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

[tgsgirl]

devastated....evans has to be one of the most unlucky cyclists in history. maybe he is just not supposed to win a GT.

Unless we get a different explanation of what really happened luck had nothing to do with it today.

 

[Sasquatch]

Never would have happened if Radioshack were controlling the race like they did in the ToC.

Agree.

Just goes to show that this is a weak field compared to California.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Never would have happened if Radioshack were controlling the race like they did in the ToC.

LOL. I was waiting for that.

 

[simmspin]

Can't believe Eurosport is going to cut away to watch what Lance has been up to (which is ****** all) instead of staying to see Porte pull on the pink jersey....

 

[Eyjafjallajokull]

Eurosport have cut to Planet Armstrong before coming back live in a minute.

 

[Red Lobster]

devastated....evans has to be one of the most unlucky cyclists in history. maybe he is just not supposed to win a GT.

What does this have to do with luck? Did he crash or puncture just as the split happened? As far as I know, he just screwed up, luck not playing into it.

 

[Eratosthenes]

devastated....evans has to be one of the most unlucky cyclists in history. maybe he is just not supposed to win a GT.

Yeah, but he should been in the first group. Always stay near the front and you won't get caught out like that. But don;t worry mate, as someone else said, we can now look foward to the fightback. It will be bigger than Ben Hur.

 

[Kender]

devastated....evans has to be one of the most unlucky cyclists in history. maybe he is just not supposed to win a GT.

that wasn't luck. that was poor tactics on behalf of BMC & Astana. they should have never let that many riders get away, especially with so many good riders

 

[hfer07]

nothing is set on stone yet-and a mistake like this is unlikely to repeat in the coming stages-so Evans still in contention

 

[Jamsque]

Where's that big table of the GC placings of the guys in the breakaway at the start of the day? An awful lot of leap-frogging has taken place.

 

[Eyjafjallajokull]

Can't believe Eurosport is going to cut away to watch what Lance has been up to (which is ****** all) instead of staying to see Porte pull on the pink jersey....

They're showing you Robbin Williams doing impressions, you ingrate!

 

[davis_123]

Looks like its time to start cheering on Porte.

90% of those guys will crack and end up behind evans, vino, basso, nibali on GC but the one that doesn't will win and Sastre looks to be finding form.

Race over if you ask me, Sastre has won.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Did he fall or flat when the attack went? Where was there luck involved?

i don't know but to lose a race like that by missing a break is just not right.

 

[sportzchick]

you guys have kicking a guy when hes down down to a fine art

 

[eljimberino]

Any images of the angry and red Karpets?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Can't believe Eurosport is going to cut away to watch what Lance has been up to (which is ****** all) instead of staying to see Porte pull on the pink jersey....

Tosseurs! Another reason to become a hater.

you guys have kicking a guy when hes down down to a fine art

We've had years of practice as far as he's concerned.

 

[Red Lobster]

i don't know but to lose a race like that by missing a break is just not right.

You'd be surprised at how often races are lost by missing the break.

 

[joeyrobbo]

Never would have happened if Radioshack were controlling the race like they did in the ToC.

Umm... first post here but didn't Radioshack do exactly this (or USPS or whatever they were called then) when they let that Kivilev (RIP) group go and win a flat stage by about half an hour approx 6 years back in the TDF?

 

[BroDeal]

I said it before. Evans is not smart enough to win a GT.

He's like the aussie Tommy D. Every time you start thinking about throwing your support behind him, he screws the pooch.

 

[auscyclefan94]

you guys have kicking a guy when hes down down to a fine art

Sastre and Tondo would have to bonk badly for evans to be back in contention hfer07

 

[Mellow Velo]

devastated....evans has to be one of the most unlucky cyclists in history. (

Must be. He's got you as his biggest fan.

 

[eljimberino]

Joey, nice to have you with us. Where you been living? under the karpets?

 

[Eyjafjallajokull]

I said it before. Evans is not smart enough to win a GT.

He's like the aussie Tommy D. Everytime you start thinking about throwing your support behind him, he screws the pooch.

Ignored. .

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Some hilarious comments on this thread.

 

[Eratosthenes]

Porte Pretty in Pink

Richie Porte in Pink. Apparently from Hadspen not Launceston, though one could almost call Hadspen an outer suburb. Good on you lad.