2014 Giro d'Italia Stage 14 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 14 of the 2014 Giro d'Italia! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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Luca Scinto Says: This will play a big part in deciding the mountains jersey. By now we’ll know who the contenders are for that and they’ll all know that this is an important stage. We’ll target it with Rabottini and it’s possible someone like him could win. The reason for that is that the pink jersey group will likely let them go and there will probably be a truce on the first climb. Their race will probably start in earnest at the bottom of the climb to Belmonte but that’s over 100 kilometres in. The middle section to Oropa will be a big sort out but it could be that they’re racing for the time as opposed to the stage win. That’s the plan anyway...
Local History: In 1963, Vito Taccone from Abruzzo seized the day on the Oropa, prevailing over Vittorio Adorni and eventual winner Franco Balmamion. Taccone’s abrasive nature made him unpopular in the gruppo but he didn’t care. He won the following two stages in the Alps, added a fifth in the Dolomites, and remains a Giro legend.
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