Tour de Suisse - Stage 7 *Spoiler*

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited June 2013 in Pro race
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Today's climbs are:

km 052,8 | Kat. 3: Kerenzerberg (5,5 km, 5,5%)
km 129,0 | Kat. 1: Wolfgangpass (18,6 km, 4,4%)
km 159,5 | Kat. 4: Davos Wiesen (0,7 km, 6,7%)
km 196,7 | Kat. HC: Albulapass (25,8 km , 5,3%)

Jose Joaquin Rojas (MOV), Eduard Vorganov (KAT), Andreas Klöden (RLT), Niki Terpstra (OPQ),
Manuele Mori (LAM), Damiano Caruso (CAN), Luis Leon Sanchez (BLA), Michael Morkov (TST), Daryl Impey (OGE), Adria Saez (EUS), Tomasz Marczynski (VCD), Johannes Fröhlinger (ARG), Georg Preidler (ARG) and Jean-Marc Marino (SOJ)

Have about 4.5mins on the peloton with about 100km to race.

Haussler suffered fractures to his pelvis and hip in a crash yesterday.
Luis Leon Sanchez is the top-ranked rider in the group, only 6:29 down in 29th place.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Earliest live video will be about 4.15pm.

    I suspect the GC will change a decent amount today.
    General Classification after Stage 6
    SUI 1 FRANK, Mathias (BMC RACING TEAM) 20:31:05
    CZE 2 KREUZIGER, Roman (TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF) + 23
    POR 3 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 35
    FRA 4 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 57
    NED 5 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM) + 1:08
    IRL 6 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:23
    FRA 7 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:28
    USA 8 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING TEAM) + 1:39
    AUS 9 MEYER, Cameron (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 1:42
    KAZ 10 DYACHENKO, Alexsandr (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 1:59
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  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I suspect the GC will change a decent amount today.

    predictions?

    inrng reckons Kreuziger looks like strongest rider in race
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah I have been watching Kreuziger and he has been at the front all the time and looking comfortable. Very aggressive on stage 3 and has had great form all year. He is also not a rider to ride wheels and will go for the win if he has legs. Mollema, TJ and Peraud to move up. Pinot I would like to see do something as well as Dan Martin. TJ will be hampered by Frank though so will have to give up those potential gains if Frank is in trouble.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Break is at the top of the Wolfgangpass.
    Diego Ulissi crashed yesterday and has climbed off today.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gap under three minutes now after the Wolfgangpass.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Magnus Backstedt ‏@MagnusBackstedt 5h
    Wow, that is one technical descent in to the finish of today stage of #tourdesuisse won't be many riders left though. #downhilltt
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Hoping for a bit more attacking on the final climb today. Nothing to lose.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rubbish coverage. Didn't start until they were already on the final climb.
    Just 30kms live.

    The downhill into La Punt isn't exactly a novelty. They seem to do it every year, these days.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    edited June 2013
    DeadCalm wrote:
    Magnus Backstedt ‏@MagnusBackstedt 5h
    Wow, that is one technical descent in to the finish of today stage of #tourdesuisse won't be many riders left though. #downhilltt
    Maybe why Maggy is a Big Ring guy. ?
    Gesink won this very same stage in 2010 and he got down.
    La Punt
    Finish Town of a stage
    Date St Km From Winner
    2013-06-14 7 206.00 Meilen
    2010-06-17 6 213.30 Mieringen GESINK Robert (NED)
    2006-06-15 6 212.20 Fiesch GIL PEREZ Koldo (ESP)
    2003-06-21 5 178.00 Ascona CASAGRANDE Francesco (ITA)
    2000-06-20 8 170.00 Locarno GARZELLI Stefano (ITA)
    1995-06-20 8 191.90 Zug TONKOV Pavel (RUS)
    1992-06-24 8 237.00 Chiasso BOYER Eric (FRA)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Its a lovely climb through the valley.

    Gap 1.30 with Saxo leading the chase as Kreuziger is eager.
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  • LutherB
    LutherB Posts: 544
    http://www.sportlemon.tv/20130607/wv51b ... 91705.html
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Grupetto is full of Sky riders.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Dombrowski Attacks!!!

    Go go go
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Yay, Dombrowski attacks.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Shame he is so far down on GC. At last though...only been waiting the whole year and he has nothing to lose.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Get in Joe D!
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    No time bonuses here, so no incentive for favourites to bring him back either.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow, that was an impressive drop!!

    Mr Producer, please can we see Dombrowski
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh yes, LLS, pedaling smooth as butter and the only rider out front.

    Got about half the wins for Rabobank last year. RACER. Need more like him.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Huge gap by Dombrowski. Saxo are 1.15 behind LLS.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    dimspace 4:25pm via TweetDeck
    Dombrowski attacks.. this could be a problem for a few people..
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Not for people who actually watch racing.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Edmonson now attacks.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So the two Sky young guns have attacked off the front of a Saxo train. And got a good gap.

    Andy is in there and looking ok.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Producer still not doing a good job and is not showing them.

    edit. now he does because Dombrowski has caught LLS and the Argos rider.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Wow Dombrowski has caught LLS.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Edmonson has been caught.

    Dombrowski has a MONSTER 1min on a 7 man Saxo train in a few km.
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  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    Now Josh Edmondson is attacking. What the hell are Sky playing at? Not employing the train but actually attacking with, dare I say it, a little panache! Just is just not on.

    DD.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Dombrowski has dropped both of them and now bouncing around like a pure climber. Oh joy. Brilliant.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Scarponi has attacked with a domestique.
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