Giro d'Italia Stage 1 May 5: Alghero-Olbia 206 km **Spoilers*

velo.2010

I'm suing Cyclingnews for making me look like a right idiot on Boards.ie!:D

neris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-UUvSbxSqI

Kaisr Sose

lissard wrote: »

Thought his name was familiar, winner of the Ras in 2015.

Great win there for Postleberger. Another Rás rider that goes on to Giro stage glory...Gian Fagnini being another (rode 1992). Good memories of it. Brutal weather for the 2nd and 3rd day. The Italian must have thought it was the artic!

Slightly OT but noticed the eurosport player had highlights of the Azerbaijan Tour while I was looking for todays Giro stage highlight, only 10-15 minutes worth but thats a country that just got added to my places to visit list. Stunning looking scenery.

wanderer 22

Deleted User wrote: »

Slightly OT but noticed the eurosport player had highlights of the Azerbaijan Tour while I was looking for todays Giro stage highlight, only 10-15 minutes worth but thats a country that just got added to my places to visit list. Stunning looking scenery.

I was over there last week (Baku) - saw a few teams out spinning through the city.

Cee-Jay-Cee

velo.2010 wrote: »

What was Jonathon Edwards role in Eurosport's coverage today? I saw JA Flecha and the other guy Ashley House? doing backstage roles.

He done the introduction on the highlight show along with one of the GCN guys. Dunno why Ashley didn't do it like normal.

colm18

colm18 wrote: »

I was over there last week (Baku) - saw a few teams out spinning through the city.

Going OT again , how would you rate it in terms of a place to go for a week or two for a couple who won't sit on a beech ? I hear it's one of the more relaxed and least conservative Muslim countries to visit too

buffalo

Looks like Bennett has replaced Roche in the Indo: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/what-will-i-do-he-asked-i-pinched-the-little-mic-and-shouted-go-35685928.html

wanderer 22

Deleted User wrote: »

Going OT again , how would you rate it in terms of a place to go for a week or two for a couple who won't sit on a beech ? I hear it's one of the more relaxed and least conservative Muslim countries to visit too

Will send you a PM so as not to turn this into the travel forum :-)

Keeks

Imhave watched this now a few times and still cant believe he was "let go" from so far out.....must have been from about 2.5k.

The bunch hold up at the corner disrupting the sprint trains and then with Lukas just trying to stretch the trains even furthur and then finding he had a gap....it was no wonder he was looking up to see what to do.

It was interesting too what Bennett said in tne indo article that they had to slow up just in case it was Lukas was caught by his own team.

Impressed with Bora yesterday.....even if it was a chaotic finish and not what was planned, they seemed very well orgaised and bodes well for Bennett in some of the other sprint stages