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

[auscyclefan94]

Wait for an attack from the best climber in the race, mathias Frank!!!!

 

[auscyclefan94]

3km till Menglers. They must be going really quick!

 

[buster1]

Breaks been caught!

 

[Ferminal]

Wait for an attack from the best climber in the race, mathias Frank!!!!

I think it's too hard for him, much more difficult than Malbun

 

[auscyclefan94]

Carrots & UNISA riders popping off the back! GreenEdge driving on the front. Hopefully they and other teams put the hammer down on the climb.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Just about to start climb and the peloton is strched out. I really hope Greipel pops out the back.

Movistar now pushing the pace! Maybe for a Valverde attack?

 

[Ferminal]

zzzz don't attack, just drive it.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Movistar attack. Valverde?

 

[wirral]

Greipel and his mind games. Go gorilla.

Thumbs down for the 'Hooters' nickname though. Sorry. What about "The Squid"?

 

[buster1]

Rohan Dennis first to attack

 

[auscyclefan94]

group of 50 riders off the front. surely greipel is gone?

 

[buster1]

Dennis first over hill, Gerrans not far behind. Greipel not over yet

 

[Ferminal]

Wow, 2 minutes down, only one teammate.

 

[buster1]

Greipel about 2mins behind leaders. 1 team mate with him. Can he get back???

 

[auscyclefan94]

Gerrans and Valverde.

Greipel is gone backwards

 

[auscyclefan94]

PUT THE HAMMER DOWN BMC!

Get Kohler into Ochre!

 

[mewmewmew13]

Gerrans and Valverde.

Greipel is gone backwards

wow.
pressure is ON

 

[wirral]

Greipel's group should be able to get back on to the leaders. One or two of the really strong riders, (Valverde?) may go it alone.

 

[Ferminal]

Yeh only 30s back, thought 2 minutes was a bit extravagant. Greipel will win the stage, bit like his TdF win.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Greipel is gone. His other team mates are further back and 2 minutes with a larger group will be too much! **** yeah! Lets go BMC!!!!

 

[auscyclefan94]

More like 10-15 seconds back from what I am hearing from an on course report.

How could you mix 2 minutes behind with 15 seconds?

****

 

[BroDeal]

Go Greipel. Stick it to those aussies.

German power!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Officially 52 seconds. Still large!!!!

 

[HiCadence]

only 2 secs behind now talk about exageration.

Ok 52 secs then lol, i wish we had a bit better coverage and less conflicting reports

 

[auscyclefan94]

There is a group of 40 and a group of 80!

We have action!!!