2012 Tour of Qatar (5th - 10th February), 2.HC

[More Strides than Rides]

Split, maybe 30 in the front?

EDIT, maybe 40.

Garmin, Sky, and Leoshack drove it hard for just long enough

 

[El Pistolero]

echelons! Love this race

Cavendish actually looks decent, could be his chance for a win here.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Cav Gilbert, and Boonen (at least) in the front group

 

[Zam_Olyas]

echelons! Love this race

Second that.Wicked good.

 

[insideout leadout]

Cav ftw today.

 

[El Pistolero]

Look at that, Phil is actually working for Blythe!

 

[theyoungest]

Lol, "Maarten Tjallingii seemed destined for great things when he was still at Skil, but he's lost his way a bit."

The guy got 3d in Roubaix last year... that's what you get for not being Anglophone.

 

[aussss]

Any Australians in the front group?

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Renshaw is in the front group

 

[theyoungest]

Thomas Dekker made the front echelon...

Yes, Renshaw is there, but so is Cavendish

 

[TheArt]

Renshaw, Tjallingii, Wynants (Rabobank)
Cavendish, Eisel, Flecha (Sky)
Gilbert, Blythe (BMC)
Boonen, Steegmans, Van Keirsbulck, Maes (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
Cancellara, Wagner, Gallopin, Rast (RadioShack-Nissan)
Vansummeren, Dekker, Farrar, Navardauskas, Fischer (Garmin-Barracuda)
Selig, Kristoff, Kuschynski, Ignatiev (Katusha)
Langeveld, Cooke, Tuft, Kruopis (GreenEdge)
Boucher (FDJ)
Degenkolb, Veelers, Sinkeldam (Project 1t4i)
Willems, Hansen, Sohrabi (Lotto-Belisol)
Friedemann, Ojavee (Champion System)
Lemair (Bridgestone)

 

[will10]

Pozzato and Guardini missed front echelon, Garmin have five guys, OPQS too?

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Well, Ausss asked about Australians in the front group; I reckon Renshaw is the Australian with the most chances anyways, let alone in the fron group.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Pozzato and Guardini missed front echelon, Garmin have five guys, OPQS too?

Argh, come on Guardini! Hope it's Demare from FDJ though I doubt it

Edit: it's David Boucher

 

[aussss]

Thanks a lot!

 

[will10]

Renshaw, Tjallingii, Wynants (Rabobank)
Cavendish, Eisel, Flecha (Sky)
Gilbert, Blythe (BMC)
Boonen, Steegmans (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
Cancellara, Wagner, Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan)
Vansummeren, Dekker, Farrar, Navardauskas, Fischer (Garmin-Barracuda)
Selig, Kristoff, Kuschynski, Ignatiev (Katusha)
Langeveld, Cooke, Tuft, Kruopis (GreenEdge)
Degenkolb, Veelers, Sinkeldam (Project 1t4i)
Willems, Hansen, Sohrabi (Lotto-Belisol)
Friedemann, Ojavee (Champion System)
Lemair (Bridgestone)

Who's the FDJ-rider in the group?

Am sure OPQS have at least four guys

 

[TheArt]

Am sure OPQS have at least four guys

I didn't say I had all the riders in the front group.

 

[wirral]

No Sagan. No Liqui.

 

[will10]

Thomas Dekker losing the wheel....

Navardauskas is a beast.

 

[wirral]

I still have no idea how committed to go for it and how fit Cavendish is.

 

[will10]

Lotto split it again! Big pull from OPQS to close the gap for Boonen

T Dekker last wheel and swinging..

 

[insideout leadout]

2km to go.

 

[insideout leadout]

baaaam mark cavendish!

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Cav doesn't need a leadout train...

 

[will10]

Amazing work from Steegmans to bring Boonen up in the last 500m!

1 Cav
2 Boonen
3 Greenedge