2012 Tour of California May 16 stage 4: Sonora - Clovis 209.6 km

[theyoungest]

Let's hope some of these DSes haven't read all the Kelderman hype Dekker_T has been spreading, so they won't chase

 

[Froome19]

Break is @ 5min with 140km of racing to go.

 

[Froome19]

1) Atapuma Hurtado (Colombia-Coldeportes); 2) Alex Howes (Garmin-Barracuda); 3) Benjamin King (RadioShack-Nissan); 4) Carlos Julian Quintero (Colombia-Coldeportes); 5) Mikael Cherel (AG2R La Mondiale)

First KOM

Atapuma already showing his dominance. Howes & King though could be riders to watch in this breakaway they are both young american riders who have been basing their season on this ride and Howes has been forced into much domestique work this season without yet having the opportunity to shine..

 

[theyoungest]

Break is @ 5min with 140km of racing to go.

Little more than 3 min, according to the tracker.

Already 5 abandons. Quite a hard stage, apparently.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Little more than 3 min, according to the tracker.

Already 5 abandons. Quite a hard stage, apparently.

3'-56" and the average speed is just over the 40kph, so, providing it doesn't drop, means that the might arrive around a scheduled finish time.

Eurosport, for some reason, showing less live tonight. Only the pointless, ruin a potentially decent stage, run in.

 

[Froome19]

Little more than 3 min, according to the tracker.

Already 5 abandons. Quite a hard stage, apparently.

Yep it has dropped by 1 and a half min since then, the peloton probably realise that they have made a mistake. I wonder who is chasing?

It seems like the heat is doing for the abandonments.

 

[jens_attacks]

i wonder too who is chasing.radioshack i guess,it will be logical.irizar and king won't win tour of california from that group

 

[Froome19]

According to cyclingnews, Sagan was dropped and then has come back

 

[AntonioRossi]

Little less than 100 km left, still a big breakaway ahead but the gap is down to 1:20 min

 

[manafana]

whos been keeping the break in check with all big teams in it?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

whos been keeping the break in check with all big teams in it?

pro conti american teams because they didnt have anyone in the break.. i think.

edit: way wrong seems it was Rsnt

 

[Mellow Velo]

Should be live in 5 for all that lovely downhill and flat that's left.
87kms to go. Break going no place.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

95 degrees F at the finish. Wow.

Video goes live right on time.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Who gave RaNT the T-Mobile playbook?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Yes. All very odd and probably pointless.

 

[WKA311]

95 degrees F at the finish. Wow.

How much is that in Celsius? Does anyone know?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

5k to the KOM. I don't see this peloton splitting. WTF are RS doing?

 

[Gloin22]

How much is that in Celsius? Does anyone know?

Let me Google that for you

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

How much is that in Celsius? Does anyone know?

Around 36 or so, I'd guess.

 

[Mellow Velo]

LOL: Chase down your own team then sit up.

 

[Froome19]

Talansky abandons

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Talansky abandons

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Nocentini quits.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tommeke dropped

 

[WKA311]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Fahrenheit+to+Celsius+Converter

yeah i was about to do it but then was too lazy