Let's Stalk Biking! ...I mean let's Talk biking!: 2008 Giro

Friday, May 23, 2008

2008 Giro - Stage 13

Fun Friday today! Work became a bit of a giggle. I had cycling on and was paying little attention to much else. I got up before 5 this morning to finish a couple things before actually going into work just to have some opened time. Then the stage was looking like it might not finish before my meeting. Yep, I went to that a wee bit late! Ha Ha! Then at the meeting (which one of the guys saw me walking up and he rolls over to open the door for me since I was that wee bit late) and we get into the discussion of my WTF?!? sent about having the thing today. One of the girls was like WTF?, what's that, so one of the guys says it and it becomes the motto of the meeting. Good stuff!

All in all it was a good meeting but it ended up being like 4 1/2 hours which hurt a bit. The best was getting back and seeing that the PC gang took care of me with a screen shot of C doing his hand print while I was away. Thanks Monty!!! Oh, and then the "boss" stops in and he and I get into a pretty fun cycling discussion. He was over in Italy during the Giro one year so that was a pretty fun conversation I have to say!!! Then he tells me to get out of there and have a great weekend! Rockin!

The stage was pretty typical for the flat ones and again they made a smart move with calling the times at 3k instead of the line. Such a safer move that I happily applaud. Slipstream worked really hard to get Julian up in the sprint which I just love. He came in 5th. I'm not sure many can beat Cav or Bennati right now so mucho kudo's on the 5th! Greipel was impressive leading out for Cav. Mark is on my VDS team so I loved the win! The past two days have made for great sprints but them be gone for a bit now. Tomorrow starts some good mountain stuff. I'm hoping C hangs with the big guys and moves up some more. It will be interesting and I will be glued to the computer tomorrow morning with coffee in hand. Don't plan on missing this weekend's racing for anything! Go Slippies!

Slipstream_McCarty: Taking the Giro one day at a time
CN: Modest Leipheimer forms part of dangerous Astana trio

Live Chatter: CN - VN - DP - PC

Stage 13 - Friday, May 23: Modena - Cittadella, 177km
Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road 4.11.07 (42.291 km/h)
5 Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 0.00
27 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 0.00
53 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0.13
55 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.13
61 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 0.13
72 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 0.13
82 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 0.00
83 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 0.00
133 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC 0.13
149 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 0.13
152 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 0.13
General classification after stage 13
1 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step 57.17.06
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 6.59
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 9.10
16 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 9.33
58 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 32.28
77 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 44.40
78 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 46.23
102 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC 1.07.22
151 Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 1.39.22
156 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 1.47.37
160 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 1.50.42
164 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle P/b H30 2.00.32

Slipstream: Julian Dean 5th in technical sprint!
TeamCSC: Cavendish Won the Last Battle Before the Mountains
Astana_CMehl: Cavendish Gives Himself a Belated Birthday Treat
PEZ: Cavendish Takes #2!
Road: Giro stage 13
CW: Cavendish shows his speed in Giro d'Italia sprint
CW: Easy victory for super-fast Cavendish
CycleTo: Cavendish Wins At Cittadella
Bicycle.net: Lucky 13 for Mark Cavendish of High Road In Giro as Giovanni Visconti Keeps Pink Jersey