Giro d'Italia Stage 20: Bormio - Passa del Tonale (178km)

[issoisso]

I don't like what Tschopp did, but I can understand it. He's not exactly highly paid, and the Cima Coppi comes with a sizeable financial prize.

why on earth are there 4 bmc sougneurs at the top of the climb, do they honestly expect 4 bmc riders in the lead group?

One has a coat for Evans, the other three are holding a cloth for his jaw.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Tschopp his head off!

 

[Tyke1968]

Oh come on get real its a race not a parade.
Well done Tschopp who has to make it living!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Can we have permission to use heavy swear words against Tchopp? Please Susan and co?

 

[Fourier]

he will wake up with a tschopped Horse head on his bed tomorrow

 

[Publicus]

I don't like what Tschopp did, but I can understand it. He's not exactly highly paid, and the Cima Coppi comes with a sizeable financial prize.



One has a coat for Evans, the other three are holding a cloth for his jaw.

LOL (about the Evans/BMC comment). How much is the prize?

 

[dsut4392]

Nobody gets a gold watch when they retire anymore...could Gibo really expect the Cima Coppi?

 

[Tuarts]

Get real. He's a professional sportsman on another side. Of course he's going to fight for it.

 

[issoisso]

LOL. How much is the prize?

Last year I believe it was 50000 €

 

[Moondance]

I don't like what Tschopp did, but I can understand it. He's not exactly highly paid, and the Cima Coppi comes with a sizeable financial prize.

He attacked him... When that failed he then sucked on Simoni's wheel for kilometers (with only one pull in between) and then narrowly outsprinted a legend of the sport.

Understand yes: The dude has no class whatsoever.

 

[Cobblestones]

Get real. He's a professional sportsman on another side. Of course he's going to fight for it.

+1 it's still a competitive sport.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hmm, they placed nets to catch falling riders

 

[Zoncolan]

he attacked him... When that failed he then sucked on simoni's wheel for kilometers (with only one pull in between) and then narrowly outsprinted a legend of the sport.

Understand yes: The dude has no class whatsoever.

+ 1 ..............

 

[Jamsque]

Of course it's still a competitive sport, but Gibo is a legend, an old man, and racing his last Giro. It would have been an incredibly classy gesture to let him take it, but Tschopp was under no obligation to make it.

 

[Cobblestones]

He attacked him... When that failed he then sucked on Simoni's wheel for kilometers (with only one pull in between) and then narrowly outsprinted a legend of the sport.

Understand yes: The dude has no class whatsoever.

Well, he's neither the first nor the last to pull an 'Evans'.

 

[Publicus]

He attacked him... When that failed he then sucked on Simoni's wheel for kilometers (with only one pull in between) and then narrowly outsprinted a legend of the sport.

Understand yes: The dude has no class whatsoever.

This. It's one thing if Gibo wasn't able to keep pace or wasn't contributing to the pacemaking, but that obviously wasn't the case.

C'est la vie.

 

[Moondance]

Well, he's neither the first nor the last to pull an 'Evans'.

You're lucky that most of the Aussie (the annoying ones at least) have decided that this Giro isn't worth watching anymore

 

[dgodave]

+1 it's still a competitive sport.

Yes.
.
The Cima Tschoppi!
.

 

[issoisso]

You're lucky that most of the Aussie (the annoying ones at least) have decided that this Giro isn't worth watching anymore

Only the two annoying, completely irrational, mind-bendingly biased ones.

Most of the rest are here and contributing, as they normally do

 

[Jamsque]

Lloyd has sat up and dropped right back to the MR group after getting enough points to ensure his jersey.

 

[Moondance]

Only the two annoying, completely irrational, mind-bendingly biased ones.

Those are the ones I were referring to. Although I count more than 2

 

[Cobblestones]

Back to racing.

The descent is incredibly technical. Fortunately, no crashes so far :knocks on wood:

 

[issoisso]

Those are the ones I were referring to. Although I count more than 2

There's two others, but I don't know where they're from. A bitch and a ho.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It does give a much better race thread.

So, anything to happen on the Tonale?

 

[issoisso]

It does give a much better race thread.

So, anything to happen on the Tonale?

Probably, but gaps will be difficult. It's not a hard climb.