Stage 20: Saturday May 26th, Caldes/Val di Sole - Passo dello Stelvio 219km

[Parrot23]

So YOU'RE the guy that climbs all the Spanish MTFs on a unicycle!?

I'm jealous because he gets the prize every time, when she's there.
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She's such a lively Italian gal, with, LOL, the looks to go with it. Think I'm going into serious oxygen debt.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Where are the bloody results goddamnit!!

it's saturday, italians are having a party.

or they are so disappointed an italian can';t win the giro they just won't post results

 

[Caruut]

I say better to go out in a blaze of glory trying to win the main prize than to suck wheels all day then sprint for a consolation prize.

Well obviously. Rodríguez wouldn't survive in a long attack, though. His only hope of winning was if Ryder cracked. I don't think he was sprinting for the red, I think he was sprinting for pink and red was a coincidence.

 

[Steel4Ever]

Where are the bloody results goddamnit!!

http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia/stage-20/results

 

[Red Rick]

I think de Gendt was the only rider who knew the Giro ends tomorrow, the heads of the state were waiting to attack on the 24th stage

 

[autologous]

Gutted for Cav, so close to the hattrick. It's a shame that he probably lost it due to crashing than anything else

Or, the world's best sprinter could have beaten a 22 year old almost-rookie mano-a-mano in a finish that was tailor-made for the world's best sprinter and after the world's best sprinter's team mates had executed a perfect lead out and left the world's best sprinter in perfect position to do what he is best at.

 

[dlwssonic]

it's saturday, italians are having a party.

or they are so disappointed an italian can';t win the giro they just won't post results

Scarponi was impressive in my opinion, at least he had the guts to try and attack.

 

[dlwssonic]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia/stage-20/results

Not looking for this one, looking for the full one on gazzetta. Thanks anyway.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Scarponi was impressive in my opinion, at least he had the guts to try and attack.

uyeah really impressive wheelsucking Ryder for 20km and then attack 2,5 km from the finish

meh

 

[Lanark]

Scarponi was impressive in my opinion, at least he had the guts to try and attack.

Yeah, it really takes some guts to attack with 2km's to go De Gendt just proves today that Scarponi and all the others threw away tons of chances in the last couple of days to make some real time gaps, not those 1500 meter sprints they love so much.

 

[Rocksteady]

Well obviously. Rodríguez wouldn't survive in a long attack, though. His only hope of winning was if Ryder cracked. I don't think he was sprinting for the red, I think he was sprinting for pink and red was a coincidence.

I believe early on in the race Jrod said he needed 2 mins on Ryder before the TT..

With that in mind, he must have said "screw the pink" today when he didn't try something bigger.

 

[The Hitch]

That podium gal on the right. Best ever!

I'll ride up the Stelvio any day if she's there, ha, ha!

See pics on steephill site http://www.steephill.tv/2012/giro-d-italia/photos/

Which pic is it? I only see it going up to 19.

 

[Pharazon]

i really hope purito loses it tomorrow.... just what he deserves for doing nothing but in the last 500m.... wheelsucker

 

[dlwssonic]

uyeah really impressive wheelsucking Ryder for 20km and then attack 2,5 km from the finish

meh

At least he started the attacks.
Throughout the Giro he has tried many digs, just don't think he is strong enough this year.

 

[Caruut]

Or, the world's best sprinter could have beaten a 22 year old almost-rookie mano-a-mano in a finish that was tailor-made for the world's best sprinter and after the world's best sprinter's team mates had executed a perfect lead out and left the world's best sprinter in perfect position to do what he is best at.

Well yes, or that. If that stage was tailored to anyone, however, it was tailored to Guardini.

 

[hrotha]

Cyclingnews on Facebook:
"Has this been the most exciting Giro in the last 10 years?"

 

[dlwssonic]

Cyclingnews on Facebook:
"Has this been the most exciting Giro in the last 10 years?"

More like the worst.
Its soooo bad compared to 2010 and even 2011.

 

[LaFleur]

Gazzetta just put up the overall classification. Meh. How can you do that before the Stage classifications?

E: Just up now. 88th losing 40 mins

 

[search]

I think it will be tough for the grupetto today, a group with good riders like Rabottini and Lagutin just reached the finish, more than 40 minutes down. Cut is at ~62 minutes

 

[Pharazon]

anyone know what the limit is? we're 40 mins down with only 88 in

 

[Caruut]

I beleive early on in the race Jrod said he needed 2 mins on Ryder before the TT..

With that in mind, he must have said "screw the pink" today when he didn't try something bigger.

I think he just wasn't strong enough. He rides away in the last 1km because that's all he can do; anaerobically, he's a beast. He had to hope that Hesjedal would crack and he would still be there.

 

[dlwssonic]

Sorry was not at home for the earlier parts of the stages.
But did cataldo and tschopp try to go to the cunego breakaway group what happened??

 

[Pharazon]

Sorry was not at home for the earlier parts of the stages.
But did cataldo and tschopp try to go to the cunego breakaway group what happened??

they were in a group that tried to catch the cunego group, but they didn't get much time before the main peloton started riding and caught them up

 

[Parrulo]

On a bright side, it seems like J-Rod's gonna finish ahead of Basso in GC, so you know what that means, right, Parrulo not Parullo?

annoying mistake that keeps happing is annoying

anyway pick the avatar of your choice, the sooner i get it the sooner i can remove it which should be on june 26th

what a massive piece of fail you are basso <_>

 

[Pharazon]

Cav grupetto in at 46mins