Cav' Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Only difference is that by the time they hit the climbs all of the Tinkoff riders (or most of them) are off the back, after doing all the hard work. The Astana team on the other hand... I was typing the exact same respone
'Dale Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Yup hoping Gil or Betancur ol' Betancur have been impressive lately yeahHe might be a bit drained after yesterday's effort in the breakLet's see
Cav' Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 @LaPassionecc 23h23 hours ago Snowing in Italy, not far from stage 15 of the #Giro, hopefully far enough #cyclingstories #cycling pic.twitter.com/Kketpqq1yJ5 retweets 1 favorite
HappyMartin Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I hope either Contador or Porte take it. I am also very suspicious of Astana. Tinkoff not so much because Contador spends a lot of time on his own on the climbs. Aru looking good but he has that bionic team dragging him along. I am pretty convinced Sky is clean.
T-Bob Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 ol' Betancur have been impressive lately yeahHe might be a bit drained after yesterday's effort in the breakLet's see Depends if the AG2R DS has installed a cake stand at the finish line to lure Carlos up to the line first. I'd say it's tailor made for Sneaky Gilbert, Gerro or Bling Matthews of it comes to a bunch maybe Luca P or Slagter on a last minute break (or one of the endlessly strong Astana riders who can roll hard on the flats and up hills and down hills and in time trails and and and.... ) Hey, is Boonan still in the race? I totally forgot he was on the QS team for this one.
Cav' Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 The Giro has a madrina or “godmother”. Odd? Yes but welcome to Italy where many other sports events have one too. The job description appears to involve being female, carrying a trophy, wearing a pink dress and smiling a lot. This year’s madrina is Christina Chiabotto who is a TV presenter or what is known in Italian as una showgirl.http://41.media.tumblr.com/4ef5ba3351a73f6bd637ade55c4ed9b7/tumblr_nok9uw6DdI1ropreyo1_500.jpg
Gen Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I hope either Contador or Porte take it. I am also very suspicious of Astana. Tinkoff not so much because Contador spends a lot of time on his own on the climbs. Aru looking good but he has that bionic team dragging him along. I am pretty convinced Sky is clean.I am not convinced anyone over 28 is really clean.. but I can pretend[emoji6] Also I am not buying Astana's wonder boys act.
T-Bob Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Luis Leon Sanchez was signed up specifically to help in the Giro so that should say everything that needs to be said. It was Vino's personal wish... Just makes my skin crawl.
T-Bob Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 The Giro has a madrina or “godmother”. Odd? Yes but welcome to Italy where many other sports events have one too. The job description appears to involve being female, carrying a trophy, wearing a pink dress and smiling a lot. This year’s madrina is Christina Chiabotto who is a TV presenter or what is known in Italian as una showgirl.http://41.media.tumblr.com/4ef5ba3351a73f6bd637ade55c4ed9b7/tumblr_nok9uw6DdI1ropreyo1_500.jpg What the heck is going on with her right hand? Looks like she is dwarfing the trophy with her swamp monster talons! Anyway, enough of this I've got a 50mm stem to install on my trail bike and then I'm going head out the back door to Rhodes mem ST while everyones fav' Kazah's carry on dragging people around italy.
Cav' Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 What the heck is going on with her right hand? Looks like she is dwarfing the trophy with her swamp monster talons! They look Ok to me....https://www.google.co.za/search?q=Cristina+Chiabotto&biw=1366&bih=659&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Gq9dVaPvIuKv7AbeyIBI&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
Cat2forLife Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I'm just gonna leave this here.. http://cdn.coresites.factorymedia.com/roadcyclingde/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ag2r-la-mondiale-2015-focus-izalco-max.jpg
ScottCM Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 After 11 km Sky and Lampre are leading the pelaton with a high pace
Jay_B Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Average speed of 52km/h for the first hour still no break away as a result
Gen Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Average speed of 52km/h for the first hour still no break away as a result[emoji15] they are in a hurry
HappyMartin Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Tour Tracker indicates a break of 5 riders 2:12 ahead of the peleton.
Mntboy Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Puncheur time1 km at 7% to the white chalk Ulissi definitely the favourite heyMaybe Gerro' has some better legs now, depends who OGE pegs as their nr 1 for the dayI am hoping for PhilGil to make it countIt'd be plenty awesome if PhilGil could pull off a win. He's a great rider although the past few seasons have not been great luckwise. Edit: Layout
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