2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11: Collecchio - Savona (249 km)

[jsem94]

Morabito quickly becoming one of my favourite riders if he keeps trolling these breaks...

It's the right thing to do. A great way to put pressure off BMC.

 

[FjPavels]

Morabito quickly becoming one of my favourite riders if he keeps trolling these breaks...

Looks like we may have a group of 23 again: Herrada (Movistar Team), Arredondo (Trek), Quintero (Colombia), Cardoso (Garmin - Sharp), Morabito (BMC), Roche and Rovny (Tinkoff-Saxo), Cataldo, Deignan and Siutsou (Sky), Moser (Cannondale), Geniez (FDJ), Bongiono, Colbrelli and Zardini (Bardiani-CSF), Bono (Lampre-Merida), Pauwels (Omega), Finetto (Neri Sottoli), Malacarne, Thurau and Quemeneur (Europcar), Gusev (Katusha), Geschke (Giant-Shimano). Now just to get some confirmation on that.... and a gap.....

from cyclingnews, Morabito well on his way to becomming one of your favorites now

 

[msjett]

Could get interesting doesn't look like any of the teams have missed out on the break...

 

[Wallenquist]

They won't let them go with Morabito. Movistar is chasing.

 

[FjPavels]

They won't let them go with Morabito. Movistar is chasing.

Cyclingnews says BMC is chasing too, can that be right ? Why chase if Morabito is in the break ?

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

Sounds like fantastic racing.....shame we so often have to miss out on watching these stage starts.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Cyclingnews says BMC is chasing too, can that be right ? Why chase if Morabito is in the break ?

Because BMC are riding for Evans, the maglia rosa, not Morabito.

 

[Wallenquist]

Cyclingnews says BMC is chasing too, can that be right ? Why chase if Morabito is in the break ?

Official ticker says so but i guess they meant that BMC and Movistar are on the front of peleton. BMC wont chase Morabito for sure.



The official ticker now shows a group with Moser, Vorganov, Moreno and some others. No Morabito

Ok, looks like the breakway of the day have gone:

Bongiorno, Moser, Mourey, Polanc, Monsalve, Quemeneur, Sicard, Thurau, Preidler, Moreno, Vorganov, Deignan, Roche & Rovny

 

[msjett]

A few of the riders are only 5 minutes or less off the lead in that break, Morabito is best placed. I guess BMC is hedging their bets??

 

[jens_attacks]

i laugh my asz off if morabito wins the giro haha. cadel should let him go, stop chasing him. of course he doesn't the like the situation

 

[Anderis]

Because BMC are riding for Evans, the maglia rosa, not Morabito.

Yeah, but it would make absolutely no harm to them if Morabito is gaining a few minutes on others. Not like there's any more dangerous rider for Evans in the break.

 

[trevim]

Morabito quickly becoming one of my favourite riders if he keeps trolling these breaks...

Same here!.. I would like to see Aquila all over again, that was really fun

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Also, the reason Durbridge gave up is because he is being moved to the hospital. There was a mass fall in the first downhill that also involved Ulissi among others. Ulissi continued though

 

[Bexon30]

Yeah, but it would make absolutely no harm to them if Morabito is gaining a few minutes on others. Not like there's any more dangerous rider for Evans in the break.

It would liven the Giro up if BMC let him go.

 

[Wallenquist]

If the list of the breakaway riders is confirmed then Mourey is the highest placed rider in the break , 7'52" behind Evans.

 

[Netserk]

Go Sicard!

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Soon be lunchtime so they'll get 5 - 10 mins

 

[CycloAndy]

Battle of the Moreno's FTW.

 

[wirral]

Preidler DNS and now in the break. I like his under the radar style.

 

[King Boonen]

Is the final hill steep and long enough for Roche to have a dig?

 

[Wallenquist]

Is the final hill steep and long enough for Roche to have a dig?

It's very difficult climb actually. 7,2km avg 8%

 

[King Boonen]

It's very difficult climb actually. 7,2km avg 8%

Could be enough then...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

It's very difficult climb actually. 7,2km avg 8%

Moreno will drop Roche like a stone, but the Irishman can come back on the descent.

 

[SafeBet]

Also, the reason Durbridge gave up is because he is being moved to the hospital. There was a mass fall in the first downhill that also involved Ulissi among others. Ulissi continued though

Do you have more info about this? Other riders involved?

 

[ppanther1]

Actually a very strong group. A bit of a pity Morabito isn't there, but go Preidi go!