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

[Miburo]

It'll be an epic climb, but we won't see it

We'll hear the stories

 

[TANK91]

Im gonna go shoot the Giro staff in a min this is so so sad

 

[TimChristy]

How can we get the moto coverage after the race since we can't see it live?

 

[Ryongsyong]

Cycling television coverage is going backwards. In the '90s they never had this problem; if the heli couldn't fly they'd get a plane that would fly higher instead and we'd have pictures that were a bit crackly, but at least we could see them. Now that they use digital signals instead of analogue, they can't do that because now it's all or nothing. With digital the picture doesn't crackle or fizz if it's a bad signal, it just stops altogether.

They use digital so that they can show us HD. Great, HD pictures of people standing around doing nothing. That's what everyone wants to see. How could we survive if we had a slightly dodgy quality analogue signal of the cyclists instead? We'd all go crazy; they're saving us from the horror of SD quality TV because they know we'd rather waste time watching nothing at all for hours. Thanks, guys.

(What a mess. Take me back to the '90s.)

 

[Afrank]

Yeh and how you so sure was it just his 1 custmary bad day. Nibali also had a train that day the Sky train, look at stage 7 Sir Wiggo beat him in an uphill sprint aswell lmao. This race is even lamer than last years TDF and that is a fact, withot today and tommorow the Giro is over even a great last week wont make up.

I know we're all disappointed about this, but lets stay reasonable. The first week of this Giro has been better than the whole of last years Tour.

 

[phanatic]

Is Nibali going to do the double?

 

[whittashau]

Yeh and how you so sure was it just his 1 custmary bad day.

because of all the strapping on the back of nibali's leg during the TT?

 

[roundabout]

How can we get the moto coverage after the race since we can't see it live?

Back in the 90's at least they used to store the video from the cameras on motorbikes.

So finish the race, pop the storage device out and presto, video.

 

[Eshnar]

Is Nibali going to do the double?

he'll race the Vuelta to prepare the Worlds...

 

[thehog]

How can we get the moto coverage after the race since we can't see it live?

Because they cant beam from the moto to the helicopter live. The cloud cover is blocking the IR.

Therefore they will record to DAT on the camera.

Simples.

 

[Afrank]

Is Nibali going to do the double?

Giro-Vuelta double.

 

[TANK91]

Giro is a joke an absolout joke why even tune in tommorow a frigging joke what a shocking race.

 

[TomekA]

Is any chance to see coverage later or this stage is done in terms of video?

 

[JRanton]

We have had a few riders drop back so I can open @PowerBar for them. Their hands no longer function properly." - Julian Dean

God knows what will happen on the climb! After yesterday I'm half expecting Cav to appear first across the line!

 

[Miburo]

I know we're all disappointed about this, but lets stay reasonable. The first week of this Giro has been better than the whole of last years Tour.

The first mountain stage of the vuelta 2012 was better than the whole tour.

Shi tty tour that was.

Giro is good until now but this weekend is ****ed over

 

[the asian]

Giro is a joke an absolout joke why even tune in tommorow a frigging joke what a shocking race.

Still much better than your beloved Tour.

 

[spalco]

Giro is a joke an absolout joke why even tune in tommorow a frigging joke what a shocking race.

I agree, this is awful. A race that's not on tv doesn't even happen as far as I'm concerned.

And no, I don't give a **** about watching the recorded pictures after I already know what happened.

 

[Carols]

Giro is a joke an absolout joke why even tune in tommorow a frigging joke what a shocking race.

so turn it off and go do something...but spare us the whining...we are all in same situation.

 

[Miburo]

so turn it off and go do something...but spare us the whining...we are all in same situation.

So can't we feel for him then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5GxKr1XLtk

This was a crazy one from Froomeborg.

 

[phanatic]

he'll race the Vuelta to prepare the Worlds...

I hope he changes his mind, as this has been a flattish Giro. Taking on the Skyborgs and the Spanish armada is a can't miss competition.

 

[Jelantik]

Start mouning and moping everyone. It's confirmed for tomorrow stage.

16:06:19 CEST
AFP are confirming, via French officials that the Galibier and the Col du Mont Cenis have been withdrawn from tomorrow' stage. RCS are scrambling to come up with a new route.

 

[the asian]

Don't think we'll get any live pictures. Weather is too dangerous to allow the heli in the air.

 

[TANK91]

I know we're all disappointed about this, but lets stay reasonable. The first week of this Giro has been better than the whole of last years Tour.

Im not so sure, it has a few stages that have been good but the race will be won on atrition. I mean MTF are not everything but we had had 2 good MTF bye now in the TDF we have had 1 so. I dont get your idea about rain rain and more rain has been good.

 

[roundabout]

So can't we feel for him then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5GxKr1XLtk

This was a crazy one from Froomeborg.

Is this video sped up?

 

[Miburo]

Start mouning and moping everyone. It's confirmed for tomorrow stage.

16:06:19 CEST
AFP are confirming, via French officials that the Galibier and the Col du Mont Cenis have been withdrawn from tomorrow' stage. RCS are scrambling to come up with a new route.

They should turn tomorrow's stage into a MTT.

And have the MTT that's scheduled next week turn into a decent MTF stage.

Bad idea?