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

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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.

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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.

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MPFG

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

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

MPFG

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

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

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

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

Brian?

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

Dr. Bre

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

daramike

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

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

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

retalivity

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

Darkglasses

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

Paddigol

Nico up the road again??

MPFG

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

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

Sean in good form today

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

Paddigol

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

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

MPFG

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

Darkglasses

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

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

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

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

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

MPFG

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

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

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

MPFG

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

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

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