Eneco Tour * Spoilers*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Current

    1. T. Phinney BMC 00:20'30
    2. L. Westra VCD 00:20'43
    3. A. Malori LAM 00:20'44
    4. A. Contador Velasco SAX 00:20'47
    5. J. Castroviejo Nicolas MOV 00:20'55
    6. M. Irizar Aranburu RNT 00:20'57
    7. A. Dowsett SKY 00:21'07
    8. J. Bakelants RNT 00:21'10
    9. M. Boaro SAX 00:21'11
    10. T. De Gendt VCD 00:21'12
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Durbridge not putting in the ride I thought he would at the moment. But he's still capable of pulling it back over the second half.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    TUFT BEATS PHINNEY by 5 secs

    Think that is the GC wrapped up...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Current

    1. S. Tuft GEC 00:20'25
    2. T. Phinney BMC 00:20'30
    3. L. Westra VCD 00:20'43
    4. A. Malori LAM 00:20'44
    5. A. Contador Velasco SAX 00:20'47
    6. L. Durbridge GEC 00:20'50
    7. J. Castroviejo Nicolas MOV 00:20'55
    8. M. Irizar Aranburu RNT 00:20'57
    9. S. Langeveld GEC 00:21'02
    10. A. Dowsett SKY 00:21'07
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    GO CHAVANEL. First at first time check - that time has stood for ages. Hope he carries it to the finish.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Damn, Boonen looks so good on a bike
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Profile for tomorrow:

    http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2012/ ... file07.pdf

    Forgot it wasnt pan flat so GC far from over.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Boonen off the top pace currently
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Terpstra doesnt trouble win or GC. Three riders left
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Damn, Chavanel 20 secs down on this stage. Great ride though.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Well one thing is for sure, the best stage race rider of this generation still has it, unsurprisingly.

    Places 6th and only has TT specialists ahead of him

    1. S. Tuft GEC 00:20'25 51km/h
    2. T. Phinney BMC 00:20'30
    3. L. Westra VCD 00:20'43
    4. A. Malori LAM 00:20'44
    5. S. Chavanel OPQ 00:20'45
    6. A. Contador Velasco SAX 00:20'47
    7. L. Durbridge GEC 00:20'50
    8. J. Mouris GEC 00:20'51
    9. J. Castroviejo Nicolas MOV 00:20'55
    10. M. Irizar Aranburu RNT 00:20'57

    stage20-2.jpg

    Woo, fittingly this post is my 10,000th.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Hell yes, when he looks back at his career that 6th place in a TT stage of the Eneco Tour is really going to stand out.

    Sorry Frenchie, but i'm struggling to share your enthusiasm for the World class snoozefest.

    At least we might have 5 minutes of excitement tomorrow when they climb the Muur.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    You miss the significance unsurprisingly.

    You can also not watch or comment on this race if you don't like it and go back to watching riders from the BC Factory race round a track for less seconds than it takes me to pump my tires then to celebrate for 5x as long as the race lasts.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    frenchfighter wrote:
    You miss the significance unsurprisingly.

    You can also not watch or comment on this race if you don't like it and go back to watching riders from the BC Factory race round a track for less seconds than it takes me to pump my tires then to celebrate for 5x as long as the race lasts.

    Calm down.

    The significance being that Contador is back and can TT OK? I think we already knew that.

    I enjoyed this race last year actually, when you had Gilbert and EBH attacking and sprinting for bonus seconds, but this race has been rubbish.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Hell yes, when he looks back at his career that 6th place in a TT stage of the Eneco Tour is really going to stand out.

    Sorry Frenchie, but i'm struggling to share your enthusiasm for the World class snoozefest.

    At least we might have 5 minutes of excitement tomorrow when they climb the Muur.
    The Muur times 3 and around the corner that descent for 3 times should keep you awake much longer if you are interested.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    deejay wrote:
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Hell yes, when he looks back at his career that 6th place in a TT stage of the Eneco Tour is really going to stand out.

    Sorry Frenchie, but i'm struggling to share your enthusiasm for the World class snoozefest.

    At least we might have 5 minutes of excitement tomorrow when they climb the Muur.
    The Muur times 3 and around the corner that descent for 3 times should keep you awake much longer if you are interested.

    I just looked at the profile. You're right, it's not a bad little stage in prospect actually.

    I don't hate sprinters stages as much as Iain, but 5 in a row in a 7 day race was too much.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    You can also not watch or comment on this race if you don't like it and go back to watching riders from the BC Factory race round a track for less seconds than it takes me to pump my tires then to celebrate for 5x as long as the race lasts.

    Gold medal standard hypocracy! You were a regular poster/moaner about the Olympics track.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    And the part of my post you quoted continues that.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    frenchfighter wrote:
    You miss the significance unsurprisingly.

    You can also not watch or comment on this race if you don't like it and go back to watching riders from the BC Factory race round a track for less seconds than it takes me to pump my tires then to celebrate for 5x as long as the race lasts.
    Ever thought of buying a track pump?

    There was more of interest in every one of the track races at the Olympics than there has been all week in the Eneco Tour, hopefully today should be different.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Calm down, ladies. Today will be a great stage. Then the Vuelta, which could be one of the most exciting in history, is less than a week away. Things aint so bad you know.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    FYI Tour of Utah is on this week with reasonable big names. Final stage also today.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited August 2012
    100 odd km to go. 1.25 on the bunch for Nuyens, Perez, Burghardt, Mol, Hondo, Linus, Steegmans, Brutt and Van der Sande
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    It on:

    http://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/#
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    79km 2.14mins
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Going up the Valkenberg which is in the World Champs this year.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Going up the Valkenberg which is in the World Champs this year.
    Nope. The Valkenberg hill is in Belgium, Ronde van Vlaanderen territory. Valkenburg is a town in The Netherlands in Amstel Gold territory, and hosting the Worlds this year. Often confused, but nowhere near each other and in different countries.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haha, got it!

    48km to go. Saxo turning up the pace and stringing them out. Contador has 4 riders with him.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Boonen puncture
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    FJS, they went up the Valkenburg earlier this race.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tuft puncture

    Saxo stringing it out. Contador to attack on a course that doesnt favour him so much?
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