Giro 2014 - Stage 16: Val Martello *Spoilers*

Crampeur

Turfle wrote:

Pauwels the only OPQS I can see with Uran.

There was a shot earlier of Brambilla off the back. Presumably De Gendt and Poels are knackered after being so active in the first week.

adr82

Salsiccia1 wrote:

philwint wrote:

With this confusion evident on the road will they just neutralise the stage?

I'd be astounded. I hope they don't.

It might need some sorting out afterwards as things stand but I can't see how they could neutralise the whole stage without making even more of a mess out of this day.

Pross

Above The Cows wrote:

Oooo some controversy, its like busgate all over again.

I'm surprised the organisers haven't put one in #missedopportunity

above_the_cows

I feel bad for Uran, don't know why, I picked Quintana for the stage and for the overall for my PTP this is good. Sentimental old fool me.

salsiccia1

ThomThom wrote:

Quite a farce this..

Giro d'Italia @giroditalia
Wrong communication: no neutralization for the descent from the Passo dello Stelvio. Sorry for the wrong information. #giro

But if the (some?) teams were told it was...

che casino

ic.

Any minute now there'll be tacks on the road

Turfle

This might be Sicard's best performance as a pro.

above_the_cows

Pross wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Oooo some controversy, its like busgate all over again.

I'm surprised the organisers haven't put one in #missedopportunity

Ah, the publicity shot for then ENECO Tour of the Benelux.

salsiccia1

IC. wrote:

Any minute now there'll be tacks on the road

And Chinny will come to the front and order everyone to wait for Andy...

Pross

ThomThom wrote:

Quite a farce this..

Giro d'Italia @giroditalia
Wrong communication: no neutralization for the descent from the Passo dello Stelvio. Sorry for the wrong information. #giro

I know we said 'stop racing' but what we meant was 'carry on racing' sorry old chaps.

thomthom

Jonathan Vaughters whining on Twitter again btw..

Not that that is any news..

salsiccia1

Above The Cows wrote:

Pross wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Oooo some controversy, its like busgate all over again.

I'm surprised the organisers haven't put one in #missedopportunity

Ah, the publicity shot for then ENECO Tour of the Benelux.

frenchfighter

GC coming in:
General Classification after Stage 15
COL 1 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 63:26:39
AUS 2 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) + 1:03
POL 3 MAJKA, Rafal (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 1:50
ITA 4 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA) + 2:24
COL 5 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR) + 2:40
ITA 6 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:42
NED 7 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN) + 3:04
FRA 8 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR) + 4:47
CRO 9 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TREK FACTORY RACING) + 5:44
NED 10 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 6:32
CAN 11 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP) + 6:44
ITA 12 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE) + 7:42
SUI 13 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING) + 8:28
FRA 14 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 10:45
ITA 15 PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 11:02

Give me more

Sporza contacted the Lotto team car. Race was never neutralised, it was just communicated that the descent was dangerous and riders should be careful.

Turfle

Looks like the info went out on twitter, but not over race radio.

Crampeur

Turfle wrote:

This might be Sicard's best performance as a pro.

Aaaand he's gone...

above_the_cows

Cataldo has a minute on the chasers.

frenchfighter

News crackles through on race radio and racing might be neutralized on the descent.
According to race radio riders will stay on their bikes but will be lead down the descent. Roche sets the pace but up ahead Cataldo has attacked from the break and now the snow begins to fall.

-Cnews from earlier

adr82

The gap between the Quintana/Rolland group and the main bunch is shrinking, but fairly slowly. Not much more than 1.5 minutes now I think.

frenchfighter

Evans is with Uran.

frenchfighter

Big ride Cataldo HANG ON IN THERE

Respect to the few boys behind as well.

poppit

Anyone see a Sky car with Cataldo?

frenchfighter

Uran saved by Astana and Tinkoff who are now drilling it.

TheBigBean

frenchfighter wrote:

Uran saved by Astana and Tinkoff who are now drilling it.

It doesn't seem to have had much of an impact on the time difference though.

frenchfighter

From earlier:


Cataldo
1.25 chasers
1.40 Quintana et al

ic.

poppit wrote:

Anyone see a Sky car with Cataldo?

No

And he's not wearing gloves either, seemed to give them to neutral service a few km back. Hope the weather doesn't turn for the worse. Then again he'll be climbing again soon. Only got 60 secs though

le_patron

Above The Cows wrote:

D O G wrote:

calvjones wrote:

Didn't the Iseran cheat by building an extra road? I may have dreamed that though.

Isn't that the Bonette, they built a little loop around the top to get it to be the highest road in the Alps, IIRC.

FUN FACTS CONTD...

The highest road in Europe is the 2830 m Ötztal Glacier Road in Autria, it is a dead end. The Cime de la Bonette at 2802 m is a loop road and not the highest anyway.

The Pico de Valeta in the Sierra Nevada is a paved road at almost 3400m, so it's quite a bit higher than the Ötztal Glacier Road.

fleshtuxedo

Have I missed it or is pozzivivo MIA?

salsiccia1

le patron wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

D O G wrote:

calvjones wrote:

Didn't the Iseran cheat by building an extra road? I may have dreamed that though.

Isn't that the Bonette, they built a little loop around the top to get it to be the highest road in the Alps, IIRC.

FUN FACTS CONTD...

The highest road in Europe is the 2830 m Ötztal Glacier Road in Autria, it is a dead end. The Cime de la Bonette at 2802 m is a loop road and not the highest anyway.

The Pico de Valeta in the Sierra Nevada is a paved road at almost 3400m, so it's quite a bit higher than the Ötztal Glacier Road.

I said that and got shouted down.

frenchfighter

‏@dzabriskie 1m
I asked the official in the red car who was in charge once at the giro when it was snowing and confusing he answered I don't know...