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

kilns

Hopefully Roche is conserving energy staying down the back and is not suffering already once it hits the 13 and 16 percent parts there will only be a small number left who contest the stage, hopefully Nico is there for it

dermabrasion

Dunno if Roche can do 16%. He's too heavy. Hope I'm wrong. I'd say Hesjedal group.

DDC1990

Looking good there now, hanging onto Cataldo.

Pudsy33

What's left km wise?

mistermatthew

Pierre Roland looks like he's on a club spin in the slow group, cruising

Darkglasses

Pudsy33 wrote: »

What's left km wise?

4.4km to go

Timmer's up front by himself

At 36 seconds, Roche, Cataldo, Cataneo

At ??? seconds, Hesjedal and Rolland group

At ??? seconds, another break group with Pirazzi and other non-GC ridres

at 4'30, Pink jersey group with all the other GC riders

I think

Darkglasses

Hesjedal group is at 3'31 according to eurosport graphic

DDC1990

Roches group 36'
Rollands group at 3 mins behind that.
Pink Jersey 45 second behind that.

dermabrasion

Wow, those gaps are bigger than I thought! Someone is going to drop the hammer at 3K

Darkglasses

Arredondo appeared to have a catastrophic mechanical

DDC1990

Roche and co dropped by Cataldo and the Columbia rider.

Darkglasses

Quintana and Pozzo dropping the other GC riders

Darkglasses

Timmer's caught, now Cataldo and Pantano (Colombia) in front.

dermabrasion

Cataldo has some gas left

dermabrasion

Rolland needs to go deep into the pain cave

DDC1990

Nico in 6th

Finishes in 5th

wirelessdude01

Great stage from Nico.

Pudsy33

What a sprint from Battaglin!

Darkglasses

A few breakaway riders made the catch, Battaglin wins the sprint and the stage. Nico very close behind them

dermabrasion

Chapeau to Nico.

Paddigol

Unlucky. Just short. Thought he might make it across with 1km to go.

pelevin

Given how close he was, I think Roche shot himself in the foot with that earlier attack. Very good effort overall though.

DDC1990

A case of what might have been for Roche after wasting the energy on the 2nd last climb.

Still fair play to him 5th in a Giro is nothng to be sniffed at.

And Wow Majka! Very close.

Darkglasses

Great stage! Quintana takes 24 sec on Uran

Darkglasses

pelevin

Evans very much still in the overall mix so. Race has started!

nerraw1111

Super stage. They almost came to a standstill. The hurt on all their faces.

Darkglasses

Almost all of the top 10 put time into Uran. Just as I predicted

Darkglasses

Quintana and Pozzovivo, the strongest looking GC riders, still have minutes to make up on Evans and Uran. Should be more great viewing coming up

MPFG

Nico lost his chance of a stage win in this Giro as now on Makja duty from today onwards and in no breakaways ... although Wednesday stage has possibilities

He wen too early on the attack and he is too heavy ......if only lighter he could have done it

The guys in front of him are so much lighter than him ...8/10 KGs..... he cannot win these type of stages at that weight ......might as well concentrate on hilly stages

Oh well exciting race ...too much to watch to be honest as groups all over the road

Pozzo & Quintana did attack but brought back....need to go earlier