Stage 19: Friday, May 25: Treviso-Alpe di Pampeago. 198km

[Kwibus]

despite the stagewins it's really been a giro of terrors for androni... they were so muc hbetter in prep races. But then serpa got injured, rujano sick, sella seems crap. Rubiano fallen...

True and it's a shame.
Despite all of this they still got 2 stage wins though!

 

[fluffkitten]

Bit damp out there today, hope its a shower and not constant,

 

[wirral]

Breakaway bright sunlight, dry roads.
Peloton rain and wet roads.

Edit: Ahh, they've just flashed up a "recorded images" graphic.

 

[FjPavels]

Live: http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_Radiocorsa01.shtml

 

[Tragic]

Watching live now. Katusha are chasing, think they might try and crack Hejsdal on the Manghen?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Speaking of Androni what happened to Monsalve this year hes won langkawi and looks incredibly promising

he got injured but few days ago won stage in vuelta barinas I think

 

[Fidolix]

Just heard an interview with Rolf Sørensen, one of his best friends Max Schandri who is in the giro had spoken with some riders who told Basso had said he untill now only had run for half power and today would be the day...
Guess we will see!

Looks like Liquky gonna make a hard race today, a day of PAIN and survival.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Watching live now. Katusha are chasing, think they might try and crack Hejsdal on the Manghen?

today is purito's chance. the stelvio doesn't suit purito

 

[search]

Watching live now. Katusha are chasing, think they might try and crack Hejsdal on the Manghen?

Kuschynski and Kristoff are doing most of the work so far, they are just keeping a regular, slow pace

 

[Eshnar]

Rujano retired

 

[burning]

Rujano abandons....

 

[Fidolix]

Lool Lucas Haedo in the breakaway, thats one for the books!

 

[vcampbell]

I just arrived home. Thank god there are still the high moutains left.
C'mon Ryder!!!

 

[Fidolix]

Rujano retired from the race? wtf...

 

[burning]

Lool Lucas Haedo in the breakaway, thats one for the books!

Smart move by him to start mountains earlier like Guardini who get into break as well

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Rujano retired from the race? wtf...

he's sick as has been said 50 times

 

[will10]

Rujano abandons. Such a shame.

 

[Fidolix]

Smart move by him to start mountains earlier like Guardini who get into break as well

Yep, smart move to go on an adventure with a bunch of climbers... especially on a stage like this, but hopefully he ride in his own pace

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I honest to god hope danny nelissen will die for what he just said on eurosport about gabrovski

 

[will10]

I honest to god hope danny nelissen will die for what he just said on eurosport about gabrovski

what did he say?

 

[hrotha]

what did he say?

Probably something to the effect of "Look at me, look at me, I'm an insider, pay attention to me me me me"

 

[Fidolix]

he's sick as has been said 50 times

where? Sorry but I dont read all topics from start to end in a live thread mate.

 

[the asian]

Rujano abandons. Such a shame.

YR. Unfortunate for him and Androni.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

where? Sorry but I dont read all topics from start to end in a live thread mate.

well it's pretty much 1=1 =2 when rujano fails in the mountains that something is wrong with him. he has throat infection and was wearing 3 coats 2 days ago in the climbs. ochoa has bronchitis and even had to get oxygen after the stage

 

[manafana]

i think the rujano illness was overplayed, he just didnt have the level of form either, and minute something else went wrong he blamed that,

this will be though stage, the riders wont want get the cramps they got last time, althou to be fair it looks warm but not overly so.