2013 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 4: Modbury -> Tanunda, 127km

[Afrank]

Since no one else created the stage 4 thread; stage is already underway.
Live Feed: http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video...d4bb1-11ed-4fe0-b40c-f0eb40961027%7c%7c%7c%7c

Stage 4 start time: Thursday 11:00 CDT (4:30:00 PM PST)
Earliest live video: 12:30 CDT (6:00:00 PM PST)
Approximate finish: 14:13 CDT (7:43:00 PM PST)

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[HiCadence]

Gilbert to do a heroic ride and take the ocre jersey.

 

[Forunculo]

thank you go Phil

 

[Afrank]

Gilbert to do a heroic ride and take the ocre jersey.

Indeed, Gilbert will be the first one of 2013 to take on the Sky train (and Lotto train) and win.

 

[Afrank]

Sprint 1
1. Phil
2. Howson
3. Brown
4. Thomas

 

[Ferminal]

Most important thing Brownie's done for a while

 

[HiCadence]

Looks like it's going to be a bunch sprint unless another break forms.

 

[Afrank]

Sprint 2
1. Gilbert
2. Howson
3. Brown
4. Thomas

Browns proving himself very useful.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Most important thing Brownie's done for a while

now if he can just take out have the competitors, job done.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Robbie McEwen saying there's a stretch of strong x-wind somewhere before the finish

 

[Ferminal]

Robbie McEwen saying there's a stretch of strong x-wind somewhere before the finish

10 - 7km and 3-0km

 

[wirral]

You're not supposed to tell anyone.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Hope Kittel and / or Guardini can show something here and give Greipel a race

 

[Afrank]

Caught.
Jump on Greipels wheel, Phil, and beat him in the sprint!

 

[Afrank]

Farrar down, and 2 carrots.

 

[Afrank]

Greipel takes it again.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Greipel just rode away from everyone

Another crash in the last km involving riders from OGE, U-AUS, a Lampre and a Blanco

 

[*G*K*S*]

Top ten yet? Gorilla, red car, Cant well...?

 

[wirral]

1. André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol)
2. Roberto Ferrari (Lampre-Merida)
3. Jonathan Cantwell (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff)
4. Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
5. Barry Markus (Vacansoleil-DCM)
6. Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano)
7. Mark Renshaw (Blanco)
8. Kenny Van Hummel (Vacansoleil-DCM)
9. Arnaud Démare (FDJ)
10. Klaas Lodewyck (BMC)

 

[PsychicCyclist]

This is going to be Greipel's big year. Ferrari couldn't even hold the wheel. Fantastic sprinting.

Hope the crash wasn't as bad as it looked. Farrar got a nasty concussion last year.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Greipel is just so good! Sorry I wasn't able to do the threads, I have been in hospital.

 

[Old School]

He's Free!

Can't stop the Gorilla!

Greipel is going to show what was hidden at HTC for tooo long.

It is early in the season, but he's going to be there all year baby! Omega Pharma better get their train worked out fast, because Lotto is already set up to win when the conditions are right.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I will try to create a decent thread for Wilunga stage

 

[BroDeal]

This is going to be Greipel's big year. Ferrari couldn't even hold the wheel. Fantastic sprinting.

Hope the crash wasn't as bad as it looked. Farrar got a nasty concussion last year.

Jeebus. Someone put stabilizers on Farrar's bike or something. This guy crashes all the time.

 

[CQmanager]

What a joke this race. Parked cars all aver the placed in last few kms and they gave them WT license. My local crit is better organized and safer than TDU. Shame ....