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

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Peter Velits is the new leader.

OPQS is unstoppable

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He'll probably take the GC anyway. BTW he attacked yesterday in the final, didn't look like not caring about GC.

Nope, he lost the GC yesterday.


I'm not one for getting hysterical about 'disrepecting the race' but if you arrive in form to win, win the key stage, but throw it away elsewhere due to choice rather than performance, I don't like that.

 

[hrotha]

Nibali follows up Gesink... cue bad year and plenty of falls

Yeah, no, I'd say Gesink's curse started a wee bit before that.

 

[durhamwasp]

still no top 10! haha

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

still no top 10! haha

you can wait hours for that buddy.

They got to wait till the GreenEdge riders come in!

 

[Rolling Rouleur]

Chapeau

Nibali & Velits.

No news about Purito?

 

[durhamwasp]

tonygallopin moves up to 3rd in GC and takes white jersey. He finished 5th in today's stage. Cancellara 9th, Fuglsang 15th.

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Gallopin 5-th today and 3-rd in GC!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tony Gallopin 5th and now 3rd in the GC

 

[jens_attacks]

Peter Velits is the new leader.

OPQS is unstoppable

like a boss

still waiting to hear luca ascani was in 3rd place...

 

[Ruudz0r]

Noes that should have been TJs!

 

[Thibaut Pinot]

Slagter 6th! According to Dekker.

 

[hatcher]

Slagter 6th.

 

[durhamwasp]

1 Nibali
2 Velits
3 ?
4 ?
5 Gallopin
6 Slagter

 

[Trofinios]

tonygallopin moves up to 3rd in GC and takes white jersey. He finished 5th in today's stage. Cancellara 9th, Fuglsang 15th.

Cancellara 9th? That is a good result from Cancellara on such a tough finish. Getting in form I guess.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1. Velits
2. Nibali +1s
3. Galloping +??

new GC

Wow...1 second... Nibali will be mad that he lost seconds earlier in this race slaving for Sagan

 

[hatcher]

Is Gallopin as surprising as it seems at first glance?

 

[JRanton]

This is ridiculous! It's 2012 for god's sake.

 

[kanari]

Cancellara 9th? That is a good result from Cancellara on such a tough finish. Getting in form I guess.

11th on same finish last year so no big surprise. But yes, looks like he is on track for the spring...

 

[Mellow Velo]

Tommy Slaughter confirms his Dutch hype.
Well done me boy.

 

[JRanton]

Is Gallopin as surprising as it seems at first glance?

I was thinking the same. It's not like the climbing field is exactly deep over there.

 

[killswitch]

Given the hype there should have been a massacre up the mountain though 6th place isn't that bad.

edit: poor Nibbles (iirc he also lost time on the first stage, so it's his own fault)

 

[seaby71]

Sandy casar 3rd

 

[durhamwasp]

J-Rod n Tens Dam must be disappionted

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol Casar

February with it's nice results. Although last year was even worse with Hagen, Visconti and Van Avermaet and other Flecha's in the top 10