Tour de Romandie 24 _29th April *SPOILERS*

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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Looks like Viviani is going well
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Bling takes overall. Viviani loses a lot of time on the hill. Porte +14s
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    1. Matthews
    2. Bohli +1
    3. Roglic +1
    4. Dennis +1
    5. Campenaerts +5
    6. Thomas +5
    7. Clarke +6
    8. Rosa +6
    9. LaTour +6
    10 G Izagirre +9

    Random others
    11. Bernal +11
    18. Porte +14
    21. I Izagirre +15
    30. Kruijswijk +18
    36. Costa +20
    37. Spilak +21
    39. van Garderen +22
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Is that right, Porte 111th at the intermediate split??
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    inseine wrote:
    Is that right, Porte 111th at the intermediate split??
    The intermediate timings seemed all over the place for the last few riders. I think something broke
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    inseine wrote:
    Mathews goes quickest! Nice
    Dowsett poor. It's been awhile since he's done anything so it seems

    He's a big lad, not built for uphill finishes.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Some more random others

    14. Rolland +11
    17. Diller +14
    26. Dowsett +17
    27. Buchmann +17
    31. Amador +19
    33. D. Martin +19
    51. Frank +24
    52. Clement +24
    60. Fuglsang +25
    88. Boom +32
    93. Navardauskas +33
    132. Wagner +60 (= last)
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    The grey bit part of the prologue course profile.

    FDvIQMe.jpg

    That looks like Macclesfield square or Stockport up to the market
    Nobody is throwing burger king wrappers at them so I doubt it is Stockport
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    The grey bit part of the prologue course profile.

    FDvIQMe.jpg

    That looks like Macclesfield square or Stockport up to the market
    Nobody is throwing burger king wrappers at them so I doubt it is Stockport
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    properly attractive place for a prologue. surprised Porte was so far down even for a loser
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    properly attractive place for a prologue. surprised Porte was so far down even for a loser

    111th on the flat and downhill, 4th on the hill.
    Dennis, Roglic and Latour faster, in that order.
    Matthews 7th quickest.
    Rosa best of the Skies in 5th.
    Thomas quicker than Bernal, but both outside the top ten.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    5 away:
    Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale), Remy Mertz (Lotto Soudal), William Clarke (EF-Drapac), Antoine Duchesne (Groupama-FDJ), Marco Minnaard (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
    Clarke came 7th yesterday at 6 seconds, so is probaly in virtual yellow already.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Thomas quicker than Bernal, but both outside the top ten.

    G was 6th
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    inseine wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Thomas quicker than Bernal, but both outside the top ten.

    G was 6th
    He's talking about the second half with the climb
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  • indyp
    indyp Posts: 735
    Half expecting GC teams ie Astana,BMC & Sky to drill it up the last climb to reduce chance of the fast men today, but then maybe they'll hold back readying for the uphill TT
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Clarke picks up the bonus seconds. Hoping to grab the jersey?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    RichN95 wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Thomas quicker than Bernal, but both outside the top ten.

    G was 6th
    He's talking about the second half with the climb

    Yup.
    I did think it was kind of obvious.

    Live coverage just started on the first ascent of the climb.
    52kms to run.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Thomas quicker than Bernal, but both outside the top ten.

    G was 6th
    He's talking about the second half with the climb

    Yup.
    I did think it was kind of obvious.

    Live coverage just started on the first ascent of the climb.
    52kms to run.

    Well, if you'd just write more clearly..... :wink:
    Anyway, back at the race.....Vivina dropped as Sunweb pile on the pressure.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I see that the finishing town is where these come from.

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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    and Mathews is the Swiss army knife of cyclists? Climbs, sprints, TTs...
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Is that the first time AG2R have used the twin tube Factor bikes or i have i just not been paying attention?
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Peloton thinned out, Mathews struggling. You'd have thought he could recover.
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  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    I thought it a bit odd everyone picking Matthews for PTP, given there was a climb of nearly 6kms at 7%... not crazy but enough to make decent gaps for the lighter boys pushing it!
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    TwoToeBenny wrote:
    I thought it a bit odd everyone picking Matthews for PTP, given there was a climb of nearly 6kms at 7%... not crazy but enough to make decent gaps for the lighter boys pushing it!
    True, though Colbrelli is still in there.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Fraille beats Cobrelli in much ado about nothing much. i.e. a typical intermediate stage in Romandie.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Astana on a roll this year. I actually enjoyed watching the last few km purely from the helicopter shot. One solution to all the moto problems.
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  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    inseine wrote:
    TwoToeBenny wrote:
    I thought it a bit odd everyone picking Matthews for PTP, given there was a climb of nearly 6kms at 7%... not crazy but enough to make decent gaps for the lighter boys pushing it!
    True, though Colbrelli is still in there.

    Nearly PTP perfection for me. Surprised Colbrelli gets beaten by Fraile in a sprint.
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    TwoToeBenny wrote:
    I thought it a bit odd everyone picking Matthews for PTP, given there was a climb of nearly 6kms at 7%... not crazy but enough to make decent gaps for the lighter boys pushing it!
    I was just copying whoever seemed to be the most popular pick... have no idea who is on the start list or what the stages are like!
  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    It's probably as good a way as any to pick someone tbf
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    inseine wrote:
    Astana on a roll this year. I actually enjoyed watching the last few km purely from the helicopter shot. One solution to all the moto problems.

    I was watching with a mate at uni who hasn't sat down to watch a bike race properly before, made it a lot easier to explain what was going on when you can see everything from a birds eye view

    Decent finish, looked at the profile and still thought Matthews had a shot given how well he went in Fleche

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