Tour de Pologne - Stage 5 *Spoiler*

Pokerface
Pokerface Posts: 7,960
edited August 2010 in Pro race
Live on Eurosport.

The PTP black hole continues.


Sagan out of the race. Not sure why. Tondo (Cervelo) broken a collarbone too.

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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    stages 1-3 were cr*p, but yesterday was quite enjoyable; let's hope that today's hilly stage works out OK - there's a very decent 5km mountain top finish.

    Right now Ben Swift in a break, with Bozic and Bodnar.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    THose 3 are about 2:40 ahead of the peleton with another 3 riders (Taciak, Hoogerland and Reimer) in between.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Pokerface wrote:
    THose 3 are about 2:40 ahead of the peloton with another 3 riders (Taciak, Hoogerland and Reimer) in between.

    How far to go? Swift is a pretty fast finisher from memory.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    THose 3 are about 2:40 ahead of the peloton with another 3 riders (Taciak, Hoogerland and Reimer) in between.

    How far to go? Swift is a pretty fast finisher from memory.
    I'd be very surprised if he'd survive that final climb. It's not Alpe d'Huez, but difficult enough to get the climbers out
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    About 30 km to go - one time the climb on the lap, than to the mountain finish
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    breakaway braught back - attack by Stubbe, braught back by a little testing attack by Szmyd. Cancelled, but bunch breaking
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Go Tom Danielson, supergrass! :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Anyone seen that lazy git in the Belgian National champs jersey?
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    No easy races, are there? This thing is being driven at high speed.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Dan Martin going for it
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    1km to go for Dan Martin. Go on Dan!
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Wins by 20 seconds
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Well done to fellow Irishman Dan Martin. Made the nice jump and stayed away. Good to see him finally win one - and take the leader's jersey also!
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,813
    nice... liked the cobbled bit..

    well done Dan
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Dan dares while the others dither. Yellow jersey as a reward.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
    Pokerface wrote:
    Well done to fellow Irishman Dan Martin. Made the nice jump and stayed away. Good to see him finally win one - and take the leader's jersey also!

    I thought you were Canadian?
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Well done to fellow Irishman Dan Martin. Made the nice jump and stayed away. Good to see him finally win one - and take the leader's jersey also!

    I thought you were Canadian?

    I thought Dan Martin was English?
    Mañana
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    DAN MARTIN

    Been a long time waiting to add a win from him to my sig. He said he liked this race and was keen to do well. He may be next year's Tour surprise from Garmin!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    pb21 wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Well done to fellow Irishman Dan Martin. Made the nice jump and stayed away. Good to see him finally win one - and take the leader's jersey also!
    I thought you were Canadian?
    I thought Dan Martin was English?
    I thought Brian Smith explained it all.

    Neil Martin - born Tamworth, Staffordshire, England on fools day 1960.
    His son Daniel - born Birmingham, England - 20th August 1986 was
    British National Junior RR Champion in 2004
    Irish National Junior RR Champion in 2006 to Irish National Champion in 2008.

    Brian's point being there are too many up and coming GB riders and only one (this year) Pro Tour team and very little else here for riders to shine in.
    GB riders need to get noticed outside the country and take up other licences.

    You will hear this repeated over and over by Harmon in the next few years.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Well done to fellow Irishman Dan Martin. Made the nice jump and stayed away. Good to see him finally win one - and take the leader's jersey also!

    I thought you were Canadian?


    Grew up in Canada. But here's a clue as to what country I'm currently riding for:

    TTPic_Smaller.jpg
    :oops:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    That was an excellent stage finish. Don't think I've ever seen a mountain top finish in the Tour of Poland before. Very welcome.

    Now who on earth is Diego Ulissi?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    10 mins of the end:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc0sS8EiAGU
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow. First time I've seen it - that acceleration was unreal. I wish the camera was in front so we could see the gap grow.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Hehe

    Martin_Dan_top10st4_press.jpg
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Hehe

    Martin_Dan_top10st4_press.jpg

    That's one friendly podium girl! :shock:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    deejay wrote:
    pb21 wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Well done to fellow Irishman Dan Martin. Made the nice jump and stayed away. Good to see him finally win one - and take the leader's jersey also!
    I thought you were Canadian?
    I thought Dan Martin was English?
    I thought Brian Smith explained it all.

    Neil Martin - born Tamworth, Staffordshire, England on fools day 1960.
    His son Daniel - born Birmingham, England - 20th August 1986 was
    British National Junior RR Champion in 2004
    Irish National Junior RR Champion in 2006 to Irish National Champion in 2008.

    Brian's point being there are too many up and coming GB riders and only one (this year) Pro Tour team and very little else here for riders to shine in.
    GB riders need to get noticed outside the country and take up other licences.

    You will hear this repeated over and over by Harmon in the next few years.


    And his mom is Stephen Roche's sister. But of course that has nothing to do with his nationality or his abilities.

    Dan is the most talented young stage racer either side of the Irish Sea.

    BTW: WTF does your location mean?
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.

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