Tour de Suisse 2014 *spoilers*

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  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    type:epyt wrote:
    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).

    That did go through my mine that cav might be injured for the tdf as it was quite a tubule he took, and was gutted i so want him to win the first stage and be in the yellow jersey,
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Robert Hatch ‏@robhatchtv 33s
    Matt Goss & Niki Terpstra are non starters today for #TdSuisse Stage 6. Kenny De Haes & Ben Swift have abandoned during stage so far.

    Well why not?
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    What a come down after the Dauphine.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Well we haven't got to the GC stages yet. The action should be Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Yeh hopefully, and there are riders still in the race who are good to watch. Just every stage of the Dauphine seemed very good.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Moreno Moser also abandoned. Stalled a bit after last year, hasn't he?
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Pretty sure Swift is still there.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    FJS wrote:
    Moreno Moser also abandoned. Stalled a bit after last year, hasn't he?

    I've got a theory its down to Sebastian Weber.

    Pretty much everyone on Cannondale is worse this year
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Swifty 3rd in line. Not abandoned.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Sky pushing the pace at the front with most of the team (minus Wiggins obviously) at 35km to go on a climb which is making a few drop out the back.
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    edited June 2014
    Barguil making moves.

    FF's viewing motivation will surely increase.

    maybe less so given it's Sky that chase him down...
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    All together again now, Sky still pushing the pace with 5 riders - Henao, Kennaugh, Deignan, Swift and Knees I think.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Over the hill, Sagan and Frank both had an attack but nothing major, Martin was leading it out down the other side but Sagan just moving off the front - group of about 25 roughly 50m back.
  • TimB34
    TimB34 Posts: 316
    How's Pinot doing on the descent? Anyone watching live??
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Sagan ahead by a few seconds on the descent top 82kmph going down
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    edited June 2014
    Attacks off the front with 5k to go on the descent? Better go to some adverts...

    Rather more exciting finish than I thought we'd get

    e: and all back together
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Slightly strange tactic from Sagan there - wasted energy.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    All together again with 2km to go. Never heard anything about Pinot.

    Martin leading it out...
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Oooh, Martin playing the Cancellera game and riding people off his wheel.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Swift better have got third.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Martin opened a gap and took about 5 riders with him, Trentin got the stage and Swift boxed in for third.

    Could be some GC gaps though.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    He does a good lead out Tony Martin. Trentin won.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    TimB34 wrote:
    How's Pinot doing on the descent? Anyone watching live??

    Came in with the bunch, I think.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    The_Boy wrote:
    Swift better have got third.

    4th
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    TheBigBean wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Swift better have got third.

    4th

    Saw that. Wee bugger that he is. Cost me 66p :(
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    He seems to have the speed but always gets boxed in.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    What did Sagan do??
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    1 Matteo Trentin
    2 Daniele Bennati
    3 Francesco Gavazzi
    4 Ben Swift
    5 Peter Sagan
    6 Sacha Modolo
    7 Jose Joaquin Rojas
    8 Stefan Dillier
    9 Sergio Henao
    10 Tosh Van Der Sande


    1 Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
    2 Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) +6
    3 Peter Sagan (Cannondale) +10
    4 Bauke Mollema (Belkin) +17
    5 Tom-Jelte Slagter (Garmin-Sharp) +23
    6 Davide Formolo (Cannondale) +27
    7 Ion Izaguirre (Movistar) +27
    8 Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff-Saxo) +28
    9 Matthias Frank (BMC)+29
    10 Mattia Cattaneo (Lampre-Merida)
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    ^^^ beat me to it. Cheers.
  • eh
    eh Posts: 4,854
    Another race where Sky do a shed load and all they can manage is 4th. At times it makes you wonder why they bother?