2014 Giro d' Italia: Stage 14 Aglie - Oropa (162 km)

[Publicus]

RAI is really struggling with this coverage.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Colombians are the best descenders in the peloton right?

 

[Flamin]

I know he was great at start of stage but why, if OPQS are all in for Uran, did they take Petacchi? Surely another mountain goat would have helped and left Petacchi to go to Tour for Cav.

Petacchi has been a great road captain for Urán so far. Rigo's own words. That's enough of a reason to take him.

 

[SafeBet]

RAI is really struggling with this coverage.

 

[willbick]

Strange move from Roche. Either wait till the final climb or attack from further out. Attack a fresh group 1,5k from the top is pretty useless.

yes whats the point of attacking solo just before a long descent?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I know he was great at start of stage but why, if OPQS are all in for Uran, did they take Petacchi? Surely another mountain goat would have helped and left Petacchi to go to Tour for Cav.

any gt team needs flat guys obviously :facepalm:

 

[wirral]

Strange move from Roche. Either wait till the final climb or attack from further out. Attack a fresh group 1,5k from the top is pretty useless.

you have just summarised Nicolas Roche very well.

 

[murali]

Petacchi has been a great road captain for Urán so far. Rigo's own words. That's enough of a reason to take him.

Petacci packs real experience, and he can talk to the italian teams ;-)

 

[Yingge]

RAI is really struggling with this coverage.

To be fair to RAI, there are groups everywhere it seems on the descent, and maybe 3 cameras? plus the chopper.

 

[Orbit501]

Strange move from Roche. Either wait till the final climb or attack from further out. Attack a fresh group 1,5k from the top is pretty useless.

I think he got info that Rolland had a serious chase group going on behind and so he thought it was time to go without delay.

Doesn't seem to have worked out for him unfortunately.

 

[willbick]

Colombians are the best descenders in the peloton right?

the jacket was probably British

 

[ILovecycling]

I dont believe in these time gaps at all.its terrible

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Colombians are the best descenders in the peloton right?

rubiano tried to put his jacket on or off and descender with 1 hand when probaby launched by a bad piece of road and his small frame lifted in the air and crashed. an incredibly stupid move but not bad descending skills

 

[murali]

you have just summarised Nicolas Roche very well.

lets not enter Roche bashing now.

He took a chance. either he had a mechanical or he has got fresh orders.

 

[jens_attacks]

Ok i'm ready for the show
go nairito aru basso! And vai sella!

 

[Eclipse]

Quemeneur fell back to Rolland and Thurau so there's a good Europcar contingent together.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Petacci packs real experience, and he can talk to the italian teams ;-)

So can Urán

 

[l.Harm]

omg wtf just happened.

 

[HSNHSN]

yes whats the point of attacking solo just before a long descent?

How's Roche as descender? If he's bad at it, this might just be meant to prevent being dropped descending? Or team orders have changed, perhaps?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Omg. Moto hits man

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Ouch what the **** just happened?

 

[Flamin]

HOLY ****

 

[SafeBet]

OMFG did the motorbike crashed into that guy???

 

[The Barb]

There's a good chance we just saw someone die on live tv.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

where did they show the crash? didn't see anything