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Posted on 10-10-2013 02:05
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The fifth stage of this year's Giro should be won by a punchy sprinter, although it also is a day for the breakaway. I will try to get a good placing.
The Race
A four man group got away early on. It included my good friend Peter Kennaugh. He was joined by Sergant of Radioshack, Dowsett of Movistar, and Keisse of Omega-Pharma.
At the 50 km to go mark, the four escapees still lead by around 4 min 45 sec over the charging peloton.
With 20 km to go, Kennaugh summits the last KOM point solo, leading the other 3 riders by 25 seconds. Peter is ahead of the bunch by 1 30.
With 10 km to go, poor Kennaugh is about to get caught. His lead is only 30 seconds, and there are still 2 uphill sections left.
With 8 km to go, Quintana has surprisingly attacked the bunch! He surely can't actually stay away can he?
The Colombian can't stay away, and was swept up around the 3 km mark. With 1 km to go Gerrans is just flying away from the rest of the field. Did he mistime the finish?
No he didn't as the Australian Road Race Champion takes the 5th stage of the Giro. Martin just misses the win taking second. I suprisingly take a third place and move up the GC into 7th.
Results
Post Race Comments- After all these great results, maybe I should focus on being a punchy sprinter NO chance of that. I will always consider myself a stage racer and I will focus on that. I admit that these I do have some ability in these reduced bunch sprints. Tomorrow's stage is pan-flat and I will take it easy after these last three days of good results.
See You Then-Ian
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Posted on 10-10-2013 02:07
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That was a great result for Ian today  |
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Posted on 10-10-2013 02:17
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Nice podium and Wiggins safely in.
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Posted on 10-10-2013 19:26
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Great result for Ian.. it´s a good idea to take it easy on next stage...
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Posted on 11-10-2013 03:44
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The day's stage is pan-flat. I don't even think that the route goes uphill once during the whole stage. The team has been instructed to sit in the middle of the pack for the whole stage. This doesn't include Sutton and Eisel, who will contest the sprint.
The Race
A three man group got away very late in the stage, after around 50 km. It contained: Marangoni of Cannondale, Timmer of Arogs-Shimano, and Kroon of Saxo Bank.
With 25 km to go (not 10), the breakaway still leads by 2 50 ahead of the charging peloton.
With 10 km to go, the gap is still a minute and Kroon has decided to go for the solo win.
With 1.5 km to go, the breakaway is swept up by the sprinters who are going at it for the win. Who will take it?
Around the 1 km to go mark, the power went out from the Italian television cameras, which I use for my pics of the stage. Very unfortunate that we couldn't see who won the stage in a pic. The Organizers were able to figure out results from cameras, but they didn't give time gaps on the stage.
Stage Results
| 1 | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 3h18'07 | | 2 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 3 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 4 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 5 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 6 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 7 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 9 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 10 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. |
GC Standings
| 1 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | 23h03'39 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 19 | | 3 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | + 26 | | 4 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 5 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 1'10 | | 6 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1'11 | | 7 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | + 1'37 | | 8 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 1'38 | | 9 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1'39 | | 10 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 1'47 |
Points
| 1 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | 6 | 60 | | 2 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | 0 | 45 | | 3 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | 0 | 44 | | 4 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 15 | 42 | | 5 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 0 | 41 |
KOM
| 1 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | 0 | 8 | | 2 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | 0 | 5 | | 3 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 5 | | 4 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 0 | 4 | | 5 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | 0 | 4 |
U25
| 1 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 23h03'58 (1) | | 2 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 51 (2) | | 3 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 52 (3) | | 4 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | + 1'18 (4) |
Post Race Comments- Good ride from Bernie today as he takes another second place. Not much to report on today besides that. Tomorrow is another day in the hills. We will try to avoid losing time.
See You Then-Ian
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Posted on 11-10-2013 10:13
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Nice result for Eisel
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Posted on 11-10-2013 15:44
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sutty68: Thanks, I hope that we can keep it up.
Today is the day for the breakaway. Lots of small hills in the last 45 kms. The team will just to keep Wiggo from losing time.
