Giro d'Italia Stage 8: Chianciano - Monte Terminillo (189km)

[zapata]

can't say I've heard much of this stortoni, but admit I'd like to see a colnago-rider winning this..

 

[Moondance]

Stortoni has a serious dig. He looks to be off.

Where = Moncoutie?

 

[El Imbatido]

Man my feed is so blurry that it looks like 8 rabo riders in the break.....it is just some orangey, white blurry thing......but atleast it is working.....last nights one had to buffer about every 20sec

 

[Publicus]

Hmmm... Gap isn't coming down very quickly.

Unless one of the big favorites has a serious dig the break has a shot.

Yep. Unless someone puts the pressure on in the leaders group, then the winner should come from the breakaway.

 

[ferryman]

pleeeeease

Sorry can't find one! Just posted to say the coverage has started.

 

[Parrot23]

We maybe a dumb mob (reffering to iq) but we are a sporty race!

No drafting allowed in pro cycling anymore, 'cause that's an F1 topic.

 

[zapata]

stortoni also wearing the nose-thing. I'm sold.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Stortoni for colnago looks good. Garzelli is going to have a go imo.

 

[trompe le monde]

Chris Anker trying to chase Stortoni down.

 

[Bala Verde]

Stortoni has a serious dig. He looks to be off.

Where = Moncoutie?

But he seemed to be attacking on a flatter part, or did i get that wrong?

 

[issoisso]

suddenly I no longer want the break to make it.

 

[Galic Ho]

Is that the total number of riders remaining?

On a more serious note, is there a minimum number of riders that need to be on a team before they are pulled from the race, like in football, the minimum is 9?

Voigt complained about the IC participation and that he didn't need a team, so I was wondering what the rules are once the race has started.

Barloworld had 4 in the 2008 Tour. They weren't pulled. You need 5 or 6 to start the race on the first day. After that I don't think it matters.

 

[Moondance]

suddenly I no longer want the break to make it.

Something about Stortoni I am not aware of?

 

[Parrot23]

1:26 gap. Can they pull that back in 10k's? Prob.

 

[Bala Verde]

gap over 2m

2:10

 

[issoisso]

WOW 2''07.

Break's looking like a winner

 

[auscyclefan94]

break will win. what is up with moncoots?

 

[The Sheep]

GC group aren't going to do anything are they?

 

[Moondance]

1:26 gap. Can they pull that back in 10k's? Prob.

No... Gap is back to over 2 mins at the 10k mark.

 

[trompe le monde]

2'06 back of Stortoni, that is maglia rosa group.

 

[Tyke1968]

Well done to Ben Swift wiinning tour of Picardie.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Well done to Ben Swift wiinning tour of Picardie.

I was totally watching that later

 

[issoisso]

spoiler

I give up on people

 

[Parrot23]

No... Gap is back to over 2 mins at the 10k mark.

Thanks. Yeah, I see that now. Gazetta's TV feed and the electronic gizmo at the bottom are giving different results.

 

[zapata]

sørensen really hurting