Tirreno-Adriatico 2013 *SPOILERS*

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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Short and technical enough for Sagan too perhaps.

    I'm going:

    Dowsett
    Martin
    Castroviejo
    Kwiatkowski
    Froome
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Ed_tron wrote:
    It was a long list of DNF yesterday - but I suppose some of the riders may have dropped out yesterday as its one final TT stage today, so they put in their shift helping their GC or whatever and now they are not needed as such.
    I tend to agree with this despite what Michele Acquarone put on Twitter: “Many people liked it but it was too much. We lost the balance. When one loses half the peloton, one must be honest and learn from mistakes”.
    And despite Cancellara’s moaning.
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    - Fabian Cancellara (68th) on Twitter: "I have just to say today's stage has nothing to do with bike racing. … I call it sadomaso"
    I think the drop-out rate would have been far less if the stage had come earlier or was part of a longer tour.
    Evans has the right spirit.
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    - Cadel Evans (18th) on Twitter: "Tough day at the office; 'character building' - an old friend would say."
    As for
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Phinney told Cyclingnews. "[There was] no climb longer than 2km, yet over 10000 feet of climbing in total."
    the official race info says yesterday had 2335 m climbing, so 7660 ft.

    Tony Martin’s comments: “It was torture. We were all glad when we at last crossed the line“.
    But also “Slowly but surely I’m coping with the climbs. In the two last difficult stages things went better then before. My legs feel good. I’m really motivated for the TT and I’ll try and ride to my maximum. Naturally I would have preferred a longer TT, but that’s the way things are”.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Even though its a short course today have read a few riders stating that the wind could be a big factor if its as changeable as expected. Not long now till the live feed is up so guess we will know a little more pretty soon.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    If you look at the results, lots of riders you would expect to get smoked on yesterday's stage were reasonably high up.

    Greipel finished. Class.

    ta-greipel.jpg
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Frenchie I'm not surprised that the gorilla made it up, he might not have the body of a climber but he is one tough cookie
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Reading some people using 'Dantesque' to decribe yesterday.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Spartacus is out on the course as we speak so interesting to see what sort on bench mark he puts down.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah, especially as he is the winner here for the last two years.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Course looking a little wet in places but not bad
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Fabs rocking and rolling through the last 1 Km & as Maggie points out looks like he is not going to beat the clock
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Scrub that he got his foot down and blasted the last KM to post 10:37 and take the lead
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Course looking a little wet in places but not bad

    Eurosport: "It has rained very, very hard in these last 15 minutes..."

    Surprised?!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Scrub that he got his foot down and blasted the last KM to post 10:37 and take the lead

    Last year it was dry (and slightly longer I think) where he got 10.36
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Course looking a little wet in places but not bad

    Eurosport: "It has rained very, very hard in these last 15 minutes..."

    Surprised?!

    Was making coffee at the time so didn't hear them say that part
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I was referring to the fact it has rained almost every day this race!

    Malori beats Cancellara (10.31). Dowsett currently 4th (10.48)
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Where is a good ticker for this? I am trying to follow this one, but would prefer something in english as my italian is abysmal at best.

    http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/ev ... asp?id=333

    Don't really need live video

    Thanks
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Yeah but TBF the overhead shots as I sat down looked quite dry its was only when you car to the moto camera that you can see the rain!

    As for the weather yeah I guess its fair to expect some rain as its what they have had to contend with all week.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    "Why should the fan brave cold and rain on the side of the road?" this morning's Gazzetta dello Sport asked. "Because there's Vincenzo Nibali."
    "What would cycling be without the courage of Nibali?" Gazzetta continues. "Only waiting-and-seeing."
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Some bloke stamping down some road furniture that has raised after the last little corner. Lets hope we don't get too much more rain or could be interesting.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    coriordan wrote:
    Where is a good ticker for this?

    http://live.cyclingnews.com/
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    No! The tri word's just come up in Big Maggy's commentary. This has to be stopped :(
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Kiss the big guns is just off down the ramp
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    frenchfighter wrote:
    coriordan wrote:
    Where is a good ticker for this?
    http://live.cyclingnews.com/

    Tx FF
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Panzerwagen in the blocks
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Tony Martin looking strong on the drying roads
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    No! The tri word's just come up in Big Maggy's commentary. This has to be stopped :(

    He has just redeemed himself though with a suggestion of Sky looking at all 3 grand tours this year
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Tony Martin taking the slipstream of the car & rider in front of him
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Martin crosses the line in 1st at 10:25
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Before anyone accuses Malori check out his palmares - he is a consistently excellent TT rider.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Tough break: starting a 9Km TT 1 min in front of Tony Martin. That's worth indulging in prior-stage shenanigans to avoid.

    Cataldo currently 5th, a Mahoosive 23s behind Martin, the current leader.
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