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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited October 2016
    16/10/2016 09:30 | 257 KM
    [134/257 KM]
    Kopgroep
    Sergiy Lagkuti (OEK)
    Natnael Berhane (ERI)
    Anass Ait el Abdia (MAR)
    Nicolas Dougall (ZAF)
    Ryan Roth (CAN)
    Brayan Ramírez (COL)
    Tom Boonen (BEL)
    Peter Sagan (SLW)
    Alexander Kristoff (NOO)
    Michal Kolár (SLW)
    Adam Blythe (GBR)
    William Bonnet (FRA)
    Mark Cavendish (GBR)
    Jens Keukeleire (BEL)
    Oliver Naesen (BEL)
    Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)
    Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
    Mathew Hayman (AUS)
    Michael Matthews (AUS)
    Daniele Bennati (ITA)
    Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA)
    Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
    Elia Viviani (ITA)
    Tom Leezer (NED)
    Niki Terpstra (NED)
    Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOO)
    Truls Korsæth (NOO)
    Sam Bennett (IER)
    Magnus Cort (DEN)
    00'59"Groep 2
    Marcel Kittel (DUI)
    Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
    Iljo Keisse (BEL)
    André Greipel (DUI)
    Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,736
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I missed the start. How did the split happen?

    I missed it too but just typical Echelons I think. Belgium smashed it
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Miller discussing my "cav to sit in" tactic. Dream
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,656
    Serious breech of The Rules, pro road riders using Camelbacks. I hope bans are handed out!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Under the jersey so I think it's accepted under a TUE
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited October 2016
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I missed the start. How did the split happen?

    Entirely as I predicted. They got to the top north point of the route, turned the corner and Belgians put the heat on.

    Brits had done a lot of work so were near the front but were cooked very soon.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,468
    ddraver wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I missed the start. How did the split happen?

    I missed it too but just typical Echelons I think. Belgium smashed it

    See bbc link above - rewind to 177km to go
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Ah guys you knew when it was gonna kick off!

    This'll be the dull bit.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,656
    coriordan wrote:
    Under the jersey so I think it's accepted under a TUE

    Abusing the system
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,468
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I missed the start. How did the split happen?

    Entirely as I predicted. They got to the top north point of the route, turned the corner and Belgians put the heat on.

    Brits had done a lot of work so were near the front but were cooked very soon.

    Did the Aussie sit up to allow the gap to open?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    This location must be suiting all those chronic asthmatics and allergy sufferers in the peloton - doesn't seem much folliage and it's a nice dry air
  • Shadowrider
    Shadowrider Posts: 483
    This is good for Cav, he won a stage in the Tour in a similar situation a few years ago.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,736
    edited October 2016
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I missed the start. How did the split happen?

    Entirely as I predicted. They got to the top north point of the route, turned the corner and Belgians put the heat on.

    Brits had done a lot of work so were near the front but were cooked very soon.

    Did the Aussie sit up to allow the gap to open?

    Just having a re-look It is awesome/awful isnt it

    GB
    GB
    GB
    GB
    Corner
    BELGIUM!!!!
    Gap
    Done

    Don't think it was an aussie that sat up (german?) but he just sits up, lets that gap go and 10 secs later there's a 50m gap
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Millar seems to think this is it for group 2 but 1 min with 120km is do-able.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Right.

    Time for an hour snooze.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Lead group to catch back markers?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Shadowrider wrote:
    This is good for Cav, he won a stage in the Tour in a similar situation a few years ago.

    Having to contend with 5 Belgians and Sagan will be tricky
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,736
    TailWindHome wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I missed the start. How did the split happen?

    I missed it too but just typical Echelons I think. Belgium smashed it

    See bbc link above - rewind to 177km to go

    It's almost exactly at 11:00 on the time code
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,061
    TailWindHome wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I missed the start. How did the split happen?

    I missed it too but just typical Echelons I think. Belgium smashed it

    See bbc link above - rewind to 177km to go

    Thanks. This is very easy and a good tip.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Millar doing a great job on the mic
  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    coriordan wrote:
    Lead group to catch back markers?

    Think Rochelle Gilmore said on Comms earlier that any back markers caught would be pulled by the commies.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,061
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Shadowrider wrote:
    This is good for Cav, he won a stage in the Tour in a similar situation a few years ago.

    Having to contend with 5 Belgians and Sagan will be tricky

    Plus a bunch of other quick guys. Can't see Cav winning unless the group is caught.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,656
    Belgium obviously in a strong position here with numbers and two good finishers, Italians with decent numbers and haven't over-worked with Viviani. Cav the fastest out-and-out sprinter so as Millar said Blythe will play a key role for him and is obviously no slouch himself in a sprint. Sagan on his own but nothing new there. Aussies in a similar position to GB albeit less likely to win a sprint. Big losers are the Germans, Dutch and French.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Responsibility is on Belgians to pull and it's a long way to go.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Belgium riders in chase group having a grand time :D
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    As messy as group 1 is the gap isn't growing.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Phinney vs Stuyven
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,736
    twice Sagan misses a feed and on the third time the musette breaks!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Gap shrinking
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Greipel working for Kittel
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