Giro D'Italia: Stage 5: Piombino - Orvieto 191 Kms

[sometriguy]

I really hate how close the cars get to the riders after a fall. One of those cars must have been within 2 feet of his head at 20+mph.... seems senseless as the cars can certainly out accelerate the peleton

 

[thirteen]

tennis over!

 

[Grzdylu]

Ivan Rovny

 

[Spare Tyre]

pls stop it. the weylandt crash was far worse. serious overreacting here

Of course it was, but the events are still fresh in my mind, ffs.

 

[dlwssonic]

pls stop it. the weylandt crash was far worse. serious overreacting here

Good one.

Is it me or is kohler riding pretty well

 

[Eshnar]

Gazzetta's commentator said Purito was involved in the crash.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I really hate how close the cars get to the riders after a fall. One of those cars must have been within 2 feet of his head at 20+mph.... seems senseless as the cars can certainly out accelerate the peleton

pls can we stop all the bs now?? this is the first cycling race you ever watched?? this is how people drive cars in europe/italy

 

[Parrulo]

pls stop it. the weylandt crash was far worse. serious overreacting here

lol i agree with this

 

[greatking88]

Ivan Rovny

Thanks, thought it was Deignan for a second

 

[dlwssonic]

pls can we stop all the bs now?? This is the first cycling race you ever watched?? This is how people drive cars in europe/italy

thank you my friend

 

[cineteq]

pls can we stop all the bs now?? this is the first cycling race you ever watched?? this is how people drive cars in europe/italy

Stop being condescending. The statement is valid even if the person doesn't know how people drive in Europe/Italy.

 

[sometriguy]

The boards are here so we can comment as we watch. As a rider, if a car got that close to me I would freak the F*** out. You can feel free to ignore comments you don't find relevant.

 

[Ferminal]

Did Porte make it back on?

 

[just some guy]

Did Porte make it back on?

he was in the cars so I assume so

 

[Machu Picchu]

the more crashes you see then the more you'll remember that it's just part of racing...

 

[jens_attacks]

is it just me or kohler is going very strong?
garmin is chasing hard.

 

[hrotha]

God forbid that people feel irrationally apprehensive about normal stuff after a shock like the one we just went through.

It's human nature, people. Mocking it won't make you internet hard men.

 

[sometriguy]

At what point does a single rider become a threat to win a stage? I know sometimes a rule of 1 minutes per 10k is used on reasonably flat courses with a small escape group (6 guys).

Would it be reasonable to think that if he still at 6 minutes at 30k that he would have a shot?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Ah, the rest of Eurosport has caught up. Only missed 10kms waiting to get that pointless intro out of the way.
Jeez! Another fecking ad break.
What are they playing at?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I think garmin look like chasing hard but they aren't

 

[Tuarts]

Anyone know if Porte is back in the bunch?


EDIT: ah i see its been answered.

 

[flicker]

You forget to take into account the fact that these riders spent an aweful lot of time together during training, races and training camps. The ones you mention don't spend anywhere near that much time together.

Quite similarly Ayrton Senna. I totally understand anyone withdrawing from the 2011 GIRO. Sometimes it is important to follow your gut feelings.
A series of bad accidents and co-incidences preceded Ayrton's death. Leopard made the right decision. Farrar was respecting his friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ayrton_Senna

 

[Eshnar]

anyone knows why Gazzetta's feed is (almost) always perfect?
There must be a lot of people watching, still it's almost HD. All the other feeds I watched gets choppy sometimes.

 

[spalco]

The boards are here so we can comment as we watch. As a rider, if a car got that close to me I would freak the F*** out. You can feel free to ignore comments you don't find relevant.

I would be nervous inside the car as well, especially if I'm driving - one eye on the tv monitor, radio in the ear, handing out water bottles through the window while weaving through the other cars and cyclists, all for hours at a time without rest...

 

[just some guy]

is it just me or kohler is going very strong?
garmin is chasing hard.

Looking super strong !!