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

[theswordsman]

Basso finished strong

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

it is gonna be a good fight for 3rd place tomorrow.

Doubt Arroyo lost enough time to put 2nd place in doubt.

 

[Jamsque]

Cadel rode one hell of a race.

Also, this is the Giro that made me fall back in love with Vino. Who cares whether or not he's clean, he's a joy to watch.

 

[superconfex]

well done Jonny Gad

 

[afpm90]

Why is Scarponi pulling Basso? He can't win the stage.

Gain time over Arroyo.

 

[Zoncolan]

Sastre almost 4 mins down

 

[eljimberino]

Well, it's clear Vino has no tactics.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Bauke
Shame he didn't win white, clearly the best young rider

 

[Sneekes]

Know what you mean about Vino - always exciting to have him in a race. But he does seem like a complete c*** at times

 

[ak-zaaf]

I have to say, 3 Australian jerseys this tour is a truly historic performance.
Hats off.

Hope that numbs the Evans pain a little

 

[theyoungest]

And Mollema, once again, proves he's the strongest youngster in the race.

 

[Jamsque]

Also a gutsy, gutsy Giro from Sastre. Never gave up.

 

[theswordsman]

Vino you are probably going to have to wait until the Vuelta to win a stage.

Do you think he's up to riding three Grand Tours this year?

 

[maltiv]

Also a gutsy, gutsy Giro from Sastre. Never gave up.

yet quite dumb. attacked way too early considering his downhilling is horrible.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

And Mollema, once again, proves he's the strongest youngster in the race.

in terms of climbing yes. But we shouldn't take anything from porte, great ride and deserving winner.
Mollema seems to have a bright future though, managed to avoid a real bad day during the hardest GT in recent memory.

 

[Tuarts]

Well done Tcshopp, climbed hard to take that win.

I hope the 21 seconds was worth it Evans. I think the move was a good ol' finger salute to the Vino-Liqui rumour. Would own if true.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Bauke
Shame he didn't win white, clearly the best young rider

Fuck that, Porte has been amazing from start to almost finish now. He was outstanding and gained a lot of new fans including me.

But I don't doubt the Great Bauke Mollema will end his career with 6 Giro's, 8 Tours, 4 Vuelta's and 4 World Champs.

 

[theyoungest]

yet quite dumb. attacked way too early considering his downhilling is horrible.

Do you know the meaning of the word "gutsy"?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Sean Kelly: Evans should have attacked earlier. No Shyte?
Shows it's the Giro gradients that did for Cuddles.

Today was a lot like a TDF Queen stage.
Therefore, an exciting 5 minutes.

Bauke
Shame he didn't win white, clearly the best young rider

Huh? You and ACF should get married and adopt a few fanboys.

 

[Moondance]

Fuck that, Porte has been amazing from start to almost finish now. He was outstanding and gained a lot of new fans including me.

But I don't doubt the Great Bauke Mollema will end his career with 6 Giro's, 8 Tours, 4 Vuelta's and 4 World Champs.

+1

To both parts

 

[maltiv]

Do you know the meaning of the word "gutsy"?

yes. that's why I said "yet quite dumb". meaning I agree on the gutsy part.

 

[theyoungest]

Fuck that, Porte has been amazing from start to almost finish now. He was outstanding and gained a lot of new fans including me.

But I don't doubt the Great Bauke Mollema will end his career with 6 Giro's, 8 Tours, 4 Vuelta's and 4 World Champs.

Porte has been impressive. And lucky.

But I have no doubt he'll win 7 Giros, 9 Tours, 5 Vueltas, but zero World Champs. Which still makes him the lesser rider compared to Mollema.

 

[Jamsque]

yet quite dumb. attacked way too early considering his downhilling is horrible.

Man, shut the eff up. He needed huge time, he was never going to get it if he waited till the Gavia. He had to go early, try to form a good group, and hope Liquigas cracked under the pressure, and that's exactly what he did.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Fuck that, Porte has been amazing from start to almost finish now. He was outstanding and gained a lot of new fans including me.

But I don't doubt the Great Bauke Mollema will end his career with 6 Giro's, 8 Tours, 4 Vuelta's and 4 World Champs.

hahaha

Sean Kelly: Evans should have attacked earlier. No Shyte?
Shows it's the Giro gradients that did for Cuddles.

Today was a lot like a TDF Queen stage.
Therefore, an exciting 5 minutes.

yeah evans couldn't cope on the steeper sections.
still a gutsy ride this giro.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Fuck that, Porte has been amazing from start to almost finish now. He was outstanding and gained a lot of new fans including me.

But I don't doubt the Great Bauke Mollema will end his career with 6 Giro's, 8 Tours, 4 Vuelta's and 4 World Champs.

Porte got 12 minutes bonus in L'Aquila and 3 minutes bonus in the Netherlands by not losing time there.
He has been behind Mollema in 4 mountain stages, only finishing ahead on Kronplatz (when Mollema was at his worst due to the illness), and finishing in the same group twice.
So clearly, Mollema was better.