Giro d'Italia Stage 16, Limone sul Garda - Falzes/Pfalzen, 174km, 22/05/2012

[Ney the Viking]

I am sorry, but who is doing anything that people did NOT expect before the stage started?

 

[dgodave]

A cracking tour of Italian monasterys and churches on Eurosport today.

The saving grace.
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[Angrylegs]

Lets hope something happens soon

Agreed. Most boring Giro ever, maybe. A couple exciting moments here and there over the last two weeks, surely, but my word have I been bored through much of it. I just hope they don't all decide to leave it to the final climb on Saturday, skipping attacks tomorrow and Friday as well.

 

[burning]

1 km to go for climb for breakaway, finally some action

 

[Parrulo]

just tuned in and clearly haven't missed a thing . . .

*sight

 

[goggalor]

Not piano enough for Adriano.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

correct.

I think they are pedaling slowly, because they are enjoying the scenery.

Do you have a feed for this, looks more exciting.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

I am sorry, but who is doing anything that people did NOT expect before the stage started?

Some of the GC contenders should have attacked on the flat to gain some time. Cowards!

 

[therhodeo]

Today would have been a good day to charge some VIP's for sitting in the peloton.

 

[vcampbell]

Our "moutain" is starting.

 

[hrotha]

I am sorry, but who is doing anything that people did NOT expect before the stage started?

This particular stage is not the issue, but as we say in Spain, it's raining over already wet ground.

 

[Parrulo]

well i hope izaguirre takes it

 

[Ney the Viking]

This particular stage is not the issue, but as we say in Spain, it's raining over already wet ground.

Ah so still rage over the other crappy stages, gotcha

 

[Captain Sensible]

Some of the GC contenders should have attacked on the flat to gain some time. Cowards!

+1
to scared to lose nowadays it seems

 

[Gloin22]

Hope Izaggire takes a nice victory for Carrots

 

[Ney the Viking]

they gotta drop bak and boaro some more, dont they?
edit: gogo carrots!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

bring back Fignon

 

[Bala Verde]

Anyone feeling like this?

If it's inappropriate, I will have to sanction myself.

 

[Magnus]

Is it just me or is the moto way to close to the riders?

 

[Bala Verde]

There's a long (false) flat section until the finish I thought. He might not make it.

 

[Froome19]

I dont see why a break wont succeed on this stage.

Not if they have 6 min in hand with 5km to go.

It may be the stage after a rest day but I wonder how motivated the peloton will be to catch riders, considering the stages coming up and the fact that there are not that many teams working as Katusha would be reticent to work too much if unnecessary and Liquigas need to start picking their battles as they seemed to be a bit dry last couple of stages. This stage certainly doesnt suit the flat out sprinters so i cant see their teams working and there arent really any stand out hilly sprinters left, asides from possibly Ventoso whose team I highly doubt will work as they have a different agenda (guys like Benat, Bruseghin, Pardilla, Amador).

Also Niemec claims that in fact you are climbing steadily for the last 80km in this stage, and rather than the route hurting the breakaway riders it is not hard enough to do so yet it is hard enough to make it a difficult to catch.

There are and yes Katusha would want to get them for Rodriguez. But they generally seem to have been reticent in this Giro so far to put men on the front even when Purito has had the jersey and they also may want to keep their men as fresh as possible for the stages which actually count.
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Indeed but they also need to control the first 3/4 of the stages which do require those riders. Especially considering they will need a lot of power to chase back themselves as it seems will occur.

I cant see him staying him away when all the other teams will know what he is on to and will be certain to try and keep things together, as much as possible.

You cant say I didnt warn you all

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Izagirre looking good... He'll win.

 

[hrotha]

Ah so still rage over the other crappy stages, gotcha

Make no mistake, the peloton still decided to take this as another rest day, so it's an issue. It just wouldn't be important if they hadn't done the same with the rest of the race.

 

[TomasC]

Peloton accelerating. Do you think they'll catch them?

 

[Bala Verde]

Chase not working together. Bask in glory today!