Langkawi *Spoilers*

frenchfighter

No interest in this?

Zabriskie took the 20km TT to start.
Guardini took the following three stages in sprint wins.
Serpa took the next two stages (mtfs)

Still 4 stages to run.

Bettini photos

frenchfighter

Need to try and get some links to footage.

Check the GC time splits.

1 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 20:11:11
2 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:00:30
3 Victor Nino Corredor (Col) Azad University 0:00:56
4 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:02:20
5 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:03:43
6 Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:04:15
7 Ghader Mizbani Eranagh (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 0:04:23
8 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:04:28
9 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN Qhubeka 0:04:33
10 Chris Butler (USA) Champion System 0:05:09
11 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:05:17
12 Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team 0:05:18
13 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:05:53
14 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:06:02
15 Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System 0:06:10

Vino is riding but obviously gave up, even if he was talking up the GC.

frenchfighter

Today's profile.



Zabriskie got smoked big time yesterday - 19mins

frenchfighter

And so much for Tom Danielson. Was right up there yday - big time smokeage today though.

frenchfighter

Zabriskie post stage interview at the end here if you are interested in his oddness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... RRgDzUAKk8

frenchfighter

Looks like there was live video. Maybe will be on tomorrow: http://www.rtm.gov.my/tv1/

frenchfighter

Stage 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHdvO0Op0Gc

pottssteve

I'm interested because I know some of the Champion System organisation staff. Good to see them with 2 riders in the top 15 on GC, together with 3 top 5 places on stages. It will be interesting to see how they get on in Europe.

Thanks for the photos, Frenchfighter.

Steve

frenchfighter

The photos above are just from cyclingnews.com. There are a ton more if you are interested.

pottssteve

frenchfighter wrote:

The photos above are just from cyclingnews.com. There are a ton more if you are interested.

Cheers,
Any of the Champion System riders?

Steve

frenchfighter

This site has pretty great photos from this race and others and they are typically somewhat different to your regular photo journalists.

http://www.cyclowired.jp/

I cannot read that language so just click left right and centre until I find what I am after, hopefully you will have more luck!

pottssteve

Thanks, some nice photos. Shame I don't read Japanese....

Steve

smithy21

frenchfighter wrote:

And so much for Tom Danielson. Was right up there yday - big time smokeage today though.

Think Danielson had a nasty fall so that stuffed him up. Also Vino taking it so seriously he was having a Carlsberg on one of the earlier stages.

rick_chasey

smithy21 wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

And so much for Tom Danielson. Was right up there yday - big time smokeage today though.

Think Danielson had a nasty fall so that stuffed him up. Also Vino taking it so seriously he was having a Carlsberg on one of the earlier stages.

Pic or it didn't happen.

smithy21

Heard it from a guy posting on another forum who is in the race.

He might have made it up but quite honestly I can't think why he would. He has enough to cope with being absolutely battered on every stage. Could have been a hallucination I suppose.

pottssteve

smithy21 wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

And so much for Tom Danielson. Was right up there yday - big time smokeage today though.

Think Danielson had a nasty fall so that stuffed him up. Also Vino taking it so seriously he was having a Carlsberg on one of the earlier stages.

Makes sense. I lived out there for a while and there's a big Carlsberg brewery knocking the stuff out - it's everywhere.

I've driven that road up to Genting Highlands and it was hard enough going up in a car! :shock:

shinyhelmut

frenchfighter wrote:

This site has pretty great photos from this race and others and they are typically somewhat different to your regular photo journalists.

http://www.cyclowired.jp/

I cannot read that language so just click left right and centre until I find what I am after, hopefully you will have more luck!

Frenchie, does your boss know how you spend all day?

rebs

pfft.. I was about to ask if I can have his job :P

frenchfighter

Marca Canolo of Colnago-CSF wins stage 7 from a breakaway.



Not good for Tom:

“Crashing is pretty hard, but when you crash like that in a sprint finish, it takes a lot out of you. I’ve been doing the best I can, but obviously it’s not what I wanted,” he said. “It is like you have got the flu. You are just so achy. Your body doesn’t work because it’s just trying to repair itself.”

“My right leg is so swollen, and there is so much muscle damage and hematomas – it doesn’t work. I tried to go with those guys [Serpa and the other attackers) at the beginning, then relaiszd it wasn’t close to possible.

“Bad 24 hours for me,” he stated yesterday evening. “Body is all messed up and now my right leg has an infection. Super swollen feels like it weighs 200 lbs.”

rick_chasey

Tom who?

Don't tell me Boonen's gone and crashed again.

He might as well change nationality to Columbian at this rate.

Edit: can't be - he's not riding..

Danielson?

Same applies I guess.

frenchfighter

Yeah Danielson.

rick_chasey

rebs wrote:

pfft.. I was about to ask if I can have his job :P

You think there's much work on at all in the City right now? :P

There's a reason I have 10,000 + posts.

andyp

I did a search and just 417 of them do not contain reference to Boonen.

frenchfighter

Guardini takes another win.

frenchfighter

Guardini takes the final stage making 6 stage wins out of a possible 10. Regardless of the competition, its still impressive.

Serpa wraps up the overall.

frenchfighter

Guardini riding MSR, Coppi then Giro.

His hero is Robbie McEwen!