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2012 Giro d'Italia
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby MichaelB » Tue May 15, 2012 8:55 am
Not sure what injuries if any, but they finished the stage on their bikes.
Damn Italians ...... especially those in Flouro !!
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby familyguy » Tue May 15, 2012 12:31 pm
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Postby Daccordi Rider » Tue May 15, 2012 1:02 pm
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby grasshopper » Tue May 15, 2012 1:21 pm
CT has the last few kms as well if you can't get SBS.
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby RICHARDH » Tue May 15, 2012 1:24 pm
Tonight has Rodriguez written all over it, and his obviously in the mood to attack given his attack in last nights stage. Beautiful finish to tonights stage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIODPA4wezs
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Postby scotto » Wed May 16, 2012 3:00 pm
it did seem like 'not the safest' place to have a final sprint, but then thats racing i guess.
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby Daccordi Rider » Wed May 16, 2012 3:18 pm

This shows Pippo seriously out of shape pre t-boning Gossy.

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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby MichaelB » Thu May 17, 2012 8:48 am
Lost 26 seconds on Stage 10 with simple climbs, and lost another 46 in Stge 11.
Wonder what the excuses will be.
Bugger about Gossy not making the peleton today to keep the Red jersey. It seems that the crash has made him suffer a bit. Looked like a hard crunch from the telecast.
Roll on the mountains !!!
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby grasshopper » Thu May 17, 2012 1:14 pm
Long live Rodriguez in pink.

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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby MichaelB » Thu May 17, 2012 7:18 pm
MichaelB wrote:Fronky is starting to regain his pre-Giro form .....
Lost 26 seconds on Stage 10 with simple climbs, and lost another 46 in Stge 11.
Wonder what the excuses will be.
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Didn't take long
Shonky Fronky blames Rasmussen
Oh dear, wonder what the next excuse will be

PS Have no idea who is right, but don't care

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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby gururug » Thu May 17, 2012 10:07 pm
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby jules21 » Fri May 18, 2012 11:57 am
gururug wrote:Looking for Franky to play some cards on the Valico La Mola. Should be some good attacks.
unsure he has the legs, but will be interesting to watch and see
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby Daccordi Rider » Fri May 18, 2012 12:30 pm
gururug wrote:Looking for Franky to play some cards on the Valico La Mola. Should be some good attacks.
Surely you jest?

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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby MichaelB » Fri May 18, 2012 1:05 pm
Daccordi Rider wrote:gururug wrote:Looking for Franky to play some cards on the Valico La Mola. Should be some good attacks.
Surely you jest?
He's now complaining that he dislocated his shoulder. The Exit plan is in place ......
As a side note, the apparent twitter war going on between Rasmussen & Fronky is hilarious.
My money is that Fronky wont even last till the rest day. That'll teach Big Johann not to mess with the Schelcks !!





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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby Daccordi Rider » Fri May 18, 2012 2:36 pm
*jeez I hope he does not come good Michael, we will have some words to eat*

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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby MichaelB » Fri May 18, 2012 2:47 pm
Daccordi Rider wrote:....
*jeez I hope he does not come good Michael, we will have some words to eat*
Odds are as good as Black Caviar not winning his 21st race




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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby MichaelB » Mon May 21, 2012 8:43 am
MichaelB wrote:Daccordi Rider wrote:gururug wrote:Looking for Franky to play some cards on the Valico La Mola. Should be some good attacks.
Surely you jest?
He's now complaining that he dislocated his shoulder. The Exit plan is in place ......
As a side note, the apparent twitter war going on between Rasmussen & Fronky is hilarious.
My money is that Fronky wont even last till the rest day. That'll teach Big Johann not to mess with the Schelcks !!![]()
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BINGO !!!

Fränk Schleck pulls out of Giro d'Italia
But Johann is not happy ...
At the start in Busto Arsizio on Sunday morning, however, RadioShack-Nissan manager Johan Bruyneel told Cyclingnews that he did not believe Schleck’s injury was serious enough to merit abandoning the Giro d’Italia, and he was adamant that his rider could not only continue but aspire to a placing in the top 5 overall.
“As far as I’m concerned, his physical condition is good,” Bruyneel said. “There is an injury. It will probably be a problem sometimes to stay with the best guys but it’s definitely not an injury to consider an abandon.”
Bruyneel also denied that Schleck had earlier sought to abandon the Giro in order to prepare for the Tour de France in the company of his brother Andy. On Sunday morning Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Bruyneel, Schleck and Kim Andersen held a meeting on the matter on Saturday night at the RadioShack-Nissan hotel in Cerro Maggiore, but Bruyneel said the story did not have substance.
“It’s at least not the intention. Fränk came here to do a good Giro and that’s still the plan,” he said. “With the shoulder injury, there is obviously a problem. I think there was a small dislocation or separation. It’s been fixed but the damage is there, but a shoulder is better than a leg I would say. He can pedal, he was able to stay with the best guys on the climb yesterday.”
What a wuss * ...
Mind you, still a good rider, but RSNT and the Schlucks are a bit of a joke ....
Meanwhile, Ryder is doing a brilliant job

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Postby Nikolai » Mon May 21, 2012 9:19 am
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby jules21 » Mon May 21, 2012 10:50 am
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Re: 2012 Giro d'Italia
Postby grasshopper » Mon May 21, 2012 11:13 am

MichaelB wrote:Mind you, still a good rider, but RSNT and the Schlucks are a bit of a joke ....
It was always bound to be a culture clash I think. I love the 'He can pedal ...' from Johan. Like 'It's only a flesh wound'.
Amazing ride by Rabottini, and impressed with Rodriguez too. And it's always good to have him in pink.

edit: Oh, and what a filthy day to be racing. They earn every cent for my money.
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