Giro D'Italia, Stage 18: Morbegno - San Pellegrino Terme, 151 km

[Havetts]

Andy or Berty will not be able to follow the Condor on the Dutch mountain .

 

[wirral]

Today the Pope ordered a monastery closed.
Today's stage ends on Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII
The Pope ordered the monastery closed due to the ex-lap dancer turned nun, Anna Nobili, and her "Holy Dance"
Which Tour de France winner used to ride with the word "Nobili" writ large upon his jersey?

It's all connected. There you have it, today's stage winner.

 

[Jeriko]

I take it we aren't going to see much of this stage on Eurosport then, with Murray vs Bolelli only being 1 set in. Great idea to put a potential 5 setter before the race!

Good job I pay for an internet connection and not just Sky

 

[roundabout]

53.1 km/h average speed. Tailwind galore?

 

[insideout leadout]

First hour: 53,1 km/h

 

[Ferminal]

First hour down, all together still, 53.1km, crazy.

 

[insideout leadout]

Only 50km to the climb starts...

 

[Ferminal]

Kaisen on the ground at 58km.

 

[Fourier]

Off to a meeting, going to miss the whole thing.
Go Nibbles!

 

[Frosty]

53.1 km/h average speed. Tailwind galore?

Not much wind on the weather observations in northern Italy. Can be local winds in the mountains though. Fast start anyway!

 

[inri2000]

when do you ever see gaps like that from first to second, though?

Do you mean the 1 minute and 41 seconds to Ullrich overall or the stage itself? Either way I don't see anything we haven't seen before.

I will respect those who say this is for the clinic and comment no further

 

[Frosty]

Who is leading the charge on the front?

 

[Ferminal]

70km down and still nothing.

 

[Ferminal]

Half way point. Kiryienka tries to go solo.

 

[wirral]

Whoopee, Eurosport Asia kicks in.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Cataldo, Tiralongo and Ermeti have a gap.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Still 14km of Tour of Belgium on Sporza

So keep me updated please

 

[Jamsque]

Big group trying to get away through the feed zone, they have about 5 seconds.

 

[hatcher]

The entire peloton has attacked.

 

[Ferminal]

Group of 15-20 has 5-10s

 

[search]

Agnoli requesting a timeout, that's pure class today

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

The three didn't make it. 15 man attack just as they enter the feed zone. No time for lunch! They don't make it either.

 

[Ferminal]

Strung out over 300m or so atm...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

god damnit anyone have a stream then?

 

[YoRUsh]

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