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

[trevim]

does rollond ever do any work , i hope quinny leaves him standing shortly , lazy git !!

Maybe Quintana shouldn't have attacked after asking for pulls

 

[mastermind]

Chalapud goes off on a solo venture, Arredondo attacks for mountain points and Pantano goes too. A handful of strung out riders go over Gavia in the lead and it all goes a bit mental on the descent with attacks, people taking tea breaks, and riders strung out everywhere (poor conditions leading to no time gaps makes it even harder for anyone to understand).

In the end a lead group of 10 or so with Kiserlovski as the best placed GC rider settle in about 3 minutes up the road and all the other contenders settle back into one bigger group. Stelvio is controlled by Movistar and Tinkoff Saxo for the most part, though Rolland tries a brief pace injection. Cataldo attacks near the top as the break is faltering and getting reeled in and things string out again going onto the descent. There's lots of confusion around this point about race neutralisation, official word is that it was never neutralised but some teams are complaining.

On the descent Movistar attacked with Izaguirre and Quintana and they grouped with Rolland + Hejsedal + others on the way down. Got themselves a good gap over the other GC contenders, now they drag raced across the flat and attacked up the climb, caught Cataldo and currently we have Quintana towing Rolland and Hejsedal up the climb with the Maglia Rosa group chasing 2 minutes behind.

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and quote of the day has been

lol, good job!

sounds like some nice racing, too bad i missed it

 

[burning]

Dupont is gone

 

[Miburo]

Quintana putting time on a domestique. What's ridiculous about it?

Oh yeah, Urán and the other contenders not taking responsibility.

Reminds me of what happened 2 years ago.

I don't get it, this is ****ing quintana, not some random dude

 

[senatorrick]

does rollond ever do any work , i hope quinny leaves him standing shortly , lazy git !!

Roland is doing the right thing what you want to do he has a chance at the stage why would he help? He should let him burn out Specially since gap is going up

 

[Bavarianrider]

Damn Roland is one wheelsucker

 

[woodburn]

Has to be go time for favorites.

 

[Afrank]

I hope Rolland double crosses Quintana and takes the win.

Don't know if it would really be double couple crossing him, Quintana's focused on GC. A stage win will mean more for Rolland then it would Quintana.

I also hope that Rolland can take this though.

 

[GuyIncognito]

No it isn't
Quintana is a far better climber than Dupond or Vuillermoz

Dupont, not Dupond. Dupont to be precise

 

[bjaelkesex]

second group deliberately leaving Quintana out there to wear him out and up the pace later?

i'd say it's almost the other way around

 

[Ferminal]

F*cking parasite, Rolland.

lolwtf....

 

[cineteq]

F*cking parasite, Rolland.

He's not a parasite, he's not the big shot favorite!

 

[Gloin22]

Damn Roland is one wheelsucker

Why is he supposed to do the work?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Quintana is about to drop them

 

[mr. tibbs]

You now have a job at a cyclingnews for the live reports. Thanks.

I wish. That was more useful than most of CN's race reports--and with fewer errors.

Unfortunately, they'd only hire Eclipse if he/she knew someone at CN. ;(

 

[meat puppet]

hesjedal struggling

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Ryder about to crack?

 

[BigMac]

No it isn't
Quintana is a far better climber than Dupond or Vuillermoz

Yes the best climber in the world is faster than the doms pulling behind. Shocker.

Quintana putting time on a domestique. What's ridiculous about it?

Oh yeah, Urán and the other contenders not taking responsibility.

It was a compliment...

Pretty sure Quintana doesn't care in the slightest

I certainly do.

 

[trevim]

I don't get this Rolland hate: he was working at first then Quintana attacked him. Why would he pull now?!

 

[Afrank]

Hesjedal not looking good. Needs to just keep his eyes on that wheel and hold on as long as possible.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Quintana gaining time alone. Ridiculous.

Hardly surprising, he did zero work from the bottom of Stelvio to the foot of Val Martello.

 

[kingjr]

Hats off to Ryder though. What is dead may never die.

 

[hfer07]

Nairito to slaught Rollan & Hesjedal on the steeper section

 

[Samson777]

Me thinks the Angel needs to fly soon, if he want to win this giro..

 

[The Hitch]

Yes the best climber in the world is faster than the doms pulling behind. Shocker.

Better than Contador and Froome?

did you see Lanciano?