Tirreno-Adriatico 2011 Stage 5: Chieti - Castelraimondo - 240km

[jens_attacks]

Feedzone:
13:04 hours - Upon arrival of Castelraimondo starts to rain

if it's true it'll be chaos at the finish.

 

[maltiv]

Hushovd, Gilbert or Visconti for the win today.

 

[Ferminal]

I guess they most of the time back on the climb, hopefully some teams are working to set a high pace.

 

[Mellow Velo]

13:31 hours - Target Special Sarnano (MC), these steps: Wegamann, Mouris, Malacarne, Amador Bakkazakova and Hayman. The group, led by men Rabobank and Lampre - Isd, moves with a delay of 10'55 "Begin the climb to the roof where Sasso, about 2 hours ago, a landslide blocked the road. The road was quickly cleared by means of the Province of Macerata.

 

[eljimberino]

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-2.php

 

[eljimberino]

Sorry I think that's P-N

 

[joy118118]

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) abandons

 

[maltiv]

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) abandons

Any reason as to why he abandoned? And where do you get the live updates? Either way his M-SR chances seems very slim now.

 

[stefrees]

Any reason as to why he abandoned? And where do you get the live updates? Either way his M-SR chances seems very slim now.

Not feeling well apparently, if he's not up to it I'd replace him with Thomas for msr

 

[joy118118]

Any reason as to why he abandoned? And where do you get the live updates? Either way his M-SR chances seems very slim now.

on twitter

gregorbrown

#tirreno Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) abandons, wasn't feeling good today.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

A Tirreno to forget for Hagen.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) abandons

If he is ill - this doesn't look good for M-SR without hard competition.
Same goes for facepunctured Greipel, and Boonen is ill too I think.
Is he still in race ?

 

[maltiv]

If he is ill - this doesn't look good for M-SR without hard competition.

He can still get into quite decent form if he gets well quickly but it could be something worse like a return of his Achilles injury. If he loses another spring season to injury...

 

[Ferminal]

And we're live!

http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_TirrenoAdriatico.shtml

 

[Mellow Velo]

Saved! Live now on Gazetto.
Well, yesterday's stage anyhow.....

 

[Moondance]

A peloton of 30 left after the Sasso Tetto. Someone put their foot on the accelerator hard.

 

[Ferminal]

Saved! Live now on Gazetto.
Well, yesterday's stage anyhow.....

That ad break in P-N came just at the right time... returned to the PC to find this starting

The text updates have been scarce today, so no idea what is happening.

 

[Moondance]

Peloton looks pretty thin already. Lampre pulled hard on the Sasso Tetto probs.

 

[goggalor]

Wait, I think I just saw Boonen's mug on the gazetta stream? Is he in the race?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Right, finally live, live. 50kms left.

 

[Ferminal]

Right, finally live, live. 50kms left.

Who is left in the break? Still a nice gap, but probably hard work to stay away over these bumps.

 

[Moondance]

Wait, I think I just saw Boonen's mug on the gazetta stream? Is he in the race?

On paper I think he was..

 

[Ferminal]

Steve from Steephill said there is a bit of a wall around now.

 

[Ferminal]

Just a little one! Great climb, wonder who will have a go out of the bunch.

 

[The Hitch]

Ah crap. A sean kelly soundalike replaces Backsted.