Giro d'Italia Stage 15: Conegliano - Gardeccia-Val di Fassa 229km

[Mellow Velo]

Contador's mini me has disappeared out the back door on the descent.
What a surprise.

 

[Ferminal]

Fedaia doesn't start until 38.6km remaining, and that is to Garzelli. Still a long way to go, huge descent.

 

[GoAndyGo]

How long is the descent?

About 16km down the Passo Giau

 

[Kwibus]

Let's hope Arroyo gets a larger gap on Contador. This way Contador has to do it himself.

 

[The Hitch]

Has Scarponi dropped Contador on the descent also?

 

[cineteq]

"Nunca entendere hacer una bajada agarrado a la maneta de los frenos"- Manolo Saiz

 

[Ramira]

While Nibali might not get a big gap he's preventing people from grouping up behind him as they can't slow down to wait for others so it seems the Fedaia is going to start with a lot of people solo or in groups of 2-4 it's going to be quite a race.

 

[zapata]

Fifteen seconds between nibali and contador. Not much, but kudos for trying

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Contador, Jrod (?) and Anton following.

about a group of 10 I think.

I can't quite tell the 5 behind.. Did I see pozzo's blue shirt?

 

[Ferminal]

Fifteen seconds between nibali and contador. Not much, but kudos for trying

Yeh that's the gap I got too.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

But he has taken about 35 seconds off Garzelli's lead.

 

[Eshnar]

about a group of 10 I think.

I can't quite tell the 5 behind.. Did I see pozzo's blue shirt?

Pozzovivo retired hours ago, so it can't be him

 

[mr. tibbs]

Love Nibs's heroics. Hopefully he can do this once more and force the others to burn candles chasing him up two Cat 1s.

 

[Arnout]

Fedaia doesn't start until 38.6km remaining, and that is to Garzelli. Still a long way to go, huge descent.

Seems to be straighten out a bit though towards the end.

I hope, because I am worried about Anton

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Fifteen seconds between nibali and contador. Not much, but kudos for trying

he may very well get 1min + after the descent.

 

[Ferminal]

Purito sits up..

 

[Ramira]

Fifteen seconds between nibali and contador. Not much, but kudos for trying

Considering I doubt it is costing Nibali to much energy, it's more about skill then effort if he can take about 30 seconds here and another 30 or so on the descent of the Fedaia that's a nice free minute, and that's on Contador imagine what he might get on someone like Rujano.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

about a group of 10 I think.

I can't quite tell the 5 behind.. Did I see pozzo's blue shirt?

Pozzo dropped out this morning. He's in terrible form. If they put the mountains at the start of the Giro he'd be great and dominates the climbs on the domestic calendar but he seldom lasts to get to them in the Giro.

 

[zapata]

Anton is Ok downhill.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Contador is flying now

 

[thrawn]

Contador having a good dig now too.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Pozzovivo retired hours ago, so it can't be him

was not aware. A shame, any reason? he had been awfully bad tho

 

[TourOfSardinia]

AC having to work!

nice one shark

23secs

 

[Bala Verde]

Garzelli started the climb

 

[Eshnar]

Garzelli seems done