Tirreno-Adriatico **SPOILERS**

frenchfighter
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edited March 2012 in Pro race
1 GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:18:41
2 RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:17
3 Garmin-Barracuda
4 Sky Procycling 0:00:23
5 Astana Pro Team 0:00:30

Stage 1


Goss led them over
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Nothing like a TTT to get people talking eh......

    Surprising results, can't see this stage having that much of an effect on the result at the end of the week now they've got a proper summit finish in the race.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,734
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Nothing like a TTT to get people talking eh......

    Surprising results, can't see this stage having that much of an effect on the result at the end of the week now they've got a proper summit finish in the race.


    Green edge have a lot of track experience.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Nothing like a TTT to get people talking eh......

    Surprising results, can't see this stage having that much of an effect on the result at the end of the week now they've got a proper summit finish in the race.


    Green edge have a lot of track experience.

    True, the likes of Goss, Meyer, Langeveld, O'Grady all have big engines. What is more surprising is that the likes of Astana, Aqua Sapone and Lampre beating BMC and Liquigas.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Huh...

    Well fair play Green Edge.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,583
    Didn't see that coming especially not with a margin like that!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lots of riders to get excited about in this race.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,157
    For people who used to like the Cervelo Beyond the Peloton films, GreenEdge's Bsckstage Pass series is shaping up nicely. Not as arty, but more immediate.

    Here's their one about today's win: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlCo_LTJ ... e=youtu.be

    (Why don't Sky do stuff like this? They are the specialists after all).
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gilbert, Belgian ITT Nat Champ, was dropped.

    BMC 58secs back, with names like Evans and Pinotti....
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Matt White has a personality. Who would have thought? ;)

    Nice videos.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,734
    Cav wins in front of Farrar.
    _
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Yay!!
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    In front of Freire, then Farrar, then Sagan.

    Not a very "clean" leadout, but he did the job. No Greipel in the mix - there was a crash late doors.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,734
    mroli wrote:
    In front of Freire, then Farrar, then Sagan.

    Not a very "clean" leadout, but he did the job. No Greipel in the mix - there was a crash late doors.

    Fair enough, I'm just reading of twitter.

    Freire 2nd eh?

    * whistles nonchalantly*
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cav wins in front of Farrar.

    Huzzah! :)

    Poor Tyler, always the bridesmaid and rarely the bride :(
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Class sprint from Cavendish. Everyone else is riding for second at the moment...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,815
    Terrible stage.
    230kms at under 35kph.
    Friere looking good for M-SR, over that long distance.
    Sagan's finishing speed was very impressive, but his timing was like Gerrans, the other day.
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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    I Know where my MSR PTP is going and it aint Oscar... I need the points ;-)
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    35kph, are they training for MSR or for the local crit league?

    Good strong win from Cav though, passed Farrar so easily. Friere there or thereabouts, he may not be as fast as Cav but he's smart, real smart.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,734
    inkyfingers wrote:
    35kph, are they training for MSR or for the local crit league?

    Good strong win from Cav though, passed Farrar so easily. Friere there or thereabouts, he may not be as fast as Cav but he's smart, real smart.

    6hrs in the saddle sounds about MS-R-ish.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    fk+off.jpg
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,734
    From the gun Savini goes for it. Has 2,50 on the peloton.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,734
    11 minutes now.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,734
    I'm reading echelons in Tirreno on twitter. Anyone?
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,114
    Gruppo compatto.
  • andyjr
    andyjr Posts: 635
    EBH takes the win
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,734
    Cav nowhere.
    _
  • andyjr
    andyjr Posts: 635
    Maybe Sky are taking turns?
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    andyjr wrote:
    EBH takes the win

    Planned move from Sky or was Cav dropped/crashed/busy doing other things?
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  • andyjr
    andyjr Posts: 635
    No idea. Was watching P-N & caught the last 3km in Italian
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    inkyfingers wrote:
    andyjr wrote:
    EBH takes the win

    Planned move from Sky or was Cav dropped/crashed/busy doing other things?

    He was nowhere to be seen in the run in but appeared to congratulate EBH not long after the finish so he didnt crash. He certainly didnt contest the sprint; whether that was planned or not I dont know.

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