Robbie wins Giro d'Italia Stage Two sprint

[cfsmtb]

Stage two wrap-up: McEwen wins first round of the sprinters
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/giro06/news.php?id=/news/2006/may06/may08news
Davitamon-Lotto's Robbie McEwen has triumphed in the first sprinters' stage of the Giro d'Italia, which finished in Marcinelle, on the outskirts of Charleroi. After what looked to be a perfect leadout by his Milram boys, Alessandro Petacchi just didn't have the legs to prevent Olaf Pollack from pre-empting the sprint with 200m to go. But McEwen wasted no time and grabbed Pollack's wheel, before powering past on the inside to win by over a bike length. Third place went to Paolo Bettini, with Petacchi a disappointed fourth.

McEwen takes stage win
http://www.sportal.com.au/othersports.asp?i=news&id=82197
Australian cyclist Robbie McEwen has dominated a sprint finish in the second stage of the Giro d'Italia to beat strong rivals Alessandro Petacchi and Paolo Bettini. McEwen (Davitamon) maintained his record of winning at least one stage on the Giro each year since 2002, when he edged German Olaf Pollack (T-Mobile), Bettini (Quick Step) and Petacchi (Milram) in the closing metres of the 197km stage from Mons to Charleroi Marcinelle in Belgium. Defending champion Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) retained the leader's pink jersey and a lead of 11 seconds over Australian Bradley McGee.

 

[gplama]

****spoiler Alert*******

 

[cfsmtb]

****spoiler Alert*******

With this nu fangled internerd, there's no more waiting for homing pigeons

 

[TimC]

On 2006-05-08, gplama (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> ****spoiler Alert*******

Darth Vader dies.

--
TimC
An Emacs reference mug is what I want. It would hold ten gallons of coffee.
-- Steve VanDevender

 

[gplama]

Darth Vader dies.

No, he is out with a fractured left knee-cap

 

[cfsmtb]

Darth Vader dies.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

 

[petulance]

TimC wrote:
> On 2006-05-08, gplama (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> > ****spoiler Alert*******
>
> Darth Vader dies.
>

And Jar Jar gets decapitated by Anakin when Anakin turns to the Dark
Side ...

Oh wait, that was in the Fans Cut ...

 

[flyingdutch]

****spoiler Alert*******

not happy Jan! was just sitting here tryng to checkup on cnews

 

[cfsmtb]

not happy Jan! was just sitting here tryng to checkup on cnews

Bollox, it's been on CN & Sportal for almost 12 hours.

 

[Parbs]

cfsmtb wrote:
>
> Bollox, it's been on CN & Sportal for almost 12 hours.
>
More than 24hrs now. You probably don't want to know Schumacher won
stage three & Petacchi is out .

Parbs

 

[gplama]

More than 24hrs now. You probably don't want to know Schumacher won
stage three & Petacchi is out .

Parbs

AND they are going to kill off Marrissa on The OC!!!!

 

[flyingdutch]

Bollox, it's been on CN & Sportal for almost 12 hours.

was your title that confused me. this morning's stage was stage 2 (the 'first' was a TT/prologue), so i thawt you's spoilt the news of Shu's win...

 

[flyingdutch]

AND they are going to kill off Marrissa on The OC!!!!

OMG! First Richard Carlton and now Marrissa. It's all too good to be true...

 

[cfsmtb]

Petacchi still a showpony after all these years! How does he do it?

 

[Bleve]

cfsmtb wrote:
> Petacchi still a showpony after all these years! How does he do it?

Showpony? The poor bugger busted his kneecap!

 

[monsterman]

cfsmtb wrote:
> Petacchi still a showpony after all these years! How does he do it?

Showpony? The poor bugger busted his kneecap!

no-one said he had to genuflect *that* hard in McEwen's presence

 

[Absent Husband]

And now the Stage 4 sprint as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Robbie!!!!!!

Now just need Mick to come through in the hills, and its gold, gold,
gold for Australia....

Abby