2013 GP Ouest France - Plouay, September 1 (WT)

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2013 GP Ouest France - Plouay, WorldTour, 01.09.2013

Startlist

Official Website

Won in '12 by Eddy Boss, this year's race counts on:
Top15 in race according to PCS
Alberto Contador, Rui Costa (2nd in '12), Sylvain Chavanel, Alexander Kristoff, Greg Van Avermaet, John Degenkolb, Michal Kwiatkowski, Simon Spilak, Elia Viviani, Arnaud Demare, Wilco Kelderman, Taylor Phinney, Samuel Dumoulin, Geraint Thomas, Lars Boom.

Video of last year's race

Weather forecast

Television LIVE coverage starts 3.00pm CET in Eurosport and 3.20pm CET in France3tv. (9.00am and 9.20am in Eastern U.S)

Alternative internet streams:

- LiveTV
- (more to come)

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Circuit overview and profile:

Attack in last hill? Pack sprint?

Drop your favorites.

 

[SafeBet]

Pippo will smoke the sprint.



For the 27th placement that is.

 

[Gloin22]

Degenkolb vs Kristoff if it's a sprint.

On other hand, a strong rider can take it as EBH last year, could be anyone with good shape. GVA to be 2th - 5th .

 

[Roderick]

obvious GVA-podium spot is obvious

 

[murali]

i get a nasty feeling that there wil be a sprint of 5-8 riders, after they had attacked on the final climb.

Would like to hav AC ftw...

 

[Gloin22]

i get a nasty feeling that there wil be a sprint of 5-8 riders, after they had attacked on the final climb.

Would like to hav AC ftw...

AC has no chance here. It's not selective enough for him to win solo, and if he comes with few others, he'll loose. His sprinting is preety bad. His first race back so dont expect much though.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Impressive lineup of classic riders.

Please give me another solo performance by this man:

Alternatively a selective group sprint with Demare as winner will do just fine.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Impressive lineup of classic riders.

Please give me another solo performance by this man:

Yes please

 

[murali]

isn't voeckler in this race?

after that lucky tt win, i think anything is possible

 

[Karl Max]

obvious GVA-podium spot is obvious

I dont belive in GVA in this race he just come back from racing in America and will still struggle with the time diffrence so he needs another week for beeing at his best.

 

[Pentacycle]

Schleck already DNF. He's obviously peaking for Beijing or Japan Cup.

 

[jens_attacks]

does anyone know if frank schleck will race again by the way?

live ticker for this? eurosport goes in 20 minutes i think..

 

[Pentacycle]

Fränk has practically been given half a season of suspension on top of his official ban, by Trek. Which means he'll not race ntil next year.

Edit: For a stream, try this in 5mins.

 

[murali]

thank you for the link.

any live ticker?

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Fränk has practically been given half a season of suspension on top of his official ban, by Trek. Which means he'll not race ntil next year.

Edit: For a stream, try this in 5mins.

By RadioShack Leopard. Trek doesn't take over the team until January 1, and as of that date Fränk will have a contract.

 

[Netserk]

By RadioShack Leopard. Trek doesn't take over the team until January 1, and as of that date Fränk will have a contract.

It's really more by Becca than the team.

 

[murali]

OPQS strategy today is to follow every attack, it seems

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Durbridge living up to his nickname today.

 

[Afrank]

Crash in the peloton apparently.

 

[murali]

any news on any favorites being involved?

 

[murali]

i think every VCD rider has attacked by now

 

[Afrank]

any news on any favorites being involved?

I don't think any favorites, I've been only half listening to the commentary though.

 

[SafeBet]

i think every VCD rider has attacked by now

They're riding very aggresively. Now Selvaggi on the move.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tom Dumoulin sighting

 

[SafeBet]

Devenyns and Dumoulin now leading.