Tour of Turkey *spoiler*

Tusher
Tusher Posts: 2,762
edited May 2012 in Pro race
What on earth is Theo Bos doing here?

After 2009, I doubted he would have been back to Turkey, even for a holiday.















Oh. Wait a minute. He's probably their darling- brought them more publicity than all the other riders put together.
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  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    The result was Boss then Goss - surely there's a song about that???
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Turkey+Bos=Big, big crash.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Want to see what Guardini can do against some big names.

    You have Deignan riding for United Health Care and Bosisio riding for UTENSILNORD NAMED. Also have GB's Fenn.

    Crash for this stage (looks like 3 separate crashes at the same time):
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqaq1f ... mbediframe

    And sprint:
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqanl5 ... mbediframe

    Stage 3
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    Tusher, please can you add **Spoiler** to the title so all results etc can be posted here without ppl complaining?
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  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    Was Renshaw Bos's lead out? :roll:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,589
    Ms Tree wrote:
    The result was Boss then Goss - surely there's a song about that???

    Yeah, it was by Bros ;)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Greipel wins stage 2. Farnese really need to work on their lead-out if Guardini is going to do anything, here or in the Giro.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    They've got Cipo for that right?!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    tdu_2012_6a.jpg
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Greipel went from a long way out and looked strong....
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  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Yup, Renshaw is in Turkey as a lead out man.
    He probably cries himself to sleep every night.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,589
    frenchfighter wrote:
    tdu_2012_6a.jpg

    This photo confused me completely, I assumed it was from yesterday's stage and couldn't work out why there were Sky riders in the shot when they aren't even at the race!
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Tusher wrote:
    Yup, Renshaw is in Turkey as a lead out man.
    He probably cries himself to sleep every night.

    If he's having to do lead outs at the Tour of Turkey then god knows which races he'll get to ride as the main sprinter!

    Greipel carrying on his dominating form in races that nobody gives a monkeys about...
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    World Tour teams humbled by obscure Bulgarian rider from an even more obscure Turkish team...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    edited April 2012
    afx237vi wrote:
    World Tour teams humbled by obscure Bulgarian rider from an even more obscure Turkish team...
    Awesome stage. Another mountain of pain.

    1. Ivailo Grabovsli (Konya) 4:21:12
    2. Alexander Dyachenko (Astana) 1:29
    3. Danail Andonov (Caja Rural) 1:32
    4. Adrián Palomares (Andalucía) 1:34
    5. Romain Bardet (AG2R) 1:51
    6. Alexander Efimkin (Team Type 1) 2:13
    7. Florian Guillou (Bretagne) 2:19
    8. Enrico Battaglin (Colnago) 2:38
    9. Michal Golas (Vacansoleil) 2:52
    10. Will Routley (Spidertech) 2:55

    Nice time gaps!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited April 2012
    Not sure what to say here....I don't recognise many names.

    What happened?

    03-results.jpg
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Not sure what to say here....I don't recognise any names apart from Ef.

    What happened?

    Man from local team attacked, rode like lion up ugly climb and won.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    You should recognise at least a few of those names.
    Bardet was the young success story of the Amstel G R.
    Enrico Battaglin is one of Italy's up and coming young stars.
    Dynachenko, Efimkin, Golas?

    The Columbian climbers basically blew up. Duarte died a few kms out.

    Don't forget that most riders here are the top sprinters.

    Then, they go and stick in a beast of a climb!
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    iainf72 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Not sure what to say here....I don't recognise any names apart from Ef.

    What happened?

    Man from local team attacked, rode like ugly lion up climb and won.

    FTFY, due to some of the faces that dude was pulling.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited April 2012
    Big breakaway? Odd that there are no names or teams of note in top 10, over 3mins down. Haven't looked at startlist tho - maybe they are all shit climbers and it is all geared for sprinters.

    Either way; lightweight.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    You should recognise at least a few of those names.
    Bardet was the young success story of the Amstel G R.
    Enrico Battaglin is one of Italy's up and coming young stars.
    Dynachenko, Efimkin, Golas?

    The Columbian climbers basically blew up. Duarte died a few kms out.

    Don't forget that most riders here are the top sprinters.

