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

[roundabout]

Pretty cool last climb. Would probably even work as a unipuerto because of the section where Rolland was dropped.

 

[Pentacycle]

Kelderman and Hesjedal were impressive. Quintana would have taken minimum 1 minute from Uran on the final climb if not for the neutralization/nonneutralization thing.

Quintana did everything on his own, so it could've been more. But I have the impression Uran has already shifted his focus to 2nd in GC.

 

[Der Effe]

R E L A X
Ivan has everything under control, he's just waiting for Zoncolan to make his move.

lol

He will probably ride it up in minus 12 minutes.

 

[icefire]

Basso @ 17:16

He can do worse. Didn't he lose more than 25 min on the Stelvio stage in 2005?

 

[shalgo]

Ben Swift 25th on the stage.

 

[trevim]

Basso @ 17:16

In 24th place though

 

[doperhopper]

Originally Posted by doperhopper
Will we ever see something like this at the Tour?

We have. 2011 was the last time.

well, yes, one of the few lucky years without clear domination of one rider/team, and yet it needed Francesco Moser to personally come the night before and persuade Andy&co to try an early attack (legend says)

 

[roundabout]

Neither did Quintana. Urán was dropped by most of the chasing group.

I am pretty sure Quintana lost very little if nothing to everyone in the MR group from the point Kelderman attacked.

 

[webvan]

Based on the interviews so far, there was NO confusion as what the journalists heard (apparently) from the organizers did apparently not make its way to the riders, not to Rolland, not to Vuillermoz so probably to no one else. Rolland just said that there was discussion among the riders to take it easy in the Gavia but then there were attacks so that was it.

About Rolland, wow, nice timing, just off the podium in 4th and with the way Evans is going...and even Uran, might make it to second. Amazing when you think he was thought to be lost for top level cycling after an early break through.

 

[Apeman]

Number 9 Hesjedal is just 55 seconds away from the podium now.

Gonna be quite a battle for even third place with all of the riders making a chance!

 

[hrotha]

https://twitter.com/RutaEscarabajo/status/471290329786630145

We've been over this. Twitter, even the race's official account, is meaningless.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ben Swift 25th on the stage.

Marginal gains

 

[hrotha]

I am pretty sure Quintana lost very little if nothing to everyone in the MR group from the point Kelderman attacked.

Well yeah, but he didn't put 2 minutes on them either, which was what I was replying to.

 

[Rollthedice]

Mixed feelings. Grande Quintana but wait, how come he took 2 minutes on a descent against the maglia rosa and the other top ten guys? I saw the race so I kinda know why. And only 6 seconds to Hesjedal?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

29 riders in after 22 minutes. **** me and my entire family. LOL

 

[Ferminal]

Coming in slower than Gardeccia at this stage.

Pretty cool by Swift and Goos.

 

[kingjr]

Swift 25th haha.

 

[roundabout]

He can do worse. Didn't he lose more than 25 min on the Stelvio stage in 2005?

40+ minutes.

Just beat the bus home.

30th place at 20 minutes. Proper stage this one.

 

[Ferminal]

40+ minutes.

Just beat the bus home.

I look forward to him winning the ITT and Zoncolan

 

[Fight.The.Power]

29 riders in after 22 minutes. **** me and my entire family. LOL

Funny LOL

 

[RedheadDane]

The only thing that could safe the organisers from that major blunder regarding the neutralisation is that Uran goes out and says that he simply couldn't do more.

I still think the organisers should give free beers to everyone though!

 

[Ruby United]

Quintana did everything on his own, so it could've been more. But I have the impression Uran has already shifted his focus to 2nd in GC.

Despite today's excitement, I'm a bit annoyed.

Yesterday 5 or 6 riders were racing for victory, now only 1, this means the rest of what should've been a tense week and a showdown between them is going to become a fight for 3rd (and 2nd)

 

[escartin]

that looked epic but I missed it all , hoped to get home from work to at least see the last few km but was not possible. I am sure streams would work fine at work but I am in my trial period so daren't even contemplate it!

however, Thursday is a Bank Holiday and I am not working Friday so there is hope that I can watch some of the stages. Plus of course Saturday although I have a half-marathon at 7pm so hopefully they sprint up Zoncolan so I can catch it all before leaving home!

 

[BigMac]

André Cardoso second best Garmin yet again. What a shame if he gets stuck as a domestique for the rest of the season.

 

[shalgo]

Swift is going to get the points jersey because all of the other sprinters will fail to make the time cut.