Giro d'Italia Stage 1: Amsterdam ITT (8.4km)

[Moondance]

Porte 6th, very strong 2nd part, he was much much slower in part 1
He won 4 seconds in part 2!!!

Weird way to ride a prologue, but whatever.

 

[Ferminal]

Well done to Bradley Wiggins... yes I will call you by your correct "name" when congratulating you.

I'm sure you will look pretty in pink, but not so much now you've lost "the hair".

 

[El Imbatido]

Here goes the giant, Pls squash everyone with your amazing quadpower!

 

[Kender]

Where does it say you can't take it on day 1 and then just not bother defending it on day 2?

I never got that line of reasoning.

it's called sponsors. if you win the jersey it's best for the sponsors to hold it as long as possible... sure you could let it go, but they are paid to do a job

 

[Highlander]

Then I guess you weren't listening to the same announcers last year during the Giro.

I did hear them last year and they never brought up age for any of the American riders, but they always did for riders like Garzelli and Simoni.

 

[sublimit]

my forecast for for Millar has gone toes up... dont know what happened -maybe too cautious.

Bookwalter has done well I must read up more on the BMC team!

 

[Jamsque]

'Greipel' has the ****s apparently, so we might not see much of him until we get back to Italy. OR he could go on a Tour-of-Turkey-esque tear and win everything for three days.

 

[auscyclefan94]

sastre very slow. Evans was 20 secs ahead i think at that corner.

 

[Francois the Postman]

it's called sponsors. if you win the jersey it's best for the sponsors to hold it as long as possible... sure you could let it go, but they are paid to do a job

You're saying that the sponsors prefer not to win anything over just giving it up on day 2?

 

[sportzchick]

it's called sponsors. if you win the jersey it's best for the sponsors to hold it as long as possible... sure you could let it go, but they are paid to do a job

True

But instead of BMC and Liquid Gas need to work hard to keep it someone else has to........win win allround

 

[Tyke1968]

What are the chances of AG on a prologue?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Sastre not as bad as thought i think.

 

[Anonymous]

Anybody but Wigans...

 

[Moondance]

Mehh... Sastre looks to keep the loss to Evans & Vino at an acceptable level. Will be less than 30 secs.

 

[luckyboy]

Sastre did ok.

 

[Moondance]

About 23 secs for Sastre...

Cervelo might be able to make that up, and a little bit more too maybe, in the TTT.

 

[Kender]

You're saying that the sponsors prefer not to win anything over just giving it up on day 2?

no i'm saying the teams all try to win the prologue and hold the jersey as long as possible

although it's not the tactic, it'a actually strategic to not get the jersey and have to defend it early on.

 

[Jamsque]

Anybody but Wigans...

Excellent, TFF is going to spontaneously combust through the force of pure hating!

 

[Francois the Postman]

Decent ride by Sastre. Promising.

 

[sportzchick]

the TTT is going to worry me but we may be supprised who knows

 

[Sasquatch]

Great ride by Porte.

Speaking of the TTT, Evans won't lose much time. He won't lose more than 40 seconds.

 

[davis_123]

All the favorites done, who will be nice enough to post all the time gaps between them!

 

[pedaling squares]

Good show by the skyboys. Mood lights set to pink!

 

[Eyjafjallajokull]

Eurosport went to a break as Wiggins finished his time! How crap was that! They've been overwhelmed with complaints apparently.

Anyways pink will suit Wiggo very nicely.

 

[Eyjafjallajokull]

Millar choked.