brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Cavendish takes on Greipel tomorrow in Cologne. Should be good.
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brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Apparently Cav doesn't race after all.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Apparently, Quintana got in the break on yesterday's opening stage of the Route du Sud and picked up enough time bonuses to put him in third overall.
Hugh Carthy is racing too - should be interesting to see him going up against Quintana in the hills. Stage 4 is the one to watch - they go over the Tourmalet (opposite direction to the Tour) and then it's a summit finish.
Dan Mclay is the only other Brit in the race.
Hugh Carthy is racing too - should be interesting to see him going up against Quintana in the hills. Stage 4 is the one to watch - they go over the Tourmalet (opposite direction to the Tour) and then it's a summit finish.
Dan Mclay is the only other Brit in the race.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
He and another rider made a break right from the start and had an 11' 30" lead at one time.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Quintana takes the TT over Chavanel. Granted, it was hilly, and he didn't appear to have any real specialist opposition, but this shows his training has been paying off and that he is in top form...
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Yes. He done well - crossing the line with Q - only 4 seconds behind the winner.
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Just caught up with the highlights of the Route du Sud stage 4. Cracking stuff. It looked for ages like Carthy was in difficulty but he dug deep into his Suitcase of Courage for that attack in the final kilometre. Not that Quintana seemed unduly troubled by it - the way the commentators were going on, you'd have thought Quintana was on the verge of cracking but it looked to me like he was just sitting tight because he had a teammate up the road. And then he came past Carthy with consummate ease on the line. Still, brave effort by Carthy, but he will have to learn how to spin lower gears if he ever wants to drop the likes of Quintana on a climb like that.
On a side note, just how damn strong do Movistar look at the moment? They've got the tactics, they've got the strength in depth, they've got the World's Fastest Skinsuits (it says here)... Froome is going to have his work cut out defending his Tour title against Quintana.
On a side note, just how damn strong do Movistar look at the moment? They've got the tactics, they've got the strength in depth, they've got the World's Fastest Skinsuits (it says here)... Froome is going to have his work cut out defending his Tour title against Quintana.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Carthy finished last yesterday, nearly 8 minutes down. Don't know what happened to him.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
He had a fall - caused by a Direct Energie rider, he says.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/car...d-after-route-de-sud-crash-ends-podium-hopes/
Still got the G avatar smutch!!!
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Maybe I should change it for one of Hugh Carthy.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
The Tour of Poland starts Tuesday and there will be live streaming for anyone who wishes to follow it.
