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Loved that, well done fella.

Lukas SomebodyorOther in pink

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stage 2 Olbia to Tortoli, looks a bit punchy!

This is a medium mountain stage, running almost entirely through inland Sardinia. The stage starts from Olbia (two stages in 1991) and first comes a rolling section across the district of Nuoro, with three long climbs: Bitti and Orune (non-categorised climb), Nuoro (a steeper, categorised climb) and Passo di Genna Silana (cat. climb). Past Genna Silana comes a long, fast-running descent (over 20 km, quite bumpy at points) on wide, well-surfaced roads. The final 10 km are flat with arrival in Tortolì (town stage for the first time). After leaving the ss. 125 and entering the centre of Girasole, the route cuts across the industrial area of Tortolì, on wide roads alternating with series of roundabouts. The roadway narrows 2 km before the finish, crosses the railway track and turns right straight away, into the home straight (1,800 m long), on 7.5-m wide asphalt road.

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looks like a very fast finish tough to pull back anyone out front.

Yes, postlberger. I knew he could do it!

Another good stage with a nice mix of bumps.
Another breakaway ? Maybe, almost certainly.
I expect Stuyven or Greipel but secretly hoping for Gaviria..

more piccies of stage 1

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cool as you like

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If the finish line were ten meters further on that could have been one of sports most embarrassing moments! :-). Quite liked the description in the comments section on cyclingnews of somebody describing him as the Austrian Forrest Gump. Run Lukas! Run!

Only three British riders - what's going on?

the final 20 km

looking at the logo in the corner I can't see this being up long 😉

Only three British riders - what's going on?

we're a nation of francophiles 😉

nation of francophiles

Well yes, but how does that explain why there are only 3 Brits in the race? 😆

Well yes, but how does that explain why there are only 3 Brits in the race?

we're a nation of Julyophiles perhaps 😉

Just watched the stage from yesterday - very cool finish from the lad (but I bet he can't watch it back without pedalling a bit harder in his chair 😯 )

Is he going to be a great rider ? Seems to have had a bloody good start

Techlahighmaknot (sp) in the break again 🙂

poor ol' Bora domestiques having work a bit harder than they were expecting 🙂

31 kph average for the first hour, come on chaps pedal damn it 🙂

DanTec - man that headtube's ugly!

Thibaut Pinot's Lapierre Xelius SL

weather seems to be changing, some wet greasy descents to spice things up ?

It'd be nice to see some Katusha power data just now !

looks like they are going to get back on

the Gorillas in the pink 🙂

shame about Ewan's pedal - was looking to be a great head-to-head

Anyway to watch the highlights online.. Or kodi? Don't have sky, Eurosport or quest

normally I'd be pleased about a Gorilla win but he's not in my fantasy team and Ewan is. dull stage.

Can't watch the highlights on Quest with Jonathan Edwards pronouncing the g in maglia rosa.

g in maglia rosa

Stuff like that annoys me more than it should. It's such a simple thing to get right, almost like he's decided he's too British to pronounce foreign words properly! 🙄

Still, I've been pronouncing Bruschetta wrong all this time so I guess we all make mistakes... 😳

Stage 3 Pan flat, the Gorilla to remain in pink.

The stage is basically flat, with just mild and gentle undulations throughout the route. The first 90 kilometres are raced on a fast-flow road, passing through a number of well-lit tunnels. After leaving the ss. 125, the route runs across Villasimius (intermediate sprint) and takes in a few short climbs along the coastal road. KOM points are for grabs at Capo Boi. Then comes a perfectly flat stretch of road, leading to the finish (for the fourth time in the history of Giro) in Cagliari. The final 10 kilometres are completely flat. The roads are wide and with a number of roundabouts, but no tricky curves. The home straight is 800 m long, on 8-m wide asphalt road (up to the last 350 m).

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Andre Gurns to the line

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the forcast looks interesting

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Stuff like that annoys me more than it should. It's such a simple thing to get right, almost like he's decided he's too British to pronounce foreign words properly!

some post race guff 😉

some new bike tech for the giro

Greipel to stay in Pink, but not the stage win. I'll go for Dumoulin.

Just watched highlights of stage 2.
Fabulous job by Katusha getting organised quickly and getting their man back on the bunch.

flat, wide & straight means a bunch sprint, surely ?

Ewan -> Greipel -> a.n. other

Edit, misread the graphic:[s]Doubt it'll be worth a watch before the 5k banner. If it was tomorrow's wind though, ...[/s] Weather does look intersting 😯

[url= http://www.accuweather.com/en/it/cagliari/215279/daily-weather-forecast/215279?day=1 ]today looks worse [/url] I was adding before seeing your edit 🙂

Might have to get out for a ride earlier - that might be well worth watching

I do love an echelon

I do love an [s]echelon [/s] Il gruppo panico 😉

Oof, crosswinds eh?

big crash, fairly early on and quite near the front. One or two GC hopefuls involved ??

... and a slew of Belgians & Dutchmen to lead it all in with a minute over the rest 😀 (per bikebuoy)

scaredypants - Member
... and a slew of Belgians & Dutchmen to lead it all in with a minute over the rest (per bikebuoy)

Ah, a man who over the years has got to know me.

I'm not predictable, nope not at all.

However, crosswinds are a Dutchmans forte, but doing all that work for little gain at the end ? I think they'll leave it until the Dutch invade the lowlands in stages 5,6 & 7 on the mainland before burning the legs of the weary.

Tomorrow is a rest day, if the wind still kicks up it'll be a bumpy ferry trip across the Etruscan Sea. Think of all the effort the riders have already completed, and all the gels and haribos they've scoffed..and all that will make for a few upset stomachs..

day before a rest day - I think they're going to smash it if they get the opportunity !

I reckon TdM or Kruiswijck would be delighted with even 20 seconds

Hoping the bunch gets shredded by crosswinds 🙂

Is a bit early in the race but the Dutch and Belgians won't be able to help themselves if there's a whiff of crosswind.

Days like these the others need to put Movistar and Quintana under pressure. Won't be many opportunities.