Stage 19, Avellino - Vesuvio, 164km

[kjetilraknerud]

What?!? Looked like Leipheimer attacked?

 

[Zoncolan]

Sastre flying!!!

 

[Parrot23]

Sastre going after Basso. Good legs today!

 

[Cobblestones]

Sastre went like a rocket.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Sastre looks amazing. He and Basso could do a lot of damage together.

 

[Parrot23]

What?!? Looked like Leipheimer attacked?

Kudos for Levi!

 

[krebs303]

great stage

 

[Parrot23]

Sastre looks amazing. He and Basso could do a lot of damage together.

Absolutely. Two diesel engines going for the long bomb.

Sastre's pedaling is great now: souplesse.

 

[BroDeal]

What?!? Looked like Leipheimer attacked?

He was concentrating so much on the wheel ahead of him that when the pace slowed he rolled out into the lead by accident and then did not know what to do.

 

[lookkg386]

Sastre just floats up the road! Wow..

 

[Merckx]

Things are heating up for sure.

 

[Cobblestones]

Menchov might have to reply.

 

[Bala Verde]

Basso and sastre are going hard (seemingly) they could well take 2 minutes if no one counters. The pace is slow in MR.

 

[BroDeal]

Sastre just floats up the road! Wow..

I noticed that. He looks great.

 

[Merckx]

Awesome, everyone's gonna be going for it soon.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Sastre could easily take two minutes on this climb, and reclaim his podium spot. So Basso won't do any work.

 

[BroDeal]

I would love to see Simoni win...but I wouldn't give him good odds.

 

[lookkg386]

Menchov MUST react.

 

[53x11 in DC]

I feel like DiLuca has resigned himself to his fate - 2nd step on the podium.

 

[clydesdale]

So Garzelli is gone, Basso and Sastre are already gone. DDL is losing his chance at the time bonus'.

If Menchov monitors the leaders he's in good shape.

 

[Merckx]

Wow, they've got quite the gap so far.

 

[Bala Verde]

Di Luca doesn't look that strong, if the Astana boys can sit with him as well. Nothing in the tank to attack anymore?

 

[Parrot23]

Maybe DDL's legs are finally not there any more.

 

[53x11 in DC]

Menchov MUST react.

Menchov doesn't have to react to SQUAT, unless DiLuca does something.

 

[Zoncolan]

DDL has no legs today.
Menchov should try to drop him and go after Sastre and Basso. That is, if he has the legs.