2013 Tour du Haut Var (16th-17th February)

[Pentacycle]

Nice position for Oss, not needing to work in the frontgroup as team member of race leader Hushovd.

Why did he attack then?

 

[theyoungest]

Nice position for Oss, not needing to work in the frontgroup as team member of race leader Hushovd.

Yes, a great position for Oss... however he's 17 seconds down on GC on most other members of the front group.

 

[Caruut]

Why did he attack then?

For the same reason any team-mate of a GC contender ever gets into the breakaway - to cover the group and hope for a stage win if they drag him to the line.

 

[Caruut]

Yes, a great position for Oss... however he's 17 seconds down on GC on most other members of the front group.

What are the bonifications? The boy can sprint a bit, after all.

 

[theyoungest]

What are the bonifications? The boy can sprint a bit, after all.

No bonifications.

BTW I think Pentacycle meant: why did he attack the front group? Because that's what he did a little while ago.

 

[Pentacycle]

For the same reason any team-mate of a GC contender ever gets into the breakaway - to cover the group and hope for a stage win if they drag him to the line.

With 70 kms to go it's a bit hopeless to think you'll be dragged to the line by Boom only. Oss is riding purely for himself here, he might not get a chance like this for a while. He was clearly cooperating with Boom, Oss is obviously trying to win this himself.

 

[janraaskalt]

Yes, a great position for Oss... however he's 17 seconds down on GC on most other members of the front group.

I did not notice that he lost some seconds yesterday I suppose he's the wrong team member in the break...

 

[Caruut]

No bonifications.

Too bad for Oss, then. Anyone who could outsprint him in the front group?

 

[pastronef]

Superb organisation and coverage here.

coverage of some of these early season races has been painful

anyway
#movistarteam tira del pelotón en #TourHautVar: a 27 km de meta, la diferencia se reduce a 1.40. Tuilières (1ª), subida decisiva.

27 to go, 1:40 for the breakaway

 

[Justin Pain]

BMC also have Moinard up front. Where is he in GC?

 

[Caruut]

With 70 kms to go it's a bit hopeless to think you'll be dragged to the line by Boom only. Oss is riding purely for himself here, he might not get a chance like this for a while. He was clearly cooperating with Boom, Oss is obviously trying to win this himself.

Ah, my bad. Stream isn't working for me, thought he was still with the main break.

 

[maltiv]

Will probably be too hard for Hushovd given how hard they seem to have raced today.

 

[theyoungest]

Will probably be too hard for Hushovd given how hard they seem to have raced today.

Boom is still there as well, he's a worse climber than Hushovd.

 

[pastronef]

Boom is still there as well, he's a worse climber than Hushovd.

the slaughter Tom Jelte is a better climber than the two
I root for him today

 

[pastronef]

they are at the foot of the last climb

Comienza ahora mismo la subida a Tuilières en #TourHautVar (15 km a meta) con menos de 1’ para la fuga tras el tirón de MOV.

 

[Caruut]

Anyone else's stream just showing the finish line?

 

[theyoungest]

Hushovd is still in the peloton on the climb.

 

[Peccio89]

Too bad for Oss, then. Anyone who could outsprint him in the front group?

I think Fedrigo is the faster in the front group.

 

[fluffkitten]

Anyone else's stream just showing the finish line?

Yes, when it is working.

 

[Caruut]

So they seem to be on the finishing circuit.

 

[maltiv]

Think the break will stay away.

 

[gruppeto993]

monfort was 14th on the gc leading up to today. Is he in the front group on the climb? and where in roche?

 

[Hysminai]

How many laps are they doing?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

How many laps are they doing?

They're just repeating the same bit of footage.

 

[gruppeto993]

wait so who looks like they're going to win the GC? where are all the decent climbers who are quite high on the GC?
And I think Oss is faster than Fredrigo.