Tour de Pologne - Stage 4 *Spoiler*

FJS
FJS Posts: 4,820
edited August 2010 in Pro race
Hilly stage today - three climbs halfway, Ardennes-style, with (of course) a finishing circuit, with a small climb with a nasty steep section in it; 3 laps.

In the break the one and only Johnny H (that time of year again), with Rollin (who seems to seriously target this race's King of the Mountains jersey) and Cameron Meyer.
5:10 advantage - entering the hilly zone

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    they should fill up the august PT calender with one day races midweek /weekend

    poland can have one
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Let's see how today and tomorrow pan out - according to the ticker all sorts of 11% and 13% stretches now and Rollin beying dropped by Hoogerland and Meyer.
    But yes, a one-day race in the area they are now in would beat a full week with first three or more utterly boring flat days.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    edited August 2010
    3 mins for the 2 leaders with about 40km to go.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Interesting that Mollema won the sprint for 3rd place at the last intermediates - are there bonus seconds?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    FJS wrote:
    Interesting that Mollema won the sprint for 3rd place at the last intermediates - are there bonus seconds?

    yeah

    griepel went for them yesterday
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    This ain'thalf bad as a finish - little hill, cobbles, uphill technical finish, last straight line of about 40 meters.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    FJS wrote:
    This ain'thalf bad as a finish - little hill, cobbles, uphill technical finish, last straight line of about 40 meters.

    boarder country

    harder than I thought but yeah much better
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    http://www.fromsport.com/v-0/2/78/v-27806.html
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    edited August 2010
    Marcato thinking he's won with still one lap to go! .... I almost picked him for PTP because of his post-hills bunch sprint.... well..
    Don't they have race racdios?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    thats the DS's fault!

    ha ha ha ha
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Did that VS rider just celebrate then realise that wasn't the last lap?
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    happened before
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    I've kept racing after the end of a race by mistake, but never celebrated early.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Bole takes it. Lorenzetto and Ballan 2, 3?
    Not bad racing - stage races aren't bad, just get rid of the boring routes...
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Uhm, no Lorenzetto 1, Bole 2 -
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    yes my PTP GC pick is coming good and sagan is off the back

    sylvester looks keen
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  • greeny12
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    FJS wrote:
    Uhm, no Lorenzetto 1, Bole 2 -

    Ah, bollox...just when I was thinking I'd pulled off a nice PTP coup....
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    greeny12 wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    Uhm, no Lorenzetto 1, Bole 2 -

    Ah, bollox...just when I was thinking I'd pulled off a nice PTP coup....
    Still a great pick, and miles ahead of any other PTP picks as far as I can see
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Nice city for once. Not bad today. I quite enjoyed it.
    I only fell asleep in the middle of the broadcast.
    Marcato must feel a pratt.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Sagan seems to be losing more than 10 minutes...
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    FJS wrote:
    Sagan seems to be losing more than 10 minutes...


    That's killed a lot of people's PTP pick for the GC in this one.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pokerface wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    Sagan seems to be losing more than 10 minutes...


    That's killed a lot of people's PTP pick for the GC in this one.

    the way I looked at it either Sylvester or Sagan was going to finish high but which one? the other was bound to just sit up somewhere, Sylvester looked a bit tired all tour and post tour, resting or just bu66ered? Sagan fresh from little racing or spent from his early season stuff or perhaps not enough miles in his legs..still very young? sylbester is Polish but how much that matters who knows..Wiggins is British..couldn't give a toss about the ToB

    hence go for a top tenner?
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