83rd Tour de Suisse, June 15th-23rd 2019 *Spoilers*

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Sagan puts Schar onto the tarmac. The CCC man is well peed off.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Another day, another sprint.
    Viviani from Sagan. The rest nowhere.
    The Swiss sure have a knack for coming up with deadly dull routes.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Another day, another sprint.
    Viviani from Sagan. The rest nowhere.
    The Swiss sure have a knack for coming up with deadly dull routes.

    Gotta keep the attention away when you're up to your neck in nazi gold.
    _
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Another day, another sprint.
    Viviani from Sagan. The rest nowhere.
    The Swiss sure have a knack for coming up with deadly dull routes.
    Thats banking for you.

    Im ready for the main event to start now.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Red.Rider wrote:
    The proposed Queen stage on Sunday has "fallen in the water" as the Sustenpass failed its season-opening safety inspection.
    Discussions are ongoing as to how they will finish this race, as there is no reasonable diversion route around the closed pass.

    https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/rad/aus-sicherheitsgruenden-koenigsetappe-der-tour-de-suisse-ohne-sustenpass

    Bugger. The photos of that looked good. Though I can't help reading it as the SusTrans pass
    https://www.sustrans.org.uk/
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Red.Rider wrote:
    The proposed Queen stage on Sunday has "fallen in the water" as the Sustenpass failed its season-opening safety inspection.
    Discussions are ongoing as to how they will finish this race, as there is no reasonable diversion route around the closed pass.

    https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/rad/aus-sicherheitsgruenden-koenigsetappe-der-tour-de-suisse-ohne-sustenpass

    Bugger. The photos of that looked good. Though I can't help reading it as the SusTrans pass
    https://www.sustrans.org.uk/

    Actually, they have manage to make a decent fist of coming up with an alternative. Slightly shorter, with 1000 metres less climbing, but they got a little higher and with stiffer gradients.

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  • davieb78
    davieb78 Posts: 99
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Red.Rider wrote:
    The proposed Queen stage on Sunday has "fallen in the water" as the Sustenpass failed its season-opening safety inspection.
    Discussions are ongoing as to how they will finish this race, as there is no reasonable diversion route around the closed pass.

    https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/rad/aus-sicherheitsgruenden-koenigsetappe-der-tour-de-suisse-ohne-sustenpass

    Bugger. The photos of that looked good. Though I can't help reading it as the SusTrans pass
    https://www.sustrans.org.uk/

    Actually, they have manage to make a decent fist of coming up with an alternative. Slightly shorter, with 1000 metres less climbing, but they got a little higher and with stiffer gradients.

    D9cIirFXsAA3FKi.jpg:large


    It’s a great alternative route. Last year I did Furkapass, Nufenenpass and Gotthardpass (via Tremola), starting and finishing in Andermatt, so very similar. Absolutely brilliant day on the bike.
  • red.rider
    red.rider Posts: 1,215
    davieb78 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Red.Rider wrote:
    The proposed Queen stage on Sunday has "fallen in the water" as the Sustenpass failed its season-opening safety inspection.
    Discussions are ongoing as to how they will finish this race, as there is no reasonable diversion route around the closed pass.

    https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/rad/aus-sicherheitsgruenden-koenigsetappe-der-tour-de-suisse-ohne-sustenpass

    Bugger. The photos of that looked good. Though I can't help reading it as the SusTrans pass
    https://www.sustrans.org.uk/

    Actually, they have manage to make a decent fist of coming up with an alternative. Slightly shorter, with 1000 metres less climbing, but they got a little higher and with stiffer gradients.

    D9cIirFXsAA3FKi.jpg:large


    It’s a great alternative route. Last year I did Furkapass, Nufenenpass and Gotthardpass (via Tremola), starting and finishing in Andermatt, so very similar. Absolutely brilliant day on the bike.

