Giro d'Italia Stage 13 Montecchio Maggiore – Lido di Jesolo

pelevin

In brief, you might be familiar with the word 'flat'.
http://inrng.com/2015/05/giro-stage-13-preview-2015/

godtabh

https://twitter.com/daniellloyd1/status/601656737310081024

Brian?

That's the flattest stage I've ever seen.

Greipel it is so.

TripleMinor

Just be watching the last 5km tonight so.

bazermc

This reminds me of my ex girlfriend

Brian?

bazermc wrote: »

This reminds me of my ex girlfriend

A crushing bore that finished quick?

MPFG

Giacomo Nizzolo looking eager and good

oconnpad

will the stage be done in under 3 hours?
think he just said 48kmph average so far.

isitraining

At least the banter is good.

Rob Hatch: Have you ever been on a gondola?
Sean Kelly: No.

Quality stuff right there!

godtabh

isitraining wrote: »

At least the banter is good.

Rob Hatch: Have you ever been on a gondola?
Sean Kelly: No.

Quality stuff right there!

Kelly's time was great. Slight pause... no

Just wondering that Hatch was saying that Matthews is heading home tonight? Or was he referring to Gerrans?

godtabh

bertie down

godtabh

my feed crashed!

retalivity

threw a little bit on nizzolo a few mins ago...

EDIT: Gah!!

godtabh

bertie 40 seconds down on aru

dragratchet

wow, well that escalated fast.

isitraining

Bet Richie Porte wishes he was on that plane with Simon Gerrans!

Eamonnator

Porte lost 2 minutes

Eamonnator

Looks like Aru will be in pink

Inquitus

They didn't seem to fussed, either Porte's given up or it was within 3km, though from memory it was a few hundred meters outside the 3km banner.

Eamonnator

Inquitus wrote: »

They didn't seem to fussed, either Porte's given up or it was within 3km, though from memory it was a few hundred meters outside the 3km banner.

It looked to me to be outside 3kms

DDC1990

Wow drama. The crash was at 3.3km to go, so should be Aru in Pink.

Crazy race.

Pudsy33

This Giro is ****ing mental

dragratchet

aru leader confirmed. gutted for bertie

Inquitus

dragratchet wrote: »

aru leader confirmed. gutted for bertie

He'll be back in Pink by a minute at least tomorrow, so I wouldn't think he's too fussed.

dragratchet

19 seconds is a considerable enough gap considering how close aru held him up until now. was looking like he was grinding aru up until now.

irishrover99

was bertie held up or injured?

dragratchet

irishrover99 wrote: »

was he held up or injured?

held up in a crash outside the 3km limit.

irishrover99

dragratchet wrote: »

held up in a crash outside the 3km limit.

not so bad so,he'll have aru in the mountains

Eamonnator

Contador had to change bike.

Inquitus

irishrover99 wrote: »

not so bad so,he'll have aru in the mountains

No he'll have him in to 60km TT tomorrow.

Harrybelafonte

I watched the Giro in Lido di Jesolo in 1988 when I was 11. One of the most memorable experiences of my life. Sort of.

omri

you're not out of the woods yet...Aru...muahahaha <sinister laugh>

Darkglasses

First they said Contador had no chance. Then they said Contador had it wrapped up, foregone conclusion. Now does Aru have it wrapped up this time? The Giro is a long race folks.

irishrover99

omri wrote: »

you're not out of the woods yet...Aru...muahahaha <sinister laugh>

this is why i can never understand the champagne drinking on the last day of the tour,not over till you cross the line

MPFG

Strange how SKY reacted ....lots near Porte but not pulling for him or not even a sense of urgency

Some even went ahead of him and crossed the line earlier

irishrover99

MPFG wrote: »

Strange how SKY reacted ....lots near Porte but not pulling for him or not even a sense of urgency

Some even went ahead of him and crossed the line earlier

maybe they don't like the fact he has his own motor home for the giro

Pudsy33

MPFG wrote: »

Strange how SKY reacted ....lots near Porte but not pulling for him or not even a sense of urgency

Some even went ahead of him and crossed the line earlier

He got on Kiryenka's bike which was way too big for him so I dont think he could go any faster.

godtabh

MPFG wrote: »

Strange how SKY reacted ....lots near Porte but not pulling for him or not even a sense of urgency

Some even went ahead of him and crossed the line earlier

I wonder is their focus now on the red jersey?

pelevin

Didn't see it. Did Porte & Contador finish together. How much time lost by who?

godtabh

bertie lost 40 seconds to Aru. Porte lost over 2 mins

dragratchet

pelevin wrote: »

Didn't see it. Did Porte & Contador finish together. How much time lost by who?

bertie down on aru by 9 seconds.. he rushed to get over the line. porte plodded over a good bit after... think porte is about 12 hours off the jersey now

omri

irishrover99 wrote: »

this is why i can never understand the champagne drinking on the last day of the tour,not over till you cross the line

if you can't understand that, how will you explain THIS :eek:



or this



who is he shooting at ? does he realise its not a real gun ?? maybe lance will invite him to texas to teach him something about guns



maybe not

Eamonnator

The difference in attitude, between Porte and Contador was striking.
Contador, when he switched bike, kept pushing, right to the finish line. Porte seemed content to roll along to the finish.

godtabh

Eamonnator wrote: »

The difference in attitude, between Porte and Contador was striking.
Contador, when he switched bike, kept pushing, right to the finish line. Porte seemed content to roll along to the finish.

Even how he switched bikes. He was straight on it!

Eamonnator

Viviani seemed to imply, in his post race interview, that there would be more emphasis on retaining his Points(Red) jersey, from now on, than in Porte"s Pink Jersey ambitions.

Eamonnator

godtabh wrote: »

Even how he switched bikes. He was straight on it!

Yeah. I think, it was Chris Jensen's bike that Contador grabbed.

Pudsy33

Eamonnator wrote: »

Viviani seemed to imply, in his post race interview, that there would be more emphasis on retaining his Points(Red) jersey, from now on, than in Porte"s Pink Jersey ambitions.

I think that was more out of hope than anything!

retalivity

Where's Konig? Hes not listed in the finishers, did he dnf or dns somewhere??

Talib Fiasco

As long as he's not injured, Alberto could put 2 minutes into Aru tomorrow. It could turn out to be a blessing for TCS as Porte lost oceans of time.

Pudsy33

retalivity wrote: »

Where's Konig? Hes not listed in the finishers, did he dnf or dns somewhere??

I'm pretty sure he finished before Porte, might be a transponder issue.

dastardly00

retalivity wrote: »

Where's Konig? Hes not listed in the finishers, did he dnf or dns somewhere??

König finished 2'01" behind the winner, and 7" ahead of Porte.

König is now 4'24" behind Aru, while Porte is 5'05" behind Aru. Absolute disaster day for Sky.