining that much time on Kyrienka. Strong ride. Cheering for Rujano though. (Long way home I know)

 

[Bavarianrider]

Borefest

 

[Bala Verde]

There is still 30K to go... I wonder what, if they have any, their plans are.

Rujano has a one track mind But Nibali and Scarponi... do they have anything left in the tank?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Liquigas with 3 guys here. Pretty impressive.

 

[valentius borealis]

gap to Rujano down to 3 minutes

 

[Ferminal]

Creative timing ftw - go Rujano!

 

[Publicus]

Rujano is rescuing the audience from Szmyd's soporific pace.

The camera needs to stay with him