Professional Cycling For the Fans - Giro - Stage 14 174 km, Campi Bisenzio → San Luca (Bologna), Saturday, May 23

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USAZorro
04-28-09, 02:07 PM
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Everybodylikepi
05-07-09, 08:20 AM
Will be there, at San Luca, hopefully. Very excited. Will hopefully have pictures for you soon afterward.
2wheeled
05-22-09, 11:34 PM
Di Luca will not have to many opportunities but with a relatively short climb at the end he may have a shot. My crystal ball is showing a group away for most of the day with an Astana rider in there. Robobank doing most/all of the work and then Astana blowing the doors off on the last climb, Menchov isolated but has no trouble staying with Levi. A group of 5 or 6 to sprint out the finish with Di Luca taking it.

xfimpg
05-23-09, 08:11 AM
Who's a stronger climber, Levi or Menchov? Does gradient play a factor between these two?
lukasz
05-23-09, 11:53 AM
That last climb was insane. The Barloworld guy was going sideways and looked like he was going to fall over, heh.
DrMattOglesby
05-23-09, 12:14 PM
I can't believe that fan threw water in the face of that rider!! I woulda been PISSED :notamused:
USAZorro
05-23-09, 09:32 PM
I can't believe that fan threw water in the face of that rider!! I woulda been PISSED :notamused:

It got both the Liquigas riders. From the description of the weather conditions on today's stage, it might actually have been welcome.
Fat Boy
05-23-09, 11:31 PM
It got both the Liquigas riders. From the description of the weather conditions on today's stage, it might actually have been welcome.

I know what you're saying, but not the way it was done. It was on the apex of a fast 90 degree corner and it was right on the face, not the body. It probably hurt like hell.