Giro 2021:- Stage 16: Sacile – Cortina d’Ampezzo 212 km **Spoilers**

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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,307
    Bardet was timed at 1:15 and Ciccone at 1:30. With a good descent Bardet will move up the rankings. Big GC sort out I guess
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,919
    What an absolute **** show with the coverage. But it’s the Italians so I’m not overly surprised.

    You would have thought in 2021 we would be able to get tv images even with a bit of rain.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,756
    kingstongraham said:

    It's a real shame - given the way the TV pictures have been when the weather is bad, I'm not expecting much of a show.

    Best prediction I've made all race.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,307
    forgot Landa had some time there.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,148
    TheBigBean said:

    Will they have actual footage by the time of the highlights, or will they just be the same?

    Was wondering this too, do the cameras record anything or just beam the images. Seems to have been a very interesting stage and we just get tantalising glimpses of what we're missing.

    Thought Bernal would just be playing safe and making sure he didn't lose time today.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Nothing on the descent either ?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • jimmyjams
    jimmyjams Posts: 777
    Told this from summit:

    Bernal,
    Caruso 1-13
    Bardet likewise
    Ciccone 1-30
    Nibali
    Vlasov 2-20
    Yates 2-40

    Meanwhile on descent:

    Bardet gone ahead of Caruso
    Yates caught up to Vlasov
    Martinez having problems
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,919
    edited May 2021
    According to race radio Wiggins has put out his cig and attacked Bernal, he has 3 minutes lead.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,148
    Looks like Bernal is avoiding too much risk on the descent.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,756
    Yes! I had a fiver on the blue car.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    I suspect the reason the stage was shorter was because they couldnt cover it
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,307
    Its the magic of digital. Pics from a bike sent to a helicopter or plane that transmits the images to a studio. Wonder why drones cant be used. can fly lower and be piloted remotely?)
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,787
    Can't understand why still no pictures. They're well down now.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Where's hugh?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,307
    prob some bike footage from Velon and cameras may record at the same time as they transmit. Any broadcast engineers on here?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    amrushton said:

    Its the magic of digital. Pics from a bike sent to a helicopter or plane that transmits the images to a studio. Wonder why drones cant be used. can fly lower and be piloted remotely?)

    Drones are bad in wind and rain 🌧️
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,307
    edited May 2021
    peloton all hanging onto the cars if there are no pics. Nibali gets towed to 1km from the finish.

    From Cycling News 5Km to go

    Bardet is close to catching Caruso, they're 40 seconds behind Bernal.

    Yates is at 2:40.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Total fail by Rai imo months to prepare
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,625
    mididoctors said:

    Total fail by Rai imo months to prepare

    Egan Bernal (COL)
    kopgroep

    Damiano Caruso (ITA)
    achtervolgers 140"

    Romain Bardet (FRA)
    achtervolgers 244"

    Giulio Ciccone (ITA)
    João Almeida (POR)
    Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS)
    Hugh Carthy (GBR)
    achtervolgers 31'30"



    Simon Yates (GBR)
    achtervolgers 42'40"

    Carthy's gone mate. As has Vlasov. If Sporza is right.
    _
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,969
    mrb123 said:

    Can't understand why still no pictures. They're well down now.

    Everything is live streamed. The weather clearly affects streaming from moving vehicles. The fixed camera at the end will be fine, as we've seen all day.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Waar is Remco?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    OH! Pictures!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,307
    2km for bernal
  • neonriver
    neonriver Posts: 228
    With the lack of pics I’d assume they’ve been unable to fly the relay planes to transmit the pictures. Not a lot RAI can do about that
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    Bernal getting changed into pink jersey on wet cobbles...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Bu88er me! That must have been a hell of a ride from Egan!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,148
    The class to take off his cape and show the jersey at the finish True Champion (TM)
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,382
    Bernal getting himself tidied up up for the finish line photos - pro
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,307
    utter class finish by Bernal. removes the rain jacket, stows it, 2 arms salute as he crosses the line
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,148
    Philosophical thought for the day - if a stage of a bike race takes place and no-one actually saw it did it really happen?

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