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

[ILovecycling]

those people,real cycling fans

 

[cocteau_ireland]

Presumably a lot of them will stop at the top, change clothes, etc, knowing they can easily get back on

I'd stop for a hot shower. Wud still catch up.

 

[Ferminal]

Well done Tschopp.

 

[DonMI6]

Plenty of spectators waiting around there! Good on them.

 

[rainman]

Doesn't look bad enough to neutralise the descent unless there is ice. bs decision

 

[cocteau_ireland]

Bunch went slow on 2nd half of climb, as told by then about downhill neutralisation

 

[del1962]

So Cataldo gets some sort of prize for highest point of race?

 

[Von Mises]

The riders will be very hot after the climb so the effects will be lower. If they go slowly their body temperatures will drop very fast and with the descent taking much longer it will be much worse for them.

Have you ride bike in cold. I have and it is not so bad as some say. Only bad thing in cold is indeed going downhill with speed.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Aru stopped the bike to change jacket etc

What no extra copies of the Gazzetta to stuff down their fronts?

 

[Parrulo]

So Cataldo gets some sort of prize for highest point of race?

Double points for the Cima Coppi iirc

 

[melkemugg]

Nibali warps from another dimension and attacks on the descent.

 

[TomasC]

So what happened, was Cataldo neutralised?

 

[ILovecycling]

good pit stop by Geniez,something like 5.6 secs

 

[Ferminal]

lol Cataldo nailing the descent, legend!

 

[Bavarianrider]

Doesn't look neutralized to me

 

[dgodave]

They will descend at a slow pace behind a car. I would rather get down as fast as possible, which wouldn't be very fast on this conditions, than slowly freeze my way down

When I get caught out in snow or cold rain sometimes I apply the brakes on the descent to go slow and pedal against the resistance just to get the heart rate up.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Riders stopping at the top to easily put on clothes

 

[DominicDecoco]

This is obviously the last time they include this climb in a race. If they aren't allowed to race it anyway, then get rid. Perfect roads and all.

Pathethic.

Cataldo not having it. Good on him!

 

[Eclipse]

Cataldo can't be bothered with his neutralisation nonsense and is just hammering on down

 

[ILovecycling]

Nairo didnt stop,please stay warm!

 

[JimPanzen]

Stopping to put dry clothes on = totally worth it.

 

[Butterhead]

It´s chaos, how will they control this neutralization?

 

[jsem94]

This is brutal. Stopping for warm clothes is definitely worth it.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

@DDecoco. They could easily include it as the last finishing climb like they did 2 yrs ago. Wouldn't be a problem

 

[melkemugg]

This does not look neutralized