2013 Road World Championships: Men's Road Race, Lucca-Firenze 272.2 km

[T-Nielsen]

I wonder who will open it. Holland to send a guy out first ?

 

[JRanton]

No Carlton Kirby avatar for me then. Thank god.

I knew it was going to be a pathetic showing from GB but this really does take the biscuit.

 

[spalco]

"Chris Froome is no longer being recorded by the timing system, which suggests that he has abandoned the race. We await official confirmation."

what a wuss...

Meh, what's the point of continuing if he's dropped and can't catch up?

 

[BigMac]

Degenkolb

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Go Netapp.

 

[b.broadhurst]

Degenkolb still in the mix, interesting.

 

[Rollthedice]

I don't get the Froome hype. He is totally useless in these types of races.

 

[melkemugg]

Contador attack please

 

[BigMac]

I don't get the Froome hype. He is totally useless in these types of races.

He should go for bottles next year.

 

[Alex76]

Froomedawg got every right to be mightily peeved off with his team today. Pathetic showing from all of them (except cav who took it to them).

Is it too much to ask Wiggins to put his differences aside and actually do something for the guy who 'gave' him his tdf victory??!

 

[b.broadhurst]

I don't get the Froome hype. He is totally useless in these types of races.

if he stayed near the front like he does in GT's then he would of been fine but he was 50 back and got caught by a crash

 

[Arredondo]

So Quintana and Acevedo abandon.

 

[raddone]

Meh, what's the point of continuing if he's dropped and can't catch up?

So, by this logic, when Saxo put 1 minute into him in TdF he should have gone home, no?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Another fall reported...

 

[BigMac]

Costa 5-8th position. Descender, i summon you.

 

[trevim]

I went to lunch and Machado was just back to the back of the main group. Now he's moved to the back of the main group.

 

[spalco]

So, by this logic, when Saxo put 1 minute into him in TdF he should have gone home, no?

Stage race =/= one day race.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

So, by this logic, when Saxo put 1 minute into him in TdF he should have gone home, no?

That's not logic. That's a false analogy. The TdF is a stage race. This is not.

 

[SafeBet]

So, by this logic, when Saxo put 1 minute into him in TdF he should have gone home, no?

I'm sure you're aware WC is not a stage race.

 

[the asian]

Degenkolb still in the mix, interesting.

Impressive ! Don't think he'll be at the finish though.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Great race so far, though it has settled down now.

 

[raddone]

Stage race =/= one day race.

Fair enough. Although this is still strange. Sagan had no chance to cach Cancellara in RvV. Did he quit?

 

[The Blues]

CAS catching the peloton atm.

 

[SafeBet]

We need to send Visconti or Nocentini up the road.

 

[trevim]

Paolini looks calm, fresh and ready to roll. Maybe he missed his chance to be WC