2013 Tour of California: Stage 5: Santa Barbara-Avila Beach (185 km)

[gjb483]

outstanding move, great win.

 

[Jancouver]

Hell yeah!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Great stage.

Looks like we have a solid battle on hand.

TTs vs Climbers.

 

[trevim]

it's not over yet: sagan vs podium girls !
buh nothing happened

 

[Moviefan1203]

Great, attentive riding by the riders in the front of the split. Nice to see Tejay in yellow.

And major props to Jens. That old man has the heart of a Lion.

 

[pastronef]

great solo for Jens! nice sprint by Farrar
(actually I was rooting for Farrar, but much better to have Jens winning than the risk for Tyler being beaten by Sagan on the line)

Jens makes Radioshack happy, and Rogers climbs on 2nd in GC.
nice stage

 

[jaylew]

GC seems pretty much over now unless TJ cracks on Diablo. 1st stage win seems in the cards.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Great stage.

Looks like we have a solid battle on hand.

TTs vs Climbers.

TT'ers just won it today.

 

[PCutter]

Whilst its always nice for the underdog story/domestic rider to see them up the front of the GC, that was a great display by the WT teams to put it in the gutter and show the domestic teams how its done in the big league.

 

[Afrank]

Great win for Jens! Leave it to him to spoil the sprinters party.

Good to see Tejay in yellow also, now all he has to do is crush the TT and he'll finally have won his first stage race.

 

[Jancouver]

Whilst its always nice for the underdog story/domestic rider to see them up the front of the GC, that was a great display by the WT teams to put it in the gutter and show the domestic teams how its done in the big league.

I have to agree. Not sure why some of the teams left behind couldnt organize a better chase. I have to say, bmc, cannondale were blocking and messing around with the chasing group pretty well. Still, UHC, NetApp, Paco and Optum should get their crap together. And Quickstep and the Bontrager kids should work for the pack instead of attacking and trying to bridge.

 

[saneguy]

Jens has done it..very happy...this guy never fails to surprise me...super day he had

 

[Dazed and Confused]

TT'ers just won it today.

yea, see that now. Got too excited after yesterday's stage,

Rogers vs TJVG it is.

 

[Ruby United]

Acevedo or Avecado

Anyone else nicknamed Acevedo, Avocado?

 

[jens_attacks]

wow jensy! what a superb win _O_

and really good stage with all the crosswinds

 

[doperhopper]

Jens of the day: Shut up sprinters!

 

[SKSemtex]

Well-deserved for Jens. Big big respect to old guy. That´s the way aha aha I like it

I am quite worried about Sagan´s form and also his sprint speed. No chance for Jens two month ago, Sagan would have controlled the group even without the team. Two stages lost in last 5 km. We can call it fail. Cannondale team is a joke here. They deserve this "domestic" shame.

Good luck today Peter.

 

[Ferminal]

Sagan just had a break, this is the start of a new cycle leading into July.

But yeh the team is pretty bad, would help if he had Moser at the Tour. I think he might get a bit angry if they don't sign a couple of handy rouleurs for next year, Oss was a big loss.

 

[Christian]

What a living legend... big congratulations, Jens