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

[spalco]

Yeah, he was in the front group. Constantly sitting in the back, so probably already tired.
Then make 1 mistake in the downhill...and bam.. Luckily he is ok now. Well definately with some injuries (don't know what), but alive and well

Was it even downhill? The terrain looked pretty even to me at that point.

 

[Havetts]

Hoogerland at 18 minutes, a bit disappointing if he isnt saving all his energy..

 

[roundabout]

Chris Barton looks to be the first BMC out.

Does anyone know how many started the day? They are classified up to 194 now, and if you're behind McEwen and Brownie you're in big trouble.

Deignan 178th, poor greatking Johnny T 182nd.

That's it. Everybody are home now.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2011/classifiche/it/t_05_class_RETIRED.shtml

 

[Frosty]

Results are in down to 194 now, which may be the final number. Porte and Cavendish in a group at 18.49 down along with Hoogerland.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Was Rujano just dropped or did he puncture?

he was with pozzovivo in climb, so lost a lot of time after that. also jackson and ochoa lost more time so they must've had flats for sure, those were supposed to help rujano

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Good to see the likes of Menchov, Anton and Nieve come through that stage without losing any time. Job done for Contador also.

Nice return to form for Cataldo, finishing with the lead group despite crashing into a ditch

BTW Gatto finished 7th in the Eroica this year

 

[Parrulo]

Ha!

That'd be a first for Bruyneel.

not even bruyneel can entirely drain tiago's suicidal attacking mentality. prolly just made him a bit smarter *hopes*

 

[rhubroma]

Great stage. Spectacular scenery. Like the sterrato (packed-dirt) roads, though the riders probably less.

There was a shot from Orvieto when the riders were at 15k to go, where you could see the dust kicked up from the riders wheels off in the distance. Awsome.

Hats of to the winner. Excellent finisseur that Pieter Weening.

Tonight its Orvieto Bianco with the sea bass I bought at the market.

 

[jens_attacks]

Wait what? Slagter fell trying to catch a water bottle

RAI said that was an eusakaltel soigneur who thought slagter was an euskalter rider.

 

[Ferminal]

That's it. Everybody are home now.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2011/classifiche/it/t_05_class_RETIRED.shtml

Heh, I should have known what "Ritirati" was

So BMC, Farnese lose one, and obviously Slagter.

 

[will10]

Hoogerland at 18 minutes, a bit disappointing if he isnt saving all his energy..

I suspect he's going OK and just losing some time to gain freedom for stage hunting.

 

[Sasquatch]

Machado's ambitions for top 5 aren't shot. Make that call after stage 15.

 

[Moncoutie]

RAI said that was an eusakaltel soigneur who thought slagter was an euskalter rider.

So even the soigneurs at Euskaltel can't avoid crashes?!

 

[Arnout]

RAI said that was an eusakaltel soigneur who thought slagter was an euskalter rider.

That's stupid... Although I wanna see the accident again, if Slagter wanted to catch that bottle its just bad luck. No wonder he was acting so nervously.

 

[roundabout]

I suspect he's going OK and just losing some time to gain freedom for stage hunting.

Yes, tomorrow for example could be a good stage for a break. Tricky finish for sprinters, one less team interested in chasing and big gaps after today.

 

[theyoungest]

I suspect he's going OK and just losing some time to gain freedom for stage hunting.

No, Hoogerland is reportedly sick, and using antibiotics.

 

[Parrulo]

Machado's ambitions for top 5 aren't shot. Make that call after stage 15.

lul his top 5 chances were shot before the race. its his first GT with an extreme (and awesome) course and one of the best line ups in years

his top 10 chances on the other hand . . . .

you heard it here first machado to win on the zoncolan from the break and getting himself into pink by 30 secs

hypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehypehype

 

[will10]

No, Hoogerland is reportedly sick, and using antibiotics.

Well at least he's lost some time to gain freedom for stage hunting.

Every cloud has a silver lining

 

[Ferminal]

