The damage is done - we already saw the riders were refusing to race when the forecasts showed raceable conditions. A dynamic has been created that can only result in the slow degradation of the sport in the name of “health and safety.”
Apparently from the pass.
Who is that brave cyclist?
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Give that guy the Giro d'Italia. He deserve.
The Giro is over except for the race for extra spots on the podium. They might as well just cancel today's stage and hope for better weather tomorrow. The logistical challenges will make it nearly impossible to make this work.
I will miss this report, though. Hanna at Umbrail reporting about road conditions, it would likely have been splendid. Pun intended.
Gazzetta saying that Monte Pana has been cut?!
Edit: no they just said Santa Christina because that's the nearest town
Edit: no they just said Santa Christina because that's the nearest town
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This is what happens when you put the HC's at the start of a stage instead of the end where they belong. Play silly games, win silly prizes.
Can't share here, but just saw short video from a team car going over pass in around 2200m, fully snowy up against tarmac that is wet snowslshy +1 celcius.
The exact same thing would have happened, though.
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Why don't they just end the giro now and start the tour tomorrow? That would suit everyone.
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So now they are showing riders either hanging out in tents or on their bikes, crowds hiding under umbrellas because it's snowing... I have no idea what's going on but I like this better than "the event has ended" screen.
No commentary btw., all you can hear is a bird singing.
No commentary btw., all you can hear is a bird singing.
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While I agree with the idea because Spain is warmer than Italy in May and Italy cooler in August/September, I don't think its going to happen because the Vuelta organisers do not have an incentive to change dates as the field would likely get worse and while the Giro field would likely get better, the race has always been held during May as far as I know.
Regarding today's stage with the first mountains now out of the route the stage will be much easier to be controlled by the peloton and pure climbers will have a much more difficult task getting in the breakaway. Bora should ride for Martinez as a punchier stsge suits him better than Thomas maybe even Bahrein for Tiberi so if I was Ineos, I would put guys like Foss and Ganna in the breakaway to try to ensure that the breakaway arrives and there are no bonus seconds for GC riders but I give a good chance to the break being caught so this could turn out to be Pogačar's fifth stage win.
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If the organisers had any balls, they'd announce for 2025, the Giro will be 21 time trials located entirely in the vicinity of Milan, or 21 stages all on Sicily & every stages finishes on Etna.
The lesson to be learned here, from the Giro perspective, next time make such climb MTF. As in my opinion the riders would be prepared to climb it, even in such conditions, descending no.
Now they’re going to gaslight us with all the imagery of snow on the pass when it was already voted on overnight that they didn’t want to do it because it’s cold.
I think there's a much better solution to this – know that the risk of issues on 2000m+ passes is high, and prepare non altitude routes to get from A to B. It's less cost-effective, but it's less farcical.
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It's dangerous because of the risk of Quintana taking so much time on a snow/ice descent
that he gets pink.
Lol
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As I posted earlier, the convoy has left Livigno a while ago and it is now headed to Spondinga. Not sure they will reach the new starting town in time because as @roundabout pointed out it will be a logistical nightmare.So now they are showing riders either hanging out in tents or on their bikes, crowds hiding under umbrellas because it's snowing... I have no idea what's going on but I like this better than "the event has ended" screen.
No commentary btw., all you can hear is a bird singing.
Team busses were sent to the Umbrailpass earlier this morning, which is the main reason why the riders refused the fake start option (no way of changing clothes after riding those 10-20 km outside Livigno).
I feel for the people at the start, many kids waiting for the riders only got to watch a car procession. It is what it is.
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Except dangerous sprints, nothing can be done about those.
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