Giro D'Italia- Stage 16 ***Spoilers***

bobmcstuff

Down at 1'48" for Aru

Contador et al just summited.

frenchfighter

Thankfully neither Landa or Contador jump Kruijswijk at the top. Superb work by him.

shinyhelmut

2 minutes at the summit.

dolan_driver

Fingers-crossed they all make the descent safely.

DD.

darkhairedlord

aru to over cook it

darkhairedlord

darkhairedlord wrote:

aru to over cook it

but not during the adverts...

frenchfighter

@mrconde · 9m 9 minutes ago
Remember, Mikel Landa doesn't have a contract for 2016. A week ago, he said: "I won't be lacking any offers" - No kidding!! #GetInLine #giro

shinyhelmut

Wet tarmac

frenchfighter

Aru caught Amador

Le Commentateur

darkhairedlord wrote:

aru to over cook it

He's not close enough to the leading group to take too much risk - it's when you're almost in touch that it's the most dangerous moment.

shinyhelmut

Trofimov going for it

frenchfighter

25km, Trofmov at 35, Hesjedal a little behind, Aru and Amador at 1.37

Macaloon

ShinyHelmut wrote:

Trofimov going for it

Rubber Roulette.

ocdupalais

Amador is a fabulous descender when I've seen him in the past... Aru could have worse wheels to follow

shinyhelmut

Trofimov should catch the leaders at this rate.

frenchfighter

28, 1.34

The profiles of the stages to come are pretty scary...

frenchfighter

36 or 34x29 gear for Contador says La Gazzetta #giro

jam1e

Contador doing his usual "get to the front so I can wheelsuck you" gesture. Chances of him not attacking for the stage win after sitting on the wheel? 0%.

Weasel.

norvernrob

Mechanical for Aru!

shinyhelmut

Aru mechanical.Just what he doesn't need.

frenchfighter

NorvernRob wrote:

Mechanical for Aru!

Switching to the bike with the motor

ps. you see that hop back onto the bike? very neat. he used to do cyclocross.

markwb79

Doesnt have any bottles now though, what are the rules on that as we are within the last 20km?

Also....he took that gel very close to the 20km to go flags.

Illegal feed?

frenchfighter

markwb79

frenchfighter wrote:

NorvernRob wrote:

Mechanical for Aru!

Switching to the bike with the motor

ps. you see that hop back onto the bike? very neat. he used to do cyclocross.

Amature cyclocross I assume you mean, based on the clipping in?

TheBigBean

Cycling news:

16:23:29 CEST

Julich: Aru just changed bikes, but he made a mistake… He didn’t take his bottle with him and now will have to finish the race with nothing to drink since he is inside 20km to go. Young riders pay attention to these details even under stressful situations.

markwb79

TheBigBean wrote:

Cycling news:

16:23:29 CEST

Julich: Aru just changed bikes, but he made a mistake… He didn’t take his bottle with him and now will have to finish the race with nothing to drink since he is inside 20km to go. Young riders pay attention to these details even under stressful situations.

Maybe not then based on what Trofimov just did

thomthom

Rolf Sørensen 10 minutes ago: Trofimov is low on energy/sugar based on his way he's riding on the bike..

Cut to ten minutes later and he is desperate for food and told to take is easy by SD

shinyhelmut

Trofimov losing time, Amador has caught Ryder

frenchfighter

Hesjedal did badly on that descent...caught by Amador

ThomThom wrote:

Rolf Sørensen 10 minutes ago: Trofimov is low on energy/sugar based on his way he's riding on the bike..

Cut to ten minutes later and he is desperate for food and told to take is easy by SD

Massive bonk. That Rolf guy talks a lot of sense.

ic.

TheBigBean wrote:

Cycling news:

16:23:29 CEST

Julich: Aru just changed bikes, but he made a mistake… He didn’t take his bottle with him and now will have to finish the race with nothing to drink since he is inside 20km to go. Young riders pay attention to these details even under stressful situations.

Has a bottle now though.