Stage 21: May 27th Milano- Milano 30k ITT

[Descender]

Why the **** did they shorten the route even more??

What a bad joke of a race this is...

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

They are on desperate mode to save at least one italian podium spot. Still hope they fail...

 

[Bavarianrider]

Why don't they simply do 2 laps on this course. Then it would be a worty TT ratio for a GT.

 

[woodie]

So how long is it now? Is the weather really that bad??

 

[dlwssonic]

Why don't they simply do 2 laps on this course. Then it would be a worty TT ratio for a GT.

Haha you are a real firm believer of TT in GT.

 

[jens_attacks]

don't worry bavarianrider.the itt is also technical just like you like it
i think purito might surprise on this kind of route gotta say,still want ryder to take this

 

[Descender]

So how long is it now? Is the weather really that bad??

28 km.

Weather is ok I think.

 

[Panda Claws]

Cavendish out of top-10, there goes the dream.

 

[jens_attacks]

shiithole of itt's these days,it should have at least 60 km the last one.

 

[SafeBet]

So how long is it now? Is the weather really that bad??

It's not bad atm. Cloudy and very sultry, but still dry.
Chances of showers later on.

 

[Descender]

Why don't they simply do 2 laps on this course. Then it would be a worty TT ratio for a GT.

Or rather, place another long ITT at the end of the first week as it has traditionally been done.

But no... now we're facing the bizarre possibility of seeing a puncheur whose most significant moves are a couple of attacks under the last kilometre banner winning the Giro d'Italia.

 

[Trunnions]

It's not bad atm. Cloudy and very sultry, but still dry.
Chances of showers later on.

Raining at the Monaco Grand Prix.

 

[hrotha]

The organizers got it all wrong. Throughout the years they saw riders attacking closer and closer to the finish line and therefore getting smaller gaps, and thought "We can't have long ITTs or early mountain stages, or the gaps will be too big, everything will be decided too soon and the last stages will be a let-down!", instead of giving the riders more opportunities and incentives to create gaps. They got a close race alright, I suppose.

 

[Parrulo]

i don't understand how can the organizes be so stupid . . . Do they know anything about cycling?

 

[Arnout]

The organizers got it all wrong. Throughout the years they saw riders attacking closer and closer to the finish line and therefore getting smaller gaps, and thought "We can't have long ITTs or early mountain stages, or the gaps will be too big, everything will be decided too soon and the last stages will be a let-down!", instead of giving the riders more opportunities and incentives to create gaps. They got a close race alright, I suppose.

They don't want big gaps soon. I sort of can get why, usually with Armstrong we knew the GC pretty much after the second mountain stage. But this concentration of the Giro in the last three days is a bit of a slap in the face of spectators.

 

[dlwssonic]

Can't believe the race organisers are so disorganised.
Don't wanna sound like a July fan. But they will never let stuff like that happen in the tour.

 

[Arnout]

Raining at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Can we please stop the spoilers of other sport events (as per the rules on this forum), thanks

 

[Mellow Velo]

So was it phinneys fault of the race organisers??
**** this anyway, was looking forward to see him do well.

Interviewed by RAI. He looks worn out. Lost 11 seconds to Rasmussen in the final section and Sergent was much faster again.

Now, that's much nice than someone coming along with: "LOL Epic by Faylor Phinney. Can't keep his bike on the course. What a joke."
Just like somebody wrote about Cav, yesterday, after he'd battled through the mountains, only to lose the red jersey by a single point.

Play nice, get treated fairly.

 

[Fetisoff]

Two things in this world I'm beginning to hate most - Tennis and Advil

 

[SafeBet]

Sciandri kept telling him to turn right on the radio from 100mt afar.
He chose to follow the motorbike instead.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

If Ian Stannard is only at 31 seconds, we're still waiting for a properly good time.

He's obviously recovered much better than all the specialists, but surely someone will go much quicker.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Can we please stop the spoilers of other sport events (as per the rules on this forum), thanks

It's not even raining anyway, no idea why he keeps saying that.

And you're missing nothing - dullest grand prix of the year guarenteed every time.

 

[hatcher]

Thomas fastest at first int. Wasn't expecting that.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Thomas Tanking after all!

 

[ruswilks]

Thomas -7" at the second split.