Tour de Suisse 2014 *spoilers*

dish_dash
dish_dash Posts: 5,559
edited June 2014 in Pro race
Two timetrials has brought the testers out. Which Wiggins will turn up? Plus a couple of stages for Sagan?
MTN got an invite so they should animate things a bit as well..

Details nicked from the PTP thread:
Start lists
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjUyMzc=

Stages
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjUyMzc=

Official site
http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    It seems storms forecast towards the end of the stage tomorrow, so all the big names are electing to go out early (no TV)

    Organisers tried to get them to change their minds, without success.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Looks like Rohan Dennis the only favourite to start late.

    http://www.pelotonwatch.com/calendar/20 ... order.html
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Why isn't Kennaugh having a pop at leading this?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Stef Clement sez

    Just saw tomorrows TT-course and wonder if any UCI commissaire did? This downhill should be in RedBull crushed ice competition, not cycling.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    We don't really know who's going to be leading, but two time trials and not enough mountains to be ideal for Kennaugh. Depends on Brad I guess.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    iainf72 wrote:
    Stef Clement sez

    Just saw tomorrows TT-course and wonder if any UCI commissaire did? This downhill should be in RedBull crushed ice competition, not cycling.

    Cancellara vs Sagan again.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Turfle wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    Stef Clement sez

    Just saw tomorrows TT-course and wonder if any UCI commissaire did? This downhill should be in RedBull crushed ice competition, not cycling.

    Cancellara vs Sagan again.

    Yup - And as Chinny hit the deck at 55km/h a week ago he might be a bit nervous
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    No legal live coverage today?

    Ticker for the TT:
    http://www.live.matsport.fr/
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Sagan fastest at first time check
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    And leader at the finish too. 19 seconds quicker than Rebellin.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    edit: i give up! the timings keep changing!
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Evans loses 37 seconds on Sagan.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Here comes ROHAN. 2 seconds quickest at 1st check.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Dennis quickest by 6 seconds.
    Wiggins 4 seconds down at 1st check.

    Nice time by Formolo too; only 19 seconds down on Dennis.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Turfle wrote:
    Looks like Rohan Dennis the only favourite to start late.
    http://www.pelotonwatch.com/calendar/20 ... order.html
    Favourite for today?
    Unless they've also changed their start times, like Dennis seems to have done, the start times of Dumoulin and Cancellara (and Terpstra, Dowsett, Meyer, Kolobnev, Breschel and Izaguirre) are all in the second half of the field.

    I heard any storms are likely this evening, not this afternoon, however the gusty wind will turn during the afternoon from eastwards to northwards - might be a little help on the climb?
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Wiggins 20 seconds down at 3rd check. He will not be winning today.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    knedlicky wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Looks like Rohan Dennis the only favourite to start late.
    http://www.pelotonwatch.com/calendar/20 ... order.html
    Favourite for today?
    Unless they've also changed their start times, like Dennis seems to have done, the start times of Dumoulin and Cancellara (and Terpstra, Dowsett, Meyer, Kolobnev, Breschel and Izaguirre) are all in the second half of the field.

    I heard any storms are likely this evening, not this afternoon, however the gusty wind will turn during the afternoon from eastwards to northwards - might be a little help on the climb?

    Yeah, I meant of the GC favourites. I haven't managed to find an updated start time list, so no idea at all when Cancellara and others are actually going.
  • sportvan
    sportvan Posts: 105
    Why isn't Kennaugh having a pop at leading this?

    This rider would probably be better off leaving sky as very few opportunities in the current sky set up.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Pozzo 5 seconds down at 2nd check, with the climb still to come.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Pozzo finishes 6 seconds down.
    Big Tony Martin 1 second down at 2nd check (1 second up at first check).
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Big Tone comes along and ruins everyone's fun. Leads by 13 seconds.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,938
    Turfle wrote:
    Big Tone comes along and ruins everyone's fun. Leads by 13 seconds.

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Big Tone comes along and ruins everyone's fun. Leads by 13 seconds.

    BqGKP8ICYAAKLDP.png
    Can't they give them something to do while they're sitting there? Like some out of date magazines to read or something.
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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Big Tone comes along and ruins everyone's fun. Leads by 13 seconds.

    BqGKP8ICYAAKLDP.png

    Big Tone might look big on a bike, but in that chair he looks tiny.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,141
    Everyone chill, Linus has got this :)
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Wow, was not expecting Martin to beat Wiggins today given the climb.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Li'l Pete may be leading Sky after all. 9th, 27 seconds down at the final check.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Top 20:

    Pl Dos Nom Prénom Nat Equ Temps
    1 13 MARTIN T. OPQ 13:48.080
    2 125 DUMOULIN T. GIA 06
    3 116 DENNIS R. GRS 13
    4 81 CANCELLAR. F. TFR 16
    5 56 POZZOVIVO D. ALM 19
    6 131 SAGAN P. CAN MT
    7 101 MOLLEMA B. BEL 22
    8 111 SLAGTER T. GRS 23
    9 23 IZAGIRRE . I. MOV 27
    10 3 CATTANEO M. LAM 29
    11 45 KENNAUGH P. SKY MT
    12 205 PARDILLA . S. MTN 31
    13 133 FORMOLO D. CAN 32
    14 41 WIGGINS B. SKY MT
    15 71 KREUZIGER R. TCS 33
    16 181 FRANK M. IAM 34
    17 127 PREIDLER G. GIA 36
    18 147 KESSIAKOF. F. AST 37
    19 112 ACEVEDO C. J. GRS 38
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Wiggins not even the fastest SKY rider. Looks like he's got the hump.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    inseine wrote:
    Wiggins not even the fastest SKY rider. Looks like he's got the hump.
    He's not exactly fighting for his place, is he?
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