2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 12: Longarone → Treviso (134km)

[spalco]

Still 117km left? That's like, three more hours of this?

I don't really have anything better to do while working, but still...

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

yes, but organizers can always ask for exceptions.
So they're basically meaningless.

Only two stages over 240km. (and only one TT over 60km)

The Giro have had stages over 260km...

Thanks guys.......and today's stage is not below any purported minimum length?

 

[Netserk]

Thanks guys.......and today's stage is not below any purported minimum length?

There is no such thing.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Belkov really active in 2013. Has been in really many breakaways. Now that he won a stage, he still is active, chapeau. Other riders of his league would call their season as over.

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

There is no such thing.

OK...Ta.......live and learn.

 

[Eshnar]

Thanks guys.......and today's stage is not below any purported minimum length?

Once they even had a <80 km MTF.... Blockhaus 2009

 

[Netserk]

Once they even had a <80 km MTF.... Blockhaus 2009

It was 83km

 

[Eshnar]

It was 83km

but was shortened... Or is it the shortened version already?
edit: yes it is. My bad.

 

[Netserk]

Apparently they had three stages over 240km in 2009. But IIRC the Pinerolo stage was changed. I don't know how long the original stage was...

 

[Netserk]

but was shortened... Or is it the shortened version already?
edit: yes it is. My bad.

The one they rode was 83km. (quite sure, not 100%)

 

[Netserk]

In 2010 the L'Aquila stage was 262km.

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

In 2010 the L'Aquila stage was 262km.

I should have known that...It is a stage I have downloaded.
Similar weather conditions to today as well.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Break crashes!!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

All but De Backer crashes

 

[Publicus]

Wow. It looked like Belkov hydroplaned.

 

[Cramps]

Even Sean Kelly is complaining about this weather...

 

[brilleaben]

Almost a strike

 

[Netserk]

I hope the peloton takes it easy there

 

[Kender]

yeah you can see the water running across the road at that point

 

[spalco]

Literally no grip in that curve, I hope the peloton gets through ok.

 

[Publicus]

I assume that's Wiggins at the back. Not sure if that is the best place to be...

 

[Afrank]

what Cav is thinking- "Just one more stage of this crap, just got to make it to the end of today and get my stage win."

 

[taiwan]

Is this going to be a GC stage after all?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

lol. wiggins. what a joke. hope he loses time here too.

 

[Kender]

what was cav doing? my stream stopped just at the wrong time