Giro 2017, stage 16: Rovetta – Bormio 222 km

[Ruby United]

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NOBODY WILL EVER WAIT FOR QUINTANA AGAIN !

What is Quintana supposed to do. There are other GC contenders attacking and one very dangerous contender in the break.

Once again, Nairo and Movistar could have easily organised a short neutralization.
They have done this time and time again, riding especially hard after a crash/unlucky situation
Qunitana's attack on the sort of neutralized descent, Movistar after SKY and Yates went down, Movistar now.... just to name a few.
But this is the worst of them all. The other times I sort of understand. Not now.

 

[bigcog]

Sean Yates has got it right, they should have all stopped when it happened and then once he rejoined start racing again.

 

[Amsterhammer]

The various DS's will have much to answer for - the group should have waited.

 

[WheelofGear]

Show must go on. They didn't wait for Kruijswijk last year.

This is supposed to be a mountain stage: Attack!

 

[Walkman]

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Movistar is a classy team :/

What were they supposed to do? Not follow Zakarin or Bahrain when they set the pace?

Nairo has the authority to neutralize the race for a minute

Nibali is a 4 time GT senior of the peleton. Why is he escaping critique ?

He isn't. But then again, this is how Nibali win GT:s...

Anton, Kruiswijk, Froome and Contador. Can't win if the competition doesn't crash out you know. Unless it's the 2013 Giro.

 

[staubsauger]

Breukink - Kruijswijk - Dumoulin

Unreal!

 

[DFA123]

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I guess the one bit of 'good' news is that this isn't the first time this happened to Tom. He actually had to go into the camper of some dutch fans in last years TDF. So best case this is just a one off thing for him and not a sign of illness.

Maybe it's a sign that during GTs he is very vulnerable to illness (a bit like TJ) because it just stresses his body too much.

 

[Bolder]

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Movistar is a classy team :/

Movistar did nothing wrong. They tried to slow it down.

Yeah, I agree. Is no one else watching the feed? It's unfortunate for Tom but in no way do i feel that Movistar pressed an unfair advantage. Anyway, he's bringing down the gap, or Quintana is either not capable of attacking strongly or has decided not to.

 

[deValtos]

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NOBODY WILL EVER WAIT FOR QUINTANA AGAIN !

What is Quintana supposed to do. There are other GC contenders attacking and one very dangerous contender in the break.

Once again, Nairo and Movistar could have easily organised a short neutralization.
They have done this time and time again, riding especially hard after a crash/unlucky situation
Qunitana's attack on the sort of neutralized descent, Movistar after SKY and Yates went down, Movistar now.... just to name a few.
But this is the worst of them all. The other times I sort of understand. Not now.

Yup, incredibly easy to do.

Instead they are trying to steal the race.

 

[hfer07]

just tuned in- So Tom had to take a ***, while the others kept going?
damn

 

[Ataraxus]

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If Quintana is a leader he stops all the leaders to wait on Tom Dumoulin, but he didn't he expected somebody would attack so he had a excuse, but he's simply a rider without moral. Lance Armstrong has more sportsmanship than Nairo Quintana and that says alot.

This.

 

[PremierAndrew]

tiz down for anyone else?

anyone got another english stream?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Lmao. Why the fck should Movistar neutralise the whole race in the bottom of Umbrailpass because Tom is taking a dumb? Some people man.

What a shitty stage.

 

[Scarponi]

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Movistar is a classy team :/

What were they supposed to do? Not follow Zakarin or Bahrain when they set the pace?

Nairo has the authority to neutralize the race for a minute

Nibali is a 4 time GT senior of the peleton. Why is he escaping critique ?

Why the **** should he??

You really are an irrational lot

No no I'm agreeing with you, I'm just saying why is it only Quintana copping it. You blame them all or nothing. I would have attacked if I was Nibali lol

 

[Escarabajo]

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Quintana again shows no class !

You keep repeating this.

Are you watching the race? He didn't do anything!

 

[Gigs_98]

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Why's everyone sh*tting on Quintana here? If anything, it was Nibali's team who pushed on after Zaka's attack

This

 

[Forever The Best]

Excellent ride by Quintana, 2nd coming of Pantani!

 

[Hellyea]

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tiz down for anyone else?

anyone got another english stream?

Down for me :/ Where to now?

 

[spalco]

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Yeah, I agree. Is no one else watching the feed? It's unfortunate for Tom but in no way do i feel that Movistar pressed an unfair advantage. Anyway, he's bringing down the gap, or Quintana is either not capable of attacking strongly or has decided not to.

And we'll never know which it is, which makes the stage even worse.

 

[SeriousSam]

Poopgate will be controversially discussed for years to come

 

[Ramira]

As a fan of Dumoulin I really wish they had waited. But to be honest I don't see why they had to. This wasn't a mechanical or a crash, this was a direct result of his physiology, just like having bad legs is.

 

[the asian]

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Movistar is a classy team :/

So what do you want??

The Queen stage to be neutralized because the race leader had to piss??

This will be quite a tactic as lesser climbers can fake these situations and try to neutralize clims.

This is a race not a **** charity ride.

Movistar didn't atatck anyway. Quintana just followed wheels.

they should have waited till Tom D got back to the group

So what? Wait for whole two Miniutes at the bottom of a climb?? And let Kruisjwijk gain a load of time.

And wait even if Zakarin & Bahrain attacked??


Nonsense. It's a race out there.

We'll have Tony Martin winning GT's next if we neutralize climbs because the race leader had a long nature break.

 

[Bolder]

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NOBODY WILL EVER WAIT FOR QUINTANA AGAIN !

What is Quintana supposed to do. There are other GC contenders attacking and one very dangerous contender in the break.

Once again, Nairo and Movistar could have easily organised a short neutralization.
They have done this time and time again, riding especially hard after a crash/unlucky situation
Qunitana's attack on the sort of neutralized descent, Movistar after SKY and Yates went down, Movistar now.... just to name a few.
But this is the worst of them all. The other times I sort of understand. Not now.

Yup, incredibly easy to do.

Instead they are trying to steal the race.

"Steal the race"? What are you talking about? TD is hanging in there and Movistar not attacking...

 

[Cancelled]

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Yates as got it right, they should have all stopped when it happened and then once he rejoined start racing again.

Yea, let's all screw up our tempo and let the break away(who are dangerous to the GC) go even further up the road because someone has to take a dump right at the bottom of the final climb of the queen stage.

Yates is a moron.

 

[May0maniac]

Not the classiest thing, but who takes a nature break at that moment? He was probably not feeling very well, but you should expect the worse.