Giro d'Italia - Stage 15

M2
1 Visconti
2 Pirazzi
3 weening
4 Rabottini
5 ???
( some sources are giving it to Chalapud, but I thought he had bee dropped and Rubiano went over 5th)
Pozzovivo is back on his bike and being paced back to the peleton)

Pozzovivo has crashed

Sprint 1
1 Rubiano
2 Visconti
3 Rabottini
4 Pirazzi
5 Biongiorno
6 Weening

M1
1 Pirazzi
2 Biongiorno
3 Chalapud
4 Weening
5 Visconti
6 Rabottini

This is ridiculous...they should be racing....the road surface is perfectly ok...

This neutralisation seems to be lasting forever. May last even longer if there's ice on the descent, as rumour has it.

after long negotiations with French authorities it has been agreed that the stage will finish at the Pantani monument, 10km further up the Galibier, at an altitude of 2,295m. The Pantani monument marks the spot where Italian rider attacked in the rain to secure victory in the 1998 Tour de France.

Weather update: At the stage start (Cesana Torinese, km 0), 8 degrees Celsius, sunshine, some cloud. On Col du Mont Cenis (km 58), 1 degree Celsius, perhaps snow. At Valloire (km 131), 8 degrees Celsius, perhaps rain. Les Verneys (km 134), 2 degrees Celsius, perhaps snow.

That's also the last I heard.

My team:
Cadel Evans (BMC)
Vicenzo Nibali (AST)
Domenico Pozzovivo (ALM)
Stefano Pirazzi (BVI)
Carlos Alberto Betancur (ALM)
Mauro Santambrogio (VIN)
Robinson Eduardo Chalapud (COL)
Franco Pellizotti (AND)
Danilo Di Luca (VIN)

Still have Weening so hoping he'll be my ace in the pack today or Tues. The rest is boring and obvious...

Pirazzi
Nibbly
Santambrogglio
Evans
DiLuca
Weening
Betancur
Majic Majka
Sammy (I miss his golden helmet)

Anyone know what the latest is re the route? Last I heard was finish at the Pantani monument, miss the first KOM but still go over the Telegraphe - any change?

Took a gamble, dumped Evans so I could go Pozzovivo and Pirazzi, hence

Nibbles, Uran and the seven dwarfs
betsi
pelli
pozzi
Pirrazi
majjy
santi
and doppi.

always planned to bring Sammy Sanchez in today but think after yesterday, a few more might too!

Swapped Di Luca for Garzelli, wanted to change chalapud but who else is there for small points?

Cadel Evans (BMC)
Rafal Majka (SAX)
Rigoberto Uran (SKY)
Vicenzo Nibali (AST)
Carlos Alberto Betancur (ALM)
Stefano Garzelli (VIN)
Mauro Santambrogio (VIN)
Samuel Sanchez (EUS)
Robinson Eduardo Chalapud (COL)

Same as Chris, I will have 5 transfers for Tuesday. But not sure how to play tuesday.

Made one change today, the logical one of Pellizotti for Battaglin, leaves this

Nibali
Santambrogio
Evans
Uran
Betancur
Niemiec
Majka
Pellizotti
Di Luca

If Nibali is as strong as I think he is....He will wrap up the Giro today...
That look behind at the finishing line yesterday sort of said, 'Rigo,Chuckles,Carlos,Michele' ,Where are you ???

I took out Gesink for Scarponi.....Italian win today at the Pantani monument methinks?

Nibali
Scarponi
Santambrogio
Pirazzi
J-Rod II
Betancur
Chalapud
Uran
Majka

Nice green arrows yesterday and now #1 overall and the only 10k badge in London!!

I'm leaving mine as is giving me 6 transfers for Tuesday. Couple of riders who could feature but don't wanna rock the boat with my team after a good few days

Not seen any updates yet for today so just brought in Sammy for Atapuma. Whatever happens happens and I'll have 5 transfers for Tuesday...

I quite like Adam Hansen's thoughts on this. At least it would be easy to televise :-

‏@HansenAdam

Whats the goss out there for 2morrows stage? I heard they changed it 2 a 50km Crit in the hotel basement carpark? #BonusSecEvery5laps #We♡It

Thats ok then, 1 change for me then I think

i'm glad to hear that. With the cricket on sky and a Giro cancellation i would have been completely lost tomorrow.