Tro Bro Leon *spoilers*

wombly_knees
wombly_knees Posts: 657
edited April 2013 in Pro race
Spoilers if anyone does bother about this race...

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Startlist somewhere in here-
http://trobroleon.jimdo.com/engagés/

Part on road and and part on loose gravel and might be easier to find gold at the end of a rainbow than a stream for this race. Also a piglet for the leading rider from Brittany, no?

Raleigh riding it with Alex Blaine and Berthou their leaders and including skinny climbers Mark O'Brien and Lach Norris

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Great race this, probably much better than the "race of a thousand corners".
    Besides which, it's on Eurosport later.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Live with 65kms to go:
    http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/7422
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh yes Tro Bro. Love this race - pretty different to most races.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Startlist:
    http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjM5MjQ=

    Turgot.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    ..........and we have mud! :)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Feed back up
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Down again...

    now up.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lol, some of the terrain they go over in this race is ridiculous. Lots of cyclocross bikes out.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Feed went with 20km to race. Very annoying.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Back with 3km remaining.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ladagnous lapping riders and clear with 53 seconds over 6 chasers (including two from his team).
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    After 5hrs 12mins he comes home with the win - well earned and a nice and hard race to add to the palmares.

    FDJ take 2nd and 3rd also : )
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ladagnous lapping riders and clear with 53 seconds over 6 chasers (including two from his team).

    Mourey got it ?
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Result
    1 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ 5:12:43
    2 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 0:00:58
    3 Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ 0:01:16
    4 Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
    5 Rémi Cusin (Fra) IAM Cycling
    6 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun
    7 Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement 0:01:20
    8 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ 0:02:48
    9 Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement
    10 Koen Barbe (Bel) Crelan-Euphony 0:02:5
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks SGS. I saw he was on a bike with 25 and mis-read the start sheet (Ladagnous was 24)
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  • geoffh73
    geoffh73 Posts: 85
    1 hour highlight show on British eurosport at 2.30pm today.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Lucky for me, there were no problems with France 3 Bretagne on tv.
    Watched the whole lot yesterday evening. (although the result had been blown)
    Once again the race delivered.
    Hard not to, when one minute they are riding bang up against the rugged
    and exposed West coast, the next, chugging along muddy farm tracks.

    Good enough to watch again, with the Eurosport highlights, this afternoon.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What. A. Shot.
    le_bon_tbl_13.jpg
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  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    Sounds like a good race. I can't see why we can't make more races like this in the uk.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Cal_Stewart wrote:
    Sounds like a good race. I can't see why we can't make more races like this in the uk.

    If you're not aware then check out the Rutland-Melton Classic, now sponsored by Tesco I believe.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Dengie marshes tour? Sadly not on this year.

    FDJ 1,2,3 was pretty impressive
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,174
    First time I've watched this, would have loved live coverage as the highlights only had a few of the dirt track sections. Fantastic race that seems to have everything; off road sections, short sharp climbs and cross winds. That's the second Europe Tour one day race I've watched recently and the racing has been great in oth, hopefully Eurosport will start showing more. Tactically perfect by FDJ at Mourey looked incredibly strong. It goes to show you don't have to have the very top cyclists to have an excellent race. I'm looking forward to next year's race now - would love to go over and watch.
  • andrew_s
    andrew_s Posts: 2,511
    Final 70km on Youtube here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi2yKU4QhVg
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    Cheers for that. Good race as ever.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Just got round to watching it & thought it was a really good race.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good photos:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/smashred/s ... 263291965/
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Cheers Frenchie some good photos there
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,174
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Good photos:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/smashred/s ... 263291965/

    Love the one of the lone IAM rider, you'd never think that was part of a professional bike race. I guess it's no real surprise a cross rider won although it is a long race.

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