Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio

25-05.-2008, 11:34 PM	#1
limerickman Community Team Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: at the bar Posts: 12,656	Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: Stage 18 __________________ .."But finally the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the sceptics. I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. [I]I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets" - this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it - Armstrong 2005 TDF morelike hypocrisy.

26-05.-2008, 04:15 AM	#2
Anticyclone Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 240	Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: Another Classics style stage. Too much uphill at the end for the sprinters but not enough for it to be worth the GC riders' teams working their butts off in the hope of gaining a few seconds. Bettini if it comes down to a group finish but maybe this is a good opportunity for the escape to stay away. Maybe Millar to be in that escape. I imagine that he will be targetting either this stage or the final TT from now on.

26-05.-2008, 04:29 AM	#3
Eldrack Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,067	Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: I reckon an escape will go away and win by a large margin on this one as no one will want to chase it down. So a complete randomer to win, swing in the dark for Geraint Thomas. Because he's a Brit . As for the GC guys, expect Ricco and Di Luca to try and create fireworks on the final climb. It suits their ability to accelerate hard on the climbs, the other GC people could loose a few seconds if they aren't careful.

29-05.-2008, 08:25 AM	#4
earth_dweller Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,792	Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: Bettini for the stage win.

29-05.-2008, 08:47 AM

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Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km:

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Originally Posted by earth_dweller

Bettini for the stage win.

Voigt to go in a breakaway but Bettini to take it.

Looks like a great stage.

29-05.-2008, 04:03 PM

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Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km:

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Originally Posted by Drongo

Voigt to go in a breakaway but Bettini to take it.

Looks like a great stage.

I think Voigt got this one.

29-05.-2008, 05:44 PM	#7
limerickman Community Team Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: at the bar Posts: 12,656	Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: Bettini might be a very shrewd choice for victory today. I think Jens Voigt is starting to ride in to some form and today might be his day to win. Pellizotti would suit todays profile but given his place on GC, he would be watched anyhow. __________________ .."But finally the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the sceptics. I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. [I]I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets" - this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it - Armstrong 2005 TDF morelike hypocrisy.

30-05.-2008, 03:00 AM	#8
Crankyfeet Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: You are here => X Posts: 10,809	Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: Good call on Voight in a breakaway peoples. Ya's know your cyclers... __________________

30-05.-2008, 03:51 AM	#9
Eldrack Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,067	Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: Interesting point: Cardenas of Barloworld has moved up to 11th place thanks to today's breakaway. He had a reasonably good uphill TT so maybe he's coming into the form that could give him a top 10 placing and rescue Barloworlds Giro?

30-05.-2008, 03:53 AM

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Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km:

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Interesting point: Cardenas of Barloworld has moved up to 11th place thanks to today's breakaway. He had a reasonably good uphill TT so maybe he's coming into the form that could give him a top 10 placing and rescue Barloworlds Giro?

That's why Lotto was pulling hard at the front for quite a while - if he had gained more time, he could have threatened Vandenbroeck in 9th.

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30-05.-2008, 06:18 AM	#11
DiabloScott Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Mt. Diablo, California Posts: 2,249	Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: Contador cracks tomorrow. Ricco in la maglia rosa in Milano __________________ http://diabloscott.blogspot.com

30-05.-2008, 06:23 AM

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Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km:

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Contador cracks tomorrow.

Ricco in la maglia rosa in Milano

that would be sweet. But Bruyneel is in town and you can be sure he came with gifts.

30-05.-2008, 09:38 AM

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Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km:

it should be between contador and riccò, with Simoni and Bruseghin as longshots. But I will dream of a fourth great performance by Sella that if pulled off, would perhaps be the greatest grand tour comeback in the history of cycling. The question is who will attack with him? DiLuca? Simoni? his teammate Pozzovivo? One thing is for sure, Sella will attack!

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that would be sweet. But Bruyneel is in town and you can be sure he came with gifts.

30-05.-2008, 11:29 AM	#14
graf zeppelin Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 297	Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km: I want to see Simoni pull off the win. I'd be happy with some good attacks and someone other than Contador coming out on top, otherwise... snooze.

30-05.-2008, 06:24 PM

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Re: Giro D'Italia : Stage 18 - May 29, 2008: Mendrisio > Varese, 182 km:

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Good call on Voight in a breakaway peoples. Ya's know your cyclers...

If you throw enough darts, one is bound to stick!
Cheers.

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morelike hypocrisy.

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