Giro d'Italia Stage 19: Brescia - Aprica (195km)

[Francois the Postman]

Evans doing his thing again, going in the red too long just to hang on, instead of picking his own pace. It worked impressively well so far on some of the previous stages, near the end. But this stage has too much left to start doing that now.

Curious if he will break himself here.

 

[Zoncolan]

If Scarponi and Nibali can stay with Basso, those three will take a mass of time on Evans.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Basso group a minute behind Garzoid.
Nibali to create a big gap?

 

[issoisso]

I think he peaked early. Being forced to do well in the Ardennes for race invites was a really bad thing for his Giro.

This.

No one holds top form from the Ardennes until the last week of the Giro.

And since this Giro is mostly about the last week.....

 

[auscyclefan94]

shakes head!

another gt chance gone!

 

[Swiss Tony]

why no italians in their underpants? whats happening

 

[ak-zaaf]

This.

No one holds top form from the Ardennes until the last week of the Giro.

Di Luca did

 

[davis_123]

Now maybe the Evans groupies will realise that Basso is the biggest doper here by a mile and Evans can't match him as he doesn't have the team support Basso does.

Basso will go on and win this stage. Nibali will now set him up. If Evans was still with them, Nibali would go. But Basso will go for the stage win here.

*edited for accuracy*

 

[dresch]

Gutted. Keep going.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Arroyo attacks from the group he was in

 

[UpTheRoad]

Basso will drop them all before the top. It's just a question if he'll have enough to stay away.

Even if Basso is strong enough to drop everyone, he would be very wise to keep Nibali by his side to help on the descent. Then he can blast away on the road up to Aprica.

 

[issoisso]

Di Luca did

No he didn't. He was cracking in the final week and limiting his losses. Luckily for him that Giro was about the first and second weeks.

 

[The Sheep]

Sastre the diesel

 

[auscyclefan94]

Evans has seriously cracked!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Nibali looks fresher than Basso.

Sastre and Vino have caught Evans and passing him.
Dead man pedalling. Normal GT service has returned to Australia.

 

[issoisso]

If Nibali is smart, he gets on Basso's wheel, waits until Scarponi gets on his wheel and.....stops pedalling.

EDIT: I mean on the final climb. It's too early now

 

[superconfex]

sas passes cuddles

 

[Sasquatch]

*edited for accuracy*

Just because he's killing your idol, doesn't mean he's doping.

The Evans groupies are that bias it's clouding their judgement on everything cycling.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ardila hahaha. Trying to earn himself a bonus

 

[ak-zaaf]

If Nibali is smart, he gets on Basso's wheel, waits until Scarponi gets on his wheel and.....stops pedalling.

EDIT: I mean on the final climb. It's too early now

They took out Freire like that in Wevelgem or something I think.
Good possibility.

 

[auscyclefan94]

sasquatch, you are the biggest hater of evans on the planet so shut your trap!

not watching now.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Wet roads, now.

 

[zapata]

*edited for accuracy*

will you please stop with the doping-talk? everytime evans loses a race, some australian complains how everybody else is doping.

 

[El Imbatido]

Ardila is still pacing Arroyo.

 

[red_flanders]

Why isn't Evans wearing his WC jersey anymore?