2014 Santos Tour Down Under - *Spoilers*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Not much of a spoiler thread this one.

    50 odd bunch sprint:
    1 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 3:33:07
    2 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol
    3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale
    4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge
    5 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp
    6 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica Greenedge
    7 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
    8 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
    9 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr
    10 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team

    GC:
    1 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 14:19:46
    2 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge 0:00:07
    3 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:14
    4 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 0:00:23
    5 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 0:00:29
    6 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
    7 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica Greenedge 0:00:33
    8 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
    9 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
    10 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky

    Kittel is out of shape.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    5mins of stage three highlights:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... dwLYjCTJsE
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  • TimB34
    TimB34 Posts: 316
    Macaloon wrote:
    tdu14st3_cadela.jpg

    Wow - is that from the climb? Looks like Australian fans really give the riders some space, unlike in some races (yes, ToC I'm looking at you)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Mesmeric Gifs

    Super. Finger's crossed that Horner has given him the urge :wink:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Cadel's descending is always a pleasure. Gets so low.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Strong by Roelandts sprinting on to hold onto second after launching Greipel. Lotto 1-2

    It wasn't just Kittel dropped, but most sprinters. Not sure on which hill
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,011
    The time zones mean I'm struggling to keep up with what stage we're talking about.

    Evans descending gif - thanks FF, beautiful.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,344
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    The time zones mean I'm struggling to keep up with what stage we're talking about.

    Evans descending gif - thanks FF, beautiful.

    That's magic. It's like the ugly duckling (on the way up) turning out to be a swan (on the way down).

    Agree re timezones. I'm utterly lost.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,712
    The descending of Evans was amazing.

    I was gasping as much as watching this
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Just to say that I didnt create the gif - was taken from another place.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Hans Christian Andersen wrote:

    That's magic. It's like the ugly duckling (on the way up) turning out to be a swan (on the way down).
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,955
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    Via Inner ring

    Gerran must have taken back some bonus seconds...
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Interesting that the TDU website has a different top 10. Where are Ulissi and Bookwalter?
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    TailWindHome wrote:
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    Via Inner ring

    Gerran must have taken back some bonus seconds...


    He took back bonus seconds at both intermediate sprints

    Those GC results are the ones put up very quickly by the race organisers and are wrong and were subsequently amended. They make this mistake every year - rush to get them posted and then have to revise and re-post.

    Ulissi's still in 3rd place on GC
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,166
    That was Greipel's 15th Tour Down Under stage win. He certainly loves this race.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    and cross-wind action!

    Caught out Kittel, Renshaw etc
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    Lost count of the amount of sprint photos that have got Viviani slamming his bars in frustration!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haha, too true!
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,344
    Smokey Bacon wrote:
    Lost count of the amount of sprint photos that have got Viviani slamming his bars in frustration!

    There should be a website for it, in the style of Froome looking at stems.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,781
    Smokey Bacon wrote:
    Lost count of the amount of sprint photos that have got Viviani slamming his bars in frustration!

    It's not as though he's been pipped by a tyre width is it?
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Pross wrote:
    Smokey Bacon wrote:
    Lost count of the amount of sprint photos that have got Viviani slamming his bars in frustration!

    It's not as though he's been pipped by a tyre width is it?

    He was actually going alright, but he came from miles back.
  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    Crampeur wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    Smokey Bacon wrote:
    Lost count of the amount of sprint photos that have got Viviani slamming his bars in frustration!

    It's not as though he's been pipped by a tyre width is it?

    He was actually going alright, but he came from miles back.

    Cameron Wurf's account of it is pretty good:

    "So we all saw what happened next. Elia started the sprint way out of position and charged at the line so fast he sucked the helmets clean of the head of the 20 guys he past en route to an incredible 3rd place on the stage. He came so fast that there was simply a green flash on the screen and as often is the case we were only left to ponder what if the line had been 100m further down the road."

    He also accepted the blame for the poor position Viviani was in.

    http://cameronwurf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/breaking-away-stage-4-tdu.html
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Wurf's blog is a cracking read. Cheers. Obviously a bright guy. He seems genuinely puzzled that he lost his mind in the final.

    Stage 5 final http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jc4iguOot_Y

    Porte wins - 10s from Ulissi & Gerrans. Evans a few seconds back.

    Bakelants 14th at 43"

    Results http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=138995
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,471
    No surprise to see gerrans follow all the way up. it's amazing how you can win a bike race like that, funny old sport
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Steep at the bottom then flattens out so if he rides wheels well then rides Ulissi's wheel he had a good chance. Big shame for Cadel. Nice win by Porte but he attacked from 2k out not 10k like Quintana.

    That useless rider Brown rolled in 18mins down with Eisel who is also always near the bottom.

    Franck Schleck came in 5mins down...Greipel was ahead of him as well as Voigt who was charging around in the break before hand. Alaphillipe came in 3mins down.

    Elissonde and Deignan same time as Schleck. Rory S doing a nice ride in 12th and Thomas in 10th. Very impressive with Impey...only 12 secs back after dragging Gerrans up.

    Quintana beat 2nd place rider by same time as Porte beat 14th place.

    Hope for tomorrow is that Gerrans misses out on a ton of bonus seconds and Evans scoops them up instead.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Is there any particular reason for comparing Porte/Quintana in the above considering they're 2 different types of riders in 2 different races racing against totally different opposition?
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,204
    jam1e wrote:
    Is there any particular reason for comparing Porte/Quintana in the above considering they're 2 different types of riders in 2 different races racing against totally different opposition?

    Because sadly FF always needs to find some way, no matter how tenuous, to criticize Sky riders. :roll:
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,011
    GC
    1.Simon GERRANS (OGE) (AUS) 18h02:19
    2.Cadel EVANS (BMC) (AUS) +1
    3.Diego ULISSI (LAM) (ITA) +5
    4.Richie PORTE (SKY) (AUS) +10
    5.Nathan HAAS (GRS) (AUS) +27
    6.Robert GESINK (BEL) (NED)+30
    7.Daryl IMPEY (OGE) (RSA) +34
    8.Adam HANSEN (LTB) (AUS)+37
    9.Geraint THOMAS (SKY) (GBR)+37
    10.Egor SILIN (KAT) (RUS) +37

    Intermediates are going to be fun.

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