Giro d'Italia Stage 15 – May 25th, Valdengo - Montecampione **Unmasked Spoilers**

dastardly00

Stage 15 – Sunday May 25th, Valdengo - Plan di Montecampione 225km (****)

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Weather - Valdengo: Sun and clouds mixed. High 23C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 kph. Montecampione: Sun and clouds mixed. High 26C. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 kph.

Stage Betting: Nairo Quintana 6/4; Domenico Pozzovivo 9/2; Rafal Majka 22/1; Pierre Rolland 33/1.

Live TV coverage on Eurosport1 from 1.30pm. Highlights on Sky Sports 3 at 8pm and Eurosport2 at 11pm. Note: Eurosport TV schedule is always liable to change without notice.

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retalivity

Started already, cunego paolini and adam hansen in a group of 9 a minute up the road.

Forgot cunego was in the giro tbh

pelevin

Ladbrokes last night for the overall had Quintana virtually even money & Uran, 3 minutes up the road, at 2/1. Quite odd I'd have thought.

happytramp

pelevin wrote: »

Ladbrokes last night for the overall had Quintana virtually even money & Uran, 3 minutes up the road, at 2/1. Quite odd I'd have thought.

Looks like Quintana and Pozzo are a cut above Evans and Uran in the climbing stakes right now.

pelevin

happytramp wrote: »

Looks like Quintana and Pozzo are a cut above Evans and Uran in the climbing stakes right now.

Maybe so but they still only pulled 20 or so seconds out of them & in Quintana's case is 3 minutes behind. So maybe they're calling it right but I wouldn't have thought it fairly reflects the reality.

unichall

pelevin wrote: »

Maybe so but they still only pulled 20 or so seconds out of them & in Quintana's case is 3 minutes behind. So maybe they're calling it right but I wouldn't have thought it fairly reflects the reality.

Only 20/30 secs on a short enough climb altitude wise, wait until next week when they go over 2000m, different story altogether and the proper climbers could take minutes back in one day

pelevin

Maybe so & I wasn't tempted either way.

Dr. Bre

go away tennis!

Dr. Bre

although the last 20k is when it should get good in this stage

MPFG

Eurosport ..I could kill em

No cycling but tennis and last night highlights progamme didn't show GC guys finish...just cut to an interview with the winner....so unprofessional

tomdempsey200

must be on after this match

TheBlaaMan

Eursport France dont have pics yet, either, so its a broadcaster issue.....
They are however interviewing Claudio Chiappucci, so if your French is good, it might be a laugh.

MPFG

I am watching it live at present with Carlton Kirby

tomdempsey200

just starting now

pelevin

Wednesday's stage I missed but was happy to see the schedule said highlights at 11pm I think it was. Cometh the hour, cometh the golf programmes on both Eurosport 1 & 2.

tomdempsey200

heading for the climb
and the golf is hotting up at the same time

pelevin

tomdempsey200 wrote: »

heading for the climb
and the golf is hotting up at the same time

The only tougher sportsmen than the cyclists are the golfers.

pelevin

Is Arredondo right in the head to attack so early?

dastardly00

Deignan still in the Maglia Rosa group. Is Nico there?

Glass Prison 1214

dastardly00 wrote: »

Deignan still in the Maglia Rosa group. Is Nico there?

Don't think so, Rodgers is the rider with Majka.

dastardly00

Deignan on the attack.

Glass Prison 1214

Go Deignan!

Pudsy33

Go on Philip!

dastardly00

Unlucky timing for Deignan that Mick Rogers decided to up in the tempo in the Maglia Rosa group. Doesn't look like he can open up a decent gap.

homer simpson

Go on Daignan!

Never thought I'd see a fella i was friends with in school pushing out the front in the last 10km of a Giro stage

dastardly00

Evans always looks so uncomfortable on the bike.

MPFG

Tour of Cali last year ... ?
Deignan attacking ...Rodgers chasing

Pudsy33

Gc guys hopefully keep marking each other

nolinejudge

I hope he does it.

Pudsy33

Majka looks so comfortable.

Glass Prison 1214

Great great effort by Deignan.

Pudsy33

Stay on the wheels Phil

Pudsy33

Ah he's dropped. Epic performance regardless

homer simpson

Still a good showing, hopefully he can pick up a stage win in the final week.

happytramp

Podium on the cards here?

Pudsy33

happytramp wrote: »

Podium on the cards here?

Nah all the big favourites are passing him.

happytramp

happytramp wrote: »

Podium on the cards here?

Sadly, No. I'm a few min behind

tomdempsey200

what a finish here

tomdempsey200

Aru has it

dastardly00

Deignan came in around 14/15th place.

Glass Prison 1214

He crossed the line with Evans and Hesjedal. A great effort.

Pudsy33

Super ride from Deignan given the circumstances, that climb broke a lot of people.

MPFG

Great ride from Deignan .....maybe if he left his attack till a little later ...veryhard climb but he rode it well??


Aru is very strong
What happened to Pozzovivo ??
Quintana is not riding like a champion yet
Uran held on
I have to hand it to Evans....he never gives up...hence his fantastic career for a non pure climber
Best Attacker is Rolland in my book
Arredondo has very weird tactics...needs to learn to time his attacks

dastardly00

Poor Orica-GreenEdge are now down to three remaining riders: Santaromita; Hepburn; and Tuft :eek:

WinnyThePoo

dastardly00 wrote: »

Poor Orica-GreenEdge are now down to three remaining riders: Santaromita; Hepburn; and Tuft :eek:

God, didn't realise that. They've had some Giro though, I think they will be fairly happy even if they don't do anything else of note.