Tour de San Luis *SPOILERS*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    First win for Trek from a Colombian. Nice win too.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    1 ARREDONDO MORENO Julian David Trek Factory Racing
    2 STETINA Peter BMC Racing Team
    3 QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander Movistar Team
    4 ATAPUMA HURTADO John Darwin BMC Racing Team
    5 POZZOVIVO Domenico AG2R La Mondiale
    6 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar Trek Factory Racing
    7 SANTAROMITA Ivan Orica GreenEDGE
    8 CARUSO Damiano Cannondale Pro Cycling Team
    9 RUBIANO CHAVEZ Miguel Angel Team Colombia
    10 SEPúLVEDA Eduardo Bretagne- Séché Environnement

    Pro Cycling Stats are so quick getting these up!
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    First win for Trek from a Colombian. Nice win too.

    Not including Kiwi Nats.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    True.

    That top ten is great!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I'm guessing JRod is still ill...he rolled in down 7mins with Moreno.

    Phinney only four mins down.

    AMAZING: Boonen only 2.5mins down on this tough climb.
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  • Adam Yates just 31s back, in 18th place. Very decent showing
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ooh nice nice, didnt realise he was racing. Will look out for him.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    True.

    That top ten is great!

    Just thinking that myself.
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Also just realised that Gaimon was only 19 secs down!!!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    "I know what I can do for, like, 20 minutes, and that was sort of my best curve on their chart. I can do between 430 and 450 watts for 20 minutes and I weigh 66 kilos [145 pounds], so whatever that divides to."
    -Gaimon
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    ^ 6.5 - 6.8 W/Kg. Solid data for one's next pseudo seance.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • Macaloon wrote:
    ^ 6.5 - 6.8 W/Kg. Solid data for one's next pseudo seance.


    Garmin get a free pass from some of them
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    A cyclist (pro or amateur) talking about what wattage they do is like an angler talking about the size of the fish they caught. Unless they have some evidence to back up their claims, it's best to knock 10% off.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nizzolo wins for Trek. Some what sloping finish so Cavendish led out Boonen who came third behind Ventoso.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Quintana attacks from 10k and takes the win.

    Apparently.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Gaimon hangs on to lead by 4s
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Adam Yates 10th, not bad at all
  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    Stage four result

    1 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, 4:15:33
    2 Sergio Godoy (Arg) San Luis Todos Somos, +50sec
    3 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing, +1:32
    4 Enzo Moyano (Arg) San Luis Somos Todos, +1:39
    5 Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare, 1:45
    6 Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia, +2:09
    7 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing, +2:46
    8 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing, same time
    9 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +3:04
    10 Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge, +3:05

    General classification

    1 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin-Sharp, 16:54:41
    2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +4secs
    3 Marc De Maar (Ned) UnitedHealthcare, +1:15
    4 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing, +1:36
    5 Sergio Godoy (Arg) San Luis Todos Somos, +1:45
    6 Enzo Moyano (Arg) San Luis Somos Todos, +1:51
    7 Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare, +1:57
    8 Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia, +2:18
    9 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing, +2:32
    10 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing, +2:47
    Selected other
    12 Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge, +3:37
  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    Great effort from Yates. How is Gaimon's time trialling at this level?

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    Looking at Saturday's stage, it would seem likely that Quintana should be able to gain some more time on Gaimon.

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    gpreeves wrote:
    How is Gaimon's time trialling at this level?
    Looking at CQ, his best place in the US Nationals is 16th, so I don't he's going to take nearly enough time (if any).
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I cant believe this didnt get more interest from people on here.

    Absolutely amazing display from Quintana. Just look at the time differences in that Top Ten. Great to see so many Col and Arg in there.

    Quintana the unassuming escarabajo unleashed his firepower and desire to win right from the base of this unrelenting 10k, 7% climb with sections over 10%. Although joined for a small time by an Argentinian he quickly forged on and didnt stop increasing his advantage.

    HUGE result from Adam Yates. I am genuinely ridiculously shocked by it.

    Impressive again from Gaimon...not sure whether Tom D buried himself which is why he finished over 8 mins back...I would have hoped he could have stayed with Gaimon longer.

    Don't worry about the TT...Quintana has years of palmares in this regard.

    No idea what the hell JRod and Nibali are here for, I really cant....anyone? They are not putting any effort in at all - disgraceful.

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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Wish they had some better coverage of this race!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    I cant believe this didnt get more interest from people on here.


    Hard to get into a race with such poor coverage.

    DS's and journalists are even tweeting each other to find out what is happening.

    I wonder what the benefit is to a company sponsoring a race no one can see.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Yep. I watched the stage on Ceefax (stream). Hard to muster a post after watching the poor studio dupe miming to the operatic moto commentary.

    Nairo suits a smile. If he does a decent TT I doubt he'll miss the Tour. Gaimon's post-stage Tweets:

    philgaimon Jan 23, 10:43pm via Twitter for iPhone
    Got put in my place today, but I'll fight.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    It's frustrating, after a long winter finally two real races with a very decent field, and one is in the middle of the night and the other without live coverage.......
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Macaloon wrote:
    Nairo suits a smile.

    Nice expression.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • It really is so frustrating not to be able to see this race. I'd have given anything to have seen Nairo attacking at the bottom of that climb. And Adam Yates's ride (now 12th on GC!!)

    :(