DePanne Stage 2 SPOILER

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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Third Garmin was probably Danny Pate - he was in the lead group with Gilbert for most of the escape before being dropped/dropping back to help.
    @stagehopper
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    9km to go, 54 seconds lead. All to play for, even if the bunch is looking very slim.
  • Philip S
    Philip S Posts: 398
    afx237vi wrote:
    camerone wrote:
    millar chasing on his own now?..

    I thought it didn't look like him, but the commentators keep saying Millar, so it must be :lol:

    I don't recognise him in his new glasses...

    Shouldn't those Transitions lenses be clear in these sorts of conditions? :)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    calvjones wrote:
    Can any of the front 4 TT?

    The peloton all came in over 2 minutes yesterday, and they're 50 secs up now... none of them are that good.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    May be seeing Lotto's first win of the season here?
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    We'll see. Bbox's Seb Turgot's been sitting on the back for a long time and he's got a strong sprint.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Behind Chainel on GC

    Paolini 0:04
    Millar 0:13
    Grivko 0:55
    Turgot 2:25
    Mouris 2:25
    Gilbert 24:55
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    That's why Grivko is dragging them in.
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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Grivko has also picked up some bonus seconds today.
    @stagehopper
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Gilbert glued to Turgot's wheel. When it's this cold and wet anything can happen.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Gilbert, wtf was that?
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Wow. Gilbert was cooked.
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    2 in 2 for BBox following on from Fedrigo's win in the CI.
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    GC

    1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 9:30:10
    2 Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana
    3 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 0:00:09
    4 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions 0:00:12
    5 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:01:30
    6 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil 0:01:37
    7 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha 0:02:15
    8 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
    9 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:02:18
    10 Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Columbia 0:02:21

    Millar's to win now? Anyone have any info on the TT ability of the top three?

    edit: Grivko is Ukrainian TT champ? so has ability, can Millar pull back more than 12 secs on him?
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Grivko is very talented. Millar seems to be more on form but this should be a close battle. With more bad weather and stages to come, anything can happen.
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Neil McC wrote:
    can Millar pull back more than 12 secs on him?

    Potentially.

    Will be close though...
    Mañana
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Millar only took 5 seconds out of Grivko in the Paris Nice prologue on a 8km lumpy course.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/68th-p ... ue/results

    EDIT: Millar does seem to be at peak fitness now though - see the CI tt
  • VIN0
    VIN0 Posts: 19
    Millar he ees coming good but ees oldman now and not have belief. Grivko he ees enjoy theese weather and is tasting winning and podium girl in head already.

    Ave Fothcoming Glorious team vicotory Calves
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Both of them did a lot of work today... Grivko will know Millar's splits, which has to give him an advantage.

    Has Millar won a stage race previously?
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  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Going to be intersting tomorrow, and very close I feel.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    calvjones wrote:
    Has Millar won a stage race previously?
    Yes, two: Tour of Denmark and Circuit de la Sarthe
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    calvjones wrote:
    Usually a good indicator for de Ronde this.

    Millar for my PTP pick then. :shock:

    The BBox stable seems to be in fine form so maybe the smart money will be on a Millar-Voeckler one-two? :? :D

    Its a windy one again tomorrow but probably not quite as windy as today, especially later on. The first stage tomorrow is sort of done in a square, going south, then east, then north, then west. Its a westerly wind so the main crosswinds will be at first and again after half way. I suppose one advantage of the windy weather so far is that its not as if there are loads of people to watch who are 20 or 30 seconds down. If anyone in, say, positions 5-10 does get away then there is a bit of a buffer there and if the chase wasnt great and they gain a minute then it doesnt matter. Not a stage where you want to be caught at the back though in case crosswinds cause a sudden split etc.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    calvjones wrote:
    Both of them did a lot of work today... Grivko will know Millar's splits, which has to give him an advantage.

    Has Millar won a stage race previously?

    Yeah he won the Tour of Denmark and the Circuit de la Sarthe, both in 2001.

    Tomorrow's road stage is 112 km - plenty enough to cause the bunch to split up if the weather is the same.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,231
    Seemed to cope well with the weather today.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Not starting a new thread. Final lap of today's morning stage now starting....
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Farrar wins Stage 3a.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Yup, Tyler Farrar and no crashes, this year.....
    2) Robert Wagner
    3) Kenny v Hum
    4) McEwen
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Is this half a win?
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Top 4 going into the final tt

    Paolini
    Grivko st
    Amorison +9
    Millar +12
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    What time does the TT start?

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