Tour de Suisse 2014 *spoilers*

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  • woody1545
    woody1545 Posts: 322
    DL1987 wrote:
    He loses to Oleg in the panache/style stakes though.

    1. He's wearing Adidas Sky leggings with Rapha Sky jersey
    2. Riding in the small ring

    In the words of John McEnroe 'You cannot be serious'!

    The word style has no place in a sentence describing that photo. They've ruined an otherwise decent bike.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wiggins withdraw's due to a graze sustained in a crash yesterday as a result of riding in the peloton scraps.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Wiggins withdraw's due to a graze sustained in a crash yesterday as a result of riding in the peloton scraps.

    HE'S GOT A BROKEN HEART YOU MONSTER!

    :P
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    You could sort of tell by his body language after the crash that he wouldn't be starting today. Actually thought he wasn't going to bother getting on.

    Possibly stupid question though: the sky press release suggests that he he has bruising which requires treatmennt. Is there actually any treatment for bruising beyond resting?
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Cavendish didnt bother to shave so I wont bother to post a photo of him.

    This instead:
    SPTDW530-660x440.jpg
    (yes he flew from Dauphine to support the team in Suisse)

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    iainf72 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Wiggins withdraw's due to a graze sustained in a crash yesterday as a result of riding in the peloton scraps.

    HE'S GOT A BROKEN HEART YOU MONSTER!

    :P

    Ah yes of course. It will be factored in to the reasoning.
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  • woody1545
    woody1545 Posts: 322
    DL1987 wrote:
    He loses to Oleg in the panache/style stakes though.

    1. He's wearing Adidas Sky leggings with Rapha Sky jersey
    2. Riding in the small ring

    In the words of John McEnroe 'You cannot be serious'!

    The word style has no place in a sentence describing that photo. They've ruined an otherwise decent bike.
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
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  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    Break at 2.27 with 52km remaining..
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    edited June 2014
    I thought it was very nice of Suisse TV to highlight the Plaque of Ferdinand Kubler as the race passed through the place he was born in Marthalen.
    He is 94 now and the oldest living Tour De France winner.

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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    The_Boy wrote:
    You could sort of tell by his body language after the crash that he wouldn't be starting today. Actually thought he wasn't going to bother getting on.

    Possibly stupid question though: the sky press release suggests that he he has bruising which requires treatmennt. Is there actually any treatment for bruising beyond resting?

    Possibly, but no one could be ar%ed getting a biro to fill the TUE paperwork.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    10km to go and all back together, katusha on the front.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    5km, fast run in and no sign of Swift. Martin leading out for OPQS and TS/Trek also up there.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Cav only has Renshaw, 6 for Giant Shimano with 1.5km to go...
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Big crash inc Cav, Modelo takes it from Sagan.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Van Poppel swerved into an OGE rider who went down and Cav ended up somersaulting over him - looked nasty but he's riding over the line now.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    As soon as the got to the corner you just knew there was going to be mayhem.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited June 2014
    Just cant summon any motivation to watch this race. Cavendish flipped right over the handlebars there. Big Degenkolb takes a decent win.

    edit, I meant Modolo.
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  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Cav had backed off also as it was getting messy at the front before that corner, and Cav had no where to go and and flipped over, looked very disappointed and blood on his right shoulder, glad he's ok though,
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    the run in narrows from the outside of the bend, straight after the corner. It's like the guy who lays out the course wanted a crash, for the entertainment value!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Goss ran DvP wide, nowhere to go. Looking at it again, there was no shove, just altered his line to avoid the barrier.
    Not sure that Goss didn't slightly lose his rear wheel in the corner, as well.
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  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Just cant summon any motivation to watch this race.

    no motivation for TdS and you hate Team Sky

    is that you Bradley? :wink:
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    I thought Dekongolb squeezing out the Katusha (?) rider on the last corner was too close, left him nowhere to go.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stage
    1 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida 4:08:06
    2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale
    3 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
    4 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha
    5 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team
    6 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
    7 Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol
    8 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling
    9 Nino Schurter (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge
    10 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team

    GC
    1 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 18:27:47
    2 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 0:00:06
    3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale 0:00:10
    4 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:00:17
    5 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp 0:00:23
    6 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale 0:00:27
    7 Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00
    8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:28
    9 Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling 0:00:29
    10 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Just cant summon any motivation to watch this race. Cavendish flipped right over the handlebars there. Big Degenkolb takes a decent win.

    Did he sign for Lampre, overnight?
    That "C" grade sprinter who has more victories than Peter Sagan won.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    SirBradleyWigginsfall2014tourdeSuisse_3159608.jpg
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Crozza wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Just cant summon any motivation to watch this race.

    no motivation for TdS and you hate Team Sky

    is that you Bradley? :wink:

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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Macaloon wrote:
    Crozza wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Just cant summon any motivation to watch this race.

    no motivation for TdS and you hate Team Sky

    is that you Bradley? :wink:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxOZ6gifTjA

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Don't these British riders realise I want to see them all competing at the Nationals? Inconsiderate of them to crash and risk injuring themselves for the big event!
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    Pross wrote:
    Don't these British riders realise I want to see them all competing at the Nationals? Inconsiderate of them to crash and risk injuring themselves for the big event!

    Yes, I was starting to think that (ok, the devil inside hoped for a few secs that Cav would be injured enough to miss the TdF ... think of the uproar).
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