Giro D'italia Stage 12 - Castelfidardo → Ravenna 184km

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

cav will win by 2-3 bike lengths.

 

[will10]

Good to hear Sean Kelly not exaggerating bunch sprint speeds like most other commentators do. He said most finishes are around 60km/h, with some getting up to 65km/h. A couple of years ago, Mark Renshaw said that the fastest Tour sprint finish was 66km/h. It annoys when I hear BS like, "70 to 75km/h; sometimes faster"

There was an 80kph sprint that Pozzato won a couple of years ago in the Tour - slight downhill finish

 

[jobiwan]

Is Petacchi going to make the same mistake again? He better put himself on Cav's wheel.

 

[will10]

HTC don't have enough guys left...

I underestimated Bak. Awesome 2k pull

 

[Ferminal]

Chicchi has a good position.

 

[jobiwan]

This is already over.

SHACK ANGRY!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

damn...


10 guys left after that.
even easier for cav probably.

 

[Tuarts]

Who crashed?

 

[superconfex]

cavooooooooooo

 

[Aristarchus]

Cav got it but it was a bit close.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1 Cavendish
2 Appolonio
3 Petacchi

stupid Renaat throwing me off saying it's downing

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Oh cav.... just!

 

[jobiwan]

Appolonio 2nd!!!!

 

[will10]

Great sprint by the Sky rider

 

[spalco]

Great effort by Apollonio, so close. I thougth Cavendish would win in a more dominating way with that spot-on perfect leadout.

 

[Tuarts]

That owned. Like 10 people left at the end to sprint.

Apollonia (sp) almost pipped Cav!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Yikes, had no idea appolonio had that in him.

HTC were lucky with that crash, 4 men left at 4km was a bit of a **** up, but that bought them time and allowed man 3 to go long and easy.

 

[superconfex]

Appolonio..well done son

 

[Ferminal]

The QS was Ciolek not Chicchi... boo!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I think it was Appollonio and not Downing..

 

[Anonymous]

Think Sky have found themselves a future sprint star.

three 5th's, a 6th and now a second in his first grand tour at just 21. Brilliant riding by Appo

 

[will10]

The QS was Ciolek not Chicchi... boo!

yep definitely Ciolek, can see him nodding

 

[jobiwan]

So the overhead shows it wasn't THAT close, still great by Appo and of course Cav.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Android boy made it a small cozy little sprint.
Cav was hardly likely to lose, after that armchair ride.
Apollonia not quite as close as it looked, from the overhead.

 

[therhodeo]

Quite the humble statement by Cav there.

"No real opponent for me today, it was easy."