Giro d' Italia 2014

['Dale]

 

Chasing back after a tech

 

 

['Dale]

Whizzzzzzz

 

 

['Dale]

Cuddles in pink

 

['Dale]

Them fans

 

[T-Bob]

Looks pretty standard for the fast guys and for the GC contenders alike. Breakaway to get some TV time before positioning and fast pair of legs will get to the top step.

 

Bouhanni, Viviani, Nizzolo and Swift all fighting it out on the 120mtr finishing straight?

http://images2.gazzettaobjects.it/Giroditalia/2014/images/tappa/tappa_dettagli_tecnici_altimetria_10.jpg?v=20140508173130

[fanievb]

Just two men in the break at the moment Marco Bandiera (Androni) and Andrea Fedi (Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo). They have a gap over the field but time gaps are slow to reach us at the moment.

 

 

13:48:42 CEST

And it's a huge gap, up to 8'35 after 13km of racing. So that's our break of the day sorted. Evans and his BMC team won't need to chase for a while. Fed leads the Most aggressive rider classification with Bandiera in third so they're going toe-to-toe today. Both riders are over an hour down on GC so they're no threat at all to Evans.

[MTB_Roadie]

wonder when Cadel Evans's balls is gona drop...sounds like a child when in a interview.

[fanievb]

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  14:07:41 CEST
   
  
  • http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2014/02/28/1/2014_tour_jersey_15_32.gif
     
    

  The situation in the red points jersey is pretty tight at the moment but Bouhanni has the advantage due to his two stage wins. We should see the top six in that competition fight it out for the win today.

  1 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr 166 pts

  2 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 150

  3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale 139

  4 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 121

  5 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky 92

  6 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge 90

  7 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 66

  8 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 60

  9 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp 53

  10 Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 5

[fanievb]

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  14:15:53 CEST
  
  
  Today's route follows the flat roads of the Po Valley in the provinces of Modena, Reggio Emilia and Parma. No particular difficulties until the last kilometres. At Castelfranco Emilia (km 9), roundabouts and central reservation. At Mirandola (km 61), narrow roadway due to road-works. Kms 69-76, narrow roadway. Feed zone at Villarotta (km 90.8). At Guastalla (km 98), city-centre pavé. At Parma (km 132), series of roundabouts and traffic dividers.
  
  http://live.cyclingnews.com/
  

[fanievb]

14:31:23 CEST

50km into the race and the peloton have the break at an even six minutes. If only Fedi and Bandiera had a bit more support up there with them.

 

http://live.cyclingnews.com/

[ScottCM]

• 
  
  14:07:41 CEST
  
  
  • http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2014/02/28/1/2014_tour_jersey_15_32.gif
    

  The situation in the red points jersey is pretty tight at the moment but Bouhanni has the advantage due to his two stage wins. We should see the top six in that competition fight it out for the win today.

   

  1 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr 166 pts

  2 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 150

  3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale 139

  4 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 121

  5 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky 92

  6 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge 90

  7 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 66

  8 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 60

  9 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp 53

  10 Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 5

 

I must admit i am pleasantly surprised in Nizzolo. I personally think he would have won a stage buy now if he had his team mate Spartacus in his lead out train here.

['Dale]

GO VIVIANI!!

[fanievb]

GO VIVIANI!!

 

3rd @ the intermediate sprint (i think)

[fanievb]

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  14:55:18 CEST
  
  
  Viviani picks up third in the intermediate sprint so chips away at Bouhanni's lead in the competition. The two leaders have lost more time due to the peloton raising the pace and the gap is now at 5'01.
  

http://live.cyclingnews.com/

[mon-goose]

I seriously hope my team can get some points today, but I doubt it, looks too flat.

 

my team are slowly heading to the bottom of the log

['Dale]

The gap hold at 6'37, Hesjedal still right at the back of the peloton for now. The pace is increasing though.