2011 Tour de Suisse, Stage 4: Grindelwald - Hutwill, 198.4 km

[dlwssonic]

does anyone know who is in the break

 

[bjaelkesex]

does anyone know who is in the break

152 Sylvain Chavanel (QST) [74]
165 Lloyd MONDORY (ALM) [80]
193 Cesare Benedetti (APP) [96]

http://www2.tourlive.ch/tds11/

 

[BillytheKid]

A broken field, but still a groupetto. Fabs, Hausseler....any body else with fresh legs.

 

[dlwssonic]

152 Sylvain Chavanel (QST) [74]
165 Lloyd MONDORY (ALM) [80]
193 Cesare Benedetti (APP) [96]

http://www2.tourlive.ch/tds11/

thanks man.

 

[Mambo95]

Didn't know that. What's the breakdown?

It's reported here:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boonen-expects-more-tactical-tussle-for-tours-green-jersey

Amaury Sport Organisation’s changes will see stage victories carry 45 points, an increase from 40. The biggest change however is to intermediate sprints. In previous years, six, four and two points were awarded at three intermediate sprints per stage but next year there will be just one intermediate sprint per stage with 20 points going to the winner and 15 riders also picking up points on a sliding scale. (note: the big mountain stages don't have such a sprint)

It's very pro-Cavendish

 

[kjetilraknerud]

It's reported here:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boonen-expects-more-tactical-tussle-for-tours-green-jersey

Amaury Sport Organisation’s changes will see stage victories carry 45 points, an increase from 40. The biggest change however is to intermediate sprints. In previous years, six, four and two points were awarded at three intermediate sprints per stage but next year there will be just one intermediate sprint per stage with 20 points going to the winner and 15 riders also picking up points on a sliding scale. (note: the big mountain stages don't have such a sprint)

It's very pro-Cavendish

Where do you find that information? On letour.fr the profiles suggest that there is one intermediate sprint on every stage, for example one at the foot of the Alpe d'Huez - not very pro-Cavendish.

 

[BillytheKid]

Van Garderen? Is there a time bonus?

 

[dlwssonic]

Where do you find that information? On letour.fr the profiles suggest that there is one intermediate sprint on every stage, for example one at the foot of the Alpe d'Huez - not very pro-Cavendish.

cavendish will storm up the galiber at lightning speed.

 

[taiwan]

152 Sylvain Chavanel (QST) [74]
165 Lloyd MONDORY (ALM) [80]
193 Cesare Benedetti (APP) [96]

http://www2.tourlive.ch/tds11/

Could Chavanel do something?

 

[just some guy]

Could Chavanel do something?

Be great to see

 

[Mambo95]

Where do you find that information? On letour.fr the profiles suggest that there is one intermediate sprint on every stage, for example one at the foot of the Alpe d'Huez - not very pro-Cavendish.

My mistake. They've updated the profiles since I last looked.

However, that's the only stage with a sprint after a mountain of any note (there's another after a cat 2). The rest are before the climbing begins, so no problem for Cav. (And it's not like Petacchi and Farrar are going to go over the Galibier in the front group)

 

[LukeSchmid]

I am not sure about his sprinting much anymore.

Just to note, this finish is actually quite similar to stage 1 of the tour.

I meant a late attack not in a sprint

 

[Anonymous]

llivestreams up. coverage starts shortly. (eurosport just finishing yesterday)
http://www.teamskyfans.com/live.html

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Yesterdays good stream seems now to be doing a puppet show!
http://sport.rtl.lu/livestream/stream/

now on stream looking at the parcours in luxemburghese

now live -55km

 

[just some guy]

If it a bit uphill finish Breschel ???

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

If it a bit uphill finish Breschel ???

I can only assume he wont have the fitness or the legs to compete yet.

 

[Ferminal]

They are running over the finishing course now, so it will be good to look at to get an idea who can win it.

(Just descending from the Cat 3 now).

 

[TourOfSardinia]

break down to 1 min

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This final is not for the sprinters from what i'm seeing now

 

[Jamsque]

Sky doing most of the work right now.

 

[boomcie]

This final is not for the sprinters from what i'm seeing now

By this, you mean Cav or the others?

 

[Ferminal]

Bottle sighting...

 

[cineteq]

By this, you mean Cav or the others?

If you look the profile the you'll understand (hint. it's uphill).

 

[Ferminal]

Very tough sprint.

 

[just some guy]

thats pretty tough....

Kirby goes for Robbie ...........

GVA for me