Tirreno-Adriatico: Stage 2, Carrara-Indicatore, 202km

[TourOfSardinia]

Boonen also got left behind with the Cav. on the hill.

HTC now working to pull them back, puff puff

 

[Jamsque]

I am starting to wonder if I imagined Cav making it over the Cipressa and the Poggio in 2009, because he hasn't been able to climb an anthill since then.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Boonen also got left behind with the Cav. on the hill.

HTC now working to pull them back, puff puff

Cav is a shoe in at MSR.

 

[nvpacchi]

Boonen also got left behind with the Cav. on the hill.

HTC now working to pull them back, puff puff

Maybe Lampre and Leopard pick up the intensity now?

Surely Petacchi and Bennati have to be the favs if Cav is struggling

 

[TourOfSardinia]

three man break about to be reabsorbed - after the mid-sprint
Cav/Boonen at ~20 secs

 

[Mellow Velo]

eurosport 2 now live

and it took them 'til now to figure out Cav got dropped............again.
Not only that, they have no idea how tough the climb was. I can tell you, it was no speed bump.
Bernie Eisel earning his wage again.

 

[boomcie]

Boonen was ill earlier, but I believe somebody already posted that.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cav/Boonen group now 31sec - Visconti included

 

[Jamsque]

The front group sat up and Cav has his whole team around him, he'll make it back no problem. This does not bode well for M-SR, though.

[edit] And there's the join.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Cav/Boonen group now 31sec - Visconti included

Visconti is a surprise.

 

[Contre la montre]

Well, Ale-Jet has been mentioned as have Farrar, Bennati and Cavendish but what about Freire. My money is on Farrar for the stage and Freire to take the jersey.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

38km Reynes (Omega/P/Loto) gets 200m on the group try to escape.

Edit: now 23sec lead

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Looks like the group slowed & Cav got back

 

[Jamsque]

Cav is back up near the front of the peloton, and HTC are setting the pace. Paging Libertine Seguros, Libertine Seguros to the Tirreno-Adriatico thread.

 

[ingsve]

Did they change Roulstons Jersey? It doesn't look as black as it did before.

 

[Ferminal]

Did they change Roulstons Jersey? It doesn't look as black as it did before.

I saw that in Montepaschi Strade Bianche... it looked like an NZ track kit before, definitely different.

 

[auscyclefan94]

All reports of this being a donkey: Another Sprint Stage

I am getting some ***!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

28km left : Reynes still alone up front at 37 secs

 

[TourOfSardinia]

The Cav's speaking a reasonable Italian on the pre race soundbite! - just shown on the RAI

 

[sublimit]

Here we go then for the start of the season... A-list sprinters.

 

[Jamsque]

The Cav's speaking a reasonable Italian on the pre race soundbite! - just shown on the RAI

He's been learning for a while now, he loves Italy and Italian races. I remember after winning MSR the best he could manage was 'Si, I ride the Giro'.

 

[woodie]

Cav's slipping back on the hill

 

[Ferminal]

Did Kirby just say that Cancellara "used to hold that jersey" (referring to Thor's rainbows). I guess he did hold it yesterday and Thor gets to wear it today

 

[TourOfSardinia]

gruppo compatto!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Ferminal, just use the gazzetta feed, I seem to be able to make more sense of that in italian than british eurosport commentary.

I hope they hurry up so I can go back to bed!