2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge; Stage 1, Durango to Telluride

[Rocksteady]

Is the road steeper than it looks on the race route? looks like a false flat now, but trailing off riders seems to imply otherwise.

Or maybe altitude is doing its job.

 

[Deagol]

Is the road steeper than it looks on the race route? looks like a false flat now, but trailing off riders seems to imply otherwise.

Or maybe altitude is doing its job.

It's not "steep" yet and never gets super steep on this side of the pass. The downhill is steeper.

Lizard Head was an old railroad grade for an old train they called "the Galloping Goose" so not steep

 

[Carols]

They have some firepower with them now....Long way to go though....

 

[Deagol]

27 mph average speed.

 

[Rocksteady]

I wonder if JV has been playing PCM. Team Attack!!

 

[Deagol]

24 miles to Rico.....

 

[Afrank]

Zabriskie has re-goined the break.

 

[Deagol]

break working in a good paceline now.
Peloton strung out..

 

[maxmartin]

Nibali is obviously doing endurance block training, he does not want LBL scenario happen again in WC.

 

[Deagol]

Taylor Phinney driving the peloton

 

[Yingge]

I am surprised that BMC are working, given Hincapie is in the break.

 

[Deagol]

Danielson at the team car

 

[SafeBet]

I think Basso even Dugan for GC, Nibali just want to show off the outfit to pay back the sponsor and train for WC

Or Moreno

 

[Afrank]

Cadel playing bottle boy

 

[Yingge]

And you can tell he is out of practice too, he 'lost' one down the back of his jersey.

 

[Afrank]

I am surprised that BMC are working, given Hincapie is in the break.

Hincapie doesn't have much of a chance of winning the overall, Tejay does. And having Danielson and Nibali in the break over 3 minutes up the road is a big danger to Tejay winning the overall.

 

[BillytheKid]

Hincapie doesn't have much of a chance of winning the overall, Tejay does. And having Danielson and Nibali in the break over 3 minutes up the road is a big danger to Tejay winning the overall.

Cadel may also have interest.

 

[BillytheKid]

DZ with a problem...sick

 

[Afrank]

DZ cracked.

 

[Rocksteady]

Dave Z Blows... chunks!

 

[maxmartin]

Zabriskie throw up

 

[Carols]

OMG Dave Z vomiting

 

[Yingge]

Hincapie doesn't have much of a chance of winning the overall, Tejay does. And having Danielson and Nibali in the break over 3 minutes up the road is a big danger to Tejay winning the overall.

Yes, makes sense, but no doubt BMC want George to get a stage somewhere, given this is supposedly his last race. We may well see him go in the break each day in hope.

 

[Deagol]

These Velonews announcers wayyyy better than Phil/Paul/Bob ...

 

[maxmartin]

liqui gas can't have a proper team car???

dark green is ugly