Stage 16: Ponte Di Legno-Val Martello/Martelltal (139 km)

[BigMac]

I have a suggestion to all you people going "It's totally safe!"
Why don't you go riding it yourselves? Coz it sure didn't look 'totally safe' to me up there (it might be again though).

It was wrong of the organisers trying to neutralise it; not because it wasn't at least somewhat needed, but because if you want to neutralise a stage you need to make sure everybody gets the message.

...Lol

I have rode many roads and that was safe. Please, spare me. Only now that cycling has become a corporate business riders integrity has also become so important.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Seriously though, that's an epic fail by whoever released the wrong information, but unless it was also on the race radio (and at least on Spanish Eurosport they're saying it wasn't) or they got the info directly from the race directors, it was stupid for anyone to not follow the group on the descent.

yiu are an idiot to think a downhil in full race can be neutralised, if uran etc truly let go the descend they deserve this

 

[JimPanzen]

Must be Nibbles out for training.

10char

 

[Eclipse]

what a mess...

but surely teams have been notified via race radio?

100%

wrong communication to spectators doesn't mean there wasn't the correct information relayed to teams at a reasonable time.

most of the teams have clearly been racing the descent. we'll find out afterwards who wants to make a fuss though. I'm guessing OPQS will regardless since they were already unhappy before the stage.

 

[TomasC]

Do riders get tweets in their SRM or something?

Froome sure does.

 

[meat puppet]

hesjedal in the quintana group?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Must be Nibbles out for training.

LOL. Should see Vino with a whip in the car behind him soon.

 

[BigMac]

It seems Rolland is with Quintana.

 

[SafeBet]

The cancellation of the neutralization had nothing to do with the fact an Italian leads the stage? Oooooh. Controversial.

So you think the italians would **** up the only chance of winning the Giro with Aru?

 

[Cimber]

Typical joke organisation by RCS, thought neutralisation would be a good idea without even working out how they would do it so then had to pretend they never decided it.

Pretty much this.

RCS: "descent is neutralised"
some riders racing hard anyways
RCS: "oh we didnt mean it anyways - race on!"
GC riders minutes back: "WTF!!!!"

 

[Unkown]

Hesjedal in the Quintana group too

 

[burning]

Sicard is finally doing something in many years

 

[Arredondo]

hesjedal in the quintana group?

Yes, respect for Ryder. He's just really clever.

 

[senatorrick]

Very unorganized they ruin the stage possibly with this false information ruined so who wants to see Quintana gain time like this! At least the French run a proper race

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

But they are ahead or behind Quintana?

French TV says Uran 2 minutes behind Quintana.

 

[Cimber]

I have a suggestion to all you people going "It's totally safe!"
Why don't you go riding it yourselves? Coz it sure didn't look 'totally safe' to me up there (it might be again though).

It was wrong of the organisers trying to neutralise it; not because it wasn't at least somewhat needed, but because if you want to neutralise a stage you need to make sure everybody gets the message.

Give me the top GC-riders salary and I will happily do it

 

[hrotha]

It must have been on the radio cos Tinkoff-Saxo tweeted that the organisers had neutralized the descent

On Twitter. Their source could have been the Giro's Twitter feed.

If there's confusion, you follow the other contenders just in case. If you don't, well yeah, screw up by RCS, but ultimately it's your own fault.

 

[The Hitch]

The Tour should steal the stelvio some year

And have the highest point of the Tour in Italy?

Humans really will have colonies on Mars before the ASO allow that

Besides Tour refuse to take any good climbs, even in their own country, let alone other ones.

 

[whittashau]

I see one Astana ahead of Quintana now.

Where?

10char

 

[mattghg]

Typical joke organisation by RCS, thought neutralisation would be a good idea without even working out how they would do it so then had to pretend they never decided it.

This

10chars

 

[jsem94]

This is crazy. Quintana winning the Giro right here.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Quintana indeed 2 minutes in front of Uran

 

[senatorrick]

I done going to walk the dog enjoy your day everyone.

 

[Red Rick]

Just tuned in, what the **** happened

 

[Pricey_sky]

Uran is behind the Quintana group then? 2 mins apparently that's a big gap!!