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

[BigMac]

Saxo-Tinkoff twitter saying neutralisation news wasn't brought to all team cars

Lol. Specifically chosen team cars. This is becoming such a nice ploted conspirancy.

 

[Samson777]

Problem is the amount of Twitter warriors. I love the internet and the fact that humanity has free access to raw information but the amount of idiots that are given a voice on Twitter is too damn high.

Haha.. Good advice: Stay away from democratic elections

 

[trevim]

All in all I hope Rolland gets this. Quintana would be OK as well

 

[Arnout]

Tinkoff Saxo ‏@tinkoff_saxo 38 sec.
Neutralization of the Stelvio-descent wasn't brought to all team cars. Big confusion #giro 1:35 to Quintana.

This makes it even better

They would use the race radio for this, right. Besides, there has never been any indication on the road that there was a neutralization. No sign givers, no motors etc.

 

[King Boonen]

But Ryo says every car gets the same information!!! Ryo, set them right!

 

[Eshnar]

So it was announced, but not all got the message

Do they use crows to deliver messages?
If Radio Corsa said it, everyone heard it. It's very simple. If someone did not hear it, then it was not official.

 

[bjaelkesex]

Saxo-Tinkoff twitter saying neutralisation news wasn't brought to all team cars

As if this stage wasn't interesting in it self #Drama #Fail #YOLO

 

[Lupi33]

id expect someone in the team cars to read tweets as well as listen to race radio

they might have tried to get ahead of the game by acting quickly to get warm clothes and drinks based on the early twitter info

there could be some distrust of radio reliability up in mountains with bad weather too

 

[murali]

1’27” to the chasers, 3’11” to the Maglia Rosa group. 21.0km to go

 

[christopherrowe]

This is wild. Makes me wonder if we're watching a stage at least somewhat in keeping with those raced before the days of race radio and other forms of constant and clear (well, "clear") on the road communication.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Do they use crows to deliver messages?
If Radio Corsa said it, everyone heard it. It's very simple. If someone did not hear it, then it was not official.

Jose Been says it was not on race radio according to the Lotto DS

 

[murali]

id expect someone in the team cars to read tweets as well as listen to race radio

they might have tried to get ahead of the game by acting quickly to get warm clothes and drinks based on the early twitter info

there could be some distrust of radio reliability up in mountains with bad weather too

precisely.

we are anyway getting live info from the team cars as well.

 

[Cimber]

Come on what's the matter with the false information on twitter? As long as the riders got the right info.. or do they have twitter integrated into their SRM's?

They didnt get the right info. According to TCS some team cars got the information, others didnt

 

[cineteq]

Valverde is very proud of Quintana

 

[trevim]

Quintana in T-shirt telling those mothe**** to take a pull

 

[whittashau]

lol @ you thinking lotto team car is lying. EVERY team gets the same race radio in case you don't understand the basic principles of it

or maybe not Ryo. Bad weather can apparently cause glitches

Crazy that, but nice job with being such an *** about it.

 

[Afrank]

Holy Sh!t!!! Is the situation on Cyclingnews live report correct? Quintana 3 minutes up the road from Uran!

Anyone want to give me a quick recap of what I missed?

 

[Arnout]

Haha.. Good advice: Stay away from democratic elections

Democratic elections That's the one thing I haven't yet figured out when I come to power. On one hand they are great as they prevent oppression if done right, on the other hand people are often short sighted and won't choose the optimal solution.

It literally is the only thing in the world I don't know how to solve.

 

[meat puppet]

cataldo's been quite effing amazing, btw

 

[The Hitch]

I don't get it. Even if they said "neutralized descend", why not get going when Movistar picks up the pace?

Maybe it was like Laquila with everyone confused and no one really knowing where anyone else is.

 

[dresch]

But Ryo says every car gets the same information!!! Ryo, set them right!

WHAT PART DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND

oops.

 

[cesko_jr]

I think that Movistar attack before the top of the mountain. When Quintana and few other Movistar riders came across the top of Stelvio there was maybe 10 guys..no peloton near in the pictures with some cars. and tactictly they stop one rider to get warm clothes...other just roll by.

 

[hrotha]

But Ryo says every car gets the same information!!! Ryo, set them right!

They do, if the info is relied through the race radio. Which is what you'd expect in a case like this.

 

[murali]

Here is from
Tinkoff Saxo ‏@tinkoff_saxo
Neutralization of the Stelvio-descent wasn't brought to all team cars. Big confusion #giro 1:35 to Quintana. 22 km pic.twitter.com/8e4rxvyAYn



so yes. this is controversial.

 

[jsem94]

How is Pozzo looking, is he in the Uran group?