Tour de Romandie 2015 **SPOILERS**

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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Has Alaphilippe come out of nowhere the past 4 weeks or have I not been paying attention?
    He's a 22 year old in only his 2nd year. Allowed to come out of nowhere

    Fair.

    Meant more - is he one of those juniors who is tipped by anyone and everyone who pays attention to juniors?

    INRNG had him on his 'ones to watch' list this for this year. Possibly last year too now I think about it.
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  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    Albasini is now a two-time loser and retains the loser's jersey. :lol:

    DD.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    #TDR2015 After 61km Westra, Küng, Vorobyev, Lindeman, Bakelants and Kochetkov have 5'
    :roll:
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Bit wet. Does the two time loser like wet conditions?
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Keung takes it.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,860
    bmc replay of burghadts win a few years ago
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Check out Alaphilippe's performance in the U23 Worlds 2013. As soon as I saw the guy ride like that he went straight into my ones to watch.

    Me too. Have him in my team for one of the games that run for the season.

    Another one I've had my eye on? Stefan Küng.
    Very impressive ITT in De Panne. Saw him ride away from the field in Limburg and now today.
    The Swiss have a ready made replacement for their health and safety guy.

    As for the race, in terms of roadside spectators, Romandie is Europe's answer to the Tour of Qatar.
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Check out Alaphilippe's performance in the U23 Worlds 2013. As soon as I saw the guy ride like that he went straight into my ones to watch.

    Me too. Have him in my team for one of the games that run for the season.

    Another one I've had my eye on? Stefan Küng.
    Very impressive ITT in De Panne. Saw him ride away from the field in Limburg and now today.
    The Swiss have a ready made replacement for their health and safety guy.

    As for the race, in terms of roadside spectators, Romandie is Europe's answer to the Tour of Qatar.

    Yep, got Kung in my CQ team, emerging CQ team, youth CQ team, road.cc team, Podium Cafe team, UCI draft team but I didn't put him in my Zweeler team for some reason. Hmm.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    That's a lot of teams.

    Forgot this race was even running today.

    Congratulations Kung.

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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    frenchfighter wrote:
    That's a lot of teams.

    Forgot this race was even running today.

    Congratulations Kung.

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Watching the highlights...didn't realise Kueng had gone solo at 25km to go. Massive talent.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    Live streaming of the queen stage is on. Two riders four minutes up the road with 40k and two mountains to go. Astana leading the peloton with Movistar and Lampre up there with numbers. Quintana following Nibali's wheel. Froome mid bunch with just one teammate.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lets hope we get a proper N v Q v F showdown with more than 5k to race.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    It looks like a hard pace on the penultimate climb. Horrible weather. Favourites amassing near the front.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Zoidl struggling at the moment. He shouldn't be.

    Majka better put in a respectable performance as he has been absolutely rubbish this season. Completely different rider to the one where he took those wins last year...
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    No Sky left for Froome and it's Movistar taking control. Tinkoff also look keen.

    If it rains much more there will be a river flowing down the last climb.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Not sure why Froome has had 0 teammates for last 30km. Nibali has few. Quintana very well supported as usual.

    Spilak lurking near the front. Pinot close as well. M Frank.
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    What are all these tiny traffic cones doing in the road over the last few k? Are they covering up something?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    The final climb starts. I think Froome is struggling.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Froome struggling.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Froome hanging on at the back as they hit the final climb. Dont judge him yet though as he is the master at recovering all of a sudden.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Froome should have a go at the hour record at some point. He knows how to suffer.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Froome in Act 1 of his Lazarus.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Narrow and curvy, this climb is made to be attacked on.

    8ks out. Got to go soon otherwise its a disaster.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    Macaloon wrote:
    Froome in Act 1 of his Lazarus.
    He's just gone from the back to the front in about 200m
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Froome back up near the front. Panic over for his fans.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    edited May 2015
    Katusha attack

    Went nowhere.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah here we go. Aforementioned Spilk attacks. Quintana covers. Nibs right on the wheel.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Quintana and Nibbles playing about.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    25 riders left at 7.5km.
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