Giro d'Italia Stage 14 – May 24th, Agliè - Oropa 164km Unmasked Spoilers

dastardly00 · 23-05-2014 8:39pm #1

Stage 14 – Saturday May 24th, Agliè - Oropa 164km (****)

It's the first real day in the mountains with a Cat. 3, Cat. 1, Cat. 2 and finishing with a Cat. 1 summit. There will be no hiding place for the GC riders.

Map:

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Profile:

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Alpe Noveis:

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Bielmonte:

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Santuario di Oropa:

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Last kms:

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Weather - Agliè: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 22C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 kph. Oropa: Partly cloudy early followed mostly cloudy skies and a few snow showers later in the day. High 1C. Winds S at 10 to 15 kph. Chance of snow 30%.

Stage Betting: Nairo Quintana 9/2; Domenico Pozzovivo 9/2; Julian Arredondo 7/1; Diego Ulissi 14/1; Daniel Moreno 14/1; Rigoberto Uran 16/1; Rafal Majka 18/1; Cadel Evans 18/1.

***Live TV coverage on Eurosport1 from 11.45am*** Highlights on Sky Sports 2 at 8.30pm and Eurosport1 at 10.30pm. Note: Eurosport TV schedule is always liable to change without notice.

Live text ticker here.

MPFG · 23-05-2014 8:59pm

11.45 am TV starts...that's my day gone then

I think Ulissi is a high price ...don't expect him to last the duration

Hope Quintana goes for it tomorrow and get some time back

Maybe BMC will go for it on the last downhill with Sanchez & Evans

Darkglasses · 23-05-2014 9:05pm

My outrageous prediction - Quintana to ride himself out of the running completely, Uran to make gains on everybody.

MPFG · 23-05-2014 9:09pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

My outrageous prediction - Quintana to ride himself out of the running completely, Uran to make gains on everybody.

So how is your fantasy team doing then

Darkglasses · 23-05-2014 9:12pm

MPFG wrote: »

So how is your fantasy team doing then

I'm just letting the breakaway have a bit of a gap before reeling ye all in in the second half...

Darkglasses · 23-05-2014 10:51pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLyYAEke1gY

Bling was riding his last Giro stage with a fractured coccyx. Tough, tough lad.

Brian? · 23-05-2014 11:32pm

Rolland to win the stage. Quintana and Uran finish together but put +2 minutes into Evans.

Dr. Bre · 24-05-2014 9:29am

Moreno or Landa I think for todays stage. nice prices both also. Pozzo wil take time back today I reckon also

daramike · 24-05-2014 9:58am

I think it is 50-50 whether a break stays away, if it does I think Niemic 80/1 and Cardosa 300/1 would be my picks. If it comes down to the GC boys they really need to have Ullisi burnt off or it will be a formality win for him. I like Kelderman 40/1 and Durate 40/1 for the win.
I think Pozzovivo can gain more time here if he puts the hammer down. I hope Quintana is over his sickness, eventhough the stage doesn't suit him, he needs to try something.

pelevin · 24-05-2014 10:03am

I'd say it'd have to be something exceptional to burn Uran off. If on form, as he clearly is, he's no mug in the mountains. Pozzovivo looks like he might have a bit of fire in his legs. I'd be surprised if Quintana can do something significant so soon after being under the weather.

MPFG · 24-05-2014 11:21am

Quintana is quite sick seemingly ...on antibiotics and has fever ??

retalivity · 24-05-2014 11:24am

Hubert dupont to belatedly start his run of 7 consecutive stage wins and win me the velogames fantasy league

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 12:07pm

Nico's in the break! Loads and loads of riders in it. 3'30 is the gap, 136 to go.

Paddigol · 24-05-2014 12:07pm

Nico up the road again??

MPFG · 24-05-2014 12:08pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Nico's in the break! Loads and loads of riders in it. 3'30 is the gap, 136 to go.

Breakaway nearly as big as peloton

MPFG · 24-05-2014 12:12pm

Paddigol wrote: »

Nico up the road again??

Yep.....hard to stay away today again I think cos of the GC men wanting to make up time ..

MPFG · 24-05-2014 12:17pm

Sean in good form today

" FDJ cannot carry Bouhanni over the mountains ...he has to pedal himself "

Paddigol · 24-05-2014 12:33pm

MPFG wrote: »

Yep.....hard to stay away today again I think cos of the GC men wanting to make up time ..

Would they not just take it handy until the last climb though - and then attack? No GC guys in the break so it makes no odds to them whether they stay away does it - and excuse to take it handy if anything? The real climbers will get chased down by the other teams if they go too early, and the rest would risk blowing up on the last big climb if they go too early? Or maybe I'm reading it all wrong. Hopefully exciting anyway!

Pudsy33 · 24-05-2014 12:35pm

I hope Androni have a ****ing man up there this time.

MPFG · 24-05-2014 12:35pm

At the moment peloton not letting them go too far at moment

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 12:36pm

Pudsy33 wrote: »

I hope Androni have a ****ing man up there this time.

