Giro 2014 - Stage 16: Val Martello *Spoilers*

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    dsoutar wrote:
    Last time I descended the Stelvio it was 0 at the top and I only had normal mitts on. Couldn't feel the brakes after about the sixth bend; a very unsettling experience indeed until I got down to the valley floor and warmth

    I have two numb fingers in one hand anyway. Descending and breaking is always a little scary because of it.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Uran thinks it's neutralised, Naro doesn't.

    Good luck sorting that one out, organisers...
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Above The Cows wrote:
    calvjones wrote:
    This is the side I'll be going up in a fortnight.

    Weather permitting :shock:

    On the Brompton :shock: :shock:

    Are you mad?

    I'll tell you afterwards. The Semnoz wasn't so bad. But a lot lower....
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    The big question is, will Oleg Tinkov be riding?
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Cataldo 3 minutes on the maglia rosa group
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Thing is with the neutralisation only if it's snowing is that the snow would only last part of the way down. After this it would be rain. I'm sure all riders are now clear of the snowline.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    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.

    Pico de Valeta?
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    @Roman86_K 1m
    Do you thing that this is "spettacolo"@giroditalia ?!That have nothing to do with normal cycling!I can see just boys freezing there

    Roman is from a privileged background.

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    @daniellloyd1 14s
    Colbrelli was 12:00 behind at km71, Ulissi's group at 15:16.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    CATALDO HAS A THREE MINUTE GAP
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    40 points for first rider over the Stelvio.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Looks like at least Quintana, Majka, Aru all ahead of Uran's group.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    OnYourRight wrote:
    Crampeur wrote:
    The big question is, will Oleg Tinkov be riding?
    Already done.

    Was he with Cipo? Now if Cipo rode this...? :shock:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    I thought I saw Cataldo get caught and passed when I last looked but now he seems to be out on his own again. Is there another Sky rider off the front somewhere?
  • jamie1012
    jamie1012 Posts: 171
    They're saying no neutralisation now?

    Uran will be delighted, I'm sure.
  • Mac9
    Mac9 Posts: 134
    "If it was tennis, we'd just pull a bit of plastic over it and go inside for a coffee".

    Got to love Mr Kelly!
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    I enjoyed that (the descent). Rarely, it seems to me, do you get such good coverage of a descent, where you see most every corner and are able to watch riders negotiate them.

    And I’ve climbed the Stelvio 3 times from the side they descended and feel I know and recognised every bend.

    Dupont seemed to take the corners better than Cataldo, even though Cataldo opened the gap slightly (from 38 to 46 secs).
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Pross wrote:
    I thought I saw Cataldo get caught and passed when I last looked but now he seems to be out on his own again. Is there another Sky rider off the front somewhere?

    Deignan and Henao are both there somewhere. Deignan, I think, on Uran's wheel.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    3 man group 46" behind Cataldo.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    If Nairo wins the Giro on this stage, Pat leF will be at CAS before the bubbly has gone flat.


    Almost all GTs would be improved with smaller mountains and shorter TTs.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    fans of Holm...news on a sex offence allegation.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Pico de Valeta?

    2530 m Pico de Veleta a mere 11th highest, two places behind the Gavia in 9th place.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    frenchfighter wrote:
    40 points for first rider over the Stelvio.

    Cataldo now in 2nd.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • jamie1012
    jamie1012 Posts: 171
    Hatch thinks Quintana has been distanced?
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    These Bora ads are bora-ing.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    jamie1012 wrote:
    Hatch thinks Quintana has been distanced?

    To be fair if you've got a gummy ear, descending is not going to be easy or fun.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    jamie1012 wrote:
    Hatch thinks Quintana has been distanced?

    He was dangling off the Majka, Aru group a minute ago. Still ahead of Uran's group.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    jamie1012 wrote:
    Hatch thinks Quintana has been distanced?
    I hear Quintana plus team mate Izgirre, Rolland and Hesjedal about 1 min ahead of Uran.
  • dougzz
    dougzz Posts: 1,833
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Pico de Valeta?
    2530 m Pico de Veleta a mere 11th highest, two places behind the Gavia in 9th place.
    Proof. I want a video with a bloody big tape measure :)
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    calvjones wrote:
    Almost all GTs would be improved with smaller mountains and shorter TTs.

    What we need are more races in warm and sunny countries....

    .... I rode up Holme Moss and Woodhead pass yesterday in blazing sunshine, should have a GT here, oh wait.... :roll:

    (though both are mere pimples compared with this!!)
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Kom op Dario. Nearly 4 mins on Uran apparently.
    Correlation is not causation.

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