The Race
The day's break got away very early on in the stage. It included four riders: Landa of Euskatel, Kroon of Saxo Bank, Belkov of Katusha, and Kaisen of Lotto.
With 45 km to go, the four leaders have been reduced to 2 riders. Kroon and Landa lead the peloton by 8 minutes.
With 30 km to go, disaster struck. Wiggins flatted and was just getting back into the bunch when as all the other favorites attacked!
After 10 km of chasing Wiggins tells to turn he wants to go away from the bunch and chase on his own. I give some help and launch him and Wiggins is away on the Time Trial to catch the others.
With 10 km to go, Landa has gone solo and leads Kroon by 45 seconds, and the rider from Euskatel should take the stage win. Behind, Betancur leads Wiggins and Nibali by 30 seconds.
Landa takes the win! A brilliant solo win for the Spainard. Kroon takes second, ahead of Belkov and Kaisen was fourth.
What is that behind? Yes, that is Wiggins! He dropped Nibali on the flat, and has caught Betancur! He went from one minute back and crossed the gap on his own!
Stage Results
| 1 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3h59'57 | | 2 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 1'14 | | 3 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | + 2'20 | | 4 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto Belisol | + 3'25 | | 5 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | + 6'15 | | 6 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 7 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | + 6'40 | | 8 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | + 7'16 | | 9 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 10 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
GC Standings
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 27h10'17 | | 2 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 35 | | 3 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 45 | | 4 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 54 | | 5 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | + 1'01 | | 6 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 1'45 | | 7 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | + 2'12 | | 8 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 2'13 | | 9 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 2'14 | | 10 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 2'19 |
Points
| 1 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | 0 | 60 | | 2 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | 54 | | 3 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 12 | 53 | | 4 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | 4 | 49 | | 5 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | 8 | 48 |
KOM
| 1 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | 4 | 12 | | 2 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 11 | 11 | | 3 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 8 | 8 | | 4 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | 0 | 5 | | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 5 |
U25
| 1 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | 27h11'02 (1) | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 9 (2) | | 3 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 1'00 (3) | | 4 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | + 1'27 (4) | | 5 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'34 (5) |
Post Race Comments-What a storming ride from Wiggo! He even takes over the Maglia Rosa! I finished the stage in 13th today in the same group as Uran. Tomorrow's stage is the ITT. I hope to avoid losing too much time and stay in the top 10.
See You Then-Ian
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Posted on 11-10-2013 17:12
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The brave effort from Bradley paid off as he is now the race leader  |
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Posted on 11-10-2013 23:28
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Another 2 great results for the team... Wiggins did great but has to thank to Ian for his effort..
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Posted on 13-10-2013 18:44
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Today's stage is the big Time Trial. It is 55 km of rolling road, that favors someone with some climbing ability. If Wiggins is going to win the Giro, he needs to gain a lot of time today. I hope to remain in the top 10.
The Race
Johan Le Bon of FDJ set the first solid time of the day, he rode the long course in a time of 1 30 27.
The Frenchman's time was beaten by Italian Champion Marco Pinotti. The Italian rode the Time Trial in a time of 1 30 05.
Kristoff Vandewalle was the first rider to best Pinotti. The Belgian set the new best time at 1 29 41.
Vandewalle's time stood for around 75 riders. It was eventually beaten by Tejay Van Gardren. The American finished with a time of 1 29 16.
Soon after Van Gardren finished, I started by quest to stay in the top 10. The course suits be, so I think I can do it.
Van Gardren didn't last long at the top as Michele Scarponi beat the American with a time of 1 29 07.
Vincenzo Nibali was the next rider to finish, and he destroyed the time of his countryman, finishing with a great time of 1 27 46.
I crossed the line around 10 riders after Nibali, I rode a solid ride, finishing in 7th place. I rode the course in 1 29 04.
Nairo Quintana needed the time trial of his life to remain in the GC hunt, and he relatively well, coming in a provisional 3rd, with a time of 1 28 55.