They do! No danger of a repeat.

Brief shot of Kiserlovski executing a mid-cycle wee. Rank

daramike · 24-05-2014 12:39pm

Going by Roche's form in the last break he won't be doing much. Saying that if he did find a bit of form he hasn't much to fear out of this lot. Cataldo and Quinziato would be his big dangers.

MPFG · 24-05-2014 12:39pm

The GC guys may need the bonus seconds ...( i am covering all bases)

Kelly saying Roche could do well if 'he keeps the head and doesn't attack too early'
and breakaway stays away

funnights74 · 24-05-2014 12:40pm

Kelly just saying that the route for the last week of the giro is "frightening". That's saying something coming from one of the tougbest men ever to sit on a bike.

retalivity · 24-05-2014 12:41pm

Its far more likely that roche is up the road in anticipation of a move by majka later

MPFG · 24-05-2014 12:50pm

I don't know who is cuter ..Pozzovivo with his yellow glasses or Arredondo in his blue jersey...they are like little children riding with their dads

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 12:52pm

MPFG wrote: »

I don't know who is cuter ..Pozzovivo with his yellow glasses or Arredondo in his blue jersey...they are like little children riding with their dads

I think the exact same! Team Colombia look like a selection of U-14s they've let in for the experience

retalivity · 24-05-2014 12:57pm

That crash was good news for the break....out to 5.40 now

MPFG · 24-05-2014 1:01pm

OPQS are riding at front ???...as seen by how peloton is strung out
Nor sure why

Break needs about 10 mins to hold I reckon

mistermatthew · 24-05-2014 1:01pm

Paddigol wrote: »

Would they not just take it handy until the last climb though - and then attack? No GC guys in the break so it makes no odds to them whether they stay away does it - and excuse to take it handy if anything? The real climbers will get chased down by the other teams if they go too early, and the rest would risk blowing up on the last big climb if they go too early? Or maybe I'm reading it all wrong. Hopefully exciting anyway!

They're likely to be chasing bonus seconds. Plus Pozzovivo and Quintana could easily close two minutes on a climb like the last on a tired breakaway.
Also they may decide to ride hard to drop Ulissi on earlier climbs and not carry him up to a guaranteed victory.

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 1:02pm

Gap is growing and growing..Over 8 minutes according to Hatch

Pudsy33 · 24-05-2014 1:14pm

Up to 10 now

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 1:15pm

10'30, 86km to go...That's a considerable gap!

MPFG · 24-05-2014 1:19pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

10'30, 86km to go...That's a considerable gap!

Depends on who attacks behind on last climb and how much energy you have .....

Rolland Arredondo, Quintana, Pozzo ????

fat bloke · 24-05-2014 1:49pm

Jaysus I was sure those parallel grates on the road there would bring someone down Luas-track style!

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 1:50pm

Orica down to 3, Mitch Docker also DNF'd today. Only Santaromita, Tuft and Hepburn left.

MPFG · 24-05-2014 1:54pm

If this break last the 2 Sky boys are the ones to watch fro any other rider

Think they need to push on a bit as next climb harder and longer

Pudsy33 · 24-05-2014 2:12pm

Have to head out, keep me posted!

Paddigol · 24-05-2014 2:26pm

What would Nico's chances be if he was to hang in at the front with a few kms to go?

Pudsy33 · 24-05-2014 2:28pm

Paddigol wrote: »

What would Nico's chances be if he was to hang in at the front with a few kms to go?

Decent I would say. He's more powerful then the climbers.

luapenak · 24-05-2014 2:37pm

Glad to finally get a time gap, looking promising for the break now

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 2:40pm

8'27 with 50km to go...Looking good yeah

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 2:44pm

So there's 8km left to the top of this climb, then 30km of descent, and then they go up the final climb (12km long).

Hondo and Frapporti being dropped off the back

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 2:45pm

Pierre Rolland with a europcar team-mate has attacked out of the peloton

MPFG · 24-05-2014 2:47pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Pierre Rolland with a europcar team-mate has attacked out of the peloton

I ma never sure of Rolland's tactics......will he last till end from so far out

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 2:50pm

Lots of attacks coming off the peloton but it looks like OPQS will mark them.

pelevin · 24-05-2014 2:55pm

Did they just say Majka is adrift from the main peloton?

wirelessdude01 · 24-05-2014 2:56pm

GO NICO GO!

luapenak · 24-05-2014 2:57pm

Roche on the attack...dubious

Darkglasses · 24-05-2014 2:57pm

Nico's attacked off the front of the breakaway, 44km to go :eek:

Paddigol · 24-05-2014 2:58pm

Dai dai!!

Giro d'Italia Stage 14 – May 24th, Agliè - Oropa 164km **Unmasked Spoilers**

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Giro d'Italia Stage 14 – May 24th, Agliè - Oropa 164km Unmasked Spoilers