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

[bobs nob]

twitter ticker says all riders are stopped at a mountainside cafe having coffee and they will be dropped off 10 k from the finis later on.

 

[trompe le monde]

well, a sliver of live images.

 

[Fourier]

there we go

 

[eljimberino]

It's like being cops sitting in the van listening to the wire on your undercover agent, and then you hear crackling and then nothing...

 

[HL2037]

Apparently signal is sent from the motos to a plane that circles over the race and then from the plane to producers headquarters. Except the plane has been put on the ground because of bad weather.

 

[issoisso]

Radio corsa: Maglia rosa is at 1:40 behind Moncoutié and Simoni who lead 14 seconds ahead of Vino, Sastre and Pinotti

 

[superconfex]

damm you Eurosport

 

[Midnite]

I quit... Gonna switch to the Ronde van Belgie.

 

[theswordsman]

Valverde denied there was an agreement between himself and Contador although their cooperation was obvious.

"Alberto did his own race," Valverde said.

"He wanted to keep his third place and stayed attentive."

Asked about possible help that Contador could look for in case of an offensive by Astana teammate Lance Armstrong in the tour, Valverde said: "If I can help him at the Tour de France, I'll do it.

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/valverde-pips-evans-in-dauphine-libere-20090615-c7ke.html

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Sunshine! Woohoo!

 

[issoisso]

Radio corsa: Maglia rosa is at 1:40 behind Moncoutié and Simoni who lead 14 seconds ahead of Vino, Sastre and Pinotti

And we immediately get live pictures that contradict radio corsa. LOL

 

[Sasquatch]

This break will be caught by the top of the Gavia.

 

[Anonymous]

another streaming link for those that like that kinda thing
http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-giro-d-italia.html

 

[bobs nob]

going for a walk with wife. too nice to sit here

 

[Fourier]

eljimberino, love the signature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY&feature=related

 

[Moondance]

This is more frustrating than the last date I went on

 

[HL2037]

Vino bridges to Moncoutie and Simoni

 

[Gregory]

Simoni, Moncoutie, Vino and Tschopp are leading

 

[Mellow Velo]

RAI start to get picks back just as ES run away.

 

[Publicus]

If Gazzetta's ticker is to be believed, Vino and Schopp just joined Simoni and Moncoutie. Have 12" on Sastre and the remnants of the chase.

Well the live images have him right next to Sastre.

 

[issoisso]

Let's all hope Simoni can drop everyone on the descent. Surely he has to be a lot more motivated than any other to descend like a madman

eljimberino, love the signature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY&feature=related

Remember the shock picture the other day? It was my immediate reaction to it

 

[Jamsque]

The escape group has come back together. No word on what the gap is. They seem to have better pictures higher up the pass, so we should get good shots later.

 

[Cobblestones]

Live! Vino with Sastre.

 

[sublimit]

And i thought watching the oil spill cam was dull.

hang on - coverage again!

 

[Publicus]

Vino had a mechanical.