Tour Down Under Stage 1 *SPOILER*

pottssteve
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edited January 2010 in Pro race
Provisional results from the official website:

The provisional result for Stage 1 of the Santos Tour Down Under.
141km Clare to Tanunda

1.Andre Greipel (GER) Team HTC - Columbia
2.Gert Steegmans (BEL) Team Radio Shack
3.Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) Omega Pharma Lotto
4.Danilo Wyss (SUI) BMC Racing Team
5.Greg Henderson (NZL) Team Sky
6.Baden Cooke (AUS) Team Saxo Bank
7.Graeme Brown (AUS) Rabobank
8.Robbie McEwen (AUS) Team Katusha
9.Jose Rojas (ESP) Caisse D'Epargne
10.Valeriy Dmitriyev (KAZ) Astana

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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Interesting mix of sprinters in there.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    OMG - Sky were only fifth - and outsprinted by RadioShack. The ignominy.

    Is the dream over? :wink:
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Percy Vera
    Percy Vera Posts: 1,103
    Could be Downing & Swift were over 8mins back :wink:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Big crash early on.

    Reports of a chimp being lose in the peloton have not been confirmed.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Percy Vera
    Percy Vera Posts: 1,103
    I thought they tamed all the chimps - how could this happen?
  • bipedal
    bipedal Posts: 466
    Astana forgot to pack their race radios apparently... that's organisation kazahk style
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I heard not having radio's makes race more exciting, so I'm expecting big things from Astana!
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    iainf72 wrote:
    I heard not having radio's makes race more exciting, so I'm expecting big things from Astana!

    You sound more like cyclocosm every day! 8)
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • The Mechanic
    The Mechanic Posts: 1,277
    Not much of a start from Sky in their first stage race. I know there was a crash but, apart from Henderson, everyone else was nowhere.
    I have only two things to say to that; Bo***cks
  • le_patron
    le_patron Posts: 494
    Downing and Swift caught behind split on a little hill - not good.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Steegmans could be one to watch this season. Was McEwen in 8th on merit?
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  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    I must say the colours of the shack and BMC boys are a little too close.

    You always have to look twice to see who is who.

    Also, why isn't he inside of cadel's shorts red and not black? his racing kit colurs need some sorting out.

    it's swiss vs italian style - Bettini looked great!
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  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    FransJacques wrote:
    I must say the colours of the shack and BMC boys are a little too close.

    You always have to look twice to see who is who.

    Also, why isn't he inside of cadel's shorts red and not black? his racing kit colurs need some sorting out.

    it's swiss vs italian style - Bettini looked great!

    Either it's Swiss vs Belgian, or Aussie vs Italian by the way....
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Here's footage of the stage:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcfVP2IdL30
    Nasty crash from a Caisse rider at the feed stop. Griepel didn't have the HTC train in the final furlong. Henderson was really well positioned behind Sutton but Griepel was too strong.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Percy Vera wrote:
    Could be Downing & Swift were over 8mins back :wink:

    Bloody hell, I was hoeing Downing could challenge for the overall, although I'm pretty sure he isn't there to do anything much.
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  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Like the little downhill stretch after the rise to the line... good win from Andre...

    Who the hell is telling Agritubel that their kit looks good. I thought they would've changed that for this year... bloody awful..
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tour Down Under = Greipel. Not worth tuning in really. If this race was mid- or end of season hardly anyone would ride it and there would be few viewers. The only interest is that people haven't seen any riders, races, bikes etc for a few months.

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  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    le patron wrote:
    Downing and Swift caught behind split on a little hill - not good.

    It's January and they're British. Do you go well in the middle of January?
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  • Woolfie
    Woolfie Posts: 34
    Downing also doing domestique duties according to his comments on the sky website so he wasn't really in it for the race win anyway
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  • pedro118118
    pedro118118 Posts: 1,102
    The TdU isn't really selective enough to delivery anything other than a sprinter to the GC victory, so unlikely Downing focussed on the overall. Unless there's a break that goes away and stays away, but that's highly unlikely with so many good sprinters (backed up by strong teams) in the bunch.

    Give the SKY boys a break, you can't be expected to win/podium every race!
  • PauloBets
    PauloBets Posts: 108
    unfortunate for Sky on stage 1, but some of you lot will be happy with the failure today
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    PauloBets wrote:
    unfortunate for Sky on stage 1, but some of you lot will be happy with the failure today

    Yesterday you made the comment "why don't we support the riders who ride best and win?"

    Sky lost. We're all supporting Columbia HTC today.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    pedro118118 wrote:
    Give the SKY boys a break, you can't be expected to win/podium every race!

    Next everyone will be chanting "Brailsford out" Typical British Mentality..
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  • PauloBets
    PauloBets Posts: 108
    Doobz wrote:
    pedro118118 wrote:
    Give the SKY boys a break, you can't be expected to win/podium every race!

    Next everyone will be chanting "Brailsford out" Typical British Mentality..

    exactly, shameful comments being made about this new team rather than get behind them and wish them the best. Silly fans some of them are
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    PauloBets wrote:

    exactly, shameful comments being made about this new team rather than get behind them and wish them the best. Silly fans some of them are

    But I think a lot of people are just not particular fans of anyone on the squad. Most cycling fans are not fans of team but rather certain riders.

    When someone leaves Man U for Real Madrid to all the fans become Real fans? No, because their loyalty is with the team, not the player. Conversely, in cycling, loyalty tends to be with the individual athlete.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • PinkBianchi
    PinkBianchi Posts: 63
    PauloBets wrote:
    unfortunate for Sky on stage 1, but some of you lot will be happy with the failure today

    failure? I really don't see Henderson getting 5th as failure? The entire team quitting the race cos they just can't be arsed anymore - thats failure...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,867
    It's going to be a long season, if the first two races are anything to go by.
    What gives with this new football mentality?
    Do we all have to be assimilated by the Bikeradar Borg collective?

    There are 20+ teams out there.
    I wish them all success, this season......even the.....er....Shack. :oops:
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  • TheHelpfulDevil
    TheHelpfulDevil Posts: 129
    Blazing Saddles a Secret LA fanboy?.....Joke. but yeah i fan that fits into the group of suporting certain riders but i also do have certain teams i have a soft spot for Garmin and CSC/Saxo Bank and dislike certain teams - Quickstep and Astana and now the Shack!. wish Sky all the best...plus 5th is really not that bad. consistant winning will take time plus AG is faster that Henderson hands down anyway team or no team.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    TheHelpfulDevil wrote:
    Blazing Saddles a Secret LA fanboy?.....Joke. but yeah i fan that fits into the group of suporting certain riders but i also do have certain teams i have a soft spot for Garmin and CSC/Saxo Bank and dislike certain teams - Quickstep and Astana and now the Shack!. wish Sky all the best...plus 5th is really not that bad. consistant winning will take time plus AG is faster that Henderson hands down anyway team or no team.

    You hate Quick-Step?

    Why?!
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • TheHelpfulDevil
    TheHelpfulDevil Posts: 129
    Just have this weird feeling. I hate liverpool football club... no real reason just feels right. sorry nothing more than that. mind you TB being a coke head and the team being fine about it i guess does not help.

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