Tour of Poland *spoilers & live video*

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    EBH wins! He started leading Greipel out... and, er, didn't stop :shock:

    Greipel got 2nd I think, so keeps yellow.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ok so two Columbia riders seriously contending for the win...Griepel 2nd.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh it was indeed EBH. Love that rider. Too strong.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Oh, it was a LOT closer from the side-on photo finish camera.

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    1. EBH
    2. Greipel
    3. Roelandts
    4. Napolitano

    A lot going on in the sprint... Greipel had to take his hand off the bars and shove Davis out of the way, and Davis immediately stuck his arm up to complain. There might be a protest. Although it did look like it was Davis at fault... he moved a fair way off his line.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Griepel DSQ! :?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    prawny wrote:
    Griepel DSQ! :?

    Probably justified. Today's stage... hills, yippee!

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    In the break we have Pavel Brutt, Ian Stannard, and Sebastien Turgot. Very wet weather...
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    edited August 2009
    Turgot's legs give out on a climb. Just Stannard and Brutt left out front. Not sure of time gaps or distance left, though...

    Edit... 36 km to go.

    Edit again... ah, it's only 20s. All over.
  • Vino
    Vino Posts: 184
    afx237vi wrote:
    Turgot's legs give out on a climb. Just Stannard and Brutt left out front. Not sure of time gaps or distance left, though...

    Edit... 36 km to go.

    must have stannard for my team next year we have much need in Kazakh team now.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,481
    Is it raining? It can't be a proper Tour of Poland without epic rain storms!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    andyp wrote:
    Is it raining? It can't be a proper Tour of Poland without epic rain storms!

    Not sure if it's still raining... the riders aren't wearing gilets... but the roads look very slick.

    Still gruppo compatto (or whatever that is in Polish) but Lampre are spending a lot of energy in keeping the pace high. Bruseghin is a monster. It's for Szmyd, I guess.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    That is a very odd looking stage profile!

    Why do they insist on finishing with circuits every day? Nothing wrong with it, just curious. It is good for the fans and probably logistically too.
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Any video? The link on page 1 is just some pretty Polish bird reading the ne...

    Hold on.

    Bye. :D
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    ^ Except Szmyd rides for Liquigas, not Lampre... doh.

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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Thanks. The news bird was better though
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    So they go up this hill 5 times? What a bore. Although I don't mean to be crit-ical.


    Sorry, I'll get me coat. How far to go?
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,481
    This is the last lap isn't it?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ballan, nice.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    andyp wrote:
    This is the last lap isn't it?

    Think there's like less than 10 km to go.

    Ballan attacks... Szmyd follows.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Where's that numpty Albasini? C'mon!
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    edited August 2009
    Moreno, Szmyd, Ballan, Reda from QS, Ardila... and some Polish guy.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    And now it is chucking it down.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Polish dude is Marek Rutkiewicz. Chapeau to him.

    Remind me again why they moved the race from September to August?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    BALLAN. AT LAST.
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    And to think. Lampre offered only a one year contract to someone who can win in the Tour of Poland.

    How far behind are the 'Polo'ton?
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Great stage, an exciting finish in foul conditions. My language skills have improved watching feeds in Flemish, Italian and French but Polish, well no way.
    afx237vi wrote:
    Moreno, Szmyd, Ballan, Reda from QS, Ardila... and some Polish guy.
    I think the Polish guy is Marek Rutkiewicz, who became infamous as a doperchez Cofidis.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited October 2012
    Go Ballan
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Kléber wrote:
    Great stage, an exciting finish in foul conditions. My language skills have improved watching feeds in Flemish, Italian and French but Polish, well no way.
    afx237vi wrote:
    Moreno, Szmyd, Ballan, Reda from QS, Ardila... and some Polish guy.
    I think the Polish guy is Marek Rutkiewicz, who became infamous as a doperchez Cofidis.

    Ah, I thought I'd heard the name before. It's not hard to forget. Hard to spell, yes...

    And the Rabo guy was Weening not Ardila.

    Ballan took that sprint very easily, though. The cynic in me would suggest that the other riders weren't trying as hard as they could have :shock:
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Did you think that too....
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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    PTP glory at last!
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    calvjones wrote:
    Did you think that too....

    World champion who's had a rubbish year, no wins in the rainbow jersey, looking for a new contract... no I'm sure it was all done fair and square :lol:

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