Giro d'Italia stage 6: Orvieto-Fiuggi, 216km

[Dekker_Tifosi]

come on... asif a rider cant pedal the last few meters. if he did, im sure he had that...
i really dont get it.

zomg i just watched the overhead... wtff serious?

You would understand if you rode a bike yourself.

You can want as much as you like, when your legs completely fill with lactic acid you can't go on pedalling

 

[Anonymous]

I think Petacchi's legs just exploded.

That's what it looked like to me.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Even if he did cramp, he should have kept peddling. He gifted that...

It's not that easy lol

Your car should keep running even if it's out of gas???

 

[Francois the Postman]

Kelly saw him taking off his shoes quickly, suggesting it could have been cramp indeed.

 

[Granville57]

ventoso. wtf pettachi had that... he stopped peddling...

What the...?
The overhead slo-mo made it look even closer! He was gaining even as he slowed!

Anyone translate his remarks?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

You would understand if you rode a bike yourself.

You can want as much as you like, when your legs completely fill with lactic acid you can't go on pedalling

I ride pretty often, but thanks for your obnoxious post

 

[craig1985]

I don't know about anybody else, but I've seen anything like that before.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I think he had a problem with the right pedal but it did indeed look very strange.

 

[Parrulo]

cramps seem to really make sense

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

cramps seem to really make sense

anything else would just mean petacchi is an idiot

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

It's not that easy lol

Your car should keep running even if it's out of gas???

I'v had plenty of cramps on the bike, I understand your theory, but the overhead to me indicates he could have taken that. I think he could have won it.. Cramps do not make pedaling impossible.

Again you are obnoxious with your posts.
But hey, you know everything, and thus would no my personal life also. Go you

 

[craig1985]

If this was horse racing then Pettachi would have a please explain issued to him.

 

[Descender]

Sometimes I wonder how many of the posters of this forum have ever ridden a bycycle...

 

[UpTheRoad]

Cramps could be a reasonable explanation. Plus, when he jumped to the right that last snap might have really taken everything out of him and his legs just exploded.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I'v had plenty of cramps on the bike, I understand your theory, but the overhead to me indicates he could have taken that. I think he could have won it. Again you are obnoxious with your posts. Cramps do not make pedaling impossible.

But hey, you know everything, and thus would no my personal life also. Go you

Well sorry but anything else implies Petacchi is some sort of idiot... it's the only logical explanation aside from material problems

 

[jens_attacks]

very generous pirazzi and di luca.awesome stage.

 

[Granville57]

I'm watching the RAI feed so I'm not getting any of what's being said.

Anyone?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Well sorry but anything else implies Petacchi is some sort of idiot... it's the only logical explanation aside from material problems

my first thought was material problems.
Don't get me wrong. I agree he probably had cramps, I just think with the adrenaline and line so close, maybe he could have done more...

 

[Mellow Velo]

Maybe he just ran out of puff?

 

[craig1985]

Ferrari gets 3rd for Androni.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

very generous pirazzi and di luca.awesome stage.

Pirazzi was awesome.
Killer almost got there.

Great stage really.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

If this was horse racing then Pettachi would have a please explain issued to him.

Blinkers next time out maybe

 

[will10]

Even if he did cramp, he should have kept peddling. He gifted that...

Have you never ridden a bike race then? Bit like saying when 100m sprinters pull hamstrings etc. out of the gate they should keep going. FFS

 

[Descender]

Who in their right mind really thinks Petacchi could have gone on pedalling but didn't???

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Yeah but Contador used up Porte and Morkov. Pity some riders are'nt here but that should go on worst line up thread. I shall go Ventoso, Petacchi, Pineau, Le Mevel and suprise someone fro OPL, or another team, but specifically OPL. Just a thought.

very nice prono