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shame the crosswinds at the start of the race
blimey what's going on, big crash followed by neutralized ?????
Buchman has face planted, and having this photo taken!!!! I presume it was neutralized because it was a causeway with limited access
why are you arguing with a motorbike rider ?
Buchman out
Simon Stoic
getting all a bit pro EU on the commentary, should stir the ERG to be asking parliamentary questions.
and the heavens open
In a world with such shit team sponsors it's great to see Qhubeka win
Dunno if anyone saw the stage winner taking a pee earlier in the stage, but the camera did not shy away from his organs.
Seems fitting, given it's the 4 year anniversary of Tom Dumoulin's gastro event.
Anyway, it's great to see Victor Campanaerts win after all the effort he's put into the race so far for himself and his team.
Dunno if anyone saw the stage winner taking a pee earlier in the stage, but the camera did not shy away from his organs.
Funnily enough I'd been wondering if it's harder to have a pee in a skin suit than in bibshorts.
Well not ACTUALLY in.
Stage 16: Sacile > Cortina d’Ampezzo 212.7km
A long day in the Dolomites.
hard from the off and rain all day.
Stage 15 Results
1 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (TQA) 3:25:25
2 RIESEBEEK, Oscar (AFC)
3 ARNDT, Nikias (DSM) + 7
4 CONSONNI, Simone (COF)
5 HERMANS, Quinten (IWG)
6 CATALDO, Dario (MOV)
7 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) + 9
8 TORRES, Albert (MOV) + 44
9 MOLANO, Sebastian (UAD) + 1:02
10 WALSCHEID, Max (TQA)
General Classification after Stage 15
1 BERNAL, Egan (IGD) 62:13:33
2 YATES, Simon (BEX) + 1:33
3 CARUSO, Damiano (TBV) + 1:51
4 VLASOV, Aleksandr (APT) + 1:57
5 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN) + 2:11
6 CICCONE, Giulio (TFS) + 3:03
7 EVENEPOEL, Remco (DQT) + 3:52
8 MARTINEZ, Daniel (IGD) + 3:54
9 FOSS, Tobias (TJV) + 5:37
10 VALTER, Attila (GFC) + 7:49
Snowing on the Passo Giau already this morning, will the bad weather protocol be invoked today?
Weather looks a bit challenging today. Suspect they’ll alter the route a bit which is a shame but probably a good call
Official by RAI: Passo Fedaia and Passo Pordoi out of the route. 155 km stage.
https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1396744648106860544
Still looking for the original source. Pordoi *was* the Cima Coppi as the high point of the race
EDIT - DQS confirm
https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1396745381975838724
Edit 2 - this is interesting
https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1396743031685095429
Looking at the timeline, it looks like the riders wanted to ride it all but they decided to cut it down anyway. Shame as Carthy was up for a bit of a rumble today, an attack on Pordoi might have had some big repercussions. Still, one big hill and a sketchy descent might be enough to make it a good race to watch
in more peaceful times
Confirmed:
https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1396749971022655488?s=20
A shorter, 'easier' race might actually end up being quite exciting.
Good day for other sports though:
https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast/status/1396750124878028805?s=20
Orla was saying the timings will be taken at the top of the Giau so after that they would only race for the stage.
Has anyone seen that confirmed anywhere?
Lotto down to 2 (De Gendt out), lonely ol' bus
Picturing the lads huddled together for warmth at one end of the bus like they were the sole survivors in an apocalypse movie.
Do they still have two cars and two DSs? I know they trim back on swannees and mechanics.
tame start 😀
and now no pictures 🙁
Oh is it raining in Italy? Live coverage seems to just disappear when it rains 🙁
please no not repeats of stages..... i'd rather watch the virtual map.
Apparently once they start descending we should resume coverage as the 4G signal picks up again. Should be fine as good 4G then until the top of the Passo Giau, but no 4G coverage on the desacent to Cortina d'Ampezzo, so let's hope the plane is up by then
https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1396779107841716225
oh, maybe no coverage of the Giau climb unless they get the plane up
https://twitter.com/VeloViewer/status/1396778071815041035
why don't they use those spinning glass window you have on ships ?
COVERAGE IS BACK UP!
The weather is so bad that watching this has made me turn up my heating.
TJ putting the peloton on the rivet 🙂
EF going for the GC today ?
It's so cold, riders are dropping their food and gels.
Remco dropped
EF going for the GC today ?
Yup, most definitely
https://twitter.com/mrendell/status/1396745650658754560
10:21:01
Tejay Van Garderen (EFN): 'We saw the rain and Hugh said, 'We have a chance to win the Giro.'"
Before the stage, Tejay Van Garderen (EFN) spoke of his long experience in the area of today’s stage: “I love… this is my favourite place on the planet. I’ve done a lot of camps here, earlier in my career, staying at… it was a little chalet called Chalet Gerard on top of Passo Gardena, you know? We go to know the family really well, and, you know?, the training is just amazing, the area is incredible, and in 2017 I came to the Giro and I won a big stage in Ortisei going over a lot of the similar climbs, some of the same climbs we’re doing today. It’s one of the best memories of my career, and it’s one of my favourite places to come to. Hugh [Carthy] he… You know?, we woke up, we saw rain this morning, and Hugh said, “we have a chance to win the Giro today.” And, when you have that kind of motivation from a leader who shows such ambition and such confidence, it’s really inspiring and its easy to just back him 100%.
peloton smashed before they reach the climb
Just in and I see it's another day for fortitude and forming of character!