Giro d'Italia Stage 15 - Marostica - Madonna di Campi - *contains unmasked spoilers*

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Preview

Oddschecker: Contador 11/5, Aru 13/2, Landa 10/1, Intxausti 14/1

snollup

will learn all about recovery today!

TheBlaaMan

This could be a great day, but with the effects of the TT in their legs and the likely-decisive climb of the Mortirolo to come on Tuesday after tomorrow's rest day, it could well be a day for a truce among the GC guys, could a breakaway succeed?

The weather at least should be OK, with temp around 10° and about a 25% chance of rain before the finish.

TV coverage starts at noon

Pudsy33

Bloody French open is on :mad:

TheBlaaMan

There is a legitimate live feed from the race moto's on RAI, the race broadcasters channel - Italian commentary mind.
http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raiSport/dirette/ContentItem-6f6877b4-4dcc-4f4d-8825-eb1d47448eed.html

A big breakaway trying to form

Pudsy33

Coverage at 13:15 for us on this side of the world.

Talib Fiasco

Insanely high pace so far...Saxo Tinkoff working very very hard. Zakarin and Visconti in the break. Betancur and Nieve are chasing

Pudsy33

Zardini, Pelizotti and Chaves also chasing

Talib Fiasco

Looks like Paulinho is trying to bridge on the descent

MPFG

Looks like its going to be a hectic stage already

Solobally8

Tennis! Get that stuff off! It's saying 1:30 for coverage now. No giro extra!

Talib Fiasco

I love tennis and especially rolland garros but not the bloody first round. P*ss off federer and finish him already :pac:

Doc07

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

I love tennis and especially rolland garros but not the bloody first round. P*ss off federer and finish him already :pac:

Watching it live on Rai. Great footage of sticky bottles and bizarrely one lad answering a nature call over a bridge. Can't speak Italian but easy enough to follow

MPFG

Mihai Cazacu ‏@faustocoppi60 17 minutes ago -
"Apparently, all the rumous from the peloton say the same: Astana will destroy the race on Passo Danoe. Max Lelli ditto. #Giro!

Pudsy33

Porte out the back.

Pudsy33

And Uran out the bank too!

MPFG

Uran dropped also

MPFG

Looks like Kreuziger dropped also

MPFG

Betencur looking good though and all of Astana

Pudsy33

MPFG wrote: »

Betencur looking good though and all of Astana

I really hope he wins! Looks like Bongiorno in there too.

bazermc

Bertie won a stage yet? Today could be the day.

Talib Fiasco

6 Astana to 2 TCS...interesting.

MPFG

Cunego going out the door also

MPFG

Cataldo now slipping

Talib Fiasco

Dropping like flies so they are

MPFG

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Dropping like flies so they are

Not my two picks Betencur or JvdB

Ixausti & Visconti look strong today

Talib Fiasco

Contador on his own.

Betancur could well podium at this rate...Porte I presume will pull out and it's been an awful Giro for Uran too.

Talib Fiasco

Kruiswijk very strong....expecting a massive final week from him

MPFG

Kruiswijk is very strong ....

Of dear crash .....JvDB loses out .....Kreuz held up

MPFG

5 astana's and i Contador...they need to do something...anything

Talib Fiasco

Landa needs to attack soon

Talib Fiasco

That was brilliant from Contador :pac:

Daroxtar

Ha ha, good man Bertie sneaking past the Astana train out for the bonus seconds :pac:

MPFG

Surely Astan need to attack...Aru needs to go ....

Konig to move up GC as JdVB in crash and 2 mins down and Uran dropped

Brian?

MPFG wrote: »

Surely Astan need to attack...Aru needs to go ....

Konig to move up GC as JdVB in crash and 2 mins down and Uran dropped

It looks to me that Aru hasn't the legs. I could be wrong.

Contador looks very comfortable.

Talib Fiasco

Aru doesn't look too good.

Betancur dropped

Pudsy33

Poor Carlos :mad:

Doc07

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Aru doesn't look too good.

Betancur dropped

Poor Carlos must have spotted a chip van or icecream truck.

MPFG

Amador is riding a blinder ...amasing what a whole country behind you can do

Talib Fiasco

Doc07 wrote: »

Poor Carlos must have spotted a chip van or icecream truck.

I believe he ate Porte...that's why Porte was last seen 9 minutes behind

MPFG

Landa should have been Astana number 1 ...has been best in mountains for them so far

Dcully

Contador pure quality

Brian?

Not exactly a classic stage, but Contador looked very classy. Giro is petering out as a race, bar a fall.

Brian?

MPFG wrote: »

Landa should have been Astana number 1 ...has been best in mountains for them so far

Landa nearly did Contador's job for him, he almost broke Aru.

Talib Fiasco

Contador not going full gas there...Aru is toast. Landa very very strong. Apt successor to Contador there

Daroxtar

Good win from Landa but was Bertie just toying with Aru there? He looks to be in complete control.
Landas first attack exposed Aru, can't see him catching Contador at all now.

MPFG

Landa could have won more time in first week but was riding for Aru ...and he was best climber....Of course TT not good but then again as good as most GC riders

dastardly00

Game, set, match and championship for Contador without a doubt now.

bazermc

I really can't see Porte staying for the final week.

ThisRegard

The Astana situation reminds me of the Sky Wiggins/Froome situation in the tour that time.

And today I was expecting them to hammer Contador today with the numbers they had up front.

bazermc

The Eurosport interview with Koenig at the end of the stage was great laugh. ES "how's Richie?" Koenig "I dont know you'll have to ask him yourself!" and proceeds to cycles off.