Giro 2010

[norbs]

Gents, it is about to kick off. 1st of the big 3. If you have an iPhone...

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/giro-201 ... 35847?mt=8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Can't wait.

[Gizmo]

Wish they had a blackberry app for it

[norbs]

This must get the downstairs member pointing north for Flinty

[J.D.]

http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Gizmo]

This must get the downstairs member pointing north for Flinty

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hmmmm, i've got a semi!

[norbs]

Hope you are watching this Flinty!

[norbs]

That was epic! Don't like the bloke, but hats off for a hell of a ride.

[norbs]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vinokou ... adel-evans" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Is Vino the most hated rider in the world right now?

[w00dsy]

This must get the downstairs member pointing north for Flinty

as a non cyclist, can i ask what the fuck part of a bike is that?

[Gizmo]

It's the front of a time trial bike. Those U shaped pads are for your forarms.

[norbs]

Well that was a stage and a half. 262 kms and all sorts of madness!

[Duke]

Well that was a stage and a half. 262 kms and all sorts of madness!

That's why I love the Giro, so raw and grity, nothing like the polish if the TdF...
Things like this have happened in the past but what a shake up. Stupid Astana not taking up the chase, expecting other teams to do so, hey guys you have the Maglia Rosa it's your job to defend it come hell & high water. Speaking of water how friggin wet has it been, glad I am not riding in that crap.
Fancy letting Team Sky, Cervelo Test Team & Saxo get away like that & with their best riders. Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!
If Evans wins this from here it would be the ride of the year and would probably cement him as the greatest wearer of the WC jersey.
As much as I want Richie (Porte) to won it, I think doing it in your 1st GT would be unlikely.
So I think it is down to David Arroyo, Sastre or Wiggo at this stage but the last week is sure to shake it up again.

[norbs]

Well that was a stage and a half. 262 kms and all sorts of madness!

That's why I love the Giro, so raw and grity, nothing like the polish if the TdF...
Things like this have happened in the past but what a shake up. Stupid Astana not taking up the chase, expecting other teams to do so, hey guys you have the Maglia Rosa it's your job to defend it come hell & high water. Speaking of water how friggin wet has it been, glad I am not riding in that crap.
Fancy letting Team Sky, Cervelo Test Team & Saxo get away like that & with their best riders. Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!
If Evans wins this from here it would be the ride of the year and would probably cement him as the greatest wearer of the WC jersey.
As much as I want Richie (Porte) to won it, I think doing it in your 1st GT would be unlikely.
So I think it is down to David Arroyo, Sastre or Wiggo at this stage but the last week is sure to shake it up again.

Here is what I said over at that other forum...

Watching a feed last night, the Vino/Evans group kept looking at each other as if they wanted someone to make a decision. The leading group just took off and no one in the main group did anything til it was too late. I heard Astana saying they didn't hear the times until the gap was 8 minutes, but even then you would have thought the Vino/Evans group would have got out of the saddle and went like cut cats. It didn't happen. It was all very confusing.

I have since read that Astana had a stomach bug go through the camp.

If you were in the group with Evans and Vino and you heard the gap was 8 minutes, wouldn't you be starting to worry?

My money is on old droopy faced Sastre.

[Duke]

Ah interesting, my take is that there was no way Cadel would have he made that break without dragging Astana with him.
I reckon a few of the teams were happy to let Astana fall on their sword, no way Vino is going to be allowed to win this even the crowd hate him, booing him on the course.

[Bauer]

Go Tassie

Took a bit of patriotism to get me interested, but Im there. A bit like a woman watching F1 but Im there.

[Duke]

Got sent this today: http://www.podiumcafe.com/2010/5/20/1479993/giro-loco" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It is worth the read as it gives a great insight into what happened the other day.

[Gizmo]

Mrs Gizmo and I went out for dinner last night so I missed most of the highlights. Did see Cadel get in a biff though.....lol

[norbs]

Evans and Basso having a huge duel up the hill.

[pixelboy]

Anyone got a feed for tonight?

Looks like a cracker! Time trial up a mountain finishing off with dirt!!

[norbs]

Anyone got a feed for tonight?

Looks like a cracker! Time trial up a mountain finishing off with dirt!!

http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/#live" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Try that Pix

Here is what they are climbing.

http://www.steephill.tv/2010/giro-d-ita ... /stage-16/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



MSN me if you find an English feed.

English ticker...

http://live.cyclingnews.com/latest.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Gizmo]

What a day to catch the flu. I was in bed by 8am.....Just seen the stage map at work. Crazy stuff. Anyone know where you can download the stage from?

[norbs]

What a day to catch the flu. I was in bed by 8am.....Just seen the stage map at work. Crazy stuff. Anyone know where you can download the stage from?

SBS will have highlights tonight at 8:30 Giz. Although, their highlights packages seem to be torrent downloads, the quality is shite!

[Gizmo]

Having some family over for state of origan. They are not into cycling.....I'll hit the normal sites when i get home. Surely someone will have it.

[norbs]

Having some family over for state of origan. They are not into cycling.....I'll hit the normal sites when i get home. Surely someone will have it.

I dont have a link to the cycling torrent site with me, but it should be on there I reckon.

Edit. God bless Google. cyclingtorrents.nl

[Gizmo]

Thanks norbs....