2013 Tour de Suisse Stage 8: Zernez - Bad Ragaz, 181 km

[webvan]

That's a mean climb, doubt any sprinters will make it if some powerful guys go for it and with a GC so close it's unlikely...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Last 2km of the climb in Stage 3 of the Tour is very similar.

 

[Panda Claws]

Reto will own

He was 3rd in a stage of the Tour of Austria once, but that is only his second greatest achievement.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He was 3rd in a stage of the Tour of Austria once, but that is only his second greatest achievement.

His name is his biggest achievement.

I mean, Reto Hollenstein. Really. Might not mean anything in his country or in English, but in Dutch the name is an absolute stunner.

 

[maltiv]

His name is his biggest achievement.

I mean, Reto Hollenstein. Really. Might not mean anything in his country or in English, but in Dutch the name is an absolute stunner.

What does it mean in Dutch then?

 

[Panda Claws]

His name is his biggest achievement.

I mean, Reto Hollenstein. Really. Might not mean anything in his country or in English, but in Dutch the name is an absolute stunner.

It sounds funny in Dutch, but I don't see any real meaning?

 

[gerundium]

It sounds funny in Dutch, but I don't see any real meaning?

Reto Hollenstein

 

[manafana]

Wish yesterdays stage was today, surely sagan has prime chance with this weak *** break.

 

[Panda Claws]

Reto Hollenstein

Ah lol

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[Dazed and Confused]

That's a mean climb, doubt any sprinters will make it if some powerful guys go for it and with a GC so close it's unlikely...

None of the top heavy sprinters are here anyway.

Demare, Goss and Sagan can all get over that hill imo, especially considering the soft break and likely piano pace today.

 

[Panda Claws]

I wonder if Sagan would try to go with attacks on the final climb.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

i'm not going to explain.

 

[Flamin]

Easy win for Sagan.

 

[Ferminal]

Cracking 35kmh average speed.

 

[roundabout]

Headwind?

It's a 1500 meter drop from Julier.

Surprised that the stage started so late.

 

[Taxus4a]

Mountain classification could give a nice stage... Pinot has just lost his first place.

He needs to pass first, or maybe second as well, I am not sure, for the last climb, soi that means to catch the breakaway and an attack for Pinot, that will means the other GC conterder to be in the counter attack...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cracking 35kmh average speed.

The first part of the stage was mainly uphill.

 

[Ferminal]

The first part of the stage was mainly uphill.

That was after two hours, 70km, so they were actually negative elevation change. Granted the uphill weighs heavier, but anything under 38kmh at this point is tragically slow if it's not gusty.

 

[qwerty16]

Mountain classification could give a nice stage... Pinot has just lost his first place.

He needs to pass first, or maybe second as well, I am not sure, for the last climb, soi that means to catch the breakaway and an attack for Pinot, that will means the other GC conterder to be in the counter attack...

He can just take some points tomorrow I guess?

 

[roundabout]

no points tomorrow

 

[ferryman]

A couple of streams up:

http://footstream.tv/channel3.html

http://www.hahabar.com/20130607/v-cycling-591705-51b1dae2898a22.81438502.html

 

[SKSemtex]

any english stream, please?

 

[jens_attacks]

don't be silly, tour de suisse is the fastest race like ever ...

ok i hope to be back for the climb. won't watch the next hour or so

 

[Afrank]

Is that Sagan?!!

 

[wirral]

I just napped and woke up to discover disappointingly only 5 km had passed. Nothing appears to have happened in the meantime.