Boucles Drôme Ardèche - Spoilers

hommelbier
hommelbier Posts: 1,555
edited March 2015 in Pro race
Overshadowed by events taking place further north but these two races attract some decent riders, including Eduardo Sepulveda who won the Classic Sud Ardeche on Saturday. Short video to please FF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rKd7TkMRV8

1. Eduardo SEPULVEDA (Bretagne - Séché Environnement) 5:09:47
2. Julien LOUBET (Team Marseille 13 KTM) at 3
3. Fabio FELLINE (Trek Factory Racing) at 10
4. Kévin REZA (FDJ) 10
5. Ignatas KONOVALOVAS (Team Marseille 13 KTM) 10

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/sepulveda_gets_confidence_for_paris-nice_with_french_win/

The second race, la Drôme Classic, takes place Sunday
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,820
    Last 10kms already posted in the classics thread:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njsKcG9MQ_U
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Yup. good showing (1st and 4th) from Team My Man.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Thanks for the video BS.

    Looking forward to Paris-Nice to see how well Sepulveda fares. Still no win this year for FDJ but it looks as if Kevin Reza might be the one to break their duck.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    http://www.streaming-hub.com/lequipe-21-live/ Live here, with a good quality stream.

    60km to go. 4 guys (Gregoire Tarride from Marseille 13, Axel Domont from AG2R, Danny Summerhill from UHC and Bert-Jan Lindeman from Lotto-Jumbo) with around 2 mins.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks hommelbier, great news!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Sepulveda has abandoned.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Orica taking up the chase - will be see the Yates brothers in action today.

    Reza abandons
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What's up with Sep?!

    Odd seeing Reza in his new colours.

    Hopefully Yates can make something of it.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Sepulveda was not in the startlist

    Today's abandons due mainly to the cold weather.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    30km to go and Ben Gastauer has 35sec lead over the peleton, which is being controlled by Orica.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    All comes back together on the cote des Roberts - 20km to the finish.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Rolland giving it some. 30 riders. 12km.
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Gautier attacks on the Cote d'Alexx
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gautier and Stetina followed by Mollema, first over Cote d'Allex.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Bardet behind giving it some to make the junction.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    L'Armee de Terre are sponsored by Cipo so ride their bikes!
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Mollema and Gautier in group of five with small lead over another group of eight - 3km to go
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow, two 200km days is a lot.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Dumolin attacks
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    WOW Sam D, stormed up, caught and immediately passed that group. 50m with 1.4km to go. Down to the line.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Great win, that was a hard fought last 15km after a long day in the cold and wet. Bardet did some great work for Sam.
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    A perfectly timed attack on the final climb gives Dumoulin a perfect win
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Great race, much better than K-B-K so far. Good team riding by ag2r.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    33rd win for him. 34 years old.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stage:
    Dumoulin
    Felline
    Delfosse
    Gautier
    Stetina
    Molard
    Gyot
    Mollema
    Hivert
    Brambilla
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Crampeur wrote:
    Great race, much better than K-B-K.

    Not just the racing but the scenery as well even if the weather was cr*p
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Final 2km of today's race - what a ride by Dumoulin.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm1RtjdjdCY
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,743
    hommelbier wrote:
    Final 2km of today's race - what a ride by Dumoulin.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm1RtjdjdCY

    Less good riding from the moto camera.

    Helped him a lot.
    _
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 17,942
    hommelbier wrote:
    A perfectly timed attack on the final climb gives Dumoulin a perfect win
    Great finish, both the route and the execution - great caution required through all the tight corners. I've only ever been through the outskirts of Livron - must go up the hill next time - looks a bit brutal, especially at the end of a long two days.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Very disappointed in the Yates bros. They did their best but got pumped none the less.
    Contador is the Greatest

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