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

[Jamsque]

Arroyo is the only person who can realistically take this from Basso now.

 

[sublimit]

This is a long descent i reckon it will come back now.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Back to racing.

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

I'm hoping those nets don't get put to the test!

 

[trompe le monde]

Tschopp has a 25 second lead over Gibo.

 

[Moondance]

Arroyo is the only person who can realistically take this from Basso now.

How is Arroyo as a TTer?

Anyone know? I have no clue.

 

[issoisso]

The final climb is 11.7kms long, by the way

How is Arroyo as a TTer?

Anyone know? I have no clue.

Beyond awful. Could win awards for "Most Flat Vertical TT Position"

 

[Mellow Velo]

Dull, anti-climax. Nobody prepared to risk it. Too many Liquigas left to make it worthwhile.

How is Arroyo as a TTer?

Anyone know? I have no clue.

Rubbish apparently.

 

[Fourier]

So that jerk tschopp actually may have a chance for the stage.

 

[zapata]

25 seconds between tschopp and simoni now. vinokourov et al will probably catch simoni.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

It does give a much better race thread.

So, anything to happen on the Tonale?

indeed.
It seems so quiet haha.

Hard to say.. the stage has a 'nothing' feeling to it.

 

[Zoncolan]

How is Arroyo as a TTer?

Anyone know? I have no clue.

Not that good. Should lose time to all of top 10.

 

[Jamsque]

How is Arroyo as a TTer?

Anyone know? I have no clue.

Based on a quick glance at CQranking I'm going to say bad. He's had a few top-30 placings in Grand Tour TT's before, though, so I think he will turn in a good performance tomorrow.

 

[Moondance]

ZOMG!!!!!11

Arroyo is still on his pink bike....

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Not that good. Should lose time to all of top 10.

yup.
Safe to say basso has won the giro now.

 

[dresch]

What a terrible anti climax without Evans to animate the race

 

[The Sheep]

How is Arroyo as a TTer?

Anyone know? I have no clue.

without ITT he would have been 5th last year instead of 11th

 

[Moondance]

What a terrible anti climax without Evans to animate the race

Or his groupies to animate the forum

 

[Cobblestones]

Bottom of gazzetta page has Karpets laid out between Vino and MR group?

 

[Jamsque]

I wonder if Wiggins will have a go tomorrow? He rode in the grupetto yesterday, and I assume he is again today, so he should be much more rested than the guys in the top 10. It would be nice to book-end the Giro with TT wins.

 

[Pantani_lives]

How is Arroyo as a TTer?

Anyone know? I have no clue.

He finished 161th on 58'' in the opening TT!
Basso was 37th on 23''.

 

[Tuarts]

Look, I'm sure it would have been nice to commemerate Simoni's career by letting him crest the climb first but whilst I would have commended Tschopp for doing so, I can fully understand him for not, sport isn't a
Hollywood romance. Simoni has his whole career to reflecrt on and I would imagine Bbox would have been asking Tschopp why he didn't attempt to grab the prizemoney, I'm sure they need it (if it is indeed 50k euro) more then Simoni would in his retirement.

 

[Jamsque]

Bottom of gazzetta page has Karpets laid out between Vino and MR group?

He attacked over the summit, not sure if he is still ahead.

 

[issoisso]

I wonder if Wiggins will have a go tomorrow? He rode in the grupetto yesterday, and I assume he is again today, so he should be much more rested than the guys in the top 10. It would be nice to book-end the Giro with TT wins.

He did say he'd be resting on these stages specifically to try that.

(Since everyone else will be dead tired from competing for the GC)

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Hopefully he holds on to second. Could be close if nibali has a good ride tomorrow.

 

[dresch]

There is something not quite right about Arroyo riding round on that pink steed.