Giro d'Italia 2009 - Stage 16: Sastre leaves the podium

What a final climb! Yesterday was the final stage of the already fun, but for real power is a departure just before the goal, of course, poison, only one mountaintop finish promises to win the duels and overall standings. And so it should come today, at the stage that was without question the queen stage of this year's Giro.

Even after the second summit, it seemed as if one could Yaroslav Popovych strengthened Damiano Cunego and make the stage win among themselves, but the final increase should lead to a different result. There were attacks from the top riders, Basso, Di Luca, Sastre, Menchow always mixed with the front, only one person was missing and my prediction proved correct as a surprise, Leipheimer could not keep up with the attacks and lost over two minutes.

A cool change also at the edge of the track, instead of eternal devil was waiting, this time most of the Yeti himself to the driver. But the snow man had not that a bit wasted in the zone? Respect at least the actor who might well have spent a lot of energy, what are the drivers in the last mountain. Sometimes, if I can find somewhere photos and if you see him more often in future ...

By the way: was left as the route, a glance at the map , something I did recently at the Croix-de-Fer seen, and in the overall standings has indeed Carlos Sastre Candil pushed forward, but have to 6th place actually all still have a chance . Leipheimer also, of course.