2014 Giro D'Italia, stage 8: Foligno - Montecopiolo 179 km

[jens_attacks]

What a shame of a stage..

 

[maltiv]

So a total of zero favourites attacked today and we had a bunch sprint up the final mountain. Disappointing.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Dissapointing by Quintana. Status quo among the favourites, Evans, Quintana, Uran, Majka. Arredondo to take a stage later on.

 

[GuyIncognito]

What a shame of a stage..

For the first mountain stage of a grand tour it was hugely better than any other I can remember

They're usually far far more calm than this one

 

[BigMac]

You have got to be ****ting me! When I thought Rolland was going to win it, after droping a colombian and an uber performance, he gets caught and Ulissi takes it.

 

[DirtyWorks]

That was a fun final 700m

The whole stage is, for me, why the Giro is a far superior grand tour.

 

[saneguy]

What a win by Ullisi. He is riding beautifully.

 

[Roude Leiw]

What a shame of a stage..

now i concur

 

[doperhopper]

PhilGil regretting not going to Giro

 

[SafeBet]

Disappointing stage indeed. Ulissi did nothing and won. Which is of course better than doing nothing and not winning, like most other riders.

 

[maltiv]

For the first mountain stage of a grand tour it was hugely better than any other I can remember

They're usually far far more calm than this one

The TDF last year was decided after the first mountain stage...

 

[jsem94]

Ulissi great win, should naturally be a contender for Ardennes and Lombardia if he can perform like this.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

There was some entertainment because of rolland and arredondo, cheers to them! great ride!

shame on all the other climbers; in the end it was a horrible stage........

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Well, Rolland gave everything, but in the end the stage will be remembered for a 200m sprint won by Ulissi.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Dissapointing by Quintana. Status quo among the favourites, Evans, Quintana, Uran, Majka. Arredondo to take a stage later on.

I thought Quintana did surprisingly well considering

 

[Yingge]

Quintana pulled back 2 seconds from Evans.

 

[TANK91]

Kelderman is going to be top 5 no doubt, he has arrived.

 

[jsem94]

PhilGil regretting not going to Giro

Also this. Phil could have won 3 stages so far lol.

 

[BigMac]

Blergh can't stand the Arredondo *** kissing in portuguese eurosport anymore.

 

[Netserk]

What a shame of a stage..

And then in the name of Pantani. Pffft, shame on the riders.

 

[argyllflyer]

Quintana pulled back 2 seconds from Evans.

Marginal gains and all that.

 

[Yingge]

And Evans in Pink, 57 secs ahead of Uran.

 

[Jspear]

Top 10

Ulisse
Kiserlovski
Kelderman +6
Quintana +6
Evans +8
Uran +8
Pozzovivo +8
Majka +14
Aru +17
Hesjedal +20

 

[McLovin]

For the first mountain stage of a grand tour it was hugely better than any other I can remember

They're usually far far more calm than this one

Tell me a calm first MTF TDF stage. Even 2011 Luz Ardiden had some action.

 

[doperhopper]

So a total of zero favourites attacked today and we had a bunch sprint up the final mountain. Disappointing.

still better than decades of Banesto/USPS/Sky/whatever trains in certain other races