Giro d'Italia 2013, 4th-26th May - [Spoilers]

[Buddfox]

Well it can be both exciting and an anti-climax at the same time. It's just a shame that what looked like it was going to be an absolutely barn-storming parcours two weeks ago has been rather undone by the weather. If the big mountain stages this week are neutralised (either by the organisers or the riders themselves) it will be hard not to feel a little bit disappointed. That's not to take anything away from Nibali, or indeed any of the many entertaining sub-plots which continue to emerge. I think David Millar mentioned this in his blog, but the competition for places 3 - 10 should be very entertaining, with the bonus seconds in particular playing into that debate. But I do hope the stages run as planned.

 

[Dave Davenport]

David Millar

'Robert'

 

[Buddfox]

'Robert'

Crapbag. I do that every time!!!

 

[smutchin]

Crapbag. I do that every time!!!

At least you didn't call him Judith.

 

[Noodley]

Crapbag. I do that every time!!!

Beginners error Just keep watching me, rich and FM and you'll soon pick it up Deep knowledge of the peloton and all that...

 

[ColinJ]

Someone should tell the human bicycle that the wheels are going backwards!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Beginners error Just keep watching me, rich and FM and you'll soon pick it up Deep knowledge of the peloton and all that...

Deep, very deep...

 

[thom]

At least you didn't call him Judith.

Arndt you being a little clever there?

 

[beastie]

Well it can be both exciting and an anti-climax at the same time. It's just a shame that what looked like it was going to be an absolutely barn-storming parcours two weeks ago has been rather undone by the weather. If the big mountain stages this week are neutralised (either by the organisers or the riders themselves) it will be hard not to feel a little bit disappointed. That's not to take anything away from Nibali, or indeed any of the many entertaining sub-plots which continue to emerge. I think David Millar mentioned this in his blog, but the competition for places 3 - 10 should be very entertaining, with the bonus seconds in particular playing into that debate. But I do hope the stages run as planned.

This is more what I was aiming at previously, I though this years route was excellent, but the bad weather has made it hard for aggressive racing. Nibali looks the strongest ( and is coping very well with the conditions) and I really like him as a rider. Just disappointed that the big stages have been affected.

 

[beastie]

Any chance of an attack by a GC contender today?

 

[Crackle]

Any chance of Cav staying with this for the sprint?

 

[thom]

Pirazzi's swashbuckling attacks show a lot of arrrgghhhttt !

 

[jifdave]

Im starting to really like betancour

 

[smutchin]

Vamos Carlos! I'm not sure I'd fancy his chances in a head-to-head with Sanchez though, if it comes to that.

 

[smutchin]

Any chance of an attack by a GC contender today?

Only Nibbles!