Tro Bro 2014 *Spoilers*

frenchfighter

Often forget this race is on but always good to watch the replay. Startlist pretty weak again...it would be amazing if it was moved to another time in the season so could get a huge startlist. A worth parcours for an amazing race.




1. Adrien Petit (FRA, Cofidis) les 202,9 km en 4h56'15" (41,0 km/h)
2. Flavien Dassonvile (FRA, BigMat-Auber 93) à 3 sec.
3. Cédric Pineau (FRA, FDJ.fr) à 27 sec.
4. Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA, Bretagne-Séché Environnement) à 31 sec.
5. Benoit Jarrier (FRA, Bretagne-Séché Environnement) à 41 sec.
6. Bert-Jan Lindeman (PBS, Rabobank Development Team) m.t.
7. Sébastien Turgot (FRA, Ag2r La Mondiale) m.t.
8. Vincent Jérôme (FRA, Team Europcar) m.t.
9. Guillaume Levarlet (FRA, Cofidis) m.t.
10. Erwann Corbel (FRA, Bretagne-Séché Environnement) à 44 sec.

Pross

ES didn't cover it this year, I really enjoyed last year's edition. Oddly, ES did cover the adrenalin round of the Coupe de France. Do they have highlights of Tro Bro?

frenchfighter

Cyclingcloud dont disappoint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujdnanImgtc

Pross

Excellent, I'll catch up on that tomorrow. Thanks.

Paul 8v

Thanks for the link, looks like an interesting race with the unmade roads.

tailwindhome

Jered Gruber ‏@jeredgruber · 1h

mroli

This is the one where the winner gets a piglet right? It's a great race...

frenchfighter

Yep.

wombly_knees

The piglet's awarded to the best rider from Brittany.

blazing_saddles

Pross wrote:

ES didn't cover it this year, I really enjoyed last year's edition. Oddly, ES did cover the adrenalin round of the Coupe de France. Do they have highlights of Tro Bro?

French ES did.
Caught the last 55kms.
Raced in mucky conditions, too.
Watching Petit trying to control his bike on some of those
damp, dirt track corners, you would never have picked him for the winner.

tailwindhome

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/04/tro-b ... in-photos/

Some extraordinary images - very celtic feel to the race

Paul 8v

Those pics look great, I'd quite like to go and watch this race one day.

I'm guessing they're riding similar setups to Roubaix for this one?

No_Ta_Doctor

TailWindHome wrote:

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/04/tro-bro-leon-in-photos/

Some extraordinary images - very celtic feel to the race

Superb pics from a lovely little race.

wombly_knees

Taking place today. On France 3 at 3:20 pm cet

blazing_saddles

That is regional France 3 Bretagne.
Also live at approximately the same time on French Eurosport 2.
Live feeds may be an issue, but much more interesting than "the race of a thousand corners".

RonB

Thanks for not relegating this race to the shoot small races thread!

Team BSE have a strong team out for this one (not surprising) and should do well today.

Paul 8v

Is this the one where you win a pig? Wish they would show it on British Eurosport

jgsi

I've switched from the Amstel.. was falling asleep... thank goodness for VPN software to get to Eurosport France.

blazing_saddles

Just watched.
Recorded it all from French Eurosport. Just one ad break in the race.
Unlike the AGR, this had a truly spectacular shoot out over the last lap, I thought.

Love those dirt tracks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6zsLRX ... e=youtu.be

Highlights, but not great video quality:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n7kc ... rt?start=6

RonB

Smashing pic of the coast (En Bretagne) by Elen Rius (sorry about the pop-up ad)



Some great photo's on her site/ fb page.

Pross

One of my favourite races of the year, I'm sure British Eurosport covered it a couple of years ago? Deserves far better coverage.

above_the_cows

RonB wrote:

Smashing pic of the coast (En Bretagne) by Elen Rius (sorry about the pop-up ad)



Some great photo's on her site/ fb page.

That is an amazing picture!

For some reason, every year I think this race is in Spain because of the 'Leon' in the title.

tailwindhome

tailwindhome

https://youtu.be/S6zsLRXh9Ks

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... -of-167425

frenchfighter

Gruber's favourite race:

http://www.yarak.cc/trobro

Pross

TailWindHome wrote:

'I'm Gonna make you squeal like a piggy boy'

'I am a pig, now please let me go'

salsiccia1

Pross wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

'I'm Gonna make you squeal like a piggy boy'

'I am a pig, now please let me go'

Love it