Stage 5: San Martino di Castrozza - Alpe di Siusi

[Zoncolan]

mmmmm final climb

mmmmmmmmmmmm Liquigas at the front, guys dropping out the back

 

[Bala Verde]

I love how Voight's age is defined in terms of days older than Lance Armstrong.

Jeebus, I don't think I can take it anymore.

haha! What is it, one day? I believe Armstrong once said he was glad to be back and still not be the oldest cyclist. Voigt was older...

anyhow, let's focus on the important. Only 1km till the start of the climb, they just passed Bolzano

PS> Who thinks that the commentator will start to cry like a big baby, when LA gets dropped?

 

[BroDeal]

Gotta love DiLuca. He always looks bad@ss. For some reason the shifty way he looks around at his rivals reminds me of Tuco in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

 

[Jamsque]

Gotta love DiLuca. He always looks bad@ss. For some reason the shifty way he looks around at his rivals reminds me of Tuco in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Di Luca certainly is ugly.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Di Luca certainly is ugly.

In a sexy Italian kind of way

 

[Snake8]

Does anyone else think Liquigas is riding stupidly? Why are they riding like they have the MR?

 

[Anonymous]

+a million

Wow, this guy is annoying. He just got done droning on an on about Armstrong's bike.

eurosport are behaving them.. sean kelly whittering on about... well i dont know.. cant understand what he is saying...

oh.. certaintly certaintly, certaintly apparantly.. dunno what team that is..

15 minutes behind cos i had to make lunch (sky+ is great) should catchup in the adverts..

 

[franciep10]

Liquigas has impressed me so far they have been the dominant team so far in the giro

 

[Snake8]

Liquigas has impressed me so far they have been the dominant team so far in the giro

? What have they done besides ride at the front when they dont have to?

 

[Bala Verde]

Basso is the Bosso, he does it the LA way, and let's his team set a tough pace..

 

[Cobblestones]

Still quite a few riders in the peloton. Liquigas riding not too hard

 

[Anonymous]

Liquigas has impressed me so far they have been the dominant team so far in the giro

dunno yet.. 4 days in.. i shall ask again in a fortnight...

but they are certainly strong over the first few days..

 

[Leopejo]

? What have they done besides ride at the front when they dont have to?

They are making a hard race now on the last climb. It was Columbia who worked all the stage.

Huh, what a difference between Voigt's determinated face yesterday and Voeckler's suffering one today!

 

[franciep10]

dunno yet.. 4 days in.. i shall ask again in a fortnight...

but they are certainly strong over the first few days..

key words so far

 

[Bala Verde]

In 5-8k from now, he's got no team mate left anymore...

ah, they made it to the flat section

 

[Leopejo]

It's the flat stage teammates now. He will still have Mihojlevic and Szmyd, not counting co-captain Pellizzotti.

 

[Zoncolan]

Will Serpa attack for a stage or will he wait for Gibo and work for him?

 

[Cobblestones]

It's the flatter part right now.

 

[Leopejo]

Will Serpa attack for a stage or will he wait for Gibo and work for him?

They'll soon be reeled in.

 

[53x11 in DC]

Those estimates are done by considering the same speed all the time - while obviously their average speed is going to drop on the last climb.

Besides, the official start was at 13.37 instead of 13.50.

Nonetheless, they are flying. True, they had a long descent, but their average was over 46 km/h a few minutes ago despite the first climb.

EDIT: officially 45,7 km/h (28.4 mph) average speed after two hours.

Yeah, I get the average speed concept. However, they have been WAY ahead of the fastest time checks - STILL 26 mins ahead of the fastest estimate right now

 

[Zoncolan]

They'll soon be reeled in.

yeah, looks like it

 

[Bala Verde]

LIQ climbers managed to set the pace in the first steep section for about 7k. Basso had 2-3 in front of him (incl exlc pelli). So they could set the pace again on the following steeper section, full throttle, for around 3-5k I guess. Which leaves him by himself the last 5k?

 

[Leopejo]

LIQ climbers managed to set the pace in the first steep section for about 7k. Basso had 2-3 in front of him (incl exlc pelli). So they could set the pace again on the following steeper section, full throttle, for around 3-5k I guess. Which leaves him by himself the last 5k?

No they were the flat stage guys. For example Szmyd didn't take a pull I think.

 

[53x11 in DC]

Bunch packed!!! :d

 

[Zoncolan]

Sastre is at the back. Did he have a mechanical?