Giro d'Italia 2015 Stage 20: Saint-Vincent – Sestriere 199km

[etymology]

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do you think it's possible for AC to loose 4 minutes??

yes. hope it doesn't happen, but yes, it is possible.

 

[Orbit501]

Uran could salvage a really poor Giro for him with a stage win here. Getting stronger as yesterday showed.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

AC is a good descender. Wouldn't suprise me if he managed to claw back up to Hesjedal, Aru and Uran. He is very very sub par, but no bonk. If that was the case he would have lost several minutes already

 

[webvan]

Wow that road isn't wide...Landa taking big risks.

 

[rainman]

He's too smart to have bonked, legs must be the problem,

 

[No_Balls]

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do you think it's possible for AC to loose 4 minutes??

He has to bonk big time for that. He doesnt look bonked although less impressive.

Yeah, it doesn't look that bad and there are groups behind him who will probably catch up to him in the false flat.

He has to be totally Paris Nice 2009 bonked in order to lose 5 minutes.

Exactly. If you bonk you could lose like 4 minutes in 3 kilometers (Les Arcs -96). Although it could theoretically happen he has a cushion between the climbs to get something.

 

[doperhopper]

Bertie saving energy field the Tour, 1:30 lost, let's see who's crazier in the narrow technical descent

 

[Andro]

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AC is a good descender. Wouldn't suprise me if he managed to claw back up to Hesjedal, Aru and Uran

Hesjedal is a good descender as well. I doubt he catches them.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Hopefully someone gets him gels!

Alberto got a boraccia at the top while Landa did not

 

[PremierAndrew]

What chance does someone who can't hold on to Nibali's domestique's wheel have against Nibali and Froome in the tour?

Feed the troll

 

[Irondan]

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wow... last day. It will be a heart break to loose the jersey. Finally astana cracked AC

He's too far ahead to have an epic failure, and lose pink

 

[meat puppet]

hesjedal divebombing the descent. this is a great stage

 

[lenric]

*** unbelievable. Let's see if he's going to win time on the last mountain, otherwise it's lack of capacity.

 

[webvan]

Puncture for Bertie ? When it rains it pours !

Zakarin tells Lando to gets stuffed, hehe...

 

[Andro]

lol uran

 

[Ramira]

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How is the descent? Can he loose another minut until the next climb?

I don't think he'll lose to much in the descent, even if he's off he should be ok in that (unless it's a hunger knock or something and he's hurting to much to focus).

It's the long run up to Sestriere that's dangerous. It'll be about 8km that are false flat to slight uphill which means others working together can probably put a lot of time into him, partially by working together.

He still has more than enough time, so unless he cracks completely (see Ullrich in 1998) he'll be in the pink later tonight, but he can't be feeling good.

 

[Alcanelo]

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What chance does someone who can't hold on to Nibali's domestique's wheel have against Nibali and Froome in the tour?

Feed the troll

Lollololol

 

[SafeBet]

If you're alone on Sestriere it's a big problem.

 

[Walkman]

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lol uran

Totally the right thing to do! Nice to see!

 

[Jelantik]

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wow... last day. It will be a heart break to loose the jersey. Finally astana cracked AC

He's too far ahead to have an epic failure, and lose pink

i was just being sarcastic . I hope he is riding smart. Lol Uran.. telling Aru.. won a win?.. go ride!

 

[ggusta]

tom brady's ball boy was responsible for inflating ac's tires this morning

 

[Andro]

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lol uran

Totally the right thing to do! Nice to see!

Yeah, probably is. It just looked funny.

 

[phanatic]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015 Stage 20: Saint-Vincent – Sestriere 1

Bertie lost a few seconds, Ilnur was already over a minute ahead.

 

[rainman]

Freakin rain

 

[Velolover2]

Something wrong with Contador's bicycle? Or is he just having a bad day. He needs a real team, that's for sure.