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

[SafeBet]

Any idea's what time the coverage starst tomorrow?

RAI starts at 13.10, but I guess we're in for the usual 15 minutes of talking before any live picture.

 

[Netserk]

so handling the cold will be half the battle here, Uran copes fine but who else is good in the cold?

Majka should be ok, issue for Aru I would think, cuddles should be ok too

Judged by last year (and interviews), Majka won't like the cold.

 

[l.Harm]

Sporza starts 13:30

 

[Netserk]

RAI starts at 13.10, but I guess we're in for the usual 15 minutes of talking before any live picture.

Funny how TV2 can start 12:50 then (they have studio before that, so it's not that).

 

[GWAR79]

a breakaway will make it to the end while a showdown happens on the final climb where Quintana massacres everyone. Rigo manages to stay in Rosa....for now

Massacre < 2:40 ????? Huh?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hopefully my new avatar finds this stage to his liking

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Hopefully my new avatar finds this stage to his liking

Since you are in the Aru fanboy club, it is to be expected

 

[Arnout]

lol yeah that would be great. Beat listening to ES for the Tour that's for sure.

Shouldn't even be that hard to go if you can organize multiple people in one location, a Twitch account or something and a digital picture source. It will happen, some day

 

[Opalius]

Funny how TV2 can start 12:50 then (they have studio before that, so it's not that).

Gotta love it.

Btw, it was pretty damn awesome that Rolf just called Scinto in the midst of commentating, to hear what was going on with Neri Sottoli pulling in front. Definitely beats Eurosport...

 

[markene2]

Really looking forward to this stage, the GC is close now and things will get very interesting!

And hopefully Aru can take the stage and get into top 3 GC tommorow.

Vai vai Aru!!!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Really looking forward to this stage, the GC is close now and things will get very interesting!

And hopefully Aru can take the stage and get into top 3 GC tommorow.

Vai vai Aru!!!

Vino, Kash, Ricco and Aru fan, and you're proud of it

 

[inri2000]

Gotta love it.

Btw, it was pretty damn awesome that Rolf just called Scinto in the midst of commentating, to hear what was going on with Neri Sottoli pulling in front. Definitely beats Eurosport...

I just wish someone would upload the stages from TV2 Denmark, I live in Spain and have found myself preferring the RAI commentary (except for the guy shouting on the phone) to the horrible commentary on British Eurosport even though I don't understand Italian.

 

[Pricey_sky]

So are we getting the whole stage live? British Eurosport coverage doesn't start until 1:30pm. what time does the stage start?

 

[manafana]

Judged by last year (and interviews), Majka won't like the cold.

yeah I wasn't sure I don't think he hates it any more than most, but yeah he probably won't like being Polish is deceiving Niemiec also hates the cold.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Since the German Eurosport call themselves the "cycling TV station" in Germany, they pretty much pi$$ed on the fans. This is the first year that we can´t see a GT free and live.

So my Q @ all the TV experts here:
What is the best english speaking livestream in the internet. I would like to miss as little as possible of tomorrows stage.

Thanks for your help in advance

P.S.: I (wishfully) think Rolland will do an early attack tomorrow, thus leading to a great stage... Fingers still crossed that a.) the stage goes as planned, and b.) that the helicopters get their act together and show live footage. It´s still beyond me that in the 1980s we had live coverage from the snow stage of Gavia, and 25 years later the guys don´t get it anymore...

 

[VeloHuman]

yeah I wasn't sure I don't think he hates it any more than most, but yeah he probably won't like being Polish is deceiving Niemiec also hates the cold.

Can't imagine how cold the first fifteen minutes of descending are, when you're still at that insane altitude but also going 70 km/h.

 

[hendrik]

Climb details

There is more information about the mountains here:

http://www.cyclingstage.com/giro-2014-mountains/stage-16-italy-2014-mountains/

really tough stuff!

 

[ILovecycling]

Looks good now!
http://www.ilmeteo.it/webcam/passo+dello+stelvio

Photo taken 3 minutes ago,and its not even snowing.Good night and pray

 

[greenedge]

I'm going to suggest Rolland to win- he should attack later and I think he's the best climber in the race (so far).

Then again Quintana should have improved by now, so he could win too.

 

[murali]

i m going for Duarte win. Rolland to gain time, but coming 2nd or third from a break.


Quintana to gain a minute or more.



if they start the final climb with more than 40 riders in peloton, i will skip the stage.

 

[Pippo_San]

Live from STELVIO

 

[lbennie]

 

[DonMI6]

That's not so bad!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What's the problem? This is what the weather usually is like at this time of year so surely the organizers must think that it's fine to ride Stelvio in these conditions, otherwise it doesn't make any sense to plan to ride it.

 

[Tigerion]

Might have already been covered but how does Quintana cope with the cold?
He seems like he is really small and that could be an issue for him.