Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3: San Miniato - Monsummano Terme (159 km)

[Ferminal]

 

[Ferminal]

VINO ATTACK to go shooting off the front over those two slopes.

 

[Big GMaC]

VINO ATTACK to go shooting off the front over those two slopes.

Only to be caught at the line by a rampaging Belgian in practice for Classics Afterparty no.1 in a week's time.

 

[Sasquatch]

Sprint finish with maybe Farrar or Hushovd finally getting it right.

 

[MagnusW]

Hope Garmin can take Farrar to the front and he'll sprint for the win.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

It's a shame they're not riding the other side of the san boronto, would have been too steep for the sprinters. That being said if the pace is pushed on those 2 climbs it might be still. A good climber, with some ascending skills and the power to maintain the speed in the last 10km could win this one.
I doubt the likes of cav will make it over this. Last chance for the sprinters until the final stage anyway.

 

[Sasquatch]

Yeah, Cavendish will take it easy tonight whilst Farrar, Boonen and the other sprinting climbers fight out for the win. Farrar needs to do what Boonen did and hitch on the back of the Liquigas train.

 

[Jamsque]

It would be nice to see Farrar actually compete in the sprint today, Boonen had it too easy yesterday.

 

[Moondance]

I'll go Bennati. The Liquigas train looked very impressive yesterday, and Bennati was really the only weak link. But he'll finish it today.

 

[Sasquatch]

It would be nice to see Farrar actually compete in the sprint today, Boonen had it too easy yesterday.

Yeah, he just needs a team mate or two around him and he'll be fine.

 

[craig1985]

Only to be caught at the line by a rampaging Belgian in practice for Classics Afterparty no.1 in a week's time.

Haha, that's pretty good. Maybe Tommke won't get busted for snorting some Bolivian Marching Powder.

 

[sublimit]

we have coverage, Wurf, Caccia, Lang are away by 2.35.

http://www.fromsport.com/video-197094.html

 

[sublimit]

i'm not overly impressed with the Eurosport main commentator, but Magnus Backstedt seems to know what he's talking about..

 

[TRDean]

Gonna be a bunch gallop?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

bennati get's it right this time

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

that crash with 5km to go seemed to reduce the peleton a bit, wonder if any of the contenders got caught up.

Bennati
petacchi
eisel
farrar

 

[aarnold517]

i loved the exchange between magnus backstedt and the other announcer who loves flecha asking if flecha might get involved in the sprint to which backstedt replied "no absolutely not"...and then flecha gets fifth in the sprint

 

[TRDean]

bennati get's it right this time

Good for him...anyone injured?

 

[stefrees]

what a turn by quinziato! is cav ever gonna get close again? farrar looks lost without a leadout man, sky got in a great position but seemed to bottle it?

 

[sublimit]

good for win him.
not sure where Cavendish was, i may have spotted him in the top 20 but not sure.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Good for him...anyone injured?

not sure to be honest.

It seemed like a very fast sprint.

 

[maltiv]

Is it just me or was that finish extremely narrow?

 

[Moondance]

I'll go Bennati. The Liquigas train looked very impressive yesterday, and Bennati was really the only weak link. But he'll finish it today.

Sh!t... Why wasn't this the prediction contest.

Wouldn't have ever got Eisel though....

 

[franciep10]

Boy Cavendish is just in terrible form

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Boy Cavendish is just in terrible form

MSR anyone ?