Wiggins needed to deliver a good performance today, and he didn't disappoint. Wiggo obliterated the course riding a time of 1 26 02. Easily enough to win the stage.
Stage Results
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 1h26'02 | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | + 1'44 | | 3 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | + 2'09 | | 4 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 2'24 | | 5 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 2'53 | | 6 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 3'02 | | 7 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 8 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre - Merida | + 3'05 | | 9 | Nicolas Roche | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 3'14 | | 10 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
GC Standings
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 28h36'19 | | 2 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | + 3'10 | | 3 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 3'47 | | 4 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | + 4'09 | | 5 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'14 | | 6 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 4'40 | | 7 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 4'46 | | 8 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 5'03 | | 9 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | + 5'14 | | 10 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 5'15 |
Points
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 25 | 78 | | 2 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | 16 | 64 | | 3 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | 0 | 60 | | 4 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | 58 | | 5 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | 9 | 58 |
KOM
| 1 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | 0 | 12 | | 2 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 11 | | 3 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 0 | 8 | | 4 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | 0 | 5 | | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 5 |
U25
| 1 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 28h40'06 (1) | | 2 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 27 (2) | | 3 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 1'16 (3) | | 4 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | + 1'27 (4) | | 5 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 3'27 (5) |
Post Race Comments- I'm very happy with my ride today. I stayed in the top 10 by around a minute. Also, Wiggins did everything he needed to do today and more. I think that Bradley is in a great spot, with over three minutes to his nearest rival. I think that a finish in the top 10 isn't realistic, but I hope to be in the top 20 at the end of the race. Tomorrow is another medium mountain stage, and it has the first cat 1 climbs of the race, Dombro has said that he wants to go in the break.
See You Then-Ian
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Posted on 13-10-2013 19:16
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Great win, Wiggins is smashing all his opponents.... so early and already with such gap, i would say the Giro is already won but it´s still too early... neverless, SKY is doing great.
Ian raced very well, gained time to Betancur, Martin and Majka, well done.
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Posted on 13-10-2013 23:37
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Wow, Bradley showing us what he does Best
And Ian rode well to grab seventh place |
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Posted on 14-10-2013 00:22
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Wiggo smashes them all! Great job. Hope it's enough to hold on in the mountains!
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Posted on 14-10-2013 16:30
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Real nice story, I am ashame to say I didn't know Ian, until today and my extenisve read of your story!
He looks like a great rider. Very good job in Giro so far. Hope Wiggo will hold in Mountain stages.
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 15-10-2013 01:26
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Thanks for all the comments!
Probably no stage until Thursday Night/ Friday Morning
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Posted on 16-10-2013 23:41
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VeloNews.com
Sky Raided at Giro, Uran and Wiggins Test Positive
Team Sky's bus, hotel, cars, and everything else they had was raided last night by Italian Police. The police caught team officials with certain "banned substances" with them when the officials were entering Italy. The police decided to let them through, but they decided to act after they received info that Rigoberto Uran and Bradley Wiggins had both tested positive for AICAR. The police found all kinds of Doping products, blood bags, syringes, AICAR, EPO, and some masking agents for it.
They also found a list of riders who were taking the products, and how much they were to be given each day. The list includes: Bradley Wiggins, Rigoberto Uran, Chris Froome, Sergio Henao, Richie Porte, and Dario Cataldo. It seems that only the major riders were taking the drugs. All of these riders claim their innocence, but it is expected that they will be slapped with two year bans. Sky has withdrawn from the Giro, more details to come.
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Posted on 17-10-2013 00:09
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That's a drastic change! 
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Posted on 17-10-2013 00:29
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Poor SKY........................................ |
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Posted on 17-10-2013 00:42
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Quite expected
baseballlover312, 06-03-14 : "Nuke Moscow...Don't worry Russia, we've got plenty of love to go around your cities"
Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"
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Posted on 17-10-2013 00:50
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Finally the truth comes out! I knew it all along! Who didn't?
Huge media storm the following days, it's gonna be BIG. Can't wait to see what all the Sky fan boys have to say now.....Sky Postal you know.
Is this how one end his story? |
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