2012 Tour Down Under Stage 4: Norwood → Tanunda, 130km, 2.WT

[auscyclefan94]

Not on grandstand here either.

Online is up though:

http://www.abc.net.au/local/players...File=itineranttwo&streamTitle=Tour Down Under

ive been sending tweets in but nothing! may send an email.

 

[wirral]

Early break. Lachlan Norris and others.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Ferminal, it will be available on digital radio from 12:30pm but I am not sure if that is Adelaide or Melbourne time tbh.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Break just about to be caught. Will Clarke off the back.

 

[cineteq]

Ferminal, it will be available on digital radio from 12:30pm but I am not sure if that is Adelaide or Melbourne time tbh.

The stream is on:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/players...File=itineranttwo&streamTitle=Tour Down Under

Live report:
http://live.cyclingnews.com/

 

[Tuarts]

Smukulis (That Latvian Rider)
Perez (EE)
Jay McCarthy

 

[Ferminal]

Smukulis (That Latvian Rider)
Perez (EE)
Jay McCarthy

Blel is also there I think.

 

[Tuarts]

Wow does HH sound like Marvin on the radio interview right now. "I'd like you all to know, I'm really depressed right now"

 

[Ferminal]

Virtual GC:

Greipel
Kohler +11s
Matthews +13s
De Gendt +17s
Gerrans/EBH/Bakelants/Vorganov +19s

 

[Ferminal]

Blel is also there I think.

It appears not, must have dropped back?

 

[Tuarts]

No idea, first names I heard were those 3

TDU Twitter has Kadri listed instead of Smukulis.

 

[mewmewmew13]

Hey there was a Latvian rider up there...

 

[rata de sentina]

ACF is trying to get us enthused

ACF making mountains out of molehills again.

 

[Tuarts]

Well Kadri just came second in the sprint so its him up there instead of Smukulis? Would be nice to get a consensus

EDIT: Picture evidence says its definitely Kadri. So did the Latvian drop back or was he never there?

 

[mewmewmew13]

Well Kadri just came second in the sprint so its him up there instead of Smukulis? Would be nice to get a consensus

EDIT: Picture evidence says its definitely Kadri. So did the Latvian drop back or was he never there?

Is it Phil calling the race?? then he may never have been there

 

[wirral]

Will Clarke back in the peloton following an abortive bid to grab the KOM jersey went wrong.

 

[Tuarts]

Radio commentary still saying its Smukulis, may as well give up with it.

 

[Ferminal]

I'm calling it, if Greipel wins today he will take the overall, what a beast.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I'm calling it, if Greipel wins today he will take the overall, what a beast.

Contrary to what he said yesterday, he is clearly going for the overall.

Another downhill sprint....sigh.

 

[auscyclefan94]

A Cat 1 is coming up!!!!!!!

 

[buster1]

Yep a "Cat 1" - 2.7km at 8.16% should probably be a HC!

 

[auscyclefan94]

tbh, with the really steep pitches on menglers it would probably be more descisive than Wilunga hill if they had stage 5 like circuit on that climb.

 

[buster1]

Agreed! Would have been better if it had been within 5-10km of finish but being about 20km from finish I dont think its gonna put to many GC hopes (inc. Greipel) in much trouble. Hopefully it just takes enough out of his legs to produce a different winner.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Agreed! Would have been better if it had been within 5-10km of finish but being about 20km from finish I dont think its gonna put to many GC hopes (inc. Greipel) in much trouble. Hopefully it just takes enough out of his legs to produce a different winner.

Hopefully Hooters! Cam Meyer said that this stage could be descisive but I also have my doubts about that.

EDIT: 12km till Menglers!

37km to go, 1:15

 

[Ferminal]

So the break is toast, will not make the KotH