2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 4: Giovinazzo - Bari (112 Km)

[classicomano]

Are you being serious?

Clarify yourself then? Kittel's mission is accomplished, he will now prepare for the Tour without having killed himself trying to finish the Giro and will continue his reign as emperor of the sprinters.

 

[Afrank]

Kittel is out with a fever.

The path is clear for others, go Viviani, go!

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Clarify yourself then? Kittel's mission is accomplished, he will now prepare for the Tour without having killed himself trying to finish the Giro and will continue his reign as emperor of the sprinters.

My point exactly!

 

[rainman]

How does Kittel being ill now make things tougher for Cav in july?

Should be fairly obvious, without Stelvio etc in his legs he will murder Cav in July. At least that will be his plan.

 

[fowlyetti]

He was always going to withdraw after 10 or so stages so this is less than ideal. Im sure he would prefer to have stayed and won more stages.

 

[WillemS]

I don't believe the fever story for one second. There is no reason one would stop because of a fever on the day of the easiest stage of the Giro.

Wow, you like to jump to conclusions, don't you?

If he has a high fever, something we don't know, then the only reasonable medical decision would be to quit the giro.

I don't think there's any incentive for him to transfer to Italy, something he did, only to drop out in a stage he simply can't lose given his performance so far. It can't be his form, it can't be the stress this stage puts on his body, at least, not if he's fit from a medical perspective.

 

[BigMac]

What is wrong with the peloton? No attacks no nothing? Orica setting a baby pace in the front?

Paying hommage to Kittel?

Anyway, Nizzolo for the win.

 

[SafeBet]

This is a lesson for the Giro.
Don't pursue sprinters with a handful of useless flat stages in the first week.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

They should just abandon this farcial stage and start again tomorrow

 

[Pricey_sky]

Riders have neutralised the stage, they said this morning it was too dangerous with the very wet roads.

Come back tomorrow...

At least we have California later!

 

[zlev11]

final lap will be neutralized? why even bother?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

A criterium with zero laps

 

[BigMac]

Oh dear, they are neutralizing it because of wet roads. Seriously.


Meanwhile they stop to urinate. And the pace gets even more slower.

 

[Afrank]

They're neutralizing it because of wet roads? You've got to be kidding me, it's got to be something more then that?

If it really is nothing but wet roads, they need to harden up. If I was a rider i would attack and solo to the win right now. How do wet roads stop them from being able to race?

 

[Netserk]

Can it get any more pathetic?

 

[wirral]

So what is going on? Will there be a winner today?

 

[BigMac]

They're neutralizing it because of wet roads? You've got to be kidding me, it's got to be something more then that?

If it really is nothing but wet roads, they need to harden up. If I was a rider i would attack and solo to the win right now. How do wet roads stop them from being able to race?

It's ridiculous. It's the riders make the race motto.

They have the power to do whatever they feel like doing, because they cannot get a full collective sanction.

 

[classicomano]

This peleton clearly needs more Pierre Rolland's.

 

[BigMac]

This peleton clearly needs more Pierre Rolland's.

Don't you mean Gaudin's?

 

[Netserk]

I hope someone doesn't give a **** and attacks everyone _O_

 

[Butterhead]

The stage is neutralized.

It´s still professional cycling isnt it?

 

[Arnout]

How the actual f*** can wet roads be dangerous?

Are there tram tracks or something in the city?

 

[BigMac]

News that organisation is likely to neutralize the circuit because of wet roads.

LOOL.

 

[Vino's Mum]

How the actual f*** can wet roads be dangerous?

Too many white lines? Their excuse, not mine or Tommeke's.

 

[classicomano]

Don't you mean Gaudin's?

No, I dont.