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

[alberto.legstrong]

I think Nibali wins this stage...not Basso...just a guess as I am not actually watching...damn employment!!

I find work to be terribly inconvenient at times.

 

[jaylew]

That wasn't the Ventoux. Evans wishes he had such a prestigious win.

Like the WC?

 

[BroDeal]

Evans must have forced down a couple of gels. He looks way better now.

 

[dresch]

Someone give Evans a pizza ffs.

 

[Moondance]

What is that hump on Basso's back?

What is underneath his jersey?

Shaped like a battery pack....

He's using Dubya tactics.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

That wasn't the Ventoux. Evans wishes he had such a prestigious win.

Actually it was, just from another side and they didn't went to the top. But it was the Ventoux.

 

[Fourier]

takes a lot of balls to do a descend like that on a Barbie bike.

 

[balkou]

Cadel, DO NOT LITTER!

 

[Sasquatch]

They are only losing time because of the descent. If Basso let Nibali ride away, Nibali would have won this stage by 2-3 minutes.

 

[Spare Tyre]

What a Giro. What a stage.

Love watching fast and technical descending.

Situation still uncertain ...

 

[auscyclefan94]

The only mountain stage victory of Evans I can remember is when he sucked wheels on the Ventoux in Paris Nice

And poor gesink lost

sorry, i am acting like a bit of a baby tonight but i am just annoyed. excuse my behaviour.

 

[Moondance]

Like the WC?

We was talking MTFs...

 

[issoisso]

Actually it was, just from another side and they didn't went to the top. But it was the Ventoux.

That other side is the Mont Serein. Look it up. Not nearly as long, not nearly as steep, and there's no wind to make a hard climb murderous like there is on the Ventoux.

It's nothing like the Ventoux.

 

[The Sheep]

Cadel, DO NOT LITTER!

-25 points for the eco jersey

 

[BroDeal]

arroyo's pink bike is horrendous, by the way. if he wasn't riding so heroic, i'd point and laugh.

It is the wrong color. It is sort of a hot pink. Ugly.

 

[Jamsque]

I'm glad Arroyo has been a beast today, it means Basso will still need to fight for time tomorrow.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Maglia ROosa Group losing

+1 min
Nibali !

 

[jaylew]

Scarp to get his stage win?

 

[Zoncolan]

Basso too strong uphill. They will put more time into Evans/Arroyo

 

[zapata]

It is the wrong color. It is sort of a hot pink. Ugly.

exactly. i don't really like the pink bikes, helmets and eveything anyway, but this one looks like it glows in the dark.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Convinced that Nibali could have won the Giro today if he hadn't been made to look after Basso up until this stage.

Now Liquigas has to work tomorrow and hope it will all come out fine in the stage 20 wash.

 

[Moondance]

Gap is inching up again. 10 more kilos of this.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Gap growing again

 

[bridgeman]

Well I thought Evans was going to lose huge chunks of time, but it ain't over yet.

 

[auscyclefan94]

i think liqui gas could have screwed it up. arroyo is with basso and has a big gap going into the last mtn stage. arroyo could "steal" this thing.