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obie 05-24-09 09:06 AM

Lance caught up to Levi. Looks like Astana still have Popo and Navarro up the road from them?

bbattle 05-24-09 09:06 AM

Increase your buffer.

botto 05-24-09 09:06 AM


Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo (Post 8974854)
Levi's lucky there wasn't more of the climb left...he could have lost some serious time to Menchov and DiLuca.

perhaps - perhaps - JB, or whomever, told him to sit tight, because the descent was coming up?

Flatballer 05-24-09 09:09 AM


Originally Posted by bbattle (Post 8974864)
Increase your buffer.

How do I do that?

bbattle 05-24-09 09:11 AM

Settings in the Adobe Flash player is all I know.

Levi back with Maglia Rosa

El Diablo Rojo 05-24-09 09:11 AM

It's all back together for the GC men..tomorrow could really see some time differences though.

bbattle 05-24-09 09:13 AM

Bertagnoli at 10km

Pavels a minute back.

Lance and Popo and Cunego chugging along behind the Maglia Rosa.

El Diablo Rojo 05-24-09 09:13 AM

What the hell is Popo doing back there with LA...shouldn't he be up there with Levi?

bbattle 05-24-09 09:18 AM

Menchov has no Rabobank riders with him.

Bertagnoli only 38" ahead of Back(sp?) Marzano and Pinotti is a bit further back. Maglia Rosa closing in 7k to go.

botto 05-24-09 09:18 AM

belgian tv just called jan paul van poppel and tore into him for having pauwels sit up. :lol:

bbattle 05-24-09 09:18 AM

Novarra with Levi.

fly:yes/land:no 05-24-09 09:20 AM


Originally Posted by botto (Post 8974895)
belgian tv just called jan paul van poppel and tore into him for having pauwels sit up. :lol:

yeah, what was his reasoning? that seemed really odd. does he think that pauwels can help sastre if/when bertogloni is caught?

bbattle 05-24-09 09:21 AM

Grivko flying off the front of the Maglia rosa group.

3 km for Bertagnoli to go. Looks like he's got it.

bbattle 05-24-09 09:22 AM

2km to go. chasing four about 30 seconds down.

botto 05-24-09 09:23 AM

dude, enough.

bbattle 05-24-09 09:23 AM

another flyer, by Quick step.

El Diablo Rojo 05-24-09 09:23 AM


Originally Posted by botto (Post 8974865)
perhaps - perhaps - JB, or whomever, told him to sit tight, because the descent was coming up?

Possible but based on Levi v DiLuca on a long technical descent I'd have been a bit more worried that Levi might not get back on.

Flatballer 05-24-09 09:25 AM

Cervelo rider just opened up his brakes for the sprint.

bbattle 05-24-09 09:25 AM

Pauwels takes second.

botto 05-24-09 09:26 AM

damn, sporza is trashing JPvP big time for his tactics.:lol:

botto 05-24-09 09:27 AM


Originally Posted by bbattle (Post 8974928)
Pauwels takes second.

http://ohnolookoutitsaraygun.com/argh-Picard.jpg

bbattle 05-24-09 09:27 AM

Maglia Rosa crosses at 1'55"

Lance, Popo, and Cunego cross at 2'55"

Flatballer 05-24-09 09:29 AM

Did you see that lady try to come out and hug Bertagnolli, and get pushed back by the security or whatever?

Grumpy McTrumpy 05-24-09 09:30 AM

I guess that pretty much is the end of Cunego as a contender for the overall no?

deadly downtube 05-24-09 09:31 AM

i'd be sooo pissed if i were pauwels... how do they cope with that crap? him getting a giro stage win would've meant possibly getting a wage increase, or at least being a better looking rider on paper for the future, and his boss just told him not to win it, ahg.


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