2014 Worlds - Elite Men RR *SPOILERS*

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  • Job done. Just realised Majka isn't in the team. Missed that story.
  • Bunch in pieces! No team in control.
  • Was it Quintero who that numpty pushed on the Zoncolan? Either that or I've completely mistranslated and he's fallen down the stairs.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Bunch in pieces! No team in control.

    When did that happen? At the bottom of this climb?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    The_Boy wrote:
    LOL. BBC's commentary girl says she's falling asleep.
    She's not alone.

    It's José Been.

    Cheers. Been trying to figure out who it is all morning. Doing an impressive job (though this may simply be sure to commentating next to phiggett). Would be good if she got more chance to commentate over here IMO.

    She does a lot of work in Dutch with Eurosport.

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    Huh? What were those Poles doing? Having a wee cafe stop or have they done their jobs for the day?

    Shame. I reckon we have more need of an expert commentator that the Dutch.
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  • Started with the Italians putting pressure on the last lap then blew up at the start of this ascent.
  • Visconti and Kennaugh
  • Kennaugh on the move...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited September 2014
    LOL. BBC's commentary girl says she's falling asleep.
    She's not alone.

    It's José Been.

    Of course it is, should have realised.
    Met her last year at the Euro track champs.
    She was doing the track side interviews and stuff.
    First person we talked to in our hotel. Nice lady.

    Anyhow, the race is finally on, so no sleeping now.
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  • Sorry double post
  • Good work - Aussies being forced to work. Degenkolb and Swift up the front of the main group.
  • BBC reckoned that Degenkolb and Swift had been dropped, because of this break composition. Oh, look who's at the front of the bunch.... :oops:

    Of course it's to get that boring Aussie train on the front.
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    Luke Rowe is still with Swifty towards the front of the peloton.
  • Tony Martin keen to get out of the rain - punts for home from 55km, 22 second gap.
  • No cohesiveness in this chase group - get ready for an attack on the climb.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Aussies doing all the chasing. No French or Dutch riders in the break either.
  • Feargal McKay ‏@fmk_RoI · 1m
    Chris Froome's Worlds record:
    2008 - DNF;
    2009 - DNF;
    2011 - DNF;
    2012 - DNF;
    2013 - DNF;
    2014 - DNF.


    #consistency
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  • Feargal McKay ‏@fmk_RoI · 1m
    Chris Froome's Worlds record:
    2008 - DNF;
    2009 - DNF;
    2011 - DNF;
    2012 - DNF;
    2013 - DNF;
    2014 - DNF.


    #consistency

    At least he turned up, unlike that Spanish bloke. :P

    Not a lot happening behind the breakaway.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Just over an hour to go and still a massive peloton
  • FJS wrote:
    Just over an hour to go and still a massive peloton

    100 riders DNF or dropped from the main bunch
  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    Good tactical riding by L'l Pete.
  • DNF inc- Yates x 2, Zoidl, Greipel, Betancur, S Henao, Haussler, Cummings, Froome, Thomas, Barta
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Good work - Aussies being forced to work

    Shame they have 9 in total from the beginning..
  • Regardless of the end result this has been a proper race.
  • Yes. Think the Aussies are down to 3 - Gerro, Hayman and Clarke
  • Swiss all 3 still in
  • Belgians - none dropped I think.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Don't know what the Dutch are doing. Not seen them attacking and they don't have a sprinter.
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Usually still pretty much all together, normally more attacks by this point, playing for the sprint?
    Mañana