GC

1 WEENING Pieter NED RAB 14:59:33 0:00
2 PINOTTI Marco ITA THR 14:59:35 0:02
3 SIVTSOV Kanstantsin BLR THR 14:59:35 0:02
4 LE MEVEL Christophe FRA GRM 14:59:38 0:05
5 LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo ESP MOV 14:59:55 0:22
6 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQ 14:59:57 0:24
7 SCARPONI Michele ITA LAM 14:59:59 0:26
8 KRUIJSWIJK Steven NED RAB 15:00:01 0:28
9 CONTADOR Alberto ESP SBS 15:00:03 0:30
10 SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo COL AND 15:00:06 0:33
11 LOVKVIST Thomas SWE SKY 15:00:12 0:39
12 ARROYO DURAN David ESP MOV 15:00:13 0:40
13 DUARTE Fabio Andres COL GEO 15:00:16 0:43
14 CATALDO Dario ITA QST 15:00:17 0:44
15 CARRARA Matteo ITA VCD 15:00:23 0:50
16 KENNAUGH Peter GBR SKY 15:00:23 0:50
17 KIRYIENKA Vasili BLR MOV 15:00:24 0:51
18 KREUZIGER Roman CZE AST 15:00:25 0:52
19 KISERLOVSKI Robert CRO AST 15:00:25 0:52
20 MENCHOV Denis RUS GEO 15:00:28 0:55
21 PARDILLA BELLON Sergio ESP MOV 15:00:30 0:57
22 DUPONT Hubert FRA ALM 15:00:31 0:58
23 MASCIARELLI Francesco ITA AST 15:00:32 0:59
24 SELLA Emanuele ITA AND 15:00:34 1:01
25 TSCHOPP Johann SUI BMC 15:00:36 1:03
26 RODRIGUEZ Joaquin ESP KAT 15:00:39 1:06
27 GATTO Oscar ITA FAR 15:00:42 1:09
28 GARZELLI Stefano ITA ASA 15:00:42 1:09
29 SEELDRAYERS Kevin BEL QST 15:00:45 1:12
30 CAPECCHI Eros ITA LIQ 15:00:47 1:14
31 ANTON Igor ESP EUS 15:00:48 1:15
32 NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel ESP EUS 15:00:48 1:15
33 POZZOVIVO Domenico ITA COG 15:00:54 1:21

Kind of looking forward to Montevergine now, all the 2nd-tier climbers still up there will try and get Pink before the big guns take it for good on Etna.

 

[roundabout]

Blasted Weening, without him Le Mevel would have had pink.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Machado's ambitions for top 5 aren't shot. Make that call after stage 15.

Of course you should never count someone out after 5 (4) stages and even before the first mountain stage, but it's going to be nearly impossible for Machado to break into top 5 now.

 

[jens_attacks]

at least we can count on rujano and machado to go in some insane breaks.
surprises of the day were anton and pozzovivo,they did very well for this terrain.

 

[Barrus]

Really deserved win by Rabobank, in the last 40 km they really were the team that did most of the attacking and tried to make something of it

 

[Parrulo]

at least we can count on rujano and machado to go in some insane breaks.
surprises of the day were anton and pozzovivo,they did very well for this terrain.

indeed very surprising. both looking good so far. i hope neither crashs out like they usually do . . .

p.s. go away barrus you are reminding me of our bet and how wrong it is going for me

 

[hfer07]

GC

1 WEENING Pieter NED RAB 14:59:33 0:00
2 PINOTTI Marco ITA THR 14:59:35 0:02
3 SIVTSOV Kanstantsin BLR THR 14:59:35 0:02
4 LE MEVEL Christophe FRA GRM 14:59:38 0:05
5 LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo ESP MOV 14:59:55 0:22
6 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQ 14:59:57 0:24
7 SCARPONI Michele ITA LAM 14:59:59 0:26
8 KRUIJSWIJK Steven NED RAB 15:00:01 0:28
9 CONTADOR Alberto ESP SBS 15:00:03 0:30
10 SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo COL AND 15:00:06 0:33
11 LOVKVIST Thomas SWE SKY 15:00:12 0:39
12 ARROYO DURAN David ESP MOV 15:00:13 0:40
13 DUARTE Fabio Andres COL GEO 15:00:16 0:43
14 CATALDO Dario ITA QST 15:00:17 0:44
15 CARRARA Matteo ITA VCD 15:00:23 0:50
16 KENNAUGH Peter GBR SKY 15:00:23 0:50
17 KIRYIENKA Vasili BLR MOV 15:00:24 0:51
18 KREUZIGER Roman CZE AST 15:00:25 0:52
19 KISERLOVSKI Robert CRO AST 15:00:25 0:52
20 MENCHOV Denis RUS GEO 15:00:28 0:55
21 PARDILLA BELLON Sergio ESP MOV 15:00:30 0:57
22 DUPONT Hubert FRA ALM 15:00:31 0:58
23 MASCIARELLI Francesco ITA AST 15:00:32 0:59
24 SELLA Emanuele ITA AND 15:00:34 1:01
25 TSCHOPP Johann SUI BMC 15:00:36 1:03
26 RODRIGUEZ Joaquin ESP KAT 15:00:39 1:06
27 GATTO Oscar ITA FAR 15:00:42 1:09
28 GARZELLI Stefano ITA ASA 15:00:42 1:09
29 SEELDRAYERS Kevin BEL QST 15:00:45 1:12
30 CAPECCHI Eros ITA LIQ 15:00:47 1:14
31 ANTON Igor ESP EUS 15:00:48 1:15
32 NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel ESP EUS 15:00:48 1:15
33 POZZOVIVO Domenico ITA COG 15:00:54 1:21

Kind of looking forward to Montevergine now, all the 2nd-tier climbers still up there will try and get Pink before the big guns take it for good on Etna.

can't wait either-damn it's going to be exiting