Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 *SPOILERS*

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  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    TheBigBean wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Great joy for MTN Qhubeka fans as Teklehaimanot gets in the break.

    What's your connection with MTN Qhubeka? Is it just one of those fan things or is there something else?

    I think it's just exquisite taste!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    gpreeves wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Great joy for MTN Qhubeka fans as Teklehaimanot gets in the break.

    What's your connection with MTN Qhubeka? Is it just one of those fan things or is there something else?

    I think it's just exquisite taste!

    Cheers :-)

    Just a minor fan.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,908
    As we discovered in the off season trivia thread, MTN Qhubeka to the ignorant fan like me, is basically just Ciolek and his band of merry men. That's why I'm intrigued.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    15km to go and the gap is just under 1min. Breakaway group now back with the main field.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    edited March 2014
    Is that Boonen down?!?

    Edit - no, sorry, wrong Belgian
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,908
    If only we had a "review your post feature" I could have amended my post.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Auch, one rider went for a swim there. Nasty crash.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,908
    Is OPQS on the front setting it up for Cav?
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Riders down, Lotto guys and Jürgen Roelandts? All together soon.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Nice try by Dowsett but when I checked his palmares on wiki it's no surprise he was caught ... not a lot of wins, sadly ...
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Greipel might have lost a few of his train with that crash. Onus on OPQS.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Booooo!

    Well ridden Alex, Hat!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    TheBigBean wrote:
    As we discovered in the off season trivia thread, MTN Qhubeka to the ignorant fan like me, is basically just Ciolek and his band of merry men. That's why I'm intrigued.

    I'm a fan because:
    - They're promoting and developing African riders. More interesting globalisation of cycling to me than the Tour of Beijing!
    - Reviving careers (to varying degrees) of some lost souls like Ciolek, Augustyn and Gerdermann
    - Encouraging cycle use and providing bicycles to rural communities in Africa through the Qhebeka charity
    - Got nice kit this year...
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    6km to go and the team sprint trains are trying to get organised. Hope we don't see any spills.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited March 2014
    Kittel crashed! 2km to go.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    TheBigBean wrote:
    As we discovered in the off season trivia thread, MTN Qhubeka to the ignorant fan like me, is basically just Ciolek and his band of merry men. That's why I'm intrigued.

    They've got some interesting riders who wouldn't otherwise be on the radar.

    Merhawi Kudus (Eri) - 2nd in GC at Langkwai, at 20 years old, for instance.
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  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Ouch!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Oi I'd have had that bike Marcel! ;)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    dish_dash wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    As we discovered in the off season trivia thread, MTN Qhubeka to the ignorant fan like me, is basically just Ciolek and his band of merry men. That's why I'm intrigued.

    I'm a fan because:
    - They're promoting and developing African riders. More interesting globalisation of cycling to me than the Tour of Beijing!
    - Reviving careers (to varying degrees) of some lost souls like Ciolek, Augustyn and Gerdermann
    - Encouraging cycle use and providing bicycles to rural communities in Africa through the Qhebeka charity
    - Got nice kit this year...

    Yeah, all of that as well :-)
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Well ridden by IAM!

    Good on Sam Bennet, Where were OPQS?!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Nice win for IAM ...
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Matteo Pelucchi takes it for IAM from Greipel and Demare.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Remember the name..

    Beast of sprint that.
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Cav Watch - he was jogging around wheels. Had Griepel's wheel, but sacrificed it to follow Petacchi (I think) with Petacchi then blowing up about 5m afterwards. Pelucchi came off Griepel's wheel to win - Cav seemed to set up - certainly didn't sprint for a place.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    ddraver wrote:
    Well ridden by IAM!

    Good on Sam Bennet, Where were OPQS?!

    Closed out with 1km to go after the big move by FDJ (I think). Cav only had Petacchi with him in the end with too much ground to make up.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Never heard of the winner.

    Cavendish is a bit of a disgrace...I wonder what his excuse will be this time.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,908
    Sadly work got in the way off this, if anyone has a link to the final few kms I'd be grateful.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Never heard of the winner.

    Cavendish is a bit of a disgrace...I wonder what his excuse will be this time.

    Go on I'll bite why do you feel he's a disgrace?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    To be fair, he's sharing his team with Kwiato and Rigo 8) Meanwhile Andre and Marcel have entire teams lavished on them.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Sadly work got in the way off this, if anyone has a link to the final few kms I'd be grateful.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBKDMz6qM8U


    and Kittel bike toss special

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOjKfqeiQvo

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