2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 14: Cervere - Bardonecchia 168KM

[Afrank]

Maybe they could have a rest day tomorrow and then try to race the stage on Monday...
But I don't know if thing would get better soon enough

This would be a good solution, might not work out if the weather stays like this. But at least there would be a chance of getting a stage out of this mess.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Very well planned parcours this Giro

Okay, there has now been several of these kind of posts. Can someone tell me if they are really genuine? Or just taking the p'iss? Or just completely ignorant? Or 12 years old?

 

[Marco Pantani]

Just tuned in, what exactly is going on?

A lot, unfortunately Rai decided not to broadcast, except the last couple of hundred metres.

 

[Netserk]

Okay, there has now been several of these kind of posts. Can someone tell me if they are really genuine? Or just taking the p'iss? Or just completely ignorant? Or 12 years old?

I agree. Totally surprised that it could snow in May. No plan B was needed.

 

[wwabbit]

it was ordered to land

Was Wiggins the pilot?

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

oy oy the Giro usually have high mountains in May and it often works. You can't expect the Giro to stay below 2000m or something because of chances of snow. Last year they MTF'd the Stelvio, which went great, and which is higher than the Galibier.

Including and the Galibier MTF and the Stelvio kind off sucks though, because of you have bad wheather than too much is lost.

I'd rather have them plan epic mountain stages and be forced to change them sometimes, than not include big epic climbs because there is a risk of snow.

So people should stop compaining about the course design and maybe start complaining about the plan B designs and preperations

 

[Afrank]

Just tuned in, what exactly is going on?

No live coverage, weather making it too dangerous for helicopters to get in the air and can't get coverage from motos cause of weather as well. We'll only have video from the finish line.

Tomorrows stages could be canceled completely.

 

[Gregory]

You have live pictures from the finish because they have a TV truck with a satellite dish there, and cameras are connected to the truck via cable.

With motos, its different. Motos relay video feed to helis, and helis relay the feed to a plane which relays the feed to a satellite. Break the chain at any link, and there are is no live video.

What will happen today, is that motos will record the video to some kind of physical media, and once that media gets to the TV truck, and video from all motos get edited together you will have highlights. Probably an hour or so after the race ends.

You will have last 350 meters live though, because its covered by stationary cameras (same ones that are interviewing the fans). I hope i explained it right.

Thanks, best explanation on the thread definitely

 

[jens_attacks]

is there at least a live radio from the moto?

tour de san luis is a thousand years ahead? radio moto dale dale daniel

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Was Wiggins the pilot?

If he were, it would have already crashed.

 

[Sasquatch]

If he were, it would have already crashed.

10 char

 

[the asian]

I'm ok with not racing up mountains when it isn't safe, but I can't accept that there can ever be weather that justifies starting the race but not broadcasting any pictures.

Why not you go out and fly the helicopter against tower control orders.

Even if you have all the technology in the world, when mother nature unleashes her fury, there is no answer.

 

[hrotha]

Very well planned parcours this Giro

Seriously guys, I now it's a bummer but this is getting ridiculous. The organizers can't control the weather. They had alternatives (see today's stage), but there's only so much they can do.

 

[SafeBet]

is there at least a live radio from the moto?

There is no moto. The jury disqualified it for pacing some riders in yesterday stage

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dyLoNrMcRN4#t=2304s

 

[Random Direction]

Now I'm wishing that the race radio audio was broadcast live...
(ok, around 5 others got to that just before I did

 

[Miburo]

is there at least a live radio from the moto?

tour de san luis is a thousand years ahead? radio moto dale dale daniel

RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Someone needs to record that in case this happens.

 

[the asian]

is there at least a live radio from the moto?

tour de san luis is a thousand years ahead? radio moto dale dale daniel

Agree. That should have been the alternative.

 

[Ferminal]

Maybe they could transfer to Lillehammer on the rest day.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Seriously guys, I now it's a bummer but this is getting ridiculous. The organizers can't control the weather. They had alternatives (see today's stage), but there's only so much they can do.

Several of these types of replies have been posted. I can't tell if they are genuine, taking the p'iss, just ignorant or written by 12 year olds.

 

[gooner]

Talk now of a shortened Galibier stage on Monday.

 

[roundabout]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dyLoNrMcRN4#t=2304s

83-87, 89, 91-94

Talk about imagination.

 

[cineteq]

 

[Morbius]

Do we know for certain wethher there will be highlights based on images recorded by the motos or not? It seems technically possible if they have set up the cameras to record enough data

 

[cineteq]

Do we know for certain wethher there will be highlights based on images recorded by the motos or not? It seems technically possible if they have set up the cameras to record enough data

Cameras always record.