Patchelicious Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Im my IDT watching and got so excited I never noticed I was riding Z4 warming up! What a ride! What a stage! What a race!
Bianchisti Posted May 19, 2015 Author Posted May 19, 2015 Awesome finish. I would go home if I was the Gorilla if me team gets a chase that wrong. They were a minute off at the finish.
Pure Savage Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 What mechanical did Porte have? Lets hope its not something about electronic gears etc
Bianchisti Posted May 19, 2015 Author Posted May 19, 2015 Then again no other team would work with them. So either they burn all their matches getting their man into contention or they give up the chase.
Gen Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Drat.. I am still not home yet. . Who got bragging rights
Gen Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Hey I see Nizzolo came 5th.. so all you guys that picked him have bragging rights.. Shite.. just remembered that I didn't record today's stage *walks to highest building and jumps off* Bleddie hell, I picked the wrong southeaster..
Patchelicious Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 He punctured, and it was Orica's Clarke who helped him!! “He’s just another Aussie, mate,” Clarke told Cycling Weekly afterwards Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/rival-australian-comes-to-richie-portes-rescue-in-giro-ditalia-172571#Xh0tozlAFYemEfF8.99
'Dale Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 WTF what a stage!!!! Who would have thought a break would stick on this stage! Just looooovvvvve it when a break wins
'Dale Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 !!! 2 min fine for both Clarke and Porte after the OGE rider aided the Skyborg
Gen Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 !!! 2 min fine for both Clarke and Porte after the OGE rider aided the Skyborg image.jpgHom can die wal af in die sloot gehelp[emoji15]
Patchelicious Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Was wondering if that would happen.... Pity but sort of make sense. I was actually thinking what the other teams would say if Porte ended up winning. "How can Orica help them but not us" type of thing.
tombeej Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Oh hell. That's it for Porte's chances. Docked 2 min for getting help from OGE.
Gen Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 The riders know the rules hey?.. I am not saying lekker.. it may not be a nice rule but it is still a rule
HappyMartin Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Well let me show my ignorance. I didn't even know that it was against the rules to help another team with a mechanical. After all we see them helping out with drinks, food, drafting and even using other team cars to get back into the peleton after picking up bottles and so on. Clarke won't care he is around 45 min down anyway. Big deal to Porte. I didn't see the incident. How come he didn't have a team mate around to help him? How come he accepted the wheel, surely he knows the rules. After all he cant use the excuse that he is a middle aged photographer, he is a pro cyclist.
'Dale Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Was wondering if that would happen.... Pity but sort of make sense.I was actually thinking what the other teams would say if Porte ended up winning. "How can Orica help them but not us" type of thing.Apparently, 5-10 mins is closer application of the rule Softened conditions because it's their first offence, according to media reports
'Dale Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 The riders know the rules hey?.. I am not saying lekker.. it may not be a nice rule but it is still a ruleIt's a fair rule indeed.If certain teams exercise patriotic allegiance to another team, like Aussie-based OGE to Tasmanian Porte, then it's an unfair advantage over other teams. Plus Richie could've swopped bikes quickly if wheel replacement was too tough on the clock.
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