Giro d'Italia Stage 18: Levico Terme - Brescia (156km)

[Tuarts]

Pfft, people are stupid. So its not a great stage like the other flat stages of GT races (or the whole TDF if that's how you think ), its good to see which other sprinters can come to the fore and take the win.

I like it.

 

[Jamsque]

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I like bunch sprints too, but the others are right that there isn't really much to talk about during the middle part of a stage like this.

You know it's a slow day when the official LA thread is moving faster than the stage thread.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Today's stage is excellent practice for watching Le Tour.

 

[Tuarts]

What's all this mention of Los Angeles about? Has the city sponsored CN members?

 

[dgodave]

Where is everyone today? This place is dead.

I'm here.
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But while the lake was pretty , the basilicas werent much.
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[Ferminal]

Today's stage is excellent practice for watching Le Tour.

At least it's only 140km, that's a good length for all those generic Tour sprint stages.

 

[Fourier]

you mean the so called Cavendish-stages?

 

[hamperium]

Perfect day for the gorilla
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamperium_espana/4591562638/

 

[Jamsque]

Well, this isn't over just yet. 30 seconds in 6 km is no easy task, and Sky and Columbia have dropped out of the chase to organise their trains.

 

[The Sheep]

Only 10 seconds now

 

[Fourier]

I thought they were going to reel them in much sooner. Now 10 km to go, 'round 1 minute lead.
It is going to be close

 

[Zoncolan]

Vino to attack from the bunch

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I got a feeling about pozzato

 

[The Sheep]

Brown is Brown

 

[Jamsque]

Brown deploying the elbows already!

Sky have control, did they go too early again? Greipel is well placed...

 

[Moondance]

Brown, true to form

 

[Fourier]

Rabo to the front

 

[Zoncolan]

Silverback is back!

 

[Moondance]

Greipel...

Nice. He deserves it.

 

[Jamsque]

THERE'S the Gorilla we are used to seeing. Now he can pull out of the race with some pride.

 

[Tuarts]

Sky gravy train in front!

Edit:

Damn people in the future (or who have quicker feeds).

Well done Grapple/Cav2. :thup:

 

[The Sheep]

Nice win for Gorilla

 

[Mellow Velo]

Grumble, finally! Excellent leadout for him from Sky.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Greipel wins easily.

Brown sprinting backwards

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

good win, too good today.
shame (for him) that he wasn't well in the first week.