Giro d'Italia Stage 11 - Forlì - Imola *contains unmasked spoilers*

Darkglasses

Preview here

Oddschecker: Matthews 7/1, Gilbert 10/1, Gerrans 12/1, Ulissi 12/1, Felline 14/1

pelevin

I'm going to put a fiver down on Porte returning the favour and giving Simon Clarke a wheel-change tomorrow.

Brian?

Was there a Grand Prix at Imola?

Darkglasses

Brian? wrote: »

Was there a Grand Prix at Imola?

Yep, would be very well known as a F1 course.

pelevin

Whether it's a delusional instinct or not, I'm going to keep putting a few bob every now & then on Stefan Kung to win some kind of stage like this during the Giro.

dastardly00

Warning: random piece of useless info....

There is special tribute jersey for this stage because it is finishing in Imola. Imola last hosted a stage of the Giro d’Italia 23 years ago, and the peloton are returning to the iconic location of the Autodromo Ferrari.

neris

Brian? wrote: »

Was there a Grand Prix at Imola?

San marino grand prix where senna was killed (i think)

letape

Brian? wrote: »

Was there a Grand Prix at Imola?

The San Marino grand Prix was run there - Senna (RIP) died there in 1994.

letape

Darkglasses wrote: »

Yep, would be very well known as a F1 course.

Not since 2006!

dastardly00

Off-topic I know, but the documentary-film about Senna is a great watch, even if you are not an F1/motorsport fan.

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

Darkglasses

letape wrote: »

Not since 2006!

Well what I meant/said was that it's a well known track, for the wrong reasons possibly, but it's better known than say Sochi or Austin.

MPFG

Senna...what an amasing man, amasing sports star and an amasing film

Pudsy33

Backed Felline and Matthews with 2 small long shots on Battaglin and Hansen.

I hope there's no controversy and we can all get along

MPFG

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Backed Felline and Matthews with 2 small long shots on Battaglin and Hansen.

I hope there's no controversy and we can all get along

There maybe no controversy but that does not mean we can all get along

Brian?

Darkglasses wrote: »

Preview here

Oddschecker: Matthews 7/1, Gilbert 10/1, Gerrans 12/1, Ulissi 12/1, Felline 14/1

So they do 4 laps of the same hill in Imola at the end, correct?

But only the 3rd lap climb has KoM points?

omri

Anyone can explain the penalty to Porte - why did he get it ?

pelevin

omri wrote: »

Anyone can explain the penalty to Porte - why did he get it ?

Cos everyone hates him cos he's with Sky.

MPFG

omri wrote: »

Anyone can explain the penalty to Porte - why did he get it ?

He punctures yesterday at 8KM from the end and needed a wheel change
However rather than get one from a team mate he got a wheel from a fellow Australian Simon Clarke from another team OGE

This is against UCI rules so Richie as well as losing time he also got an extra penalty of 2 mins ...so he has dropped way down the leader board

Many think its fair as rules are rules
Others believe not all rules are applied evenly by the UCI and the punishment is very harsh as it most likely scuppers his plans to win the Giro ...

omri

MPFG wrote: »

He punctures yesterday at 8KM from the end and needed a wheel change
However rather than get one from a team mate he got a wheel from a fellow Australian Simon Clarke from another team OGE

This is against UCI rules so Richie as well as losing time he also got an extra penalty of 2 mins ...so he has dropped way down the leader board

Many think its fair as rules are rules
Others believe not all rules are applied evenly by the UCI and the punishment is very harsh as it most likely scuppers his plans to win the Giro ...

Was it in Vuelta that contador was helped by I think by one of astana guys. Who then got water bottle from contadors car that was around. Was that "legal" I think it was Valverde that lost Vuelta on that flat stage.

Pudsy33

omri wrote: »

Was it in Vuelta that contador was helped by I think by one of astana guys. Who then got water bottle from contadors car that was around. Was that "legal" I think it was Valverde that lost Vuelta on that flat stage.

The sharing of food is allowed. The helping on the climb is a grey area. The sharing of wheels is explicitly not allowed.

