Giro d'Italia Stage 11: Lucera - L'Aquila (262km)

[auscyclefan94]

A lot of talk in here about how the teams messed this up. In my opinion, only A&S, Androni, Astana and BMC messed this up. Liquigas are fine, they have two excellent climbers in the break who are well placed on GC, and they have the best team. They will break Arroyo on the big climbs.

Liquigas are far from fine! they will not win with the riders they have in the break. it is just as bad for them as it is for astana or bmc.

 

[Anonymous]

just tuned in.. erm.. wtf

 

[Fourier]

just tuned in... can someone explain how a break like this actually happens. Did Astana, Liquigas and what's left of BMC just miss the start or fall asleep or something??

Amadio: "irresponsabilitá"

 

[Roland Rat]

14'38".

I'm sticking with 10 minutes at the end.

 

[auscyclefan94]

the climb should be advantageous to the maglia rosa group.

 

[tgsgirl]

Gustov dropped from the break. He's done his job.
35 guys left.

 

[Roland Rat]

just tuned in.. erm.. wtf

Welcome! Good Sky day so far!

 

[Ferminal]

He was finishing in the autobus in Paris-Nice. Porte won't be able to hold it together in the third week over those mountains. He's not that type of rider, not yet anyway.

Saxo Bank's favourite way of preparing riders for peak form!

 

[Kender]

http://www.fromsport.com/video-247102.html

now with english commentary

 

[kurtinsc]

http://www.fromsport.com/video-247102.html

now with english commentary

Thank you!

 

[cineteq]

14'38".

I'm sticking with 10 minutes at the end.

7 or 8 minutes

 

[Kender]

lol commentator said...

somewhere down there is vino saying what the hell has happened here

 

[Jamsque]

Gap is at thirteen minutes, so it is coming down now, but not super fast.

 

[sportzchick]

http://www.fromsport.com/video-247102.html

now with english commentary

hallelujah!

 

[Roland Rat]

Ooh blimey. 13'10" now. Not liking this.

 

[tgsgirl]

Gap is at thirteen minutes, so it is coming down now, but not super fast.

The break is climbing, the "peloton" isn't though

 

[auscyclefan94]

Gap is at thirteen minutes, so it is coming down now, but not super fast.

Come on! Keep it going!!!!

 

[BroDeal]

Cool. Instead of Universal Sports' scheduled TV coverage of the stage, they are showing Mr. T in an infomercial.

Back to feeds.

 

[issoisso]

Ooh blimey. 13'10" now. Not liking this.

That's two of us

 

[Jamsque]

Both groups are going to lose a lot of people going up this climb.

Tondo already dropped from the lead group, according to Rai commentators.

I see a Sky falling back, and a Caisse.

 

[sportzchick]

The break is climbing, the "peloton" isn't though

might be a silly question but could a smaller group get up the mountains faster than a bigger group?

or in saying that could one of the main contenders in the maglina rosa group attack then

 

[thrawn]

12'50 the gap according to eurosport

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Liquigas are far from fine! they will not win with the riders they have in the break. it is just as bad for them as it is for astana or bmc.

If Arroyo and Porte can win the Giro, then Agnoli and Kiserlovski can win it.

 

[auscyclefan94]

That's two of us

why?

might be a silly question could a smaller group get up the mountains faster than a bigger group?

no, the maglia rosa group are a much better climbing group.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

might be a silly question but could a smaller group get up the mountains faster than a bigger group?

or in saying that could one of the main contenders in the maglina rosa group attack then

Depends. The break haven't been playing catchup all day like the Vino group. But they have been on the front all the time.