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

[gthx_gthx_]

The italians just made a pact against Hesjedal i think. None of them tried to ride for the win.

Or maybe everybody is just very tired. Hesjedal seems to be the strongest of the favorites , he should be in front.

 

[Parrulo]

hesjedal needs another minute to be safe from de gendt tomorrow imo

 

[hrotha]

Scarponi and Purito are playing chicken. They hope Hesjedal will blow himself up if they keep playing it cool, then they'll take the spoils of war. But it's not working.

 

[Fetisoff]

What a Landis-like performance by DeGendt

 

[Moviefan1203]

Hang in there Ryder!

 

[Parrot23]

Vaughters lost this Giro

I'm beginning to wonder.

 

[Ferminal]

Vaughters lost this Giro

Peiper in the car.

 

[Fourier]

Nieve is 3rd up the road

Thanks, just caught a glimpse of him

 

[Pantani_lives]

Why isn't Rodriguez doing anything? He could still win the Giro if he attacks here.

 

[hfer07]

At this point:

Fvckk them all!!! ALL COWARDS!!!

De Gendt: Please win the Giro

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

What a Landis-like performance by DeGendt

hahahaha

(hahahahahaha 10char)

 

[issoisso]

And De Gendt leaves the easy slopes and gets to the hard ones now

When the favorites get there, I'm expecting Pozzo to attack

 

[cineteq]

Vaughters lost this Giro

You called it!

 

[cycladianpirate]

No cards left to play...

 

[Pharazon]

this is all on Purito, Scarponi, Basso... they didn't help RH and they've given the giro to TDG

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Did De Gendt save energy for 3 weeks for this stage?

 

[hrotha]

What a Landis-like performance by DeGendt

This was all tactics (and balls), not Landis-like strength. Of course De Gendt was going to go faster than Vande Velde.

 

[Magnus]

Lol at Rolf Sørensen commenting on Danish TV2:

"If I was De Gendt's ds i would be standing on top of the car and I would have two bikes in each hand in case something happened."

 

[Ramira]

What a Landis-like performance by DeGendt

Not really, unlike Landis de Gendt isn't clinic material.

 

[Caruut]

So happy for De Gendt. Even if he doesn't win the overall, he has an epic stage victory.

 

[dgodave]

Ryder ecstasy face.
.

 

[BillytheKid]

Ryder doing a great ride considering the others. WTF?

 

[issoisso]

Not really, unlike Landis de Gendt isn't clinic material.

*Looks at name of team manager*

Your post is hilarious

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Did De Gendt save energy for 3 weeks for this stage?

conflict of situation here.

Thomas DG wins, awesome everyone likes him, champ.

but...

elpickle will be unbearable

 

[rokopt]

5'16" from De Gendt to the maglia rosa group at 5km to go.

I believe that Vaughters said in an interview on Universal Sports that he thought the ascent of the Stelvio would be "tactical".

I'm hoping that subtle, sophisticated modern "tactics" end up losing the Giro to a guy who started the day in 8th place and rode with old-fashioned guts.