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

[SafeBet]

Another big group in 44' down.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Apart from Swift auditioning to become the next TdF winner from GB, some "normal" sprinter types made the 39 minute bus

Hahaha good post roundabout.

 

[Lupi33]

Ulissi came in at 44:07

 

[Arredondo]

I was talking about GC...

Ok, didn't know that. But Niemiec was the only serious GC option though.

 

[classicomano]

135. NED POELS Wout OPQ 44'07" 0

Whelp.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Wow, what a stage! Impressive efforts by Quintana the beast, Hejsedal the figther and Rolland the Eternal Attacker.

Top 10 is already decided, it seems. Congratulations on coming in ninth place, Evans!

 

[Ferminal]

Sebchav showing decent form tbh.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Ulissi came in at 44:07

Looks like BigMac is right: Ulissi and his team have had a failure of a Giro.

If only Horner were here to salvage something for Lampre...

 

[Lupi33]

top 4 points guys all made it in under 45

so neednt worry about Ben Swift yet

 

[christopherrowe]

The three remaining Orica Greenedge riders:

111 Tuft Svein Orica GreenEDGE 39:33
139 Hepburn Michael Orica GreenEDGE 44:07
147 Santaromita Ivan Orica GreenEDGE 44:07

 

[SafeBet]

Looks like BigMac is right: Ulissi and his team have had a failure of a Giro.

If only Horner were here to salvage something for Lampre...

Wait what???

Ulissi has won TWO freaking stages. It's much more than most riders accomplish in their whole career.

Make some sense.

 

[Pentacycle]

Poels looks anorexic, what else could be expected on a day like this? The Giro is the GT least suitable to him.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

What happened to Ulissi and Poels? 44 Minutes is a lot!

 

[Lupi33]

The three remaining Orica Greenedge riders:

111 Tuft Svein Orica GreenEDGE 39:33
139 Hepburn Michael Orica GreenEDGE 44:07
147 Santaromita Ivan Orica GreenEDGE 44:07

they had 3 before the stage if memory serves

when i first checked gazzetta none had come in. then it was just Tuft and i wondered if they were going to send the team car around the final week for 1 rider

 

[Lupi33]

two massive groups at 39' and 44'
must've been busy up that final mountain

still excellent effort by all of them

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Wait what???

Ulissi has won TWO freaking stages. It's much more than most riders accomplish in their whole career.

Make some sense.

Sarcasm, it was, i think.

 

[christopherrowe]

Neither Dekker or Scarponi have posted times yet, along with a few others, but apparently Dekker has tweeted an angry tweet about the Stelvio.

 

[Matt92]

I think Davide Cassani spoke the wisest words at the Processo: when a rider like Quintana attacks, you follow him, first of all.

 

[roundabout]

Neither Dekker or Scarponi have posted times yet, along with a few others, but apparently Dekker has tweeted an angry tweet about the Stelvio.

Both DNF

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2014/classifiche/it/t_16_class_RETIRED.shtml?lang=it

Not sure which of them were also today's retirements

 

[Lupi33]

Neither Dekker or Scarponi have posted times yet, along with a few others, but apparently Dekker has tweeted an angry tweet about the Stelvio.

#YesAllWomen neednt ride the Stelvio

 

[classicomano]

Dekker obviously found out that D_T removed him as his avatar and lost the will to fight on.

 

[Poursuivant]

Incredible stage, gutted I had to work, thanks to all on here for keeping me posted!

 

[whittashau]

Ryder is playing his own game; stay under the radar of fans & media, and claw his way to the top in the last week. Eleven (11) race days ago, he was stuck way back in 165th place. Today, he had Quintana riding on his big wheel. Tomorrow is an easy recovery ride.

But, it's too simple to say he'd be up 3'26" ~without~ the TTT disaster. Dan Martin would be in the hunt, and guys like Koldo Fernandez would be working for them. Ryder also lost a minute in the Montecassino crash.

He wouldn't have received the freedom he has had to make up time if it wasn't for the TTT. The fact is that he's been generally the 8th to 10th best climber. He'll probably finish around there in the end.

 

[christopherrowe]

Alessandro Petacchi also a DNF. Now maybe Carlton Kirby will stop naming him as a possible winner in the sprints.

 

[SlimChance]

Great stage. The break is surely a certainty to stay away tomorrow after such a hard day.