Giro d'italia SPOILER

[Speicher]

If Basso had just porridge for breakfast I will eat my hat!

 

[lukesdad]

Awesome!

 

[Keith Oates]

You could see Evans was suffering but he stuck at it and came home a good second. Again he's showing that he's worthy to wear the Champions stripes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mangaman]

Seemed reminiscant of the effortless Basso who treated large mountains by staying in a highish gear and strolling up, leaving everyone else floundering (of pre-ban years) - except Evans, who seemed to be relly hurting.

Still - who knows

 

[rustychisel]

haven't seen all the footage yet, but the one-on-one is what people come to see, isn't it?
I'm surprised in a way at Basso's form, he's been biding his time well then for this race, but he looked to be struggling a bit early on in the Giro, perhaps he's ridden in to form. Good show anyway.

As for Cadel, he always looks like he's going to snap the bars off the bike when he wrestles it uphill. The big motor thing seems to work for him and his physique, which is significantly different from just about every other grimpeur of note. You might reasonably say Cadel is not really a climber, per se, but he gets the job done.

This race might come down to who has a really bad day in the saddle: Sastre's had a few, what of Nibaldi, Evans, Basso etc etc

 

[trustysteed]

tomorrow's time-trial up the hill should be fun for the riders!

 

[Crackle]

I was just looking at the stage details here. Sections of it are at 21/24%

 

[trustysteed]

how does everybody feel about Basso being back in cycling (i know he's been back for a while) and winning a stage? i'm caught in two minds. used to think he was a great rider, and loved his rides in the tdf with lance but he went and ruined it for me with his doping. but i'm slowly warming to him again.

 

[redddraggon]

his doping

What doping? He was only thinking about doping

 

[rich p]

What doping? He was only thinking about doping

I have nothing to base this on but I'm guessing that when Armstrong took 3 minutes out of him on the Alpe d'Huez TT he thought I want some of what he's on!
To be humiliated when he was probably the second best rider at the time may have persuaded him to fall from grace.
I find it difficult to believe in most of the ex-dopers now though. Vino, Scarponi, Basso especially. Forever tainted unless they do a Landis.

 

[Dayvo]

I find it difficult to believe in most of the ex-dopers now though. Vino, Scarponi, Basso especially. Forever tainted unless they do a Landis.

No mention of David Millar, Rich!

Home countries bias, perhaps?

 

[rich p]

No mention of David Millar, Rich!

Home countries bias, perhaps?

Mainly because he admitted it and has expressed remorse which the others haven't.

 

[aJohnson]

Nevermind

 

[Dayvo]

Mainly because he admitted it and has expressed remorse which the others haven't.

Mainly!?

But I'm still not convinced!

Remorse, because he got caught . . . !?

 

[gavintc]

Millar has allegedly made the transition and is reportedly clean. He certainly speaks out against doping and sides himself with the clean element (perhaps we are all just gullible). Basso and Vino are just too raw and recent for me. Watching Basso's face on the climb on Sun left me a little bit depressed. He was not hurting, he was not sweating, just riding away from the field, just a little bit too good. Oh well, it was very good TV.