Le Tour de Romandie 2016 **SPOILERS**
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Richmond Racer 2 wrote:Joelsim wrote:Yes, it was snowing when the last 10 went off. The best times were set in the dry.
Also in the last ten were:
Kelderman +33, Porte +37, Jungels +24. The only one within 20 seconds of the winner was Quintana (+16). He seems to do well in snow.Twitter: @RichN950 -
I thought one of the Izaaguires was at Sky? I'm most confused...0
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TakeTheHighRoad wrote:I thought one of the Izaaguires was at Sky? I'm most confused...Twitter: @RichN950
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60 km and first categorised climb have been culled from today's stage.0
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Hmm, could be Kittel's stage then.0
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One of the local pro riders suggested that the last climb is too hard for the pure sprinters and that there will be 40 max at the end.0
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Fair enough. They should know.0
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Rob Hatch and Hayles made a comment about how lean Kittel was looking when they saw him at the airport so we'll see.
I'm slightly surprised Ben Swift is racing here and not Yorkshire - maybe just bad memories from last year.0 -
I think they might be trying to turn Swifty into the new Boassen Hagen (Sky vintage) - potential stage grabber and low-mountains super-domestique. I suspect given the choice of nailing a place in the Tour de France squad or doing Tour de Yorkshire, he has chosen the former.0
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BigMat wrote:I think they might be trying to turn Swifty into the new Boassen Hagen (Sky vintage) - potential stage grabber and low-mountains super-domestique. I suspect given the choice of nailing a place in the Tour de France squad or doing Tour de Yorkshire, he has chosen the former.
Are you saying a Yorkshireman would turn down a chance to ride in God's Own Country just to get a chance to ride round some poncey foreign mountains? Ee, by 'eck.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
What a strange stage.
Nobody could be bothered to try and drop Kittel, I guess."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Kittel is climbing better than I've ever seen, but a few times already this year he seems to have lost some top-end speed0
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RichN95 wrote:TakeTheHighRoad wrote:I thought one of the Izaaguires was at Sky? I'm most confused...
One's exhausted, the other's a lizard guy.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Stannard DNF. Nothing too serious I hope.0
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RonB wrote:Stannard DNF. Nothing too serious I hope.
It's almost the end of April, he's getting ready to hibernate...0 -
From Inrng: Richie Porte out of the Tour de Romandie with gastric woes, others in the peloton having the same, eg Kwiatkowski yesterday.0
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Coverage just started on the Bike channel.0
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13km to first proper climb and breakaway have 3 and half minutes0
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32km to go break has 3 mins 20s0
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Anyone know why Sky are drilling it on the front?0
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Froome puncture0
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Talanksky out the back.0
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Froome just had to get a wheel from teammate - off back of peleton on first climb0
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Froome lost about 30" due to a flat on the penultimate hill. Doesn't look in good shape & no teammates with him at the mo.0
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Sky going 100% for G by the look of things. But Froome is making his way through the cars to the back of the peloton.
Edit - Nope didn't make it, G now already isolated further up the road.0 -
Froome back. Guess it was easier due to the cars but he looked pretty strong.0