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

[Francois the Postman]

Basso's descend the limiting factor up front, and folk are catching. Arroyo deserves pink after this stage, that's descending with two balls.

Would have been nice to see Nibali go full throttle and what the gaps would have been then at the base of this mountain.

 

[dsut4392]

Arroyo is going to catch them, only 15" behind vino and closing fast. Should be on to basso by the time they hit the bottom.

 

[dgodave]

I hope Arroyo wins the Giro now

Me too.
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[issoisso]

Meanwhile, the usual moron commentator is going on about how Arroyo is one of the few in the peleton who is worse than Basso downhill.

 

[jaylew]

Arroyo to ~1:00? Are you kidding me?? Nibali should have dropped Basso.

 

[Sasquatch]

He just went over the top of Mortirolo, 1'42 back. Evans has lost the Giro for sure, assuming it was ever his to lose.

Speaking of over the top, Basso's performance is pretty unrealistic to me. To see him and Nibali dropping everyone like that is pretty ridiculous.

Have you been following the Giro at all?

The only way Basso and Nibali look like they are dropping everyone else is because 7 of their team-mates have been pushing a huge pace shredding the peloton whilst they get a free ride behind them.

 

[zapata]

hoping a stage win for scarponi, and arroyo keeping the jersey another day. he's about to catch vinokourov!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Liquigas screw up all their work, cos Brick can't go downhill.

 

[B.Rasmussen]

Insane ride by Arroyo. Well done.

 

[Moondance]

No worries. Even if Arroyo hangs on (I doubt it), tomorrow is so much harder than today.

If he can do a descent like this on the Gavia (provided it's in) he might actually have a chance to win.

 

[auscyclefan94]

You're really quite incapable of being rational when Evans is concerned.

He should lose time on flat stages so he can get into breaks and go for stage wins and the KOM

But it is true. nobody has a chance at the tour esp. according to this forum.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Aroyo amazing descent!

If he keeps on the bike it could be his giro!

 

[sportzchick]

Arroyo is flying atmo

 

[issoisso]

But it is true. nobody has a chance at the tour esp. according to this forum.

No one has ever said that.

You want to gain the respect of the entire forum? Keep posting exactly as you do, but cut out any post that has even the slightest to do with Evans.

You'll look like a thoughtful poster.

I'm serious.

 

[Zoncolan]

I want Arroyo to win this Giro now.
Basso is descending like a pussy

 

[Swiss Tony]

brilliant work from Arroyo

 

[balkou]

Arroyo!!!!!

 

[Fourier]

Basso suffers up the climb to open up the gap and then screws the pooch on the downhill, shamefull

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Evans returning in the group Sastre.
The smart thing to do would be to eat Cadel, eat

 

[Moondance]

But it is true. nobody has a chance at the tour esp. according to this forum.

You wanna bet against Bertie?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

If Basso had given it full gas on the Mortirolo and Nibali full gas on the descent they'd have an extra minute now

 

[dsut4392]

Evans back on to Sastre and Gadret

 

[TRDean]

But it is true. nobody has a chance at the tour esp. according to this forum.

I think if Skil was racing the Tour...Kenny van Hummel could take the whole thing!!

 

[dgodave]

Dam... I really wanted Evans for this race...
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[Maxiton]

Have you been following the Giro at all?

The only way Basso and Nibali look like they are dropping everyone else is because 7 of their team-mates have been pushing a huge pace shredding the peloton whilst they get a free ride behind them.

Yeah, that's part of what I'm talking about - like the blue train from a few years ago. Why the belligerent tone?