Giro d'Italia Stage 9: Frosinone - Cava de' Tirreni (187km)

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

he'll have a free hand for zoncolan if he's recovered from his crash by then at least

meh

I expect he'll ride easy for most of the race, maybe go for a stage, and attempt to peak for the tour.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Astana have attacked!No Evans!!!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

haha columbia shelled everyone off

indeed. looks like evans missed the split.

the liquigas boys are there,

 

[ak-zaaf]

Evans not in the first group.

 

[zapata]

Real gaps in the peloton now. Vino and nibali in front, not evans, I think.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Astana have attacked!No Evans!!!

and here we expected a 'rest' themed stage

interesting situation we have

EDIT: is gonna come back together i think

 

[killswitch]

What happened to Evans and Garzelli? Was there a crash?

 

[thrawn]

evans seems to have help on this stage though

 

[Eyjafjallajokull]

It's a small gap. I think they can make it back.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Gotta love Vino. Who would have thought it?!

No team at all for Evans....

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

What happened to Evans and Garzelli? Was there a crash?

considering evans is 2nd wheel in the behind group i think not.

 

[Kender]

evans was lucky astana started pulling instead on columbia

respect to evans, pulling himself back

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

re: him having help.

sarcasm right? looked to me that he had only one man with him. not good enough.

 

[Cobblestones]

considering evans is 2nd wheel in the behind group i think not.

Gazetta feed calls it 'Garzelli group'.

 

[thrawn]

basso in the evans group, theyre about to rejoin

 

[ak-zaaf]

evans was lucky astana started pulling instead on columbia

respect to evans, pulling himself back

Well, it was his only option.

Finally the RAI motor is there to pace the Basso group.

 

[thrawn]

re: him having help.

sarcasm right? looked to me that he had only one man with him. not good enough.

better than in previous stages, and it was more in reference to other people helping to bridge the gap

 

[zapata]

Ignatiev solo as usual

 

[Kender]

and this is why the giro is a better race in many respects than le tour... even the flat stages are never boring

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Ignatiev solo as usual

it was only a matter of time.

^ kender, I think this year has been a lil more crazy in that aspect.
But I've always thought the giro is a better race, and this seems to be shaping into one of the best GT's in a very long time.

 

[Cobblestones]

So it's all together again.

 

[Jamsque]

The sprinter's teams seem to have lost control here.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

The sprinter's teams seem to have lost control here.

yup, this will surely benefit the two front men.
Though I think it will still come together

 

[Cobblestones]

So, will Columbia screw this up again?

Finally I see a Columbia rider at the front again. 6 km and 15" gap.

 

[Jamsque]

Gruppo Compatto. Now the sprint trains need to get organised.