Tour of the Basque Country 2016

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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,973
    Impressive win from Mr C.
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
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    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    dish_dash wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Eurosport and the PTP calendar are completely out of sync

    Interesting... it wasn't a factor that I looked at it when examining the schedule this year, maybe we can revise next year?

    Also, to be fair, Schelderprijs was on the BIKE channel. I think BIKE channel is confusing things in a positive way.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    I was reading on Cycling nesw he was planning a breakaway win and next thing i know he's done it. Very impressive.
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    inseine wrote:
    I was reading on Cycling nesw he was planning a breakaway win and next thing i know he's done it. Very impressive.

    the peleton need to do better research :shock:
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Steeeeeeeeeeevooooooooo
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    That is all.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    Last 11km well worth watching (steephill). Cummings completely invisible until 1km and must have been miles back at 1.5.
    Then he switches on the motor .....
    Quite amazing steal there.
  • Paulie Walnuts
    Paulie Walnuts Posts: 58
    He's got a great knack for timing.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Flipping heck. I take it most people missed this or there'd be more love for Cummings's's's move...!?

    He's in danger of becoming the text book example of how to mug the peloton.
    Fabulous.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Mugging Gerrans from the kite should be in every DSs book of tactics.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Mugging Gerrans from the kite should be in every DSs book of tactics.


    :lol:

    That takes some neck
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    53km to go. Break has 2 mins 30s.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    Cycling News has the following riders in the break


    Simone Petilli
    Tim Wellens
    Christophe Riblon
    Luis Angel Maté Mardones
    Carlos Verona Quintanilla
    Angel Vicioso Arcos
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    33.8km to go with 2:32 gap. Tomorrow is horrible (more horrible than than the other days that are all pretty bad) day and no threat in breakaway so peleton letting them stay at about that distance
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Landa looks like he's struggling a bit today, just dropped through the group on the penultimate climb despite it not being raced particularly hard.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    That's a very steep hill! Henao attacking on the 28% bit, Landa blown completely.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Amazing group off front - Verona followed by Contador, Quintana, Henao and Wellens
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    13km to go and there's Quintana, Contador and Henao (&Wellens) chasing Verona from the break with carnage behind.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Now Verona out front with Mate and Wellens chasing. Next hill is 3km to go and peaks 1km from line
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Somebody getting lapped or a random club rider?
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Pinot and Aru looking to bridge to Wellens and Mate - who have just made it to Verona
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Front 3 together, Aru coming up quick with Pinot then the rest of the group, Landa back in.

    Henao to go on the climb again I reckon.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    jam1e wrote:
    Somebody getting lapped or a random club rider?

    Verona passed him a few minutes ago - and the peleton just got him as well; why is he allowed to be on the course?
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    gruppo compatto
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Pinot cracked, I think
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    edited April 2016
    This tour rocks! What an amazing finish - nasty kick up with Contador attacking, terrifying descent, and Sammie Sanchez solo run from summit to the kite to the line
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Henao could have gone on that last climb and prob have taken the victory himself but just marked bertie instead, good win for Sanchez though.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Wilco takes the leader's jersey!!!
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Sergeant Wilco!

    And yay for Samu
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
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    Tomorrow is a brute - with Henao, Quintana, Contador and Landa all within a handful of seconds and the climbers wanting time before the timetrial (although that is a climbing timetrial) should be good

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