    Yeah that’s a great alternative. Probably the best 100km loop in the country. I hope it can add a spark to this race.
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    I'll be riding that exact loop two weeks today :-)
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    The Moser
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Today's finishing climb on paper doesn't look like one for the squeamish.
    Those last 3kms average over 10%

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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Term1te wrote:
    I'll be riding that exact loop two weeks today :-)
    Sure you don't mean in a month's time?
    The Gran Fondo San Gottardo is on 21 July, and it is the same loop except that it starts/finishes just outside Airolo, so has San Gottardo first, Nufenen last.
    (Costs 60 Swiss Francs, registration possible up to two days beforehand, free goodie bag supposed to include the 2019 event jersey, pasta meals both the evening before and after the event – I'm tempted myself!)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Since we have had live pictures, they have covered 40kms in about 45 minutes. It's been like one massive TTT

    17kms to go.
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  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    knedlicky wrote:
    Term1te wrote:
    I'll be riding that exact loop two weeks today :-)
    Sure you don't mean in a month's time?
    The Gran Fondo San Gottardo is on 21 July, and it is the same loop except that it starts/finishes just outside Airolo, so has San Gottardo first, Nufenen last.
    (Costs 60 Swiss Francs, registration possible up to two days beforehand, free goodie bag supposed to include the 2019 event jersey, pasta meals both the evening before and after the event – I'm tempted myself!)

    No, 4th of July. I'm cycling from Bergamo to Geneva with friends that week, and this loop is scheduled for the Thursday. I hadn't thought about the GF San Gottardo, I could be tempted... I suspect a good number from the local club will head south for that.
    The Master
    The Moser
    The VN
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Bernal taking a flier from the favourites group trying to chase down Tolhoek in the final 1km. Interesting pursuit but suspect it's too big a gap to close.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Awful, awful coverage from the director, but somewhere Bernal basically left everybody for dust and only has Tolhoek ahead to catch, if he can.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    400m to go, no indication of the gap but it was 55 seconds with just over 1k to go so will be an incredible ride by Bernal if he makes it!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Tolhoek has it.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Bernal 2nd at 16 seconds gets a 6" time bonus.

    EDIT he put about 30 seconds into the rest of the favourites in the last km from what I can tell.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Hirt and Pozzovivo were ahead of the rest. Benoot the best of the rest Tour wise, which says a lot about the quality here.
    GC
    1)Bernal
    2)Dennis
    3)Bevin*

    * ride of the day.

    Roglic will be so please to see Tolhoek has found his climbing legs. :P
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Ineos doing the usual train thing, but it's a bit like watching a death by a thousand cuts.
    20 riders left with 5 kms to go
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Mas has managed to attack today. No reaction.
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Bernal takes it. 41s over Dennis. TT and MTF to come.
    Will he lose it tomorrow and win back on Sun?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited June 2019
    Bernal very close to crashing in the TT

    Edit: But otherwise an excellent ride - lost only 19 seconds to Dennis. Lampaert wins the stage
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    RichN95 wrote:
    Bernal very close to crashing in the TT

    Only had his lead cut by half, though, as Dennis only manages 6th, behind Lampaert.

    Bernal now leads by 22", but the race heads into his territory for it's finale.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    From this video we can pinpoint the exact moment Dave Brailsford had his heart attack

    https://twitter.com/cyclingreporter/sta ... 6758938624
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    RichN95 wrote:
    From this video we can pinpoint the exact moment Dave Brailsford had his heart attack

    https://twitter.com/cyclingreporter/sta ... 6758938624

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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    From this video we can pinpoint the exact moment Dave Brailsford had his heart attack

    https://twitter.com/cyclingreporter/sta ... 6758938624

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    Was it the squeaking of brakes or the squeaking of brailsfords bum?

    Edit: with squeaking sound

    https://twitter.com/TeamINEOS/status/11 ... 94434?s=20
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Found it, Lampaert's reaction to Bernal's save is superb :-D

    https://twitter.com/Pedriove/status/1142458551497035776
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Hadn't realised before that Bernal had been a top junior MTB rider.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The whole stage is live today and they have just started, with the race immediately hitting the toughest climb of the day.
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