2013 Giro d'Italia, Stage19: Ponte Di Legno - Val Martello/Martelltal 160 kms

[Eshnar]

Giro 13 is the worst GT within my 10 year recollection

2012 was worse. At least we enjoyed a very good first week.

 

[spalco]

Too bad. I hoped they maybe find at least some flattish road to Martelltal and make the MTF there (if it's snowing on the way up, the riders should be able to deal with it imo, especially if it's a short stage), but it's not to be I guess.

They do need to do something tomorrow, whatever the weather may be. All roads can't be closed.

 

[spalco]

Next time it's snowing round here I'll just tell my boss that I'm not coming in because if the pros can't do it then I definitely can't! Far too cold. Let's see what he says.

Skiers must be looking at this current crop of lycra lovers and shaking their heads. If you're cold put on some more layers guys ...

Do you ride your bike to work when it snows? Downhill with 1km altitude difference, at 50+km/h? And is your commute more than 100kms long? And taking your bike is the only option for you to get to work? If your answer to all those questions is "yes" then maybe your boss will grant you the snowday.

 

[Cimber]

I really hope the stage tomorrow will be ok. Anyone knows about the weather for tomorrow?

 

[theyoungest]

Robert Gesink abandons.

 

[airstream]

2012 was worse. At least we enjoyed a very good first week.

Better? In what aspect? In 2012 we had at least intrigue, uncertainty, unpredictability, anticipation that everything is about to explode. This Giro is endin' up with a giant incompleteness. For me it is just a huge mountain devastation. Seems like there wasn't any mountain stage at all.

 

[spalco]

I really hope the stage tomorrow will be ok. Anyone knows about the weather for tomorrow?

Only marginally better at most.

 

[Australia]

Sad news, but the cynic in me says the stage would have gone ahead if Nibbles was down in second by 15 seconds.

 

[pastronef]

Sad news, but the cynic in me says the stage would have gone ahead if Nibbles was down in second by 15 seconds.

no, I trust Acquarone, the stage would be cancelled anyway

 

[Miburo]

2012 was worse. At least we enjoyed a very good first week.

Nah don't agree with that, stage with selvio was more redeeming imo.

And the first week wasn't that great, it was just laughing at Wiggins. Stage 3 was great though.

 

[Eshnar]

Better? In what aspect? In 2012 we had at least intrigue, uncertainty, unpredictability, anticipation that everything is about to explode. This Giro is endin' up with a giant incompleteness. For me it is just a huge mountain devastation. Seems like there wasn't any mountain stage at all.

when after 3 weeks of a GT there's still uncertainty, unpredictbility etc. in the GC, either the stars aligned properly or something has gone wrong.
In the case of 2012 it's the latter clearly. Nothing happened for 19 stages.

 

[classicomano]

Robert Gesink abandons.

AWww yeah! LEts go Tour podium!!!

 

[classicomano]

Reports coming in that Di Luca tested positive LOL

 

[Marco Pantani]

Disastrous Giro, i wonder if they will learn from this.
They need to create plan B's in advance.

It's the most terrible Giro i've seen, I'm missing words to describe.
Complete disappointment.

 

[deValtos]

Reports coming in that Di Luca tested positive LOL

Where from ?

 

[Marco Pantani]

Reports coming in that Di Luca tested positive LOL

Yeah, that's what the Giro was missing.

 

[Eshnar]

Disastrous Giro, i wonder if they will learn from this.
They need to create plan B's in advance.

I'm afraid today's conditions are too much for any plan B. It's snowing below 700m in Trentino.

 

[stetre76]

Next time it's snowing round here I'll just tell my boss that I'm not coming in because if the pros can't do it then I definitely can't! Far too cold. Let's see what he says.

why don't you just stop trolling around - my guess, you've never seen snow in your life or ridden a bike downhill when it's snowing, right?

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Are they riding the stage neutralized, or just hopping in team buses and hightailing it to Silandro-Schlanders?

 

[Eshnar]

Reports coming in that Di Luca tested positive LOL

surprise control on April 29th.
Move to the clinic.

 

[classicomano]

Where from ?

From a gazetta journalist, surprise control.

 

[pastronef]

Reports coming in that Di Luca tested positive LOL

if that's true I look forward to see Gerard Vroomen, dressed in rags, screaming from the desert forsaking the cycling gods, cursing us all for ages!

 

[Marco Pantani]

I'm afraid today's conditions are too much for any plan B. It's snowing below 700m in Trentino.

HAARP could fix this easily. In fact, it's responsible for this.

 

[Cimber]

Wrong forum I know, but ffs Di Luca

 

[airstream]

LOOOOL, damn... I haven't laughed that much for a long long while.