Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2021 stage 16: Sacile - Cortina d'Ampezzo 212km

[Mayomaniac]

Just put in a 350km flat stage next year to show who's boss.

Vegni just should have done the normal stage, those who don't want to ride can go home, but Vegni has always been a spineless coward. Riders don't have the balls to try something like this at the Tour, when the sponsors are really invested, so don't start talking about safety.

 

[Netserk]

Tirreno 2016 2.0

 

[Volderke]

The new profile doesn't look all bad, with that climb just after the start being perfect sending helpers on the road, and more chances of all-or-nothing attacks on the Giau...?

It actually seems perfect to drop Ganna very early in the stage. But ofcourse no one is going to test Ineos (I fear)...

 

[Jagartrott]

Cortina paid a lot of money to have the arrival, which magically means the last descent is not dangerous while the ones before are.

 

[groogster]

So much expectation waiting for this stage

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Vegni just should have done the normal stage, those who don't want to ride can go home, but Vegni has always been a spineless coward. Riders don't have the balls to try something like this at the Tour, when the sponsors are really invested, so don't start talking about safety.

Vegni should be sacked. If you can't command any authority whatsoever as proven last year you shouldn't be a director of anything.

 

[Big Doopie]

Such a shame. I am planning to ride all three cols later this year. I wanted to watch the pros go over them.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Why even climb at all? Replace the stage with a low altitude flat or moderately hilly route in order to avoid the hazardous conditions.

Better safe than sorry, no?

 

[Netserk]

As mentioned above, there is no reason to believe that the Giau descent is any less dangerous than the cancelled ones

Point 2: it's the riders union guy that communicated the reasons why the stage was shortened, so it is the riders whether you like it or not

^^This.

Also agreed that a better plan B should have been ready.

 

[Mayomaniac]

That Giau microclimate is really strong.

Apocalyptic conditions on the next valleys but it must be 30°C and sunny heading to Cortina.

At least this time EF don't seem to be involved because they have a gc rider here.
Riders are really getting softer and softer, It would be one thing if there was a big snowstorm and the danger of snow and ice on the descent, but this one isn't dangerous, it's just a bunch of guys not wanting to ride a hard stage with really bad weather.

 

[MrTea1976]

Every rider who doesn't win can blame the change in route.

 

[Eclipse]

The new profile doesn't look all bad, with that climb just after the start being perfect sending helpers on the road, and more chances of all-or-nothing attacks on the Giau...?

Riders make the race as ever and we could have some fun if someone decides to just try go bonkers, but the original profile was basically guaranteeing something decisive and selective from a long way out, whereas it's pretty easy to see a choo choo rolling through the valley controlling things today.

 

[RedheadDane]

So. Are. Plenty. Of. Others.

Not you! (I hope, unless you broke travel regulations...)

And there are people actually on the climbs right now on social media saying the conditions are fine.

Which they might not be later on. The organisers - the people who decided to shorten the stage, not the riders - quite likely had a very good reason for making this decision.

Vegni just should have done the normal stage, those who don't want to ride can go home, but Vegni has always been a spineless coward. Riders don't have the balls to try something like this at the Tour, when the sponsors are really invested, so don't start talking about safety.

It wasn't the riders who didn't want to ride the full stage... And of course, last time a stage got cut short in the Tour it was also the organisation.

As mentioned above, there is no reason to believe that the Giau descent is any less dangerous than the cancelled ones

Point 2: it's the riders union guy that communicated the reasons why the stage was shortened, so it is the riders whether you like it or not

From what I understand, the time will be taken at the top of the Giau, effectively neutralising it. And how does the Rider Union communicating the reason mean it was their doing?

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Seriously... can we just all agree that riders do not demand that races get cancelled /neutralised everytime the weather gets slightly wonky?

 

[Ricco']

Tirreno 2016 2.0

Is Nibali going to ride the whole stage and give us fans some tweets and pictures from the top of the Fedaia?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Such a shame. I am planning to ride all three cols later this year. I wanted to watch the pros go over them.

Well, now you can easlily do Fedaia and Pordoi today.

 

[Eclipse]

Lovely to see the King of the Mountains saying he's happy about the removal of the climbs

 

[FjPavels]

According to feltet.dk Caruso is saying that the riders did not ask for the course to be shortened.

Caruso slår fast:

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www.feltet.dk

 

[luckyboy]

Cortina paid a lot of money to have the arrival, which magically means the last descent is not dangerous while the ones before are.

Or because you know... all the finish infrastructure is already set up there?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Vegni has to go!

 

[Red Rick]

My 11.00 digital meeting has been canceled.

If only I had something to do now

 

[RedheadDane]

Vegni has to go!

Because he went against the wishes of the majority of the riders, and shortened the stage?

 

[Faserr]

Are they playing mind games?
2020
Riders: We don't want to ride!!!!!
Vegni: Ride!!!!!
2021
Riders: We want to ride!!!!!
Vegni: No!!!!!

 

[roundabout]

From what I understand, the time will be taken at the top of the Giau, effectively neutralising it. And how does the Rider Union communicating the reason mean it was their doing?

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Seriously... can we just all agree that riders do not demand that races get cancelled /neutralised everytime the weather gets slightly wonky?

It makes no logical sense for the organization to shorten the stage when the riders want to ride and conditions look sufficiently fine out of consideration (based on some unknown information that did not seem to have been made public) that the weather might get worse later on.

I have not heard anything that the plan is for the Giau descent to be neutralized after the news came in that Fedaia and Pordoi were removed. When the organization produces the new stage profile, the finish is planned to be where the finish on the profile is.

 

[Jagartrott]

I'm still staring at the quote "the weather can change in the mountains".
End of discussion I guess.

 

[sir fly]

It's all Gigs' fault!