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

[Jamsque]

This is mental. *shakes head*

Mental? This... is.... GIROOOOOOOOOO!!

 

[Roland Rat]

The names are on that ticker. Wiggins has about 4 teammates on quick glance.

Goss is there, so there's your stage winner!

 

[Jamsque]

Do you think Goss can make it up the kicker at the end? There are sections above 10%.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Do you think Goss can make it up the kicker at the end? There are sections above 10%.

would of tipped evans or scarponi if it wasn't for this stupid breakaway... It is his type of finish

 

[Lanark]

Goss has about 0% chance of winning today.

 

[Roland Rat]

Do you think Goss can make it up the kicker at the end? There are sections above 10%.

From the little I've heard about him, he's a decent climber for a sprinter. The "for a sprinter" bit is probably the most relevant though, so he'll probably get shelled.

 

[Roland Rat]

15'45" now. Still going out despite Astana etc's best efforts...

 

[tgsgirl]

I'm going Bakelandts for the win here. That is not at all inspired by patriotism

 

[taiwan]

Rai live starting up.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Tondo as well

 

[The Sheep]

wow I was wondering why there was a 16 page thread already

I wonder who forced that break, maybe Cervelo?

 

[Jamsque]

Rai's actual cycling coverage has started, just in time for me to go to lunch.

 

[maltiv]

Sporza's André Meganck is giving a complete rundown on twitter:

bookwalter,codol,donati,dupont,efimkin,bertogliati,ochoa,serpa,wurf,jufre,stangelj,voeckler,gaudin,trofimiov

amador,arroyo,jeannesson,kiryienka,losada,sastre,gustov,wiss,tondo,moncoutie,fouchard,pozzovivo,cheula,mayoz

millar,martin,bono,agnoli,dallantonia,kiserlovski,vanotti,bakelandts,degreef,lloyd,wegelius,cataldo,pineau

kruijswijk,ardila,wiggins,barry,cummings,possoni,goss,caruso,horrach,petrov,gerdeman,russ,csorensen,didier porte

Wow. Both Cervelo and Sky have pretty much all their best riders in this "breakaway". Great stuff!

My guess for the stage, and perhaps even the overall, is Tondo if he really is in this group.

 

[auscyclefan94]

15'45" now. Still going out despite Astana etc's best efforts...

I am scared!!!! Evans may have to ride away solo. All the teams, Lgas, astana, bmc and aqua sapone need to get up there and start chasing! hthis is stupid, how could it go out so far? how could teams let such a big group go up ahead?

 

[Jamsque]

Sky and Cervelo are well placed to drive this break all the way to the finish line.

Gap is 15'45" after 109km.

It seems to be raining on the Gruppo Maglia Rosa, whereas the break is in dry sunshine.

 

[auscyclefan94]

142km to go.

 

[sportzchick]

Cadel has just gotta say f- the rest of you and go for it from here - Sastre will leapfrog him if hes not careful......how far behind is he overall

 

[Libertine Seguros]

5 Caisse d'Epargners in the break, including their GC hopeful (Arroyo) and their big killer engine (Kiryienka).

 

[maltiv]

I am scared!!!! Evans may have to ride away solo. All the teams, Lgas, astana, bmc and aqua sapone need to get up there and start chasing! hthis is stupid, how could it go out so far? how could teams let such a big group go up ahead?

I'm guessing Astana's original plan was to let a big breakaway get away and perhaps let someone borrow the pink jersey, but they were probably sleeping and didn't quite notice how many and how strong riders who were actually going away. Then when the gap first was created, the damage was already done, and it is obviously impossible to bring back considering how strong the group is.

 

[Silhouette]

Pfft, BMC will put a couple of guys in the front and pull back the first group easily

On a more serious note: WTF happened? Accident? Did Evans and Vino fall asleep? Did they only look at the (few) top GC riders around them, and not notice that half of the peloton took off?

 

[I Watch Cycling In July]

Is there a rai stream that's not geo-restricted?

 

[dresch]

Evans and Vino have barely moved on Betfair? Surely they will reel this in?!

 

[TRDean]

This is Awsome!!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Cadel has just gotta say f- the rest of you and go for it from here - Sastre will leapfrog him if hes not careful

A 142km ITT? He needs to stick with his team and the other strong teams. Luckily lgas, astana and aqua sapone have all there guys in the "main field".

 

[maltiv]

A 142km ITT? He needs to stick with his team and the other strong teams. Luckily lgas, astana and aqua sapone have all there guys in the "main field".

Wrong. Liquigas has 4 riders in the breakway...Agnoli/Dall'Antonia/Kiserlovski/Vanotti