Butterhead said:And here´s a proof Quintana ignored the directions. this is from the first km of the decent from Stevio, a red flag.
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And he's behind the flag so it proves **** all.
Butterhead said:And here´s a proof Quintana ignored the directions. this is from the first km of the decent from Stevio, a red flag.
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red_flanders said:Agree with that.
Can't ignore the fact that the race org cocked it up big time, but I don't blame Quintana, and I think you're right that he'd have gained a bunch of time and also that Ryder did a great ride. Gutsy as hell.
Pippo_San said:Completely agree with the posts above. Uran & co. completely ****ed up, thanks to the stupidity of their DS probably.
That's their fault, a race is a race, and I bet someone like Nibbles would've never ever let him escape just like that.
Sometimes you need to have big heart and big cojones to win. Quintana had both.
Libertine Seguros said:Echelon stage, 2013 Tour
Fuente Dé, 2012 Vuelta
Rifugio Gardeccia, 2011 Giro
Alpe d'Huez, 2011 Tour
Col du Galibier, 2011 Tour
Every GC stage of the 2010 Giro especially Aprica
It belongs among those as the most interesting Grand Tour racing days of the last few years, and definitely will take some beating for 2014's best GT racing day, but I think 'by far the most interesting' is perhaps overselling it a bit.
hrotha said:Urán himself doesn't seem to complain much:
http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=72062
The Hitch said:I'm gonna come off as a spoil spoilt but I didn't think the stage was at any time particularly rivetting.
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That's something you want to see happen with the guy attacking on his bycicle, not a fait acompli we find out about through twitter.
yespatterns said:Aside from Nairo's great ride, I thought the way things played out behind was pretty interesting. Uran got the MR by staying quiet, and seems to have attempted defending it in the same manner. Some of the up and comers apparently felt differently.
Angliru said:Couldn't watch stage until now and beIN has gone from 67 km to a commercial break only to return with 9 km til the finish!!! WTF!!!???
FoxxyBrown1111 said:Good find. Great from Uran not to shift blame. Seldom in todays world...
Angliru said:Couldn't watch stage until now and beIN has gone from 67 km to a commercial break only to return with 9 km til the finish!!! WTF!!!???
Angliru said:Couldn't watch stage until now and beIN has gone from 67 km to a commercial break only to return with 9 km til the finish!!! WTF!!!???
hfer07 said:dude, if you miss the stage, just go to to the main source to watch it in full length:
http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programm...t-d3f7a014-e0fc-44df-bd3d-6010aa5635be&page=0
Publicus said:Steephill has a RAI link that has the full stage
Well, of course Quintana won on an uneven ground! Have you even looked at the profile?damian13ster said:I just cant stand any people who take advantage of bull****, win on an uneven ground like that and pretend that nothing has happened
Libertine Seguros said:It wasn't necessarily right... it just wasn't WRONG.
Look, you play to the whistle. This is the same for any sport...
FoxxyBrown1111 said:Chaingate, Chaingate... that´s a hyped media thing b/c Schleck was crying to the press, as always. And the naive fan buys that crap. Schleck thinks races must be stopped when it rains, on descents, on cobbles, in bad weather, and when his big pampering siz isn´t next to him.
This is no Kindergarten, but pro cycling. Evans didn´t wait after the big crash earlier this Giro, still no one complained afterwards. LA didn´t wait for AC in 2009. Froome didn´t at Vuelta 2012. Only Ulle waited in 2003, and he paid a big price for that.
Not all goes planned in sports/cycling. Otherwise you could put riders on a home ergometer and hand the win to the guy with the best computer numbers.... $hit happens, live with it, don´t complain, and fight on. Like the above (outside of crybaby) mentioned did.
Today the brave prevailed. Rolland and Hesj were special heroes. Never hide this Giro, but tried their luck with attacks. Today they collected. Nairo was hit hard by early time loses, kept quiet, suffered trou sickness, and rode alone in the wind for felt 2 hrs. The sore losers OTOH soft pedaled hiding in a group of domestiques...
The BMC Racing Team has issued a statement in response to several incidents which occurred on Tuesday during Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia.
Tuesday's stage of the Giro d'Italia was a complete travesty, as teams were given an official communication at the top of Stelvio Pass that the race would be controlled for safety reasons on the downhill due to road safety and other factors.
All but two teams respected this official communication. The UCI and the race organization have a responsibility to see that the rules are respected. In addition to disrespecting the race instructions regarding race neutrality, several teams pre-determined that they alone would be allowed to have more than the designated two follow cars in the peloton, which showed complete disrespect for the other 20 teams in the race.
We take no position against the three riders that rode together to the finish. However, the UCI and race organizer RCS have a responsibility to maintain fair racing conditions, which we believe did not take place. We also believe that teams which disregarded the caravan follow car rules acted in an unsportsmanlike and totally unacceptable manner.
Respectfully,
Jim Ochowicz
President/General Manager, BMC Racing Team
christopherrowe said:Statement from BMC on today's stage.
christopherrowe said:Statement from BMC on today's stage.
Thing is, Uran even said he had no idea Nairo was up the road until he already had a minute.Moose McKnuckles said:Neutralized race or not, you just do not let the race favorite ride away.
+1LaFlorecita said:Yep. I think Quintana would have taken 1 min otherwise (he would not have gone all out until, like, 6-7k to go in the best scenario). Uran would still be in pink. Would be exciting with the MTT coming up.
True, but the ascent would have unfolded completely differently had the favorites been together at the base of the climb. I don't think there's any way he would have gained the kind of time on everyone that he got today if the group had been togetherOrbit501 said:Say what you like about the descent - the bulk of the time taken today was on the final ascent, FACT.