Giro d'Italia 2016, May 27, Stage 19: Pinerolo/Risoul *SPOILERS*

neris

valverde been dropped

godtabh

I thought Roche was in the chasing group?

MPFGLB

godtabh wrote: »

I thought Roche was in the chasing group?

Its in pieces

MPFGLB

I was wrong about Chaves ...altitude suits him ....as long as he doesn't tire himself out

MPFGLB

Nibs has recovered very well

Andre 3000

S.K. looks super strong but it's all set up for a great duel between himself and Chaves, just as I hoped. What a crazy stage already.

MPFGLB

Nieve could win this stage

Brian?

There's no cracking Kruijswik today, or however you bleeding spell it.

neris

be interesting to see now will any of the 3 stop for layer or try puuting layers on

Brian?

Why would they need to stop to put layers on?

godtabh

neris wrote: »

be interesting to see now will any of the 3 stop for layer or try puuting layers on

Nibbs has his jacket on

godtabh

Pink crash

MPFGLB

oh dear he has crashed ...needs team mates now for a bike at least

neris

SK off the bike

godtabh

****. Get back on quick

godtabh

mad crash. His bike must be fecked

neris

just took the turn a bit wide?

Waitsian

Heads over heels, literally. Fortunate to be alright, looked nasty!

dastardly00

HOLY FCUK! :eek: :eek: :eek:

NamelessPhil

The crash replay was spectacular, all that snow going flying!

dragratchet

jaysus you'd know that bike is light the way it was spininng in the air

Brian?

Very lucky not to be worse off there, very very lucky. Looked like his head bounced off the ground when he fell.

dastardly00

Brian? wrote: »

Why would they need to stop to put layers on?

Because it's seriously chilly cycling down a mountain that's 2744 metres above sea level at 90+ km/h!

Brian?

dastardly00 wrote: »

Brian? wrote: »

Why would they need to stop to put layers on?

Because it's seriously chilly cycling down a mountain that's 2744 metres above sea level at 90+ km/h!

I think you missed my point. Why would they need to stop? They can put the layers on moving.

godtabh

another big crash

MPFGLB

Oh my God Zakarin

neris

zakarins gone, he has to be

Peterx

Zakarin looks to be badly hurt there

neris

hes gone well off the road there

Brian?

Zakarin out, by the look of things.

dastardly00

Brian? wrote: »

I think you missed my point. Why would they need to stop? They can put the layers on moving.

Ah right, sorry I misunderstood you.

Andre 3000

Nibali and Chaves have a minute over Kruijswijk apparently

kilns

He hasnt even moved. You fear the worst for him

godtabh

kilns wrote: »

He hasnt even moved. You fear the worst for him

I think he has. It looked like he was sitting up

Andre 3000

Broken collarbone apparently. Lucky escape given he was so far into the rocks.

irishrover99

i was only watching the other day the clip of armstrong slowing up for ullrich when he went down the ditch over the bars. no chance of nibali doing that now

wpd

Scarponi going back??

velo.2010

Same descent that put paid to Oscar Pereiro in 2008 is having an effect here again.

Kruiswijk there, not descending with the same intensity as the Cannondale rider that passed him going 20kph quicker.

Andre 3000

S.K. just got passed by a Cannondale who flew past. He looks shaken. It'd be awful if he loses the Giro like this. Completely isolated while Chaves, Valverde and Nibali all have help.

wpd

He is in panic mode now needs DS to do a deal with someone to help him to last climb

retalivity

At work so only following text updates and here... has valverde and his group gone past kruijswijk?

wpd

no valverde behind him still i think

Peterx

retalivity wrote: »

At work so only following text updates and here... has valverde and his group gone past kruijswijk?

16:07:21 CEST
At the moment Kruijswijk is two minutes down on Chaves and a minute down on Valverde.
Looks like Roche got back on to a group also.

Andre 3000

retalivity wrote: »

At work so only following text updates and here... has valverde and his group gone past kruijswijk?

Yeah ages ago. Valverde is closer to Nibs and Chaves than S.K. is to Valverde.

Bob Juengels a knight in shining armour for Kruijs?

kilns

No Valverde is 10 seconds up the road ahead of him

Itziger

The GPS data seems to be all over the shop.

wpd

my mistake yes as Kilns says 10sec

MPFGLB

Maxime Monford

Some riders including Nieve & Boswell

Nibs /Chaves/others (and Roche)

Valverde /Majka /Uran

Kruijswijk/Jungles /others

MPFGLB

I fear Kruijswijk is panicking

Inquitus

MPFGLB wrote: »

I fear Kruijswijk is panicking

Tough break on the lad, really the only way he looks like losing pink is through misfortune like this, its a tough climb to the finish and he's putting in alot of hard work on the descent.