Giro 2011

its only a time trial, the tennis was marginally more exciting

iphone propped up on the desk (thanks to a careful moulding of blue tac) and I'm all Eurosported up.

I'm happy

i am now regretting my transfers on fantasy cycling, this is meh..

http://www.grassyknolltv.com/2011/giro-d-italia/16-Ordine%20di%20partenza%20cronometro.pdf

rest day yesterday,
only 12.7km today..
the giro has gone soft..
nibali needs to cane this

links to 4 english broadcast streams here, so maybe not only eurosport

http://www.bvls.eu/

at work watching it silent
on-line rai.tv is good coverage

^ was hoping for better picture so I tried but rai.tv tells me I can only watch it in Italy

i'm getting it in clerkenwell :)

http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/diretta.html?cid=PublishingBlock-7131f72e-5ca4-45f7-bd50-ebf161d164fc&channel=RaiSport

brilliant effort from rujano.. hero of this year's giro for me..

^ that one works, cheers!! now I can play director myself ;-)

over half a minute... he's in another league

love him or hate him but contrador always looks strong..

That was Dope!

Thirty four seconds. Crazy. Nibali and Scarponi looked like they were busting it as well.

That was Dope!
he was on a mission, reckon he'd be a good courier :)

Couriers would reject him straight away. He has gears! and brakes!

Just how boring is this Giro?

just as boring as when Merckx used to win everything I guess? maybe someone should tell Scarponi, Nibali, Rujano and others to htfu. Or fly in Chris Horner ;-)

^^^you don't go to central london much do you?

Bert's got a long cage derailleur and an Apex 32 cassette I reckon
spot on.. http://road.cc/content/news/36163-giro-tech-contador-goes-apex

Couldn't at least lay their hands on the Rival version? Or is it the same cassette?

I think that the longer cage on the apex derailleur allows the use of the super high range apex cassette (11-32T), which is why people are using it. I doubt a rival derailleur would work with apex cassette.

An apex derailleur would probably work with rival/force/red cassettes - but there wouldn't be much point because you wouldn't gain any additional range in the gears.

Part of me thinks it's a shame SRAM invented apex as I'd have loved to have seen Bertie on a triple! That said, apex may be the perfect option for my girlfriend's next bike.

http://www.steephill.tv/players/profile/?race=giro-d-italia&stage=17&year=2011&src=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2011/immagini/zoom/altimetria_17.jpg

a couple of long fast descents should favour nibali tomorrow.. i've skiied in tonale 1983.. it was shit, stayed in Ponte di Legno.. it was rubbish. much prefer the dolomites ;)

Apparently Jamie Burrow (known to hippy who has drafted him) will be handing out ice creams by the side of the road as the Giro goes past his gaff in Italy today. Watch out for him on Eurosport. Having been photographed standing next to him while we were both wearing lycra, I can state categorically that he could use a few ice creams.

Nice guy, Mr Burrow. Bit on the skinny side though, that lad wants feeding.. ;)

Fucking V+ box failed to record the last two fucking stages!!! ARrrgh!! I finally get a chance to catch up... nothing. FUCK.