Giro d'Italia 2015 *spoilers*
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Shadow
member
- Location
- edge of the south downs
Great to see a breakaway finish it off. Looked like only Lotto Soudal were prepared to work at the front.
And what actually happened to Porte? A mechanical rather than a jour sans?
And what actually happened to Porte? A mechanical rather than a jour sans?
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Yeah, it was a mechanical - unfortunately just at the time when the peloton speeded up in their ultimately futile attempt to catch the breakaway, which meant that even with three teammates pacing him back, he was never going to catch up.
OP
OP
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
Porte tweeted to say that Simon Clarke gave him his front wheel, and then pushed him off...
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
I didn't see it but I also read that Matthews dropped back to help pace him. Is that correct?
OP
OP
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
He also tweeted his thanks to Matthews, but did not expand on why
Pretty sure I saw that.
NormanD
Lunatic Asylum Escapee
- Location
- Heworth the other side of life!
Just seen that. Waiting for more info about why.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
Why was all the cars ordered to stop at the time he punctured.........
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Why? It seems like a pretty clear infringement of a pretty clear rule.
Stupid way to lose a race.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Of course, you have to wonder if the commissaries might have turned a blind eye if Porte hadn't already ruffled feathers with his behaviour outside the race so far...
I must admit to not being fully familiar with the rule but I would have thought Porte was, having now read it. Got to wonder what was going on in his head.
I was expecting him to mess up somewhere but not quite like this.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Exactly. I wasn't aware of the rule either, but it's not our job to know the rules...
From his tweets, he doesn't seem to be aware of the rule either.
