Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 4: Chiavari – La Spezia 150 kms

[Eagle]

Astana starting to chase now

 

[Carols]

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CAS verdict is in June for Kreuziger. Definitely complicates the situation.

My thought exactly. Maybe they are afraid if he wins it will be vacated......

 

[rainman]

It would be good to hear more team radio comments as with formula 1.

 

[Eagle]

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Stop whining, Tinkoff stopped working atleast 20 minutes ago, been Etixx since then and the break is going crazy. Even then the gap is going out, over 9 minutes now.

They are still chasing

 

[Noverca]

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Stop whining, Tinkoff stopped working atleast 20 minutes ago, been Etixx since then and the break is going crazy. Even then the gap is going out, over 9 minutes now.

Do you have other coverage than me?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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Kreuziger is blowing the break apart while Tinkoff-Saxo is trying to chase him down. Awesomely weird Giro this year.

It´s all about Olga. She is calling the shots. She tries to win the absurd-tactics-of-the-year-award from Sky.

I know Saxo isn´t in front anymore, but it needed to be said.

 

[Netserk]

Beautiful landscape!

 

[the sceptic]

biggest shock of the day is that Maxime Monfort is now a threat for top 10 on the GC

 

[Netserk]

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biggest shock of the day is that Maxime Monfort is now a threat for top 10 on the GC

Hi sceptic, it's been your turn for a while in the draft. Just thought I'd let you know

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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biggest shock of the day is that Maxime Monfort is now a threat for top 10 on the GC

You have him in the GGTG? I do.

 

[Taxus4a]

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Contador will put atleast 2 minutes on Kreuziger in the TT.

In a long ITT I think could be the opossite if Kreuziger give his best

 

[The Hitch]

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Sky don't seem to care about the overall victory. Only to make sure that Contador doesn't win the double.

Or rather to tire Contador out for the tour. That might be why Porte is here, to try and push Contador as much as possible and weaken him for Froome.

I doubt they care. In top form Contador vs. Froome vs. Quintana is a fair fight, with even an easy Giro in his legs Contador has no chance.

Its cycling. Nothing is certain.

I don't think post Giro Contador should neccesarily be that much more tired than Froome in 2013 and Wiggins in 2012 when they were on a 6 month superpeak.
Contador has De jongh and Jullich. Its perfectly possible both DJ and BJ (giggle), discussed doing Giro Tour double with Froome and Wiggins back in 2012 and 2013 but both decided their single aim in cycling was to win the Tour de France, so Sky may in fact feel it is perfectly possible.

Pantani and Indurain did it afterall.

Besides its not 100% certain Froome and Quintana will be on form. Contador himself should in theory have been on form for the 2010 Tour for example but wasn't that good.

 

[sultanofhyd]

The gap is increasing, you tell me. All this whining since an hour about Tinkoff screwing Roman over, the actual gap from Kreuziger to the peloton has actually gone from 7 minutes when he was in the chase group to 9 minutes now.

 

[the sceptic]

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biggest shock of the day is that Maxime Monfort is now a threat for top 10 on the GC

Hi sceptic, it's been your turn for a while in the draft. Just thought I'd let you know

oh snap I didn't think I was up yet. Will get to work.

 

[Eagle]

Astana got numbers on the front now, seem to be upping the pace

 

[Netserk]

Astana commits themselves 100% now.

 

[SkyTears]

Are Sky, Astana, Etixx, etc completely and fully *** ? Giving 6+ minutes to fking Kreuziger that is top 3 TdF material ? What a bunch of imbeciles, lol.

 

[phil-i-am]

EQS too weak, Tinkoff-Saxo not too serious, Astana's taking over now.

 

[the sceptic]

sky seems to be failing massively on this stage

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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Stop whining, Tinkoff stopped working atleast 20 minutes ago, been Etixx since then and the break is going crazy. Even then the gap is going out, over 9 minutes now.

oh look. someone's watching the stage with his eyes closed

 

[vedrafjord]

I love these lumpy stages. Hopefully bravery is rewarded today. Crap GT is when all the flat stages are neutralised by sprint trains and the GC is decided 100% by a watts measuring contest on mountaintop finishes.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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The gap is increasing, you tell me. All this whining since an hour about Tinkoff screwing Roman over, the actual gap from Kreuziger to the peloton has actually gone from 7 minutes when he was in the chase group to 9 minutes now.

uh no. it went from 10:20 to 8:40

 

[sultanofhyd]

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Stop whining, Tinkoff stopped working atleast 20 minutes ago, been Etixx since then and the break is going crazy. Even then the gap is going out, over 9 minutes now.

oh look. someone's watching the stage with his eyes closed

Gap to peloton when Kreuziger was in the chase group - 7 minutes.

Gap now - 8+ minutes.

BURN Oleg and Steven de Jongh at the stake, NOW.

 

[cesko_jr]

Pozzovivo on RAI Sport.

 

[fauniera]

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The gap is increasing, you tell me. All this whining since an hour about Tinkoff screwing Roman over, the actual gap from Kreuziger to the peloton has actually gone from 7 minutes when he was in the chase group to 9 minutes now.

No surprise with Etixx and Tosatto riding.

Now Astana riding, bye bye sprinters.