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

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Insane!!!!
Arroyo is a chance to win the giro as it is.
Even porte should have a great overall
And sastre looks like he will be right back in it.
This year's giro is absolutely insane...

 

[Kender]

ToC take note... this is how you cover a bike race in heavy rain.

 

[taiwan]

He's just let them walk all over him. Don't think he'll take it lying down though.

xD There we go.

 

[eljimberino]

karpets is riding flat out. he's going to be all the way down the hall of fame.

 

[trompe le monde]

Maybe the best thing to happen to Arroyo was Bruseghin leaving the Giro - no arguing who should be the center of the tactical compass for Caisse.

 

[taiwan]

Who's the Caisse attacking the first group?

 

[issoisso]

I was going to make a joke about Karpets being all red right now, but then I remembered I have dignity





Actually, that's a lie, I really don't.

 

[tgsgirl]

Who's the Caisse attacking the first group?

It was Arroyo, but I think he was just descending fast rather than attacking. He slowed down when he noticed he was ahead.

 

[Archibald]

No way! How goes it?

good mate.
loving this Giro!!

you?

 

[Roland Rat]

Here's how the break formed according to Cycling Weekly:

The bunch split on the first climb. Then it started raining heavily, so everyone went to get their wet clothing and by the time the bunch were organised, the gap was 10 minutes. It then fell to Astana and BMC to take up the chase, but they had men off the back.

 

[Fourier]

He's down on the mat, but he's not out yet!
He needs to dust himself off and carry on.

*gets coat*

I guess this will be a stain on his palmares.

 

[tgsgirl]

Here's how the break formed according to Cycling Weekly:

The bunch split on the first climb. Then it started raining heavily, so everyone went to get their wet clothing and by the time the bunch were organised, the gap was 10 minutes. It then fell to Astana and BMC to take up the chase, but they had men off the back.

Haha, they had a Valverde moment!

 

[auscyclefan94]

will wiggo go for overall now? at least the maglia rosa group favs will have to attack and start from the monte grappa stage.

 

[taiwan]

karpets is riding flat out. he's going to be all the way down the hall of fame.

He's been totally laid out by this attack. They've really nailed Karpets this time.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

GC virtuel from Cyclingnews ticker:

1 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 00:00:00
2 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 00:01:56
3 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Liquigas-Doimo 00:01:59
4 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 00:02:52
5 Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 00:04:08
6 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 00:05:30
7 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 00:05:35
8 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 5:48
9 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 00:07:33
10 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 00:08:28

I still can't see why Liquigas isn't fine. Enlighten me.

 

[jaylew]

Wtf is going on?? I just tuned in and the commentators are talking about Sastre and Wigans being back in it, Porte in the jersey, and all the favorites possibly losing time they won't be able to get back.

After the race I'll go back and read this thread but can someone briefly tell me what happened? How did the favorites let all these danger guys get so far down the road? Crashes?

 

[tgsgirl]

Wtf is going on?? I just tuned in and the commentators are talking about Sastre and Wigans being back in it, Porte in the jersey, and all the favorites possibly losing time they won't be able to get back.

After the race I'll go back and read this thread but can someone briefly tell me what happened? How did the favorites let all these danger guys get so far down the road? Crashes?

No, just stupidity. They've got no one to blame but themselves.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Wtf is going on?? I just tuned in and the commentators are talking about Sastre and Wigans being back in it, Porte in the jersey, and all the favorites possibly losing time they won't be able to get back.

After the race I'll go back and read this thread but can someone briefly tell me what happened? How did the favorites let all these danger guys get so far down the road? Crashes?

I tuned in about 10 minutes ago and was as shocked as you...
so weird...

 

[auscyclefan94]

GC virtuel from Cyclingnews ticker:

1 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 00:00:00
2 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 00:01:56
3 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Liquigas-Doimo 00:01:59
4 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 00:02:52
5 Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 00:04:08
6 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 00:05:30
7 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 00:05:35
8 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 5:48
9 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 00:07:33
10 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 00:08:28

I still can't see why Liquigas isn't fine. Enlighten me.

they won't win with those riders. that's why they are chasing.

 

[issoisso]

Wtf is going on?? I just tuned in and the commentators are talking about Sastre and Wigans being back in it, Porte in the jersey, and all the favorites possibly losing time they won't be able to get back.

After the race I'll go back and read this thread but can someone briefly tell me what happened? How did the favorites let all these danger guys get so far down the road? Crashes?

4 posts above yours

 

[El Imbatido]

I think i need to be told what team tyler farrar rides for again So many ads....still less than versus though

 

[auscyclefan94]

No, just stupidity. They've got no one to blame but themselves.

something MUST of happened to cause this. this is way out of the ordinary.

 

[Wallace]

This has to the craziest GT I've ever seen. Sastre's back in contention? Four minutes ahead of Evans before the mountains? If Sastre ends up winning this thing, Vino and Evans should just ride their bikes off a cliff--did they just decide to give the race away because it was a fun idea?

 

[thrawn]

eurosport is going to show planet twitter between the two groups finishing, WTF

 

[kjetilraknerud]

they won't win with those riders. that's why they are chasing.

Porte will crack in the third week. Agnoli and Kiserlovski will be protected by the best team in the Giro. Tondo will have to take two minutes somewhere, Sastre will have to take almost six minutes from Kiserlovski.