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

[Moose McKnuckles]

Bravissimo, Cataldo.

Now, I'm sorry for Uran, but if you see your biggest rival ride away do you a) follow him, or b) stop and get some soup?

 

[King Boonen]

Yes, what happened? I missed it all and just tuned in.

Faeces. Fan.

 

[SafeBet]

Gap going down fast now.
Nice to see Seb Henao in the Maglia rosa group!

 

[scholar]

The gap is coming down fast! Guess they are chasing hard

Erm, it's been 1:40 or thereabouts for how long now?

 

[Butterhead]

guys there are still 16 km to the finish.

 

[Lupi33]

Quintana now being a gentleman and respecting the neutralised descent?

letting MR catch up

 

[Escarabajo]

Everybody seems very tired!!

 

[happychappy]

I'm puzzled with Quintana: he asks for relays then he attacks

Maybe he's annoyed they're all just happy to wheelsuck.

 

[JibberJim]

Uran group took 30 sec on the front group

He took 30seconds out of Cataldo, he took 5seconds out of Quintana, Cataldo slowed up when it was clear he was about to get caught.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Love the Pantani style on Landa

 

[christopherrowe]

At least the weather has turned nice for the last climb.

I'm rooting for Roland for the stage win.

 

[Ruby United]

I'm puzzled with Quintana: he asks for relays then he attacks

He learned that from froome at ventoux last year.

 

[trevim]

Majka and Evans looking bad

 

[Escarabajo]

Aru looks good!

Saving his attack later!

 

[senatorrick]

Erm, it's been 1:40 or thereabouts for how long now?

My ticket is dropping like a stone! Is it accurate?

 

[red_flanders]

Steadied at 1:38 for a while now if that's accurate. Was coming down quickly, maybe it's the gradient the back group has now hit.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Aru looks really good. So does Kelderman

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Bart Leysen (Lotto-Belisol) confirms to @sporza_koers the neutralization was NOT called on the race radio

I have just read the rule book, and it says nowhere that race radio is definitive and authoritative as the means of communication.

Official race communication is official race communication. There was no apparent urgency in retracting the message about neutralisation.

 

[GuyIncognito]

I found the code for the race GPS for those interested


while(km>0)
{
int x=math.random()
if x.isEven
gap+=4
else
gap-=3
endif
print(gap)
}

 

[melkemugg]

Hesjedal fighting

 

[melkemugg]

I found the code for the race GPS for those interested


while(km>0)
{
int x=math.random()
if x.isEven
gap+=4
else
gap-=3
print(gap)
}

hahaha...
its been pretty **** this giro.

 

[Netserk]

Rogers too strong :O

 

[burning]

Landa is gone and Uran is forced to work

 

[cineteq]

Come on Rolland, SUCK THEM WHEELS!!

his best chance to winning the stage!

 

[The Hitch]

Oleg gonna go with Contador's excuse that the radio was broken.