Giro 2014 - Stage 16: Val Martello *Spoilers*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah, so we have 3 at 1min something from Uran and the chasers in between.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    @PatLefevere 56s
    Is this modern Cycling @BrianCooksonUCI #UCI ?
    @PatLefevere 29m
    I'm wondering how long my colleagues will accepting everything #aigcp
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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Hewitt match just finished on Eurosport. Just in time by the look of it, so Eurosport Giro coverage may be bang on schedule!
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    Snow at the top of the Stelvio. Riding up into hell
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Snow on the Stelvio.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    edited May 2014
    Front 3 have 2'40 on the maglia rosa group, which is being led by Movistar.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited May 2014
    Crampeur wrote:
    Rosa, Pantano, Chaplaud, an AG2R, a Lampre and one other at the front

    Wont that be the five-man chasing group?

    The 6th guy is Kiser

    Niemec and Dupont are the Lampre and AG2R
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    2'42 to the leaders.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    First two groups will merge soon.
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Rabotini attack
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Rambo has attacked the peloton
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  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    Movistar have shown in numbers at the front of the peloton on both climbs.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    AG2R with two out front now.
    Good climbing talent in that group.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,708
    Well, well, will wonders never cease? Eurosport arrive on time.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    finish line looks tiny, the riders need to be spread out at the finish!
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Front two groups joined up. Matt Stephens seemed to be riding on the back.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stelvio 1965:
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    How people can be riding with bare ears in this weather I do not know. :shock: :? :cry:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stelvio descent right now:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stelvio 1961. Charly Gaul - King of the nasty weather:
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    The advert breaks are getting the better of Sean this year.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Kiser only 5.44 down.

    Recall:
    Pellizotti, Cataldo, Vuillermoz, Chalapud, Rosa, Kiserlovski, Niemiec, Dupont and Pantano.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Pross wrote:
    Any decent streams? Might have a butchers over lunch.

    http://alfatv.webs.com/

    Cheers, that's running far more smoothly than my Sky Go was running Eurosport!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So apparently Pozzo and Evans were off the back as they stopped for dry clothes and tea at the top.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Chalapud inching back to the front group.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Cadel off the back.

    edit: maybe not him
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    The clouds of breath from the riders are quite impressive.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I've got to make myself a warm drink watching this.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,708
    Sizeable peloton now.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.