2012 Tour of California May 13 Stage 1: Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa 186.5 km

[Pippo_San]

Sagan's superiority humiliating...still amazed at Rabo, someone stop them

 

[cineteq]

monster sagan!!!!

 

[SHAD0W93]

it says 2.8 kms on my tv.

On my tv it still said they had 1km left after Sagan won.
So we just have to wait and see.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

ok.. stage sponsored by Rabobank themselves no rabo top 10/20.. oh matthews..

Are you colour blind? There was a Rabo in the top 10, and another one in the top 20 ;-)

But yeah, Matthews did cost them a certain top 3. What a move

 

[liamito]

Sagan has a new tattoo on his left arm?

 

[YoRUsh]

LOL a teammate cheering with 50 meters to go...Says it all

 

[will10]

On their ticker they say it was outside 3k

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Liquigas knew they had this before the 100m mark.

Fuoriclasse rider.

 

[DenisMenchov]

AG2R season just went from bad to WORSE.

 

[karlboss]

Nice route detail by strava.

The most decisive point is 2.6km at 9.5% 30km from the finish. This won't be decisive for GC and is dangerous enough for the GC teams to control a break and bring it together for a sprint. If some of the continental teams go for broke for a stage win, it might be tough enough to put Kittel out the back.

Sagan for the win.

I like the design of the stage, but the context I fear will make it a little dull.

While I got something right, i thought the stage overall was a good one.

 

[Havetts]

Are you colour blind? There was a Rabo in the top 10, and another one in the top 20 ;-)

But yeah, Matthews did cost them a certain top 3. What a move

I should get glasses indeed . LLS 10th.

 

[theyoungest]

That was just too easy for Sagan. Nice final, surrounding-wise. Boring, racing-wise.

Rabobank a complete joke again. You just know when they start riding something like this will happen.

 

[will10]

Fast Freddie

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Good race, Liquigas winning and fast freddie third.

 

[goggalor]

Sagan will win this race. You heard it here first.

 

[hatcher]

Who was that Greenedge rider on the front who rides his bike like me?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

That was just too easy for Sagan. Nice final, surrounding-wise. Boring, racing-wise.

Rabobank a complete joke again. You just know when they start riding something like this will happen.

yeah but even the best script writer couldn't come up with this, Matthews taking himself out

 

[will10]

Sagan will win this race. You heard it here first.

He won't. You heard it here first.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Great lead out by Oss. He just breezed right past the GreenEdge train with Sagan on his wheel.

Sagan would have won anyway, but still, it's always nice when you are dropped off in perfect position like that.

 

[cineteq]

LOL a teammate cheering with 50 meters to go...Says it all

Daniel Oss!

 

[goggalor]

He won't. You heard it here first.

That's not how it works!

 

[ElChingon]

LOL a teammate cheering with 50 meters to go...Says it all

That was Oss, Sagan hadn't even crossed the finish line yet

 

[whittashau]

Oss was celebrating 50meters from the end as he new Sagan had it in the bag.

 

[karlboss]

Sagan seemingly hit the front too early, and noone even got close, nor did he seem to be trying too hard...beast.

 

[profff]

daniel oss great work as lead out man
he brought peter to 350m outpassing easily greenedge train, then....