2011 Giro Stage 7
05-13-11, 08:01 AM
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If a large group misses the time cut will they all be eliminated? I believe they're sometimes pardoned. I guess it depends on how much they miss the time cut by and how many is in the gruppetto. Does who is in the group factor into it?
05-13-11, 10:30 AM
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Dramatic finish - I felt good for De Clerq and bad for Scarponi at the same time...
05-13-11, 11:13 AM
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There is a rule that they won't eliminate more then a certain percent of the field on stage. There is also a formula for average speed and elimination time. As far as do the people in the group matter. I would say yes, is it supposed to, no, but the race commissaries know its a business and some people are big pulls. They will also occasionally look at the situation. If you have a bad crash at the beginning of a stage and fight to catch back on the whole day and end up missing the cut off (just barely) sometimes they will let you continue.
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Thanks. I heard some of the sprinters were worried because the cut off was going to (expected to?) be only 18min on this stage, I guess because of the short stage length. Two riders went over 18min but inside of 19min so I guess they'll be allowed to continue.
05-13-11, 12:02 PM
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GC results after stage 7:
https://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giro....shtml?lang=en
Check out who's in 9th place, only 30 seconds back. I ask you rhetorically...barring accidents, is there any doubt who is going to win this shinding?
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POSN. NAME COUNTRY TEAM TIME D 1 WEENING Pieter NED RAB 23:09:59 0:00 2 SIVTSOV Kanstantsin BLR THR 23:10:01 0:02 3 PINOTTI Marco ITA THR 23:10:01 0:02 4 LE MEVEL Christophe FRA GRM 23:10:04 0:05 5 SCARPONI Michele ITA LAM 23:10:13 0:14 6 LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo ESP MOV 23:10:21 0:22 7 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQ 23:10:23 0:24 8 KRUIJSWIJK Steven NED RAB 23:10:27 0:28 9 CONTADOR Alberto ESP SBS 23:10:29 0:30 10 SERPA PEREZ Jose COL AND 23:10:32 0:33
Check out who's in 9th place, only 30 seconds back. I ask you rhetorically...barring accidents, is there any doubt who is going to win this shinding?
05-13-11, 12:20 PM
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Nibali has a chance, especially if Liquigas can make Alberto crack on one of the climbs and put a few minutes into him. Those monster mountain stages, one after the other after the other, are going to be as much about recovery as anything else.
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GC results after stage 7:
https://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giro....shtml?lang=en
Check out who's in 9th place, only 30 seconds back. I ask you rhetorically...barring accidents, is there any doubt who is going to win this shinding?
HTML Code:
POSN. NAME COUNTRY TEAM TIME D 1 WEENING Pieter NED RAB 23:09:59 0:00 2 SIVTSOV Kanstantsin BLR THR 23:10:01 0:02 3 PINOTTI Marco ITA THR 23:10:01 0:02 4 LE MEVEL Christophe FRA GRM 23:10:04 0:05 5 SCARPONI Michele ITA LAM 23:10:13 0:14 6 LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo ESP MOV 23:10:21 0:22 7 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQ 23:10:23 0:24 8 KRUIJSWIJK Steven NED RAB 23:10:27 0:28 9 CONTADOR Alberto ESP SBS 23:10:29 0:30 10 SERPA PEREZ Jose COL AND 23:10:32 0:33
Check out who's in 9th place, only 30 seconds back. I ask you rhetorically...barring accidents, is there any doubt who is going to win this shinding?
05-13-11, 06:30 PM
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Depends on Contador's team, too. Are they really much weaker than his TdF team last year?
05-13-11, 08:20 PM
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05-13-11, 08:40 PM
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05-14-11, 04:00 AM
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AC is quite rightly favourite ON PAPER but races are won ON THE ROAD. 7 stages but one was a TTT, stage 4 was neutralised, stage 2 was a sprinters stage as will be todays stage 8.
Stage 9 on Sunday will be interesting.
What's the betting on a volcanic eruption out of the peleton leaving the rest struggling in the magma?
05-14-11, 08:39 AM
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I'm willing to put my cyber money where my mouth is. And I'll take on all comers. Let me count up my imaginary Euros here...okay, I'll bet 1 million Euros that Contador will take the GC honours. Any takers?
05-14-11, 08:58 AM
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Okay if we're talking 'imaginary' €s here rather 'real' €s then you're on.
05-14-11, 09:36 AM
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Let's make things interesting. In addition to 1 million imaginary Euros, if Contador doesn't win I'll throw in this year's spring harvest of maple syrup, three Mounties, two hockey players, Niagara Falls...and Celine Dion. Eh?
05-14-11, 09:40 AM
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And if he does win I'll throw in a pair of my used underpants. Seems fair to me.
