2012 Tour of California May 18 stage 7: Ontario - Mt. Baldy 126 km

[The Hitch]

Lol did smith just say this was as hard as any climb in the alpes

 

[goggalor]

Peloton is 3:08 back. BMC doing well here, Garmin sucking a bit. But with Hesjedal in pink they're excused.

 

[BillytheKid]

A flat section now. They will have to gun it on the next up section or be caught before Baldy.

 

[Race Radio]

Lol did smith just say this was as hard as any climb in the alpes

.......It is

 

[Froome19]

Lol did smith just say this was as hard as any climb in the alpes

And then said that the Pyrenness are the hardest of them all.

 

[will10]

when did Horner attack? just turned on

 

[ElChingon]

What about Levi, was he faking or is he off the back now?

 

[FabulousCandelabra]

Phil says theres 6 BMC riders in "the break" woahhhh this race is getting interesting!!

 

[Mellow Velo]

They aren't worried about catching grandad, just bringing him back to within out of contention range.

 

[Christian]

They should have put Machado in the break instead

 

[Froome19]

Louder and Jones of Bissel abandon, a bit surprising considering that Louder was stong earlier in the race.

 

[Cancellator]

No point getting excited, this is over. It was a nice dream for a bit though.

 

[webbie146]

"tejay van garderen sound like a Dutch name" lol wut? Not at all..

They should have put Machado in the break instead

+ 1

 

[goggalor]

Horner already out of virtual MJ.

 

[Cancellator]

Phil dropping his microphone.

Horner has blown I think.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Gap dropping like an old man's nut sack.

 

[killswitch]

Captain America looks comfortable. Doubt that TJVG could put 35 sec into him to win.

Don't make us mute you too.

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[Dekker_Tifosi]

"tejay van garderen sound like a Dutch name" lol wut? Not at all..



+ 1

Actually van Garderen (the name) is as dutch as it can get. (all Van names are actually dutch or belgian). His stepdad is dutch i think?

 

[Froome19]

when did Horner attack? just turned on

He was in the break

They should have put Machado in the break instead

They evidently think he has a chance to win the overall.

 

[Tragic]

Nobody is talking about Tommy D, he's been sitting on DZ/BMC

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Ha ha - german speakers moaning about having to blah blah blah about various sponsors before this and that

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Captain America looks comfortable. Doubt that TJVG could put 35 sec into him to win.


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you do realise the hard parts only starts with 6/7km to go? So far only easy climbing...

 

[Popchu]

Actually van Garderen (the name) is as dutch as it can get. (all Van names are actually dutch or belgian). His stepdad is dutch i think?

His father is Dutch

 

[maxmartin]

Horner doesn't need 2,50, Dave will crack on steep stuff, he just have to be ahead of Gesink

 

[Race Radio]

Horner could suffer big on the final climb to Baldy plus the road out of baldy village has a false flat section that favors the chasers. The smaller chase group actually helps. It is filled with good riders who can work well in the twisted bumps of the backside