Giro d'Italia Stage 7: Carrara - Montalcino (222km)

[auscyclefan94]

sastre could lose many mins today if they don't get on terms soon. his giro could be over.

 

[Publicus]

He (Sastre) doesn't seem to have any sense of urgency.

 

[Francois the Postman]

28s according to sporza

Sastre in second peloton

15 seconds according to Gazzetta.

 

[Spine Concept]

Yes Sastre in the 2nd group. I've seen the Cervelo boys hanging around the back of the peleton a couple of times now.... And now its costing them.

Said it before, this just isn't his Giro.

My thoughts exactly, they must have been caught off guard.

 

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[Mellow Velo]

They should get back, if and when it slows a little.
Harmon has lost the plot. Not following the race.

 

[thrawn]

It isn't at all. I think he's losing the Giro today.

And why the heck are Katusha killing themselves to drop Sastre? It's not like he's an opponent of theirs

i think they want the stage win with pozzato today

 

[issoisso]

The groups are very close, but Cervélo don't seem to be chasing. This is very odd

i think they want the stage win with pozzato today

Yes, but that doesn't explain the chasing

 

[auscyclefan94]

It isn't at all. I think he's losing the Giro today.

And why the heck are Katusha killing themselves to drop Sastre? It's not like he's an opponent of theirs

for pozzato for the stage win.

 

[The Sheep]

It isn't at all. I think he's losing the Giro today.

And why the heck are Katusha killing themselves to drop Sastre? It's not like he's an opponent of theirs

Losing half the people for Pozzato is good for them.

 

[Spine Concept]

Tempo in the first group is high, Sastre's group 40 sec back now...!

 

[powderpuff]

I wonder if the split was why Sorensen had a chat with Flens a little while back,

 

[superconfex]

harmon thinks its i bad for italian cycling that they have no italian stage winner yet.

but they have the maglia rosa.

harmon is also talking about ignatiev's russian chops!

Harmon...he's not very good is he

 

[Moondance]

It isn't at all. I think he's losing the Giro today.

And why the heck are Katusha killing themselves to drop Sastre? It's not like he's an opponent of theirs

Катюша have been doing the work all day, to get the stage. They upped the pace to close down the break and 60 or so riders including Sastre got caught out. Sastre fucked himself, Катюша didn't fuck him. If Liquigas is going to pull on the front I'd be surprised.

 

[Bala Verde]

Nibali killed a pigeon in Amsterdam in the ITT!!!

they really have nothing to talk about at the moment hehe

 

[Publicus]

I wonder if this is also a side effect of Sastre's limited race schedule prior to the Giro.

 

[tgsgirl]

28s according to sporza

Yeah, I know. I've got José de Cauwer chatting on the TV behind me

 

[joy118118]

any link of Flemish?

 

[Publicus]

Yeah, I know. I've got José de Cauwer chatting on the TV behind me

Showing 38" now on the Gazzeta tracker (actually a nice little website).

 

[issoisso]

Sastre's Giro seems over, then.


This Giro just gets worse every day. We started with a ton of GC candidates and sprinters and now we barely have any.

 

[Moondance]

I wonder if this is also a side effect of Sastre's limited race schedule prior to the Giro.

No. I know because Isso told me that this wouldn't be an issue

 

[zapata]

I was wondering about that. Anyone got experience with it in the wet?

In procycling magazine, Franco Chiocchioli said that if it's wet, the climb would be "even more horrendous", and that it will become "absolute chaos"..

 

[Bala Verde]

Sastre's Giro seems over, then.


This Giro just gets worse every day. We started with a ton of GC candidates and sprinters and now we barely have any.

Was thinking the same thing. The Giro could be decided almost in the first week, instead of the killer last week!

 

[issoisso]

No. I know because Isso told me that this wouldn't be an issue

You do know he crashed twice already and the only reason he hasn't abandoned is he hopes to ride off the hip joint pain, right?

 

[auscyclefan94]

At least sastre will definetly have a go tommorow!