Tour of Turkey *spoilers*

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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Todays profile looks like another fast run into the end
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    063147_DSC_8605.jpg
    Contador is the Greatest
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    edited April 2013
    Plus another finish line video being uploaded by Maggy.

    Edit: link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvBhnyqF ... e=youtu.be

    Just finished watching it & final 1km comes after a little climb (poss a false flat hard to tell from the bike cam) and then pretty straight & Maggy commenting he was going 78KPH.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    RoyPSB wrote:
    Pleased for Greipel - always comes across as a very decent guy, and he was clearly quite emotional yesterday.
    He's grown on me with his rides for the team in the Classics this year. Lots of respect earned.
    I can agree with that. !
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Sorry for the language but blooming heck Greipel just monstered that sprint and left everyone behind, went from 300M out and just blew everyone away.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    frenchfighter wrote:
    063147_DSC_8605.jpg

    Didn't catch the stage. Just chipping in to say what a fantastic photo this is of a guy who's clearly getting the best out of himself while showing every sign of being a decent human being.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Any love out there for Stage 5?

    Just caught the last 3km via Steephill. Very impressive win by Greipel (again) but the Lotto train/ leadout looked very well organised to boot. Not too phased by the need to catch up with a small breakaway towards the end or Pozzato's late attack.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Watched it live was a bit dull in that that it was on wide roads and pretty well described as rolling and relatively straight.

    The wind was a factor (apparently) in making 3 main groups with a breakaway, the leaders jersey group and pretty much everyone else in the peloton behind.

    The breakaway was quite entertaining as they kept on attaching each other & when they weren't they were just looking at each other, so quite good for about 20 minutes of fun.

    Think quite a few teams were practicing their trains but lotto did look quite good & was an early suggestion that they might be working for Hansen being Anzac day and all that however Greipel just looked like he was in a league of his own in that sprint just pulled out from about 4th wheel (I think) and went on his own past everyone like they were on a club run.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Final climb about to start.

    Rooting for Cam Meyer to take it.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Looks like its going to be another bunch sprint.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Looks like its going to be another bunch sprint.
    It would be if the last 7 kms weren't all uphill ;)

    Astana working for a Seeldraayers jump for the GC
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Big old sprint to get to that roundabout first though.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    FJS wrote:
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Looks like its going to be another bunch sprint.
    It would be if the last 7 kms weren't all uphill ;)

    Astana working for a Seeldraayers jump for the GC

    400M hardly a massive climb
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Looks like its going to be another bunch sprint.
    It would be if the last 7 kms weren't all uphill ;)

    Astana working for a Seeldraayers jump for the GC

    400M hardly a massive climb

    Huh? It's from sea level. 400 elevation meters is a big climb, at least completely ruling out a bunch sprint.

    And as you can see it is all into bits and pieces and only the climbers left at the front in a small group of 10 or so. Seeldraayers dropped. Sayer riding away...
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    This Sayar bloke is a bit interesting, still in the big ring as well..... Blood values?
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Looks pretty hilly, but behind the front rider there is a bunch of riders. If Saya can stay away will be good ride but looks to flatten out a bit.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Sayar riding away from everyone on the big ring :shock:
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Harmon and Big Maggy not mincing their words (within reason) about their view on what they're seeing
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    God I hope he's clean, cos this is brilliant if so.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Impressive by Sayar seems to be turning an impossible gear just hope he doesn't blow up

    Edit: just an impressive ride to win
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    De. Ja. Vu
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Haha, that was ridiculous
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    He's just sat down and thumbs up not looking tired at all, have to say to ride off the front like that was pretty good even more so when you look at the leg speed he looked like he was in slow-mo!
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Same team, same race

    IF this is a repeat...this race does not deserve this
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Still not as impressive as Grabovski though.

    But it's not a great climbing field, and I don't know anything about this guy. Maybe he's a phenom. Maybe low cadence is the future. Bluh.
  • greeny12
    greeny12 Posts: 759
    Hands up everyone who thinks that was totally legit?

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  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    Maybe they don't get Oprah in Turkey
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    At least the sport has improved so much that the obvious stand out.

    The gears he used on that ascent, haha.
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    The Eurosport commentary was certainly very interesting! I hope they are wrong, but that performance does look a tiny bit suspicious.

    DD.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    That was an uncomfortable listen. Given the happenings last year in this race, a raised eyebrow is fair enough. But Harmon and Maggie wouldn't let it lie and trolled the guy all the way to the line. :x
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