Giro di Lombardia

['Dale]

Voeckler gets another gel from the team car. It was a very long hand-off..... And if he continues to throw the gel away after such a long hand-off, the race jury just might have something to say about it.

['Dale]

With 26km to go, the gap is 2:46. It is still possible for them to catch Voeckler.

['Dale]

Gorgeous scnery here, stone cliffs and forests, with the lake only a metre or two away.

[Google]

http://www.sportlemo...573-657915.html

 

thanks

['Dale]

Marcel Wyss and an AG2R rider have a problem -- missed a curve and touched the stone wall, perhaps? Nope, they crashed on the wet road.

['Dale]

They do not appear to be injured though.

['Dale]

The chase group heads into a tunnel, which fortunately is well-lit.

[carbon29er]

in french at http://foot.footstream.tv/stream/ch1.php#

[TALUS]

Thx Dale. Cant watch on Ipad. You make it sound like Gerhard Viviers did with rugby.

['Dale]

The chances are looking better for the chase group, but still far from sure. With 21km to go, the gap has now dropped to 2:25.

['Dale]

A Saxo-Tinkoff rider -- Michael Rogers -- tries to jump from the chase group, but doesn't get away.

['Dale]

A race car has a word with Voeckler -- perhaps because of his long hand-holding with his team car?

['Dale]

The rain has picked up again and there are puddles on teh road. But the biggest news is that 17km to go, the gap has fallen to only 1:17!

['Dale]

Katusha continues to lead the chase, no doubt seeing now a realistic chance for Purito Rodriguez to go for the win.

['Dale]

J Rod is last year's winner after all

[carbon29er]

Terrible conditions