MPFG

omri wrote: »

Was it in Vuelta that contador was helped by I think by one of astana guys. Who then got water bottle from contadors car that was around. Was that "legal" I think it was Valverde that lost Vuelta on that flat stage.

Yes ..Contador was helped by Tiralonga (from another team) in 2012 ...no wheels were exchanged so the purist rule minders would say it was not collusion but everyone watching knew Tiralonga was riding that day for Contador and pulling him on the flat

Purito lost the race that day and many go on to count this stage as one of the best ever in GT racing ....

D9Male

Break of 10 are 1'52" up the road with 56km left. BMC are chasing hard (assume they want Phil Gilbert to contest for a win today)

Betancur (again)
Montaguti
Pellizotti (again)
Rosa (interesting)
Rutkiewicz
Intxausti (again)
Ruben Fernandez
Hesjedal (again)
Zakarin
Kruijswijk (again)

They are not being given much rope.

pelevin

Not that I've anything against Porte & actually feel bad for him & it'd be a better race if he hadn't lost time yesterday, but in future I think in the interests of enjoying this race - as why bother watching if not enjoying it - I'll consider Porte, Sky & Clarke's cock-up as the funniest thing to have ever happened anyone in cycling, sport or any other walk of life. I think I've done enough arguing about how long it takes cyclists to get from A to B with time added on for penalties.

Talib Fiasco

Cmon Betancur

godtabh

There are pictures doing the rounds on Twitter of Bertie with his helmet off while riding. Did that happen today?

https://twitter.com/gpking12/status/601024234614296576

gordongekko

godtabh wrote: »

There are pictures doing the rounds on Twitter of Bertie with his helmet off while riding. Did that happen today?

https://twitter.com/gpking12/status/601024234614296576

I saw it mentioned on another thread earlier today so I'm guessing it was yesterday

godtabh

Whistles been blown at Uran. UCI taking it up a notch

omri

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Cmon Betancur

Pastries await at the finish

Talib Fiasco

Nasty little fall for Uran

retalivity

was looking at the betting in running earlier (around 2pm) and i'm nearly sure I saw zakarin at 250/1, alongside Adam Hansen.

Bugsy2000

Kruijswijk did it too a couple of days ago whilst himself & Betancur were in the break together & whilst the cameras were directly on him.

Betancur was pulling on the front, Kruijswijk sat up, took off his helmet, took off his casquette & put the helmet back on, all whilst 6ft from the live camera feed

godtabh

Seems like some one densest like Sky

Talib Fiasco

godtabh wrote: »

There are pictures doing the rounds on Twitter of Bertie with his helmet off while riding. Did that happen today?

https://twitter.com/gpking12/status/601024234614296576

I thought it was today personally...he or anyone else is allowed to take it off to adjust it etc., it's throwing it away and riding for the rest without it that is against the rules/DQ.

AB1980!

I don't know if that picture is today but he certainly did it one day over the weekend, it was on the live feed, he was being filmed from the motorbike directly in front of the peloton.

godtabh

an attack

Talib Fiasco

He's the man

Talib Fiasco

Betancur you're my boy Betancur

MPFG

Darren Hague ‏@dhague
@Doctor_Hutch I am training as a commissaire at the moment. Knowledge of the rules is neither covered nor tested.

Pudsy33

This Giro has been entertaining but you can't help but be a bit miffed at some of the winners.

morana

MPFG wrote: »

Darren Hague ‏@dhague
@Doctor_Hutch I am training as a commissaire at the moment. Knowledge of the rules is neither covered nor tested.

I find that hard to believe. I know my brother did Track commissaire and it was all about the rules of track. Maybe its only in Ireland we look and learn the rules.

fishfoodie

morana wrote: »

Maybe its only in Ireland we look and learn the rules.

That may be the first time in the history of the Universe that that has ever been said about the Irish ! :eek::eek:

...

although; if you continued on, '... and then proceeded to ignore each, and every one of them.', I'd completely agree

Melodeon

Aru really needs to do something about that cameltoe in his rostrum outfit

gordongekko

Melodeon wrote: »

Aru really needs to do something about that cameltoe in his rostrum outfit

Can't comment on it as he might sue