Giro d' Italia 2014

[LOOK695]

Wow, what a finish

['Dale]

Noticeably, BMC was well reinforced in the final few kms.

 

['Dale]

Arredondo will be hurting but Rolland will be crying himself to sleep tonight

[T-Bob]

So in honour of the Giro my wife seem to have book me into a surprise (isn) birthday meal at a fine italian down Woodstock way. Should I wear pink?

Edited May 17, 2014 by hellocolour

['Dale]

Just watched the final 5 mins again

 

AMAZEEENG!!

['Dale]

Basso holding up

Phew!

Edited May 17, 2014 by ' Dale

['Dale]

So in honour of the Giro my wife seem to have book me into a surprise (isn) birthday meal at a fine italian down Woodstock way. Should I wear pink?

 

Def!

[Ryanpmb]

So in honour of the Giro my wife seem to have book me into a surprise (isn) birthday meal at a fine italian down Woodstock way. Should I wear pink?

Do it

[Ryanpmb]

What a finish... lead changed 5 times in the last 2km!

['Dale]

Tomorrow!!!!

Mondays a rest day - so take this in.

 

[tombeej]

So in honour of the Giro my wife seem to have book me into a surprise (isn) birthday meal at a fine italian down Woodstock way. Should I wear pink?

 

Who was crying the other day about how bad his team is?

['Dale]

Cuddles in the Maglia rosa - so early

BMC will have to defend for more than 2 weeks.

 

[Cav']

I hope Cuddles actually wins a stage during the Giro.

 

It would make the overall win just so much sweeter.

[tombeej]

10-day forecasts are predicting favourable weather conditions between now and the big stage on Tuesday 27th that goes over the Gavia and the Stelvio. Crews have been cut the usual deep tunnels through the snow and are keeping the roads open, so 'fingers crossed' for a great spectacle that day.

 

MONTECOPIOLO, Italy (VN) — The Giro d’Italia should be able to reach its high point, Lo Passo dello Stelvio, assuming the weather holds. Race director Mauro Vegni says road crews are cleaning snow off the Stelvio and the Gavia passes for Tuesday’s stage to Val Martello.

 

“We will race the Gavia and the Stelvio, for sure,” Vegni told VeloNews in the early morning sunshine on Saturday. “The forecast is showing an improvement over the next two weeks for Italy. We shouldn’t have any problems.”

 

Vegni sent a photograph to Italy’s RAI television on Friday that made its way around the world via Twitter. Other photographs show the paths lined with snow walls that workers have already cut to reach the passes.

 

The workers are able to cut paths and plow snow quicker than one year ago, when cold weather and rain continued well into spring. The bad weather last year forced organizer RCS Sport to cut short the Galibier stage and cancel the stage over the Gavia and Stelvio to Val Martello.

 

For this coming Tuesday, RCS Sport planned the same route to Val Martello, west of Bolzano. But this time, Vegni said, time and the weather are on their side.

 

“We still have 10 days. The road crews are already working on the roads. If the weather doesn’t change radically, we’re fine,” said Vegni.

 

“The temperature is supposed to rise. We hope that the 10 days of warm weather will help the work they’re doing. The photo I sent to RAI yesterday showed the passage for the cars through the tunnel near the top of Gavia. That’s already cut and ready for the cars and riders to pass.

 

“They just need to continue to work and we need to hope that the weather doesn’t turn for the worse. Already today, though, the road is cleared all the way to the top. We’ve got to remember, these guys are experts at working the roads and cleaning the snow.”

 

Article here.

[T-Bob]

Who was crying the other day about how bad his team is?

 

Luring you into a false sense of security... I wish!

 

I was wiling Arredondo on for the stage win and then thought I'd got nothing out of it until I realised Cuddles had replaced Mathews in Rosa to keep my points ticking (I'd have been at the bottom if it wasn't for Bling's stint in Pink) and Wilco-K had snuck a 3rd.

 

If I was cuddles I'd be getting rid of that jersey for a bit, long way to go and defend to the end.

Edited May 18, 2014 by hellocolour

[Jakkals.]

I thought everything is playing out perfectly for my fantasy team, Arredondo and Rolland was looking set for maximum.