Giro stage 14 SPOILER

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Well, there is some snow falling at the finish, but no snow to be seen on the ground.
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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Well, there is some snow falling at the finish, but no snow to be seen on the ground.
    and +2 deg C there.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    Steegmans DNS not helpful for Cav's chances of keeping the red.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    100km to race and the gap is 8mins.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Anyone know who this is??
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Daniel Lloyd ‏@daniellloyd1 1m
    Vanotti and Battaglin retire from the race after a crash. #giro
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    The rider being ambulanced away is Enrico Battaglin.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Not going to be much in the way of live footage today. Just one of those things.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    The excess of precipitation is flushing this Giro down the toilet.
    Tour of Norway, anyone?
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Its in keeping with what has been to date the worst Giro in terms of excitement for a decade...........p*ss poor.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    This is like promising a toddler the world's most amazing, incredible toy and then on the morning they were supposed to unwrap it having to tell them that it was out of stock.

    The loss of Sestriere means a stage win for the likes of Pozzovivo and Betancur much more likely in my opinion.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Peloton Watch ‏@PelotonWatch 6m
    #Giro Millar (GRS) has also abandoned
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    It will be quite an injustice to Nibali, and to a lesser extent Evans, if results for this Giro have an * for reduced mountains. Nibali has looked super strong and likely to handle anything at least as well as the rivals.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    50km to race. Gap touching 10mins.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    According to Declan on ES, live pictures at 3pm (6 mins)
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Declan misled us. Losing a bit of faith in his punditry.

    Meanwhile, light snow falling at the finish.
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  • slimreaper
    slimreaper Posts: 738
    Crap stage confirmed for tomorrow also. :cry:
  • cristoff
    cristoff Posts: 229
    I was creaming my pants looking forward to tomorrows stage, looked awesome and can imagine it was gonna be dead exciting! Wank!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    RCS running out of luck. Unlucky.

    Meanwhile Julian Dean Tweeting from OGE car with grim tales of survival

    Orica_GreenEDGE 3:08pm via Web
    "We have had a few riders drop back so I can open @PowerBar for them. Their hands no longer function properly." - Julian Dean #Giro (2/2)
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Broken ribs for Battaglin, collarbone for Vanotti.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    No tv coverage at all confirmed. Fixed camera finish only.
    Tomorrow's stage a farce.
    Tuesday's stage also in doubt.
    (hopefully they can salvage something positive from this. Possible Opora finish?)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Blame the Americans and all their global warming creating lifestyle.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Quite a ride from Trentin given how long OPQS pulled yesterday. In the break which still has 7m20s, 32km from the top.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,174
    Stood in front of an ironing board wading through a huge pile of ironing with the idea being I'd get brownie points whilst getting to watch a whole stage. Hopefully I'll still get to trade in the brownie points at least! Looks like I'll get I chance to get out on the bike tomorrow. And as I type ES have given up completely! Can anyone remember a season with so much racing getting wrecked by the weather?
  • slimreaper
    slimreaper Posts: 738
    edited May 2013
    And Eurosport have gone home!
    Might as well watch Live Bundesliga on ESPN. :(
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Blame the Americans and all their global warming creating lifestyle.

    Can't we blame the Chinese first? As they do more damage.

    It's May, what does anyone expect. It's funny how everyone can put on their black and white glasses and look back to 88 and think the Gavia was amazing, when in reality it should've been canned.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    I bet Brad is sitting somewhere nice and warm with a mug of cocoa.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited May 2013
    iainf72 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Blame the Americans and all their global warming creating lifestyle.

    Can't we blame the Chinese first? As they do more damage.

    It's May, what does anyone expect. It's funny how everyone can put on their black and white glasses and look back to 88 and think the Gavia was amazing, when in reality it should've been canned.

    By the time Chinese emissions ( :oops: ) per head match the level of the rich West, we'll be barbecued. The culprits are fossil fuel companies: more dangerous than big tobacco 8)

    better find a Tour of Norway stream
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  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    iainf72 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Blame the Americans and all their global warming creating lifestyle.

    Can't we blame the Chinese first? As they do more damage.

    It's May, what does anyone expect. It's funny how everyone can put on their black and white glasses and look back to 88 and think the Gavia was amazing, when in reality it should've been canned.
    Is it Wiggle's fault?
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