Re: S*** small race thread 2019

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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    hommelbier wrote:

    Best placed favourite is Thibault Pinot @25sec

    Nice little climbing team as well

    11 SEIGLE Romain
    12 REICHENBACH Sébastien
    15 PINOT Thibaut
    25 MOLARD Rudy
    37 GAUDU David
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Tour de La Provence
    Looking forward tomorrow to see the race leaders jersey - an homage to the classic La Vie Claire jersey. Also do the rest of the Arkea Samsic team have personalised socks like Warren Barguil?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    hommelbier wrote:
    Tour de La Provence
    Looking forward tomorrow to see the race leaders jersey - an homage to the classic La Vie Claire jersey. Also do the rest of the Arkea Samsic team have personalised socks like Warren Barguil?

    Just watching the coverage.
    I have to say the jersey looks very good, especially with the large Sky logo, front and back. :wink:
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    With 17km to the finish Anthony Delaplace (Arkea-Samsic) & Mauro Finetto (Delko Marseille Provence) have 1’ 30” lead.. Groupama FDJ & AG2R leading the peloton
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Scenery is stunning
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    David Gaudu attacks on the final climb taking Eddie Dunbar with him.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Pinot leads a small group over the climb
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    8km lead group includes Pinot, Gaudu, Molard plus Gallopin and Calmejean
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Gilbert!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Prades spoils Gallopin's potential duck breaking sprint.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Prades (Movistar) pips last year's winner to take the stage
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Izagirre ??
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    edited February 2019
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Izagirre ??

    Prades was second in Yorkshire but he won both the tours of Norway and Turkey.
    So, he's taken a GC at UWT level.

    From the overhead, Gaudu was lucky not to come to grief and poor Si Clarke got boxed in, twice.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    GC after stage 2
    1 Gorka Izagirre (AST)
    2 Thibaut Pinot (GFC) @2"
    3 Tony Gallopin (ALM) @6"
    4 Rudy Molard (GFC) @ 10"
    5 Simon Clarke (EF1) @ 11"
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    In the Camargue - a favourite haunt for sea level saltiness

    Profile :D

    tour-cycliste-international-la-provence-2019-prologue-profile-n2-51a7a05ee2.jpg

    That's the stage profile of the year wrapped up already then - barely worth tuning in for the rest of the year.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Just filling the weekend coverage of various races.
    A reminder that stage 3 (lumpy) of Provence is available to watch live, here, in about 20 minutes:

    https://www.firstonetv.live/Live/France ... 89quipe-27

    If Spanish and really bad camera work is more your thing, then Murcia is once again being covered live here, at 13-30pmGMT.

    http://webtv.7tvregiondemurcia.es/

    Onto tomorrow and what for me used to be the traditional kick off for the European season and being covered live, at 2pm and for the first time: The Trofeo Laigueglia.

    https://www.pmgsport.it/video/diretta-s ... glia-2019/
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Murcia: Lulu easily out sprints Valverde in the compulsory local boy shoot out.
    Which means Rainbowman is still without a win.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Provence looking almost a carbon copy of yesterday..........
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    edited February 2019
    Chalk one up for Phil Gilbert, beating the unfortunate Tony Gallopin (3rd today) again.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,434
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Provence looking almost a carbon copy of yesterday..........

    Thanks for link, good finish by Gilbert. Interesting commentary! Going round that circuit would either hypnotise me or make me puke
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Oman started today. Not sure we will even get to see Green Mountain this year.
    Stage 1.
    1 KRISTOFF Alexander UAE-Team Emirates 2:54:50
    2 COQUARD Bryan Vital Concept - B&B Hotels ,,
    3 BOUHANNI Nacer Cofidis, Solutions Crédits ,,
    4 NIZZOLO Giacomo Team Dimension Data ,,
    5 BONIFAZIO Niccolò Direct Energie ,,
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Froome is currently somewhere in a Colombian bus, a quarter of an hour or more behind the race.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    After a slow start to the season, DQS are hitting their stride.
    Alaphillipe makes it 3 wins in Colombia and number 2 of the day.

    Meanwhile Bernal's boys spent most of the day chasing down Ivan Sosa.
    I thought they were supposed to be friends.....................
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Froome is currently somewhere in a Colombian bus, a quarter of an hour or more behind the race.

    Stuck behind a crash.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,154
    inseine wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Froome is currently somewhere in a Colombian bus, a quarter of an hour or more behind the race.

    Stuck behind a crash.
    None that waiting nonsense in Colombia
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    The GC ahead of tomorrow's largish mountain showdown.

    1 ALAPHILIPPE Julian Deceuninck - Quick Step 14:40:46
    2 MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe EF Education First Pro Cycling Team 0:08
    3 LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel Astana Pro Team 0:23
    4 SOSA Iván Ramiro Team Sky 0:29
    5 JUNGELS Bob Deceuninck - Quick Step 0:53
    6 CARAPAZ Richard Movistar Team 0:55
    7 URÁN Rigoberto EF Education First Pro Cycling Team 0:57
    8 CRADDOCK Lawson EF Education First Pro Cycling Team ,,
    9 BERNAL Egan Team Sky 1:05
    10 SEVILLA Óscar Medellin 1:27

    :lol:

    Captain Haddock up there with the Colombian supe climbers, too.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Sooooooooopermam Lòpez looked very strong today, he must be the favourite for tomorrow.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    That's pretty amazing riding by Alaphilippe
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Provence. Avignon to Aix en Provence. A very agreeable way to spend a Sunday. Maybe some fish stew later before a meltdown sunset
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Top 5 Colombian ' youth' at Colombia :shock:

    MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe
    EF Education First Pro Cycling Team
    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel
    Astana
    SOSA Iván Ramiro
    Team Sky

    BERNAL Egan
    Team Sky

    CONTRERAS Rodrigo
    Astana Pro Team

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