Tour of Britain Stage 4 *spoiler*

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  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    The real Professionals come to the fore! A classic splitting of the bunch in a cross wind!
    Filthy weather, glad it wasn't doing that on Monday when I went to watch!
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  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    Blimey, the break's lead is coming down quicker than Paris Hilton's knickers!
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Sounds interesting so watching it online at work but no sound. Whats the gap from the sky group to the rest of the peloton?

    JTL in the Sky group.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    edited September 2012
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Sounds interesting so watching it online at work but no sound. Whats the gap from the sky group to the rest of the peloton?

    JTL in the Sky group.

    I haven't heard a gap from the lead/Sky group backwards, but there are cars in between.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Shame Rabobank aren't in it this year.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Backstedt comfortably in the top group. You never lose class.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    afx237vi wrote:
    Shame Rabobank aren't in it this year.

    Odd seeing as they won it last year. Wonder if it was their choice or the organisers?
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Lots of passengers (unsurprisingly) in the Sky group. Howard looking comfortable, fancy him for the stage again.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    inkyfingers wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Shame Rabobank aren't in it this year.

    Odd seeing as they won it last year. Wonder if it was their choice or the organisers?

    Must have been theirs, surely? Vacansoleil were in last year's race too.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Even in crosswinds JTL just looks so much more comfortable than the other domestic riders.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Getting fired does that to you.

    Aah...wasn't aware.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sky through their power all over this race...
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Pross wrote:
    Lots of passengers (unsurprisingly) in the Sky group. Howard looking comfortable, fancy him for the stage again.

    Cav says he doesn't want the leaders jersey as he wants to wear rainbow jersey for last few days (fair enough) but isn't doing any work in the group...if it comes to a sprint it's hard to imagine him not having a go in a group of this size.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Has the front group sat up or just turned into a big headwind?

    EDIT Still working so must have been the wind, they seemed to slow a lot after catching the break.
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    Sitting up. Endura don't want to give sky a free ride, but sky forcing them to.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    Lots of passengers (unsurprisingly) in the Sky group. Howard looking comfortable, fancy him for the stage again.

    Cav says he doesn't want the leaders jersey as he wants to wear rainbow jersey for last few days (fair enough) but isn't doing any work in the group...if it comes to a sprint it's hard to imagine him not having a go in a group of this size.

    Thought I saw Cav do a bit of work when the echelon first formed - difficult not to I guess.
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    Pross - there seemed to be a good bit of chat between Endura & Sky riders.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    I hadn't realised Maggy was actually riding for his team this season - he's still got it!
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Pross wrote:
    I hadn't realised Maggy was actually riding for his team this season - he's still got it!

    He turned the gas on with about 2k to go yesterday, and even the Sky riders were straining to stay on his wheel.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Pross wrote:
    I hadn't realised Maggy was actually riding for his team this season - he's still got it!
    Was a joy to see yesterday, put a big smile on my face, wife looked at me a little strange as I cheered when he hit the front!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    4 sprints in four stages. In the rain. Chipper.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Cavtastic.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Very comfortable.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:
    4 sprints in four stages. In the rain. Chipper.

    Problem being that I don't think Britain has the terrain to break up a pro peloton during a late season stage race. And if it did, nobody would come.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Wiggo puts some poor sod in his place for trying to muscle in with the world's biggest switch - wouldn't be surprised to see a relegation shortly. Thought Rowe was going to win it solo but Howard was awake to it - decent tactic if it was intended as forced Howard to open the sprint early.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    And that was a 20 man group, not a bunch sprint.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    frenchfighter wrote:
    4 sprints in four stages. In the rain. Chipper.

    Not sure what the rain has to do with anything! You do realise that this was a sprint from a group of 20 odd riders after some text book echelon riding don't you? You can have 4 sprints in 4 stages at that well known chipper the Tour de France too. Hillier in the next few days.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Pross wrote:
    Wiggo puts some poor sod in his place for trying to muscle in with the world's biggest switch - wouldn't be surprised to see a relegation shortly. Thought Rowe was going to win it solo but Howard was awake to it - decent tactic if it was intended as forced Howard to open the sprint early.

    I wonder if a Rowe win was actually Plan A as he'll probably be the more credible GC contender.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Pross wrote:
    Wiggo puts some poor sod in his place for trying to muscle in with the world's biggest switch - wouldn't be surprised to see a relegation shortly. Thought Rowe was going to win it solo but Howard was awake to it - decent tactic if it was intended as forced Howard to open the sprint early.

    Was a bit surprised Sky didn't try pinging riders off the front from a bit further out. Share the wins around, you know. They are so much stronger than the other teams in this race it's slightly embarrassing.

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