Giro Stage 6: One for the Gorilla

I am not being mean, "Gorilla," is Andre Greipel's (Lotto Soudal) nickname, one he embraces as his own.  Whenever there is a flat straight shot to the line, you can count on the German National Champion being the odds on favorite.  Behind the shadow of the big German were Sacha Modolo (Lampre Merida) as well as Manuel Belletti and Alessandro Pettachi (Southeast).  The sprint for the line was marred by a spectator trying to get a photograph of the charging peloton,  One of the riders clipped the erstwhile photographer and went down hard.  The video of the man writhing in pain from a dislocated elbow was way too disturbing.  Along with his hitting the deck a large number of others kissed the pavement, including the wearer of the Magila Rosa, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo).  As I am writing this, I don't know if Contador will be able to start stage 7.  He was unable to open the traditional bottle of proscecco, donned his Pink Jersey or give the two armed wave from the podium.

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Giro Stage 6: Flat and Fast

The approach to the finishing town of Castiglione Delta Pescaia the roads were smooth, wide, and flat.  That allowed for all of the teams that wanted to compete for the stage victory to get their teams organized and ready to bring their sprinter to the line ahead of everyone else.  In the middle of those vying for stage victory are the Pink Jersey of Alberto Contador and one of his Tinkoff Saxo teammates.  They were there to keep Contador safe from crashes, not that he would mind a stage victory as well.  The two main trains to get themselves together at 5 kilometers to go were Team Sky and Giant Alpecin.

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