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

[auscyclefan94]

Computer explosion!!!!

 

[Dr. Maserati]

What a STAGE! That was goddamn epic. I love the Giro.

Epic is an over used word...... But today it is deserved.

Well done Cadel!!! Chapeau all.

 

[hfer07]

Sastre is done-can't see him climbing back today's deficit at all

 

[Eratosthenes]

Aussie folk: is that Brit eurosport commentator the same dud ethat is on th channel 9 commentary team for the cricket?

 

[dsut4392]

2" time gap on the line as well as bonification. Nice work Evans! Nibali 3'04"(?) back.

 

[ak-zaaf]

only downer that the cheat gets the pink gurnsey.........for now

Take your whining to the clinic.

 

[trompe le monde]

marvellous stage! not particularly thrilled about the outcome, but one of the most watchable gt-stages I have seen.

I feel the same. And here comes Sastre.

 

[Publicus]

Nothing against Basso, but that was criminal to have to watch the pink jersey pull him along.

It was. He should have released Nibali awhile back when it was clear he didn't have it.

 

[Jamsque]

Liquigas will have to go batshit insane. Should be amusing.

Liquigas are going to be absolutely furious that the pack didn't wait when Nibali crashed. I suppose the riders will say that with the conditions being what they were it was impossible to know what was going on.

 

[Anonymous]

Where's Sastre?
Hasn't he crossed the line yet?

Shelled....badly

 

[Bala Verde]

Where's Sastre?
Hasn't he crossed the line yet?

lost approx 5m

 

[zapata]

sastre five minutes back.

 

[dsut4392]

And here is Sastre!! 5'19"

 

[tgsgirl]

Shelled....badly

In now. 5'40" behind Evans (boni included)

 

[El Imbatido]

Aussie folk: is that Brit eurosport commentator the same dud ethat is on th channel 9 commentary team for the cricket?

No you are thinking of Mark Nicholas. This is Dave Harmon, he originally started out commentating on motorbikes

 

[Ferminal]

Aussie folk: is that Brit eurosport commentator the same dud ethat is on th channel 9 commentary team for the cricket?

Mark Nicholas? Not even close..!

 

[Anonymous]

Epic is an over used word...... But today it is deserved.

Well done Cadel!!! Chapeau all.

Well deserved. Simply fantastic racing.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Sastre loses 5 minutes and the Giro.

 

[ak-zaaf]

lost approx 5m

5'40

What a shame. Field is completely decapitated after a week.
Well, it kinda was before the start with Pellizotti.

 

[Bala Verde]

David millar still in contention!

 

[auscyclefan94]

only downer that the cheat gets the pink gurnsey.........for now

true. good for evans tho.

Aussie folk: is that Brit eurosport commentator the same dud ethat is on th channel 9 commentary team for the cricket?

sastre coming.

 

[Cobblestones]

Bingo, the last climb has Vino written all over it. He might try to gain seconds there, with or without a breakaway up front. If they catch the breakaway early, there'll also be bonus seconds to hand out. With a, say, 20-30" gap from the climb and the 20 bonus seconds, you could almost gain a minute with a moderate effort. Vino is still peaking, I guess, but it's not going to last. The more seconds he gains in early stages, the easier it'll be to defend in later ones.

Such a climb is not where Vino can make the difference. It's more likely he'll hang on for dear life when guys like Scarponi, Garzelli, or even Evans have a go.

Oh dear...

 

[Jamsque]

Millar is in 3rd on GC! Alright!

And Richie Porte is back in the young rider's jersey.

Nibali and Basso are still in touch, thanks to their TTT performance, but they clearly had to expend a lot of energy today.

 

[El Imbatido]

what are the bonifs?

 

[ingsve]

If Evans loses this Giro he'll only have himself to blaim I think. I can't see who could possibly beat him.