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  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    frenchfighter wrote:
    FAIL by SKY.

    Cav left solo from 900m. Well back. Looking lost. Falling back. Then crashes.

    Takes out Phinney. Outrageous.

    To be fair FF, where was Cav supposed to go? Ferrari completely took him out.

    Mind you very unlucky for Phinney :(
  • IanLD
    IanLD Posts: 423
    I'd throw him out for that. Not only brought down Cav, but looks as if he has caused a bad injury to Taylor Phinney.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,550
    Cogidubnus wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    FAIL by SKY.

    Cav left solo from 900m. Well back. Looking lost. Falling back. Then crashes.

    Takes out Phinney. Outrageous.

    To be fair FF, where was Cav supposed to go? Ferrari completely took him out.

    Mind you very unlucky for Phinney :(

    FF saw that after, don't worry.
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  • dirtymonkey1985
    dirtymonkey1985 Posts: 529
    Looks like a broken ankle for phinney poor bastard
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    If thats a bone broken, then Im gutted for Phinney in an Olympic year
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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Poor Phinney. Gutted for him.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Super work by the camera man. Didn't lose Cav once in that overhead then was able to pan to make the winner cross the line.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Cogidubnus wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    FAIL by SKY.

    Cav left solo from 900m. Well back. Looking lost. Falling back. Then crashes.

    Takes out Phinney. Outrageous.

    To be fair FF, where was Cav supposed to go? Ferrari completely took him out.

    Mind you very unlucky for Phinney :(

    FF saw that after, don't worry.

    Note that I mentioned Sky, not Cav and said that Cav did a super job. Good, move along.
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  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    I don't know if its the train or whether Cav would rather follow his rivals, but he has had a habit of loosing his train this season so far. Still may not have prevented the crash though
  • Glut4
    Glut4 Posts: 198
    Is thomas now in pink?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nice work by Favilli for that bunnyhop and then placing 11th.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Great placing by Demare

    1 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
    2 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
    3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
    4 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
    5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
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  • Lightning
    Lightning Posts: 360
    That was just ridiculous. DQ Ferrari please. Taylor down again..
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Really crazy move by Ferrari. Wouldn't complain if he was DQed for that.
  • Simmotino
    Simmotino Posts: 295
    What was Ferrari thinking? He had room to push on to the left but decided to move from there across TWO riders and, in a stroke of genius, thought it would be a good idea to do it without looking! :shock:
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,754
    Well I think he's taken out 3 of my Fantasy Cycling team (Phinney, Cav & Guardini) in one foul move! Not impressed...it was a horrible, full-speed crash.

    Fair play to Goss though...looked like the likely winner anyway.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,185
    Not sure what happened with the lead out. Kennaugh accelerated coming out if final bend with Thomas on his wheel but Cav either got boxed or decided to go with what was familiar and sit behind Renshaw. Terrible move by Ferrari - would have been an interesting finish as Cav was going hard, think he left it a bit too late though. Nice to see Goss finally get the win after all those 2nds.
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    Would be really surprised if there's no DQ.
    Very rare to see someone move as badly as that.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,550
    afx237vi wrote:
    Really crazy move by Ferrari. Wouldn't complain if he was DQed for that.

    Think he'll be lucky if he gets away with a DQ.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,185
    Is Thomas in pink then? Sure it's not how he would like to do it if he is.
  • thamacdaddy
    thamacdaddy Posts: 590
    Cav lost Kennaugh and Thomas at about 2km through the corne (rabo came across the line). Kennaugh put the gas on while Thomas was lOoking back for Cav constantly. The sky train now acts as the train everyone wants to get on and in the closing 20km hunter, farrar and phinney were never far from cav. On one of the last few corners he lost the wheel of Thomas and fell back about five places.

    Perhaps had that not happened then he might have been ahead of Ferrari in that final straight.

    That doesn't pin the blame on Sky though. While its a mistake Thomas swing out a bit at 1.2 and you could see cav on the edge of the trailing group. Cav could have possibly moved up but perhaps it was too risky. Either way I am not sure he had enough distance before the crash but he had found the gap and was making up ground quickly on goss et al.

    Bad stuff from Ferrari, he should have more done than just a DQ
  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    Dunno who it was, but someone came millimetres to running over cavs outstretched arm. Since I'm currently laid up from a crash of my own, my stomach went into a knot watching that. Absolutely gutted for taylor, hope it's not broken.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,550
    Phinney standing and smiling. Thank f***. Might have a tour to the hospital before his flight though.
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  • Simmotino
    Simmotino Posts: 295
    Glut4 wrote:
    Is thomas now in pink?

    Possibly not:
    David Hamorn via Twitter wrote:
    No pink jersey presentation to a rider, it's been given to some kid! Yes really a kid. However jersey had a BMC logo on it, Taylor still?
  • majormantra
    majormantra Posts: 2,094
    Just saw that on Rai. Is that his son?
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,584
    What I've noticed most from the overhead shots the past 2 days is that Cav is much more aware of what is happening around him than anyone else at the front of the sprint. Last few years it seemed like he just needed stick to Renshaw's wheel then make the jump. Now he is constantly scanning his options - yesterday choosing to let GT go to the right and make a gap for himself to jump up the middle. Everyone else only seems focused on what is happening ahead of them.

    Watching the overhead shots today I think that had Ferarri not sideswiped him he would have made the jump for the win.

    Excellent riding by the bunnyhoping Liquidgas rider.

    Gutted for Finney. DQ for Ferarri please.
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    CN say phinney crossed the line an have him in pink still.
    Hope the ankle is ok. And hope Ferrari gets booted out.
  • Glut4
    Glut4 Posts: 198
    From Cyclingnews

    General classification:
    1 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC 9:23:41
    2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky 0:0:09
    3 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda 0:0:13
  • majormantra
    majormantra Posts: 2,094
    Rai now interviewing Ferrari. Anyone know what he's saying?
  • Simmotino
    Simmotino Posts: 295
    MajorMantra wrote:
    Rai now interviewing Ferrari. Anyone know what he's saying?

    "I'm looking forward to flying off on holiday tomorrow" :?:

    :lol:

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