TdF Stage 2 *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited July 2010 in Pro race
It's raining.....
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    iainf72 wrote:
    It's raining.....

    Huh?
    http://woozor.be/meteo-gratuite-10-jour ... 69_be.html

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    Bruxelles Spa - 201 km

    * Km 98.0 - Côte de France - 2.2 km climb to 6.2 % - Category 4
    * Km 128.5 - Côte de Filot - 3.9 km climb to 4.5 % - Category 4
    * Km 136.0 - Côte de Werbomont - 4.5 km climb to 3.5 % - Category 4
    * Km 161.5 - Côte d'Aisomont - 4.5 km climb to 5.2 % - Category 3
    * Km 167.5 - Col de Stockeu - 3.0 km climb to 5.9 % - Category 3
    * Km 189.0 - Col du Rosier - 6.4 km climb to 4 % - Category 3
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Showers throughout the day, about 20 degrees later on.

    A lot of KoM points up for grabs today, I think today's stage could actually be more interesting than tomorrow's cobble-fest given the amount of narrow climbs, crazy descents and potentially wet roads.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    It's raining.....

    Huh?
    http://woozor.be/meteo-gratuite-10-jour ... 69_be.html

    Robbie Hunter (who's there) told me :wink:
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    All these mates in the peloton. This one gives a blow by blow account of what happened to him, yesterday.
    http://blog.oregonlive.com/horner/2010/ ... ris_h.html

    Plus:
    Jan B: two bruised knees.
    Levi: seriously cranked wrist.
    Kloden: Down twice.

    You do get more info..........well, of a certain type, from Le Shack.
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    iainf72 wrote:

    Robbie Hunter (who's there) told me :wink:

    also

    bdlancaster: Looks like it could be yet another day of racing in the rain. Cervelo have a pretty good record in the rain at the tour de France!

    Crashes galore me thinks.. Peloton is going to be even more nervous after yesterdays crash fest
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Looking forward to this: was on these roads for the Liege sportif in May.

    Stunning part of the world, but somebody died that day from crashing on a descent :shock:
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  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    Started raining in Trevuren. Cobbles are getting a wee bit slippy.
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Also
    @Roman86_K wrote:
    Sleep good this night,had breakfast w/t pasta from Massimo.I hope rest cloudy and come any rain!
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Could be interesting this.
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Could be a few showers around, with the risk of the odd heavy one in the next few hours. Doesnt look like a rerun of some of the Giro stages.

    Dry tomorrow.

    Looking further ahead, it looks like getting seriously hot later in the week and into the weekend. Temperatures of 30-35C from Thursday.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    heh, Live report on CN started off like this..
    12:03 CEST

    Hello and welcome back to the Tour de Crash! Oops, let's make that the Tour de France. The biggest news is that we have climbs today! Six ranked climbs, all in roughly the last half of the 201 kms. It should be another exciting day today
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    They've started now.

    Here's Wiggo reading the road book earlier today:
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    Note the bracelet on his wrist, it's a Power Balance bracelet. A piece of rubber and metal, it is supposed to enhance sporting performance. If Wiggins and Sky believe this, I have some old rope and a spare bridge for sale*. I suspect he's just cashing in on his fame and will do a couple of fake promotions for the company.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Gibo used to promote some similar nonsense didn't he?

    Damn tree huggers.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Also note that he no longer has a livestrong one.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    With so many mountain points today, and not many in the rest of the week, it should be brutal in the first couple of kms with half the peloton trying to be in the escape of the day.. 5 days of polka publicity for grabs
  • Team Banana Spokesman
    Team Banana Spokesman Posts: 538
    no, its a bikepure band and he's also wearing a watch.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    I'm guessing Matt Lloyd is going for the Polka Dot Jersey today?

    He managed the Green Jersey in the Giro, can he do in the Tour?
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Could face some competition from Taaramae. Had wondered if he might go for a respectable GC placing or the KOM. Given he seems quite an attacking rider maybe the KOM is the thing for him this year?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Team Banana Spokesman wrote:
    no, its a bikepure band and he's also wearing a watch.

    Looks like a watch and a Power Balance band to me.

    They use accupuncture and oesteopaths, don't they? Perhaps mystic meg decided when Wiggins should ride the prologue?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yes Lloyd said he wanted to aim for KOM
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    SITUATION

    Sylvain Chavanel (QuickStep), Matthew Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Jürgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Marcus Burghardt (BMC), Jerome Pineau (QuickStep), Sebasitien Turgot (Bbox), Rein Taaramae (Cofidis), and Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre)

    Peloton at 4:25
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Come on Chavanel, about time he won something this year.
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Going to be tough for Saxobank later in the race if they try and keep the yellow as long as possible (im assuming they are on the front?). If the Schlecks get into trouble tomorrow then Cancellara would have to wait for them and could lose enough time to lose the jersey. Otherwise, its possible he could be wearing it until saturday.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    It's coming down fast now, from 7 minutes at some point to 3:37 now - and they're not even half way... 111 km to go, but not to far from the first climb, and the Ardennes now
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    edited July 2010
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Come on Chavanel, about time he won something this year.

    Having no GC guy and having a good record in Paris Roubaix did make me wonder about him giving it a go tomorrow. Could have been more in his favour then? I guess you take what chances you can though.

    As regards not winning this season, i think the crash in LBL which left him with a fractured skull might have had something to do with it.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    France tv went live 10 minutes ago. First thing they said was it is raining at the finish line.
    A couple of minutes up on the fastest schedule. Yes, it must be the Tour....erm....
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Wasn't Petacchi wearing one of those bracelet things yesterday as well? I didn't know what it was though.

    Were there any other DNSes apart from Hayman?
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    France tv went live 10 minutes ago. First thing they said was it is raining at the finish line.
    A couple of minutes up on the fastest schedule. Yes, it must be the Tour....erm....

    And the average speed for the stage yesterday was 43.2 km/hr, with the fastest schedule being 46 km/hr.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    That's a decent group up front and...pineau and Lloyd racing hard for the kom points!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited July 2010
    Cancellara wants to 'Conquer the cobbles in yellow' so defenitely think they will ride hard today to keep it if possible.

    Cumu, I agree about the accident which was pretty severe. He hadn't won before that either. I guess his time will come eventually.
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