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hopefully they dont shorten it. It is snowing on Giau

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rather than the most consistent

Except those remaining likely will have more points than those that left.

It's not just sprinters either. In his GCN doco, Boardman said he had an agreement to only stay for 10 stages of the TDF so he could go for the win in the prologue and then bugger off to concentrate on the Worlds or something.

did we ever find out who offered to pay simone pellaud not to sprint on one of the stages last week

That was in 1994, no? He was a neo-pro, so normal for them to not finish the Tour and drop out after ten day or so. The Worlds were much earlier in the year then too (in fact I think it was the last year they were in August).

not promising noises coming out of rai : /

riders want extreme weather protocol to be enforced. organisers want the race to go ahead as planned

No idea. Did he finish any of the other Tours he raced?

My point is, it's not unprecedented and it seems to be only non-Italian sprinters copping it for "disrespecting the race"?

EDIT:

Finished 2 out of 8

8 1999 Tour de France 119 5
7 1998 Vuelta a España DNF 91
6 1998 Tour de France DNF 1
5 1997 Vuelta a España DNF 37
4 1997 Tour de France DNF 1
3 1996 Tour de France 39 2
2 1995 Tour de France DNF DNF
1 1994 Tour de France DNF 1

He started the Tour six times I think. Crashed out twice, once after less than 5 kms, and abandoned twice, the one under discussion and in 98 when he was sick.

#Giro - Rai reporting that majority of riders wants to do the stage as it is and it's the main option on the table now.

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https://twitter.com/EiselBernhard/status/1396742842656174081

Going ahead with today’s stage suits nobody (who’s actually racing) other than the breakaway artists and the guys chasing KOM points.

Wonder if we might get a protest.

#Giro - OFFICIAL: Fedaia and Pordoi are CANCELLED. Stage will go on Giau and will finish in Cortina. Stage will be 155 Km.

That’s a shame. I’m sure they’ll all have raced in worse but I suppose you can’t talk about rider welfare in one sense (finishes, team cars) and then send them into a blizzard because we want a spectacle.

Also - surely the dangerous part is the descent? So if they’re concerned, why aren’t they making it a summit finish?

Obviously down to money i.e. they’ve put the banners out and the finish town has ponied up.

I want good racing, not a survival contest. (Although you could argue a GT is exactly that).

The Giau is hard enough on its own to have a decent GC race.

There’s not enough space at the top of the Giau for a stage finish.

Are they neutralising the decent into cortina? Or did I hear that wrong from brad

21 ultra marathon runners just died in China due to extreme weather, out of 172 participants.

I like exciting racing, but would rather the riders stay alive...

Ooh I might get to see the Giau in daylight today. How novel.

Jesus. Was it unexpected weather or what?

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https://www.rt.com/sport/524608-china-ultra-marathon-dead-baiyin-runners/

Carthy doesn't seem to happy about it. Tough call though and seems a damned if you or don't.

wow this ultra marathon story is extremely fucked up

Sports director Lars Michaelsen explained that Nizzolo has knee issues and haven't been able to train properly for the Giro. He has been struggling with the climbs and has bigger plans for the rest of the season

feel like this final descent going to be sketchy af - has not been neutralised yet afaik