Giro D'Italia 2013

right, that's it-going to get some fake bake and a Columbian team kit then stop eating for a few months and change my name to Atapuma or some shit. Life's too short not to.

and ^ can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Haha, I think the fdj rider thought he won. Oops.

Great win for Betancor. So he seems to think.

^^ Ag2r

Aye, them guys.

Gutted.

Nah, he's French so the 'Second is first loser' is actually 'Second is almost as good as First and I could have won if I wanted to anyway so shutup'

Evans looking good for overall and the points jersey. Hahaha

Not had the high mountains yet... Do you really think his creaking spider-like climbing style will be up to the challenge over 3 weeks though? And Phinney is to Evans as Froome is to Wiggo so he might not get the help his decrepit limbs need to survive...

Ageist.

We won the Tour first and that's all that counts. What what tally ho!

Revisionist.

I think you'll find Maurice Garin won the tour first.

Nope, Cadel won it first. Before that it was just some forrun muck..

Cadel's face could only be sharted out of the anus of that xenophobic genetic cesspit that is Oz. The only reason Phinney lets him ride on the front is that he doesn't want to see it every time he looks over his shoulder.

Ugliest TdF winner eva'?

(Oh Cadel bashing. Good for any grand tour but I don't want to get carried away as I really don't mind him.)

"xenophobic genetic cesspit that is Oz"

Charming. Remind me again where most of them came from? Oh that's right the xenophobic genetic cesspit that is Britain.

I didn't know you watched cycling to lust after riders. If it's pretty faces you want you should try F1 or gymnastics or something.

lol

Playing you like a piano.

Fuck yeah Betancur. You're a winner in my eyes. I really like the way Ag2r race.

Yeah yeah hook line sinker. I've not heard that before.

now now. it's ok. We're just jealous because he wouldn't call himself british and carry bottles for Sir.

And I thought I had shit weather on my ride today. Also, in a show of solidarity for Wiggins, I descended like a girl today. Hesjedal going backwards, Cadel back to his best, three Sky boys in the top ten and lots of good racing, with some comedy stylings from Bentancur thrown in for good measure

If Brad is suffering he's doing a very good job of not really looking like it whilst doing the absolute minimum required to stay in the Maglia Rosa group whilst Astana and Garmin burnt matches to not drop him. Have Sky got some tactics?

Damage limitation while Wiggins recovers from a bug?

i was surprised how nonplussed he looked when he'd managed to get back on. maybe just his gameface. no bike chuckking today tho, something must be up.

Sky Sports 4 seems to be doing highlights tonight - the one channel we don't have at work, where I'll be until midnight. Anyone know of any more?

there's the rai show but it's in italian and for 45 mins duration, has about 4 mins cycling and 41 of rapid fire chit chat about brad being shitter than nibbles

Anyone know what Walsh has been saying about Dowsett? Found references to it on Twitter but don't know what has been said