Tour of Austria (SPOILERS)

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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Go on Li'l Pete. Very mature ride by the sounds of it. Read like only Caruso and Moreno were able to stay with him on the climb.

    And obviously a terrific stage win for Dayer.

    Hopeful for highlights.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    More sausage for Peter?
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  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    I wouldn't normally dream of wearing anything Sky or Rapha, but blimey that kit is fabulous. I wouldn't normally dream of saying 'fabulous' either. Want.

    Surely you wouldn't wear the Brit Champs jersey?

    It's different wearing the Italian one or something because you don't qualify to ride for it so it's more of a homage.
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    type:epyt wrote:
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    I wouldn't normally dream of wearing anything Sky or Rapha, but blimey that kit is fabulous. I wouldn't normally dream of saying 'fabulous' either. Want.

    Surely you wouldn't wear the Brit Champs jersey?

    It's different wearing the Italian one or something because you don't qualify to ride for it so it's more of a homage.

    I know it would be against the rules. But it is lovely....
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Not bad for Dayer Quintana, considering he hasn't raced for 3 months. Looking at his race program, WTF are Movistar doing making him race Paris Roubaix and De Ronde?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Crampeur wrote:
    Not bad for Dayer Quintana, considering he hasn't raced for 3 months. Looking at his race program, WTF are Movistar doing making him race Paris Roubaix and De Ronde?

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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Crampeur wrote:
    Not bad for Dayer Quintana, considering he hasn't raced for 3 months. Looking at his race program, WTF are Movistar doing making him race Paris Roubaix and De Ronde?

    Someone has to ride them for Movistar! They're not exactly chock-full of northern classic types. Won't do him any harm.
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
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    Blooming Heavyweight! A Colombian climber racing Paris-Roubaix!!! Please tell me he finished the race,

    DD.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    In the rain. Boss.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited July 2014
    PK is the man. When he is riding off grid and out of the train he does super. Proper little attacker too. Impressed in Coppi and impressed here. Really hope he moves away from the stiff and restrictive Sky set up and get a shot in the big time. He can never be one of my favourites given his background but I will still support him.

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    ps. for some reason he is no longer in Nat Champ shorts.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Dolan Driver wrote:
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    Blooming Heavyweight! A Colombian climber racing Paris-Roubaix!!! Please tell me he finished the race,

    DD.

    Unfortunately not. Did Flanders too, but unsurprisingly didn't finish.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Nice little race this one and throws out some good photos.

    It is not disappointing in either regard.

    Check out the race when Di Luca was making moves.
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    Also not good photos but blast from the past and Stannard taking a win:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Dayer was part of an 8 man breakaway who had up to 10 mins. At 40km to go they had 4mins. At the base of the climb it was 1.30. Dayer went solo at 4km and held on for the win.
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,820
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    Looks like the shower I got caught in earlier on
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Some substantial highlights.

    Stage 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjh5-fk5Kv4
    Stage 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PReI1ddLoBw
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Excellent. Cheers, Rich.
  • GentlemanBear
    GentlemanBear Posts: 280
    thanks for the links!
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Christ pics of Kennaugh and Quintana (the younger) make me feel old...
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Stage 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7jfoFUjzkY (who is the Saxo rider at 14:25? He's a giant)
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    What a miserable climb that must have been.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    "I felt physically well before this race and wanted to test my legs," Dayer said. "I wasn't planning to get into today's breakaway, though - we were just controlling the race, but at some point, we were in a group of ten up front. I had to keep going after making the group, and also to profit of the gap that stayed the same practically until the foot of the climb.

    "I took a strong turn on the lower slopes and when I realized I was alone. I told to myself: 'It's now or never.' I went on full steam until the finish - there were no time references, only visual ones, and until I didn't get into the final 200 meters I didn't feel I could win.

    "I just couldn't believe myself, it was spectacular. I cried out of emotion, and in a matter of thousandths of a second, everyone important in my life came to my mind: my team, my family, Nairo, my girlfriend. This is the best way I could reward them for everyone they did for me. We had come close to the win here with Javi Moreno and Lobato, and we deserved it.

    "I hadn't raced since the Giro del Trentino - I spent almost two months in Colombia, training hard, in long sessions to build my muscles and lose fat, and things are turning out well. This win convinces myself I'm not just Nairo's brother - I can win as well, things are achievable when you make efforts."
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    frenchfighter wrote:
    PK is the man. When he is riding off grid and out of the train he does super. Proper little attacker too. Impressed in Coppi and impressed here. Really hope he moves away from the stiff and restrictive Sky set up and get a shot in the big time. He can never be one of my favourites given his background but I will still support him.

    It's a thin line between love and hate. Because life's too short for "Meh"!

    Great Dayer quote, btw. Brother's in arms: Nairo & Dayer, Vs Simon & Adam.
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  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    RichN95 wrote:
    Stage 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7jfoFUjzkY (who is the Saxo rider at 14:25? He's a giant)
    Looks like Rory Sutherland just before sitting up for Zaugg.

    Fair play to GOurmetfein. Konrad this year similar to Zoidl last, although not quite as good.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Lil' Pete keeps yellow.

    Hoooray! :D
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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    No expense spared at the Tour of Austria - not just a feedzone with a some energy bars and bananas but a full on, eat-all-you-can buffet:

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    No expense spared at the Tour of Austria - not just a feedzone with a some energy bars and bananas but a full on, eat-all-you-can buffet:

    Int-osterreich-Rundfahrt-Tour-of-Austria-Stage-5-1402988225.jpg

    With a lot of sausage.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Big stage today, with a long MTF.

    Jungels currently in a 7 man break, who have a 7'20 lead. He's only 3 minutes something back on GC.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Petrov wins the MTF from the break.

    Looks like:
    1. Petrov
    2. Quintana
    3. Kennaugh
    4. Zoidl

    No time gaps yet, but Pete increases his lead ahead of the TT.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited July 2014
    It looks like he'll lead Moreno by just under a minute with a 24k TT and sprint stage to go

    Correction, just over a minute: GC - 1 Kennaugh 2 Moreno +1:02 3 Zaugg +1:17 4 Caruso +1:27 5 Konrad +2:35 6 Quintana +2:40 7 Golcer +3:05 8 Capecchi +3:11
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Stage:
    1 Petrov
    2 Quintana +24
    3 Kennaugh +26
    4 Zoidl +26
    5 Zaugg +32
    6 Moreno +44
    7 Caruso +1:20
    8 Warbasse +1:25
    9 Degand +1:25

    I think Kennaugh has 58 seconds over Moreno in 2nd.

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