@baggieboys - Thanks, but I don't think that the Giro would be more open considering that Nibbles and Scarponi are still in the top 10, but I don't know. Time will tell.
@Miguel - Maybe Puskaric can also have more chances.
"This day is mine!"-thought some old italians, including Marco Pinotti and Danilo Di Luca, and they made it into the daily break with Egoi Martinez, Rast and Seeldraeyers. The pack decided not to chase too hard, and a let the break have lots of room.
Despite the great lead by the break, Rabobank decided to push the pace and bring it all together. It was a bit slow, but finally the gap started to gap smaller and smaller, as Garmin also started the pacemaking.
Despite the hard pace by Rabo and Garmin, when we made our train, the break still wasn"t caught. Our train was consisting of DeLarge, van den Meer, Kowalski and Bahr. Alex started to pull, but wait a second!
Robert Gesink is on the ground! What a terrible start of a GT for him, crashing 2 times in the first 3 stages! Classic Gesink tbh. At the front our train was still infront.
Turning into the last kilometres, the Androni and the Garmin trains were in a bit better position than us, and Bahr was just feeling miserably, and couldn't even overtake Kowalski. At the front Renshaw overtook Ferrari, and was in a big battle with Farrar. Who will be the winner?
It's Mark Renshaw taking his first GT stage-win! Great sprint from the aussie, outpowering Farrar, who comes 2nd. Farnese's Elia Favili manages to get 3rd, after getting stuck behind Bahr, who disappoint badly. The best Spider is Kowalski finishing 19th.
Other big news are that, Hesjedal and Gesink are now officialy out of contention.
Results
1
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
4h19'20
2
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
3
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
4
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
5
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
6
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
7
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
8
Heinrich Haussler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
9
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
10
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
General Classification
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
9h04'32
2
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
+ 4
3
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
4
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
+ 8
6
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 9
7
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 12
8
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 13
9
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
10
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
Points Classification
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
25
2
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
25
3
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
25
4
Jack Wiles
SpiderTech - Cervélo
20
5
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
20
KOM Classification
1
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
3
2
Danilo Di Luca
Acqua & Sapone
3
3
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Nissan
2
4
Sylvain Georges
AG2R La Mondiale
1
5
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
1
Retired riders
Spoiler
Olivier Kaisen
Spiders of the day
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Important question: Should I simulate the TTT, is it more realistic compared to paying it?Edited by fernando97 on 31-10-2012 19:33
The really hard TTT, proved to make quite big gaps. Lamre has proven to be the biggest losers of the day with their only 7-men squad, finishing 1'59 down on the winners. The winner team of the TTT were SpiderTech - Cervélo, they gave the 2nd team a gap of 17 seconds. Sky, containing Wiggo and Froome, were 24 seconds off SpiderTech's time. Vincenzo Nibali's team, Liquigas, finished the course 50seconds slower. Tomorrow's Maglia Rosa wearer is going to be Alex DeLarge.
I thought he'd be around 80th, but this really isn't that bad
That win in the TTT certainly helped, how unexpected!
Oh and I love this screen,
Spoiler
the Spidertech jersey looks awesome in it, it looks like the real jerseys. With that I mean, it doesn't look like it's designed by a 3-year old; it looks professional. I'm proud of my work, and glad to see it in this great story.
@fcancellara - Yes, he is still in contention for the GC!
I really like that screenshot too, it's pretty good. And the jerseys are indeed looking amazing, thank you for them!
@sutty - Thanks, I think IanButler will like it. Edited by fernando97 on 31-10-2012 23:26
The last stage for the sprinters in the first week, let's see if they are grabbing the chance.
Naturally, after the start of the stage a BotD formed, and as it was in most cases in the Giro, it was a 5-men break. KOM jersey wearer Ignatiev was in it, as well as Egoi Martinez and Maarten Wynants.
Despite all of the BotD riders having serious gaps in the GC, Lampre and Aqua&Sapone decided to bring it back together. They caught the break quite easily, and the sprint preparations started.
This time we didn't want to make our train, so Kowalski and Bahr went on their own, trying to find the other sprinters's wheels. There were 3 major trains, one with A&S for Napolitano and Renshaw, Garmin for Farrar, and lastly Androni for Ferrari. At 3kms A&S was at the front, but the gaps weren't too big.
Heading to the last kilometer, it was Napolitano in the lead, but he was sprinting from way too far out, and lost a lot of ground already. Farrar and Ferrari were in great positions, and were both launching from their leadouts's wheels. Our riders somehow struggled a lot to keep up with them, and didn't look too good. Napolitano lost his lead at 500, and Ferrari blasted away with Farrar and Renshaw.
And it's Roberto Ferrari winning the stage, what a win on his homesoil! He edges out Farrar and Renshaw. The fading Napolitano finished 4th, and was a bit angry at the end, he felt like that he could have won that one. The best Spider is Kowalski finishing at the 17th, but on the bright side, Alexkept his jersey.
Results
1
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
4h22'56
2
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
3
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
5
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
6
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
7
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Juan José Haedo
Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
9
Heinrich Haussler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
10
Francesco Chicchi
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
General Classification
No changes.
Points Classification
1
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
41
2
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
40
3
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
35
4
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
28
5
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
25
KOM Classification
1
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
4
2
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
3
3
Danilo Di Luca
Acqua & Sapone
3
4
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Nissan
2
5
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
2
Spiders of the day
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From the next stage we will shine in our newly built leader's uniforms made by our main designer, fcancellara! (Hope he can finish it on time. )
Oh, and did anybody notice, the vegetation? I turned it up a bit, although dunno if I will be keeping it. Edited by fernando97 on 31-10-2012 23:56
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