Tour of Oman 2015 *Spoilers* 17th-22nd

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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kristoff wins the sprint, again.

    Also fairly ominous.

    Guy's got to be stand out favourite for MSR.
    1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 3:56:42
    2 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team
    3 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling
    4 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
    5 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cancellara?

    Pfft.

    Ominous.
    My ideal Paris Roubaix - Cancellara and Wiggins ride away from the rest in a two up TT with many km to go and we then see Wiggins trying to work out how to drop Cancellara before a sprint finish and trying to execute. That would be amazing.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    mroli wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cancellara?

    Pfft.

    Ominous.
    My ideal Paris Roubaix - Cancellara and Boonen ride away from the rest in a two up TT with many km to go and we then see Cancellara trying to work out how to drop Boonen before a sprint finish and trying to execute. That would be amazing.

    FTFY.
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,810
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    mroli wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cancellara?

    Pfft.

    Ominous.
    My ideal Paris Roubaix - Cancellara and Boonen ride away from the rest in a two up TT with many km to go and we then see Cancellara trying to work out how to drop Boonen before a sprint finish and trying to execute. That would be amazing.

    FTFY.

    Can we have this, please?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Green Mountain stage in progress:

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    30km left.

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    20ks.

    Breakaway around 3mins.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    10ks 2 mins.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nibali attacked but got burned.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    20 riders, Purito, TJ, 2 x MTN youngsters, Arredondo, Valverde
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    3km. TJ better not win.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    TJ hanging on. 1.5km.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Valls and TJ. Valverde chasing. Majka, Costa, Pinot there.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Valls wins...........................Lampre...............................
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Formally of Footon and VS. Won nothing but did well in 2010 Tour de San Luis.

    Guess we will have to rely on Contador and Froome to show the GT boys participating here how real champions race.

    Good effort TJ. Congratulations Valls.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Valls
    TJ
    Majka
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    What happened to Purito? That profile looked like one for him (in 2013).
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    What happened to Purito? That profile looked like one for him (in 2013).

    Katusha almost lost their WT license...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    I see the number crunchers of twitter are making conclusions by comparing times from a race they haven't seen to races they can't remember.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Farcical scenes as they try to run a cycle race through uninhabitable regions of the planet. (Taking shelter from the heat. Under a bridge. On a dual carriageway.)

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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Stage now cancelled.

    On hearing the news, Quintana has launched a solo attack. :P
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    RichN95 wrote:
    I see the number crunchers of twitter are making conclusions by comparing times from a race they haven't seen to races they can't remember.
    Nice One.
    I knew there was a reason why they are called Twits.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
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    Panache ‏@Kiss_my_Panache · 1h1 hour ago
    The real reason Oman was cancelled: Fabian #TourofOman
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,162
    Was it any hotter than California last year / 2013 whenever it was?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Pross wrote:
    Was it any hotter than California last year / 2013 whenever it was?
    I'm not up to speed to what happened, but I was under the impression that the problem was high winds and sandstorms rather than just heat.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,162
    Looks pretty nasty to be fair!
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Brandle wins the last stage from a break including Danny Pate, Meirhagher from Top Sport and my man Iljooooooooo.

    Sagan won the sprint for 5th.

    Merckx complaining that the riders refusal to ride yesterday could spell the end of the Gulf races. Then where would be? :P It would be nice if some good came from one of Cancellara's occasional shop steward moments.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Although I thought I spotted Kreuziger in photos I just assumed it was some other rider as didn't realise he is able to compete. In fact he is and is doing pretty well all things considered.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Some reactions about yesterday:
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riders- ... ur-of-oman
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