Stage 17 Chieti → Blockhaus

[Parrot23]

Way too easy for Menchov, way too easy.

 

[jaylew]

Basso and garzelli dropped! Man, menchov makes it look so easy.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

sastre group still ~40 secs behind DDL group

I saw that, I take it all back

 

[53x11 in DC]

Please God let there be no scandal.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Great win by Pellizotti - he's on the podium now.

 

[jaylew]

Menchov finally cracks in the end, but only loses ~5 secs

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Oh my god, Menchov really cracked in the last metres

 

[Jasper]

Please God let there be no scandal.

Garzelli. Must be.

 

[clydesdale]

Way too easy for Menchov, way too easy.

Not so much...he looked done at the end. You never can tell with that guy.

Vesuvio should be interesting.

 

[jaylew]

Levi group catches the Sastre group?

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Great ride by Masciarelli, Rogers, Valjavec etc. too.

 

[53x11 in DC]

Sastre and LA lose 1:15 to Killer and Garz in last 10km.

 

[Jasper]

Great ride by Masciarelli, Rogers, Valjavec etc. too.

After pulling in front for several kilometres. Maybe he had some of Garzellis leftovers?

 

[jmnikricket]

Speculation aside, that was an awesome stage!

 

[Parrot23]

Not so much...he looked done at the end. You never can tell with that guy.

Yeah, maybe right. Poker face. Just when I DON'T see a guy's cheeks going like a hyperventilating chipmunk, a la Sastre, etc., I wonder, "Where's he breathing from?"

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Seeldrayers keeps his jersey

 

[BroDeal]

Not so much...he looked done at the end. You never can tell with that guy.

Vesuvio should be interesting.

It looked easy for Menchov to me. He is as solid as granite. It will take some spectacular racing to break him.

 

[Cobblestones]

DDL fighting until the end. Gotta love this guy's aggressiveness.

 

[BroDeal]

Yeah, maybe right. Poker face. But when you DON'T see a guy's cheeks going like a hyperventilating chipmunk, a la Sastre, etc. you think, "Where's he breathing from?"

He has gills under his jersey.

 

[Bala Verde]

There is still the stage to Vesuvius and Anagni... the latter which has an uphill Ardennes Classic type of finish. He gained what, 13s today

edit: Did Menchov have trouble with his gear?

 

[Ibanez]

Why is Garzelli such a suprise? He won two stages last time he rode the giro. Was awesome last year as well and should have been invited. The guy is a classy veteran, always has been. Great rider.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

And there is the final TT, Menchov will take 30 seconds on that one.

 

[Parrot23]

He has gills under his jersey.

LOL, great anaerobic capacity, a deep diver/supersaturated O2 capacity

 

[clydesdale]

It looked easy for Menchov to me. He is as solid as granite. It will take some spectacular racing to break him.

Well, part of it is me not wanting to get my hopes up...he's one of my favorites. I thought he had the tour last year when he started his break and then fell.

 

[Ibanez]

The pressure on Menchov must be massive. He should have taken time from Di Luca on Petrano when he looked stronger.