Giro d'Italia: Stage 2: Alba - Parma 244km

[The Hitch]

Getting the sprints out of the way early.

 

[Parrulo]

and the hitch takes the pole position!!!!

 

[jobiwan]

And Cav straight into pink.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

And Cav straight into pink.

Yup, on the relatively safe assumption that Mcewen is a spent old man, 3rd place would do it.

Obviously, he'll win anyway.

 

[hrotha]

I don't know, Cav has ben thoroughly unimpressive this season, and I think at this point it's traditional for him to botch a sprint or two before getting it right. I'm going for Petacchi.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I don't know, Cav has ben thoroughly unimpressive this season, and I think at this point it's traditional for him to botch a sprint or two before getting it right. I'm going for Petacchi.

He's won twice, looking considerably better than last year, and his competition have all just gone to Turkey to compete over who can look the biggest chump getting beat by a pack of nobodies.

Iglinsky? Please.

 

[Race Radio]

I don't know, Cav has ben thoroughly unimpressive this season, and I think at this point it's traditional for him to botch a sprint or two before getting it right. I'm going for Petacchi.

He is coming into form. I hear he is riding well right now. Expect him to take it tomorrow

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Zomegnan, you've failed me again.

 

[taiwan]

It's a long stage, I'm starting to think about Ale Jet now...

 

[Moondance]

Zomegnan, you've failed me again.

Do you want 21 MTFs in a GT or something?

 

[luckyboy]

Cav vs Asthma Jet

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Do you want 21 MTFs in a GT or something?

He won't be happy until you need a fact finding mission to the clinic before you can even contemplate reading the route map.

 

[Anquetil]

Cav was still up there with the rest of his team at the end of the TTT. He may be in good shape ...
However 244Km is a long way for him.

 

[Ferminal]

Zomegnan, you've failed me again.

Same, I've given up on the Giro already, bring on July, the Tour has two uphill finishes before Stage 5

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Cav was still up there with the rest of his team at the end of the TTT. He may be in good shape ...
However 244Km is a long way for him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCAUo-oUlj4

 

[zapata]

think petacchi will win this one, and cavendish all the remaining sprints.

 

[Anquetil]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCAUo-oUlj4

On Twitter : Markcavendish :
Frankfurt race analysis: yep, got dropped

One week ago ...
It is not 2009 any more. The sprinter he used to be is gone...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

On Twitter : Markcavendish :
Frankfurt race analysis: yep, got dropped

One week ago ...
It is not 2009 any more. The sprinter he used to be is gone...

Milan San Remo = a long race.

Frankfurt = a hilly race.

My response = a disproof that Cav can not win long races.


Would you like me to explain more slowly - tomorrow's stage is nigh on pan flat aside from 2 likely irrelevant 100m bumps. There is nothing in Cav's history to suggest he can't cope with long flat stages.

 

[jens_attacks]

alejeeeet vs robbie mcewen.robbie wins and gets the maglia rosa.

but 244 km?whos know what might happen?

eyes on visconti,he wants the pressure to disappear as soon as possible.lots of sprinters legs will be tired.

 

[Anquetil]

tomorrow's stage is nigh on pan flat aside from 2 likely irrelevant 100m bumps. There is nothing in Cav's history to suggest he can't cope with long flat stages.

Ok I must say you are right on that one.
We will see but I is too disappointing this year. And if Mark Renshaw is not here for him at the end there is no way I will get it.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Ok I must say you are right on that one.
We will see but I is too disappointing this year. And if Mark Renshaw is not here for him at the end there is no way I will get it.

I like the use of personal pronouns to highlight Cavendish's famed hatred of team mates and inability to say thank you.

 

[Parrulo]

On Twitter : Markcavendish :
Frankfurt race analysis: yep, got dropped

One week ago ...
It is not 2009 any more. The sprinter he used to be is gone...

you are overdoing it a bit don't you think?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Do you want 21 MTFs in a GT or something?

I'd settle for a few of your Giro thread intros.
It seems as if you have been usurped, this time around.


Oh and the HTC scheduled train service arrives in Parma at approx 17-10CET.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cav vs Asthma Jet

Hahaha, good one

 

[Parrulo]

also i should point it out that with the start of the giro the punishment for losing my bet against barrus for the AGR is over and a new bet against barrus starts

bet is as it follows: i bet that a portuguese rider will finish higher on the GC then any dutch or belgian rider barrus covered the bet

avatars are at stake. maybe even sigs if he is up for it XD

don't fail on me machado <_<