2012 Tour of Oman (14th - 19th of February), 2.HC

[Kvinto]

With 16 km covered the is 3.50.

Do you still want me to post updates as sat at work with one eye on my phone and no work to do or do you all have access to the twitter updates?

Better post it as these links will get lost pretty soon and the question what's going on in the race will stand again.

 

[Boardslide]

Better post it as these links will get lost pretty soon and the question what's going on in the race will stand again.

OK will carry on.

 

[CobbleStoner]

I havent seen the highlights, but can someone tell me what happened to Cav?

Highlights? you mean the Oman tourism bureau's daily Yanni-infused propaganda video? I think I might of seen a cyclist in there somewhere... such a beautiful dirt patch, and look, there is a big hole in the ground, and a smiling sausage-fest in matching gowns...

 

[Boardslide]

The gap has now grown to 5 mins 10 sec with Lotoo riding on the front

 

[Boardslide]

In other news The European Briadcasting Union has exteded its rights deal for the Vuelta until 2015.

You'll have to forgive me today as I seem to be having a bit of finger trouble with some of these updates.

 

[Boardslide]

The 2 leaders are now at 7 mins 30 sec with a climb coming up soon

 

[Boardslide]

The gap grows to 7.40 & the avg speed in the first hour 46.6 kph, Cavendish has just had a wheel change

 

[Midnightfright]

The gap grows to 7.40 & the avg speed in the first hour 46.6 kph, Cavendish has just had a wheel change

Thank you for keeping us informed for some reason I can't access Twitter.

 

[Boardslide]

Thank you for keeping us informed for some reason I can't access Twitter.

You're welcome

 

[Boardslide]

At the 50k mark the gap drops to 6.35.

 

[Boardslide]

About to hit the first climb which zigzags all the way up, temp about 30c

 

[stefank]

Sigh.

When you are objectively the best, there is generally a reason why you get beaten by people you are better than.

Explaining what that reason was is not the same thing as insisting their win has no validity.

He managed to finish (just) in front of the first Australian. Be happy.

 

[Boardslide]

\Lodevijck takes the climb ahead of Vandenbergh & Willems of lotto abandons and Cav holds onto the back of the peloton as a present to Eisel who is 31 today.

 

[wirral]

Lodewyck in virtual yellow. He was 46th @ 1'12" this morning.

 

[Kvinto]

so Cav didn't get dropped at the first climb, weird

edit: or the main bunch is just climbing?

 

[Boardslide]

Kushyinski in 3rd @ 3.50 and Greipel @ 4.05. Peloton in groups

 

[Boardslide]

On the descent they hit 100kph, Cavendish rejoins the peloton

 

[Boardslide]

Lemair in both the red & green jersey is dropped, gap is now 3.35 with 65k covered.

 

[Boardslide]

Unforunately for fantasy league hopers Kudentsov of RTS abandons.

 

[wirral]

I think the "red and green" jersey is the combative jersey.

 

[Kwibus]

With 16 km covered the is 3.50.

Do you still want me to post updates as sat at work with one eye on my phone and no work to do or do you all have access to the twitter updates?

I like your updates. Keep it up.

Twitter acts weird on my work pc.

 

[theyoungest]

BTW, it's ridiculous how little info there is for this 2.HC (!) race. If this random journalist didn't decide to keep us updated, we'd know practically nothing. What is this, the stone age? Get your act together, ASO.

 

[durhamwasp]

Unforunately for fantasy league hopers Kudentsov of RTS abandons.

damn! grrrrr

 

[Kwibus]

so Cav didn't get dropped at the first climb, weird

edit: or the main bunch is just climbing?

Cav has been in the buch during loads of climbs. It depends on how hard the bunch goes up a climb. Since this is an early climb the bunch usually wants to keep together.

 

[Kvinto]

Cav has been in the buch during loads of climbs. It depends on how hard the bunch goes up a climb. Since this is an early climb the bunch usually wants to keep together.

this
but tbh i expected the bunch to drop him there