    Then, they go and stick in a beast of a climb!

    Looked properly and edited. I know Ef, Bat and Bardet of course from Amstel
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    afx237vi wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Not sure what to say here....I don't recognise any names apart from Ef.

    What happened?

    Man from local team attacked, rode like ugly lion up climb and won.

    FTFY, due to some of the faces that dude was pulling.

    The brother looked like he could a bit of a body hair problem too
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Big breakaway. Odd that there are no names or teams of note in top 10, over 3mins down. Haven't looked at startlist tho - maybe they are all shoot climbers and it is all geared for sprinters.

    Either way; lightweight.

    You should watch the stage first. It certainly wasn't lightweight. He did what you like to see - take the race by the balls and commit 100% for the win. The guys from AG2R, Astana and GreenEdge certainly didn't gift him the stage... they were giving it full gas too.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    afx237vi wrote:

    You should watch the stage first. It certainly wasn't lightweight. He did what you like to see - take the race by the balls and commit 100% for the win. The guys from AG2R, Astana and GreenEdge certainly didn't gift him the stage... they were giving it full gas too.

    For sure. Looked like a hard climb too. The gradient seemed to change a lot and icky surface.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    afx237vi wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Big breakaway. Odd that there are no names or teams of note in top 10, over 3mins down. Haven't looked at startlist tho - maybe they are all shoot climbers and it is all geared for sprinters.

    Either way; lightweight.

    You should watch the stage first. It certainly wasn't lightweight. He did what you like to see - take the race by the balls and commit 100% for the win. The guys from AG2R, Astana and GreenEdge certainly didn't gift him the stage... they were giving it full gas too.

    To clarify - lightweight from the 'Big' teams.

    The results make it look great and am very happy for those relative unknown riders and special props to the winner. Will certainly watch what I can of it.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited April 2012
    Stage 3 Results
    1 GABROVSKI, Ivaïlo (KONYA TORKU SEKER SPOR) 4:21:09
    2 DYACHENKO, Alexsandr (ASTANA) + 1:29
    3 ANDONOV PETROV, Danail (CAJA RURAL) + 1:32
    4 PALOMARES VILLAPLANA, Adrian (ANDALUCIA) + 1:34
    5 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:51
    6 EFIMKIN, Alexander (TEAM TYPE 1 - SANOFI) + 2:13
    7 GUILLOU, Florian (BRETAGNE - SCHULLER) + 2:19
    8 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (COLNAGO - CSF INOX) + 2:38
    9 GOLAS, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 2:52
    10 ROUTLEY, Will (SPIDERTECH p/b C10) + 2:55

    General Classification after Stage 3
    1 GABROVSKI, Ivaïlo (KONYA TORKU SEKER SPOR) 10:43:04
    2 DYACHENKO, Alexsandr (ASTANA) + 1:33
    3 ANDONOV PETROV, Danail (CAJA RURAL) + 1:38
    4 PALOMARES VILLAPLANA, Adrian (ANDALUCIA) + 1:44
    5 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:01
    6 EFIMKIN, Alexander (TEAM TYPE 1 - SANOFI) + 2:23
    7 GUILLOU, Florian (BRETAGNE - SCHULLER) + 2:29
    8 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (COLNAGO - CSF INOX) + 2:48
    9 GOLAS, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 3:02
    10 ROUTLEY, Will (SPIDERTECH p/b C10) + 3:05
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Winner:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Disappointed with TEKLEHAYMANOT. Supposed to be a superb climber and this is a hot country so no excuse with the weather. Maybe he was just not allowed to ride for himself.
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  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Disappointed with TEKLEHAYMANOT. Supposed to be a superb climber and this is a hot country so no excuse with the weather. Maybe he was just not allowed to ride for himself.

    Teklehaymanot was certainly riding for himself, he just didn't have the legs on the day. I don't think he's raced that much this year so far.

    It's instructive I find to remember that the people who were up front are actually quite good, and will take advantage when they get the opportunity to shine on any given day in their career.

    Bardet I have followed the results of for a couple of years - he could be the Next French Winner of The Tour :wink:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Oh well

    http://www.dopeology.org/people/Ivailo_Gabrovski/
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lol...

    Great site. First time I've seen it.
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