Giro D'Italia 2013

blimmin heck - there's barely anyone left after yesterday. They all need a dose of HTFU.

I like Bouhanni too - he seems to have the same raw speed as Cav. Not much finesse, just fast.

Fuck! Now need to excise bouhanni, wiggins and hesjedal from my work fantasy team and only get two replacements..
Couldn't you both have just held on till the next rest day. Sick bastards!

Straight 3 way battle now. The MTT will be very interesting.

This is more of a challenge than yesterday's stage - the final few climbs are intended to break up the sprint trains and give attackers a chance. That said, given the weather and the length of the stage, a break might get 10 minutes and not be chased down as everyone knows if it comes to a sprint Cavendish will win, and there are two very tough days in the mountains coming up next.

Prophets can sometimes get things wrong

I reckon the other sprinters teams will be too hungry to let a break go too far. Those bumps are a bit Milan San Remo, but they'll fly over them after a steady pull and only let a break get about five or six minutes.

Hope I'm wrong though! I love drama in the unassuming stages.

How many sprinters are left that have the confidence of their team? Cavendish. Anyone else? Goss looks knackered, Viviani the same. If a break of 10-15 riders gets away with most teams represented then no-one will chase.

Posted two weeks ago...

Wiggo will crash in stage 4 but won't be out of contention until stage 14 for unknown reasons.

Day 14. Bye Bye.

Shouldv'e put some money on that.

I did

sent from the Bahamas

hippy - is there anything in the Aussie media about OGE and Goss' form?

Two years ago he looked like Cavendish's major rival but now he looks like a busted flush? What's happened?

I don't read Aussie media and Orica twitter is hardly going to dwell on any issues he's having so I have no idea.

You mean that you don't know the goss on him?

How many sprinters are left that have the confidence of their team? Cavendish. Anyone else? Goss looks knackered, Viviani the same. If a break of 10-15 riders gets away with most teams represented then no-one will chase.

I have read that he ( Goss ) sat up on yesterdays stage - in order to be fresh for today . . .

apparently Goss sat out yesterdays sprint in order to go for todays...according to Inrng

^^damn it, too late

boo hoo - i can't sprint two days in a row.

Man up, Aussie.

He needs to be a man not a boy if he wants to be famous and see his picture in the papers. I'm not sure when it might happen though. I can't answer that.

You mean that you don't know the goss on him?

You must spread rep, etc....

The punmeister strikes again!

He needs to be a man not a boy if he wants to be famous and see his picture in the papers. I'm not sure when it might happen though. I can't answer that.

Does his mum still read his mail? That's so annoying.

boo hoo - i can't sprint two days in a row.

I think you'll find Boohooni quit.

Man up Frenchies.

boo hoo - i can't sprint two days in a row.

Man up, Aussie.

At least Goss is still in the race, i hope he gets a stage win.

Break of 7 already 9'50" up the road.

break now 12 minutes up the road

Break of 7 already 9'50" up the road.

do we know who is in it ?

Danilo Hondo (RadioShack Leopard), Giairo Ermeti (Androni Giocattoli), Rafael Andriato (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia), Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar Team), Tobias Ludvigsson (Team Argos-Shimano), Nicola Boem (Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox) and Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto Belisol)

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