2012 Tour of California May 18 stage 6: Palmdale - Big Bear 186.3 km

[User Guide]

1:53 i had it too the chase group at the sprint point

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

the time gaps given are totally bs, like I just said.

Keldermand and Weening are going to get caught and Georges wins solo

 

[Frosty]

Dodgy timings are the organisers' way of trying to make the stage more interesting.

 

[burning]

The tarmacs are so good that Georges can stay away from peleton

 

[Cancellator]

the time gaps given are totally bs, like I just said.

Keldermand and Weening are going to get caught and Georges wins solo

It seems they just gave up on the times on the tracker. Nothing showing up for chase.

EDIT:
Chase group disappeared???

 

[Dutchsmurf]

the time gaps given are totally bs, like I just said.

True, but it seems the other teams fell for it too. Why else would BMC and Omega start working?

 

[Bavarianrider]

You are the official ToC apologist. You can't be serious, this course is a joke. The climbing wasn't steep at all, which makes it hard for the real climbers to create a real gap. Then on top of that the stage is fully neutralized for 15km at the end.

You must work for amgen.

You do realize that not every stage has to be a HC mountain finish?
This is a beautiful stage were you ca do a lot.Maybe not he GC ontenders. But vertainly more riders and teams couldhavegon for the stage win.

 

[Maroon Heaven]

they are takaing about 20 secs off him now every km

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I hope he stays away. Come on Georges.

 

[Frosty]

Reports that the kelder group are 1 minute behind. Georges should just have enough although apparently the climb is slightly uphill.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Georges is 1km ahead of the peloton. He should make it

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Chasers are toast. Toast.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Georges will make it...

 

[Frosty]

Think the chasers are only about 25 seconds ahead of the peloton. Could be caught on the line.

 

[Maroon Heaven]

come on georges.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Why the hell is Liquigas going full throttle now?

Very strange tactics

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Stay strong, Georges. Come on, buddy. Stay strong.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

That was the most boring, useless 'mountain' stage ever. Just as expected.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

You do realize that not every stage has to be a HC mountain finish?
This is a beautiful stage were you ca do a lot.Maybe not he GC ontenders. But vertainly more riders and teams couldhavegon for the stage win.

How? How do you go for the win in a stage like this? Either by being in the break and blind hope, like Georges, or by being the fastest of those left, like Sagan. There's no platform for an attack, since the gradient is so light, so it's a hard stage, but without any opportunity to break the race apart. So we just have to hope attrition thins the pack out.

It's not just the riders' fault. The Big Bear experiment failed miserably and woefully in 2010. Why come back at all? This has been an even worse stage. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

 

[gingerwallaceafro]

Go on Sylvain, it's your day to be a legend! Go on son!

 

[offbyone]

You do realize that not every stage has to be a HC mountain finish?
This is a beautiful stage were you ca do a lot.Maybe not he GC ontenders. But vertainly more riders and teams couldhavegon for the stage win.

Unfortunately, the ToC only has one mountain finish even though the organizers brag how much harder they made it this year with all the extra climbing. I am glad you are enjoying the scenery, I am watching a bike race though and was hoping to see some racing.

 

[TomasC]

Sagan really wanting that 2nd spot.

 

[Bavarianrider]

How? How do you go for the win in a stage like this? Either by being in the break and blind hope, like Georges, or by being the fastest of those left, like Sagan. There's no platform for an attack, since the gradient is so light, so it's a hard stage, but without any opportunity to break the race apart. So we just have to hope attrition thins the pack out.

It's not just the riders' fault. The Big Bear experiment failed miserably and woefully in 2010. Why come back at all? This has been an even worse stage. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Unfortunately, the ToC only has one mountain finish even though the organizers brag how much harder they made it this year with all the extra climbing. I am glad you are enjoying the scenery, I am watching a bike race though and was hoping to see some racing.

I agree the front acke should have raced harder. But that's their fault.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Bavarian that Facepalm is for yourself. You fail to have a counter-argument on LS last post so just post a picture.

Just go away troll