2013 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (2.HC) 21st - 28th April

[Hugo87]

Another good stage.

 

[markene2]

This race is so good

 

[fluffkitten]

Gorilla time.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Kittel got dropped on the last climb. Harmon wasn't paying attention.

 

[markene2]

Kittel got dropped on the last climb. Harmon wasn't paying attention.

Have you ever heard him paying attention?

 

[kingjr]

Kittel got dropped on the last climb. Harmon wasn't paying attention.

He was working for his teammate anyway and then dropped out.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Not many changes in the top 20 (GC) if any, but today's stage was raced hard in headwind the entire way. Lots of action too.

Stage 4 of tour of Turkey > FW '13

Congrats to the Gorilla.

 

[jens_attacks]

sayar_O_

turkey again being more entertaining than lots of world tour races
great stage

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 5.

Same start and finish towns (or city) as last year, but the climbs in the first part looks more difficult on this route (I'am guessing here):

Early start: 9am (CEST)

Early estimated finish: 1:30pm (CEST)

Big break perhaps as we have more than 100 riders at +10 minutes.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

how was todays stage? I se eonly small first group? how this happened ion easy course?

 

[jens_attacks]

seker spor happened

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

............bla

 

[manafana]

this could be interesting now, hopefully we get a winner with future and not a ruthless will do anything it takes/

 

[Dazed and Confused]

this could be interesting now, hopefully we get a winner with future and not a ruthless will do anything it takes/

wouldn't worry about issues this year.

Stage 5 in progress.

after 25km or so, Peloton split into two groups with gap of 3 minutes.

There will be some action today (again). Hopefully some of it on TV.

edit: 70 riders in first peloton.

edit 2: gap now 3:55. Jersey holders in front group.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

wind?

......

 

[Dazed and Confused]

wind?

......

don't think so, its the first climb of the day. Harder than expected.

 

[Pentacycle]

don't think so, its the first climb of the day. Harder than expected.

That climb was 7/8 kms @ 8%, so already very hard for some. Kittel must already be 20 mins behind.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

That climb was 7/8 kms @ 8%, so already very hard for some.

snipped...

nice.

at KOM point.

Three riders in front (guessing a bit):

Grechyn, Pauwels and Bagot

1:10

First peloton

4 minutes (or more)

2nd peloton

edit: break consumed by front peloton again, just after KOM.

Greipel is in front group.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

New situation.

after 75km, 8 riders leads with 4 minutes to first peloton:

Juul Jensen (TST), Belkov (KAT), Duret (BSE), Pagani (BAR), Levarlet (COF), Quintero (COL), De Maar (UHC), Bakirci (TRK)

Pagani is only +53s behind leader in GC.

First peloton appears to be waiting for 2nd part to get reinforced.

A long way to go, but this stage will not be easy for anybody.

 

[ILovecycling]

That climb was 7/8 kms @ 8%, so already very hard for some. Kittel must already be 20 mins behind.

This guy is so embarassing,he drops on every little hill(Guardini is not much better).
It will be entertaining to see him at Tour against allaround sprinter like Sagan,my goddd Greipel and Cav are climbers in comparison to him

 

[l.Harm]

Gap still 3:16 with 25 km to go... Belkov solo

 

[taiwan]

GC rejig on the cards quite possibly.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

This is going to be close.

 

[Woody22]

Any update? I don't have access to Eurosport at the moment.

 

[maltiv]

He'll definitely get caught, those rolling hills on wide roads are the worst for a breakaway.