Sunday's Giro Stage - Milan (Spoiler???)

[montage]

Sorry....why is this not a stage win? (No idea what went on as I fell asleep from 2.30 until 6ish after today's mishaps)

 

[yenrod]

Bunch o'pussies in my op.

Best in the world - yeah-alright.. NOT

 

[Dave5N]

Cavtastic!

Bet High Road can't believe the Giro they're having.

 

[montage]

So why are people saying it is not a stage win? :s

 

[rich p]

It is a stage win but due to a riders' protest there were no GC times taken or applied.

 

[Crackle]

The stage was neutralized because the riders thought it was too dangerous to race.

 

[montage]

So they all battled it out for no reason?
Or does the stage win get the 20 seconds bonus still?

 

[rich p]

No bonuses but the 20s hardly matters to Cav does it? He aint gonna win the maglia rosa!

 

[Will1985]

They rode, but there were no bonus seconds or an intermediate sprint awarded - the lack of intermediate got the Eurosport commentators a bit confused.

They still picked the pace up for the last 2 laps, and don't forget Wiggins and Millar were pulling at a full-on pace. For me though, the Columbia train was amazing in the final 500 metres.

 

[montage]

So they just rode for the hell of it? when they could have had a rest day?
Awesome

 

[rich p]

So they just rode for the hell of it? when they could have had a rest day?
Awesome

Not really.

Read this

 

[Will1985]

It's not exactly a stage where you want to upset the crowds - the city centre circuits give the fans more than just a blink-and-you-miss blur. Milano is also pretty cool because the sound is kept in by the buildings so the atmosphere feels even better than it does in Paris IMO.

 

[yello]

Not really.

Read this

Interesting read. Sounds like some might be viewed as not playing the game.

"Maybe what happened yesterday to [Pedro] Horrillo had an influence on our decision. We wanted Rabobank to cross the line first, but someone didn't respect what we said and started increasing the pace."

 

[montage]

I understand now

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Interesting read. Sounds like some might be viewed as not playing the game.

Yeah, it did seem like the big boys throwing their weight around. Clearly Cav didn't agree from his comments afterwards, but he was diplomatic enough not to say so directly. Cippo obviously wasn't impressed!