Tour de Romandie 2014 "spoiler"

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Vockler not taking full pulls now, tounge out, looks tired

    44" with 2.5km to go. Break win on the card

    Can Albasini make it 3?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Albasini wins 3 stages on front for a K

    Good effort.

    Good tactical sprint, enjoyed that

    Peloton about 11" back
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Easy.

    What a week from Orica.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,979
    Swiss tv don't even bother to show the bunch finish.
    Great show. :roll:
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Kittel DNF apparently. Was he caught up in the crash?

    Porte also didn't finish.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Enthralling race so far: attacking racing rewarding the imaginative parcours, and a thrilling climax in prospect. Can Alberto's improved TT protect his opportunist breakaway margin. Can Froome claw back the time lost to Quintana's outrageous escape on stage 4? Can Tony Martin get over it?

    It's these early-season skirmishes that build the narrative for epic GT confrontations...

    Oh

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  • englander
    englander Posts: 232
    I'd really like to watch Froome in today's stage, but I don't have access to a TV! Can anyone suggest a place on t'internet which is streaming it?
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,101
    I always find Steephill to be the best source - but everyone else swears by CyclingFans

    http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-romandie/#live
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Live timings for the time trial are available at http://tissot.matsport.fr
  • englander
    englander Posts: 232
    Excellent, thanks guys. Looks like live streams are up in about 45 minutes!
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    @PelotonWatch: Provisional - 1 Martin 2 Sergent +7 3 Roux +1:06 4 Hollenstein +1:07 5 Bobridge +1:08 6 Oliveira +1:12 7 Kessiakoff +1:20. Leaders yet to start.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    When is Jack Bobridge going to turn his track pedigree into road success?
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Just 7 seconds ahead of Sergent? Froome or Talansky have got this, surely.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Good ride by Giant's Tobias Ludvigsson. Comes in prov 3rd just 35" behind Martin. Just over half way.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Looks like Uran is ready for the Giro.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Heck of a ride from Uran. 14 seconds off Martin.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Clearly more of a climbers TT, though Spilak looks slow to me.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Talansky 42" off at the intermediate ... maybe backing up that ^ theory :wink:
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    RonB wrote:
    Talansky 42" off at the intermediate ... maybe backing up that ^ theory :wink:

    Although Nibali is off the pace :oops:
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Rui Costa and Nibs intermediate times 33" and 35" respectively.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited May 2014
    Froome 1" up at the mo. Virtual lead of the GC by 24" given Spilak's time at the split.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Got a feeling Froome is going to destroy Spilaks time.
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  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Spilak 25 secs off Froome at 10.3 km
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Costa hangs on to third overall. Good ride.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Less than a second but Froome takes it.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Froome 1" ahead at the finish!
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Well done Froomey. Good TT that. Excellent ride from Sergent on that course.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Not a bad time at all from Spilak, especially since he seemed visibly sloower than the top riders.
    Froome has obviously overcome his back problems, climbing seated on 16% ramp.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Agreed. Good times from Uran and Rui Costa too.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    inseine wrote:
    Froome has obviously overcome his back problems, climbing seated on 16% ramp.

    I am sure this will not go unnoticed by the Twitterers, along with beating the World TT Champ, recovering from that bad cough etc, etc.

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