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Giro D'Italia Stage 6: Sassano-Montecassino
160 miles of rolling terrain before a cat 2 climb to finish. Tough one to call, like yesterday!
No changes from me (I fancy Battaglin & EBH but can't fit them in, and saving the transfers), but what about YOU!?
Bit of historic resonance for me too; my grandad fought at Montecassino in WWII and was also a passionate cyclist & clubman (had his own shop, in fact). If he was still around I'm sure he'd be satisfied to see the battle's 70th anniversary commemorated with a great bike race.
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Another crap day at the ranch. Oh well, at least I should get the bookends and LR badges today. Better than nothing. I don' think I'm likely to get a full set of badges on this (or any other comp) but that'll make 7 so I should get over half by the end.
Should Swift not have an extra 10 points for LR ?
Scores haven't been done yet stumps
Big scope for breakaways next !
DID ANYONE HEAR WHAT PURITO SAID!
No ones fault that's racing, that's why you stay at front
I hope after today, Evans to have a few offs and no-one to wait for him, punctures, mechanicals....anything
To wish a rider to come off, is one of the most unsportsman like and sicking quotes I have read....
You ever been a professional sports person. You don't wish that on your worst enemy.
BTW.
Do you remember the BASQUE tacking Cadel's tyres and rest of peleton a few years ago when in lead?
Sanchez had taken off already ( won Stage ) and some very nice bets no doubt.
Cuddles had his fair share of bad luck and Hi jinx.
!
FUCKING DISGRACEFUL
I have to say i hope J-Rod goes big style on the mountains and blows evans away he deserves nothing less. Quintana for the title now unless there is a miracle for J-Rod.
Didn't catch any of today, but from what it sounds like it was a pretty horrible crash. A shame to see Purito out of the running so early. BMC will be delighted, can't imagine Cadel will do any less than podium now, barring accident.
Similarly morally bankrupt to Twybados I slapped a fiver on him at 10/1 each way for GC before the race started.
Interesting to see Basso hanging in there; tenth on GC now. I'd written him off.
Swifty was last man.
I'm permanently disgusted with Cuddles. How a man so unsportsmanlike has the cheek to complain when anyone else does anything outside of his queensbury rules of cycle racing I don't know.
Still put him in my team though - no morals.
Disgusted with the tactics of BMC and Orica today. The attacked AFTER the crash
It was within the LAST 10km....and that's the reward you get for expending extra energy and team mates staying up front out of trouble ESPECIALLY in this weather and THE GIRO'(notorious)
Tuft came in 25mins down
DNF Brajkovič
DNF Caruso
DNS Cecchinel
Dare Say Caruso didn't either
Didn't look healthy
Bottom of the last climb (11km) looked like greasey road and a big domino effect! Caruso taken to hospital....could be a few dns tomorrow
8 men went clear of it and top 20 tells the story.
Just seen
Actually a Majority of the field fell ahead of Caruso after he fell.... Comms Said the noise unsettled them. lol
171 Roche 15:08
175 Arredondo 18:30
Well that was a fun stage.
I can't complain I think I may have faired better then most.
Standard 1,3,9. ..
Purist Team
1,3,7,19...
Is fairing a lot better now.
Managed to Avoid KITTEL and went MATTHEWS (who? honestly expected this). Avoided ARREDONDO. Got MONSLAVE as my KOM chance and he seems to be having a go.
KELDERMAN survived fall and MAJKA lost 15mins,
Avoided MAJKA ...PHEW and NEIMEIC ( who lost another 1.57 to 3.41 min GC) . SCARPONI lost bit over a min, but he had a little bit of breathing room already. BONGOIRNO (5min) , PURITO(9min) GONEEEEEE .....
Seems MAJKA has mad a miraculous recovery. back to 4th 1.25min down on GC ...lol
Just got home and seen the above posts ....what happened?
1 Michael Matthews
2 Tim Wellens
3 Cadel Evans
4 Matteo Rabottini
5 Ivan Santaromita
6 Steve Morabito
7 Wilco Kelderman
8 Mauro Finetto
9 Diego Ulissi
10 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo
11 Hesjedal Ryder
12 Rosa Diego
13 Aru Fabio
14 Pozzovivo Domenico
15 Uran Rigoberto
16 Moreno Daniel
17 Rogers Michael
18 Rolland Pierre
19 Quintana Nairo
20 Bongiorno Francesco Manuel
89 Rodríguez Joaquim 7:43
Holy shit!! What a shakeup that was...
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE, GO SON ...you good things
StageGeneral
Pos.RiderTeamWT
1 Matthews MichaelOrica GreenEDGE
2 Wellens TimLotto Belisol
3 Evans CadelBMC Racing Team
4 Rabottini MatteoNeri Sottoli
5 Santaromita IvanOrica GreenEDGE
6 Morabito SteveBMC Racing Team
7 Kelderman WilcoBelkin-Pro Cycling Team
DNS Cecchinel GiorgioNeri Sottoli
Nice job orica 3 up front! I'd like a santamorita win for my pick 3 Italians
Finally no pens for me today been playinga horrible game of catch up
Evans
Ulissi
Uran
Jrod
Tjallingii
Gatto
Matthews
Arredono
Gasparotto
Arredondo down
Huge fall Caruso doesn, t look good. Instant thought to Wouter 
Dammit, Fedi in the break after I dropped him. Hopefully he doesn't score many points...
Steephill article mentioned Zardini had lost time and would prob attack today too.
Not suprised to see Bandiera there, AVILA I AM.
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