Giro D'Italia 2013

Venezuelan Miguel Ubeto of Lampre (not in Giro) shows the French how it's done; unlicensed experimental compound GW1516 with the fatal side effects - adverse analytical finding!

Bad news comes in threes?

those roads look fucking epic...

I want a go!

Venezuelan Miguel Ubeto of Lampre (not in Giro) shows the French how it's done; unlicensed experimental compound GW1516 with the fatal side effects - adverse analytical finding!

Or, to quote an article in New Scientist “tests on rats showed that at all doses, the drug rapidly causes cancers in a multitude of organs, including the liver, bladder, stomach, skin, thyroid, tongue, testes, ovaries and womb.”
http://cyclingtips.com.au/2013/04/the-new-epo-gw1516-aicar-and-their-use-in-cycling/

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I am bloody going there one day. It looks amazing!

touching to see the wee 108 banners around

those roads look fucking epic...

One thing I'm really jealous of the pros is the freedom of the roads they get. The roads yesterday were amazing too, apart from the dodgy wire fences. They put padding on some buildings, not bothered with the wire that could behead you

nonsense. You just risk a wee scratch.

(hooglerland injury, a bit gross)

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Johnny+Hoogerland+Le+Tour+de+France+2011+Stage+IEwNBFIaEYvl.jpg

i've been told I need to backup my files?

? l'm seeing a big dirty stitched wound on hoogerland's calf...

don't want to embed incase anyone cries.

What is the standard time/distance that the peleton can catch a breakaway on the flat? (1min/10k?)

that's the general rule, think it's far faster if there's a climb though

Any chance of a mini-break from the main pack? No chance of catching up the actual break.

anyone got a link for coverage?

http://88.80.5.80/w00t/20130503/vv5183b733a6db2288102382-572970.html

thumping drums

RELEASE TEH NAVARDAUSKAS!

I've been watching this: http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/direttaGiro2013.html

With Radio5Live Extra for English commentary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra

Betancur has got a lot to do now if he is to get second place in this stage.

I am bloody going there one day. It looks amazing!

this corner of Italy is always spectacular...
not far from prosecco land..

Apparently Cadel Evans has stopped to play Bicycle Tag of Bike.

jesus some time gaps there

(from gifs thread)

It just HAD to be Gif'd