2013 Tour of Qatar (3rd-8th February), 2.HC

[Carols]

BMC!!!!!

Phinney is a beast

 

[Netserk]

Phinney what a beast _O_

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

BMC will be chasing the breaks for everyone else's sprinters then, goodo.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

A result.................for the Clinic.

bmc is now faster. so what will they come up with now for excuse?

 

[theyoungest]

BMC will be chasing the breaks for everyone else's sprinters then, goodo.

Lol, the Cav and Sky fan left disappointed

Taylor Phinney, what a machine. Dropped three riders in the final k alone.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

a popular team BMC....




...when it was called Phonak

funiest post on a internet forum this month?

 

[Netserk]

Lol, the Cav and Sky fan left disappointed

Taylor Phinney, what a machine. Dropped three riders in the final k alone.

While still looking totally calm. So incredible

 

[thirteen]

funiest post on a internet forum this month?

totally, lol!

 

[Carols]

Wow about 10 spectators there.....what a popular cycling country

 

[cineteq]

GC
1. Bookwalter
2. Phinney +6
3. Blythe +10
4. Van Avermaet +10
5. Schar +10
6. Eisel +11
7. Boasson Hagen +15
8. Thomas +15

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Lol, the Cav and Sky fan left disappointed

Taylor Phinney, what a machine. Dropped three riders in the final k alone.

I'm genuinely pretty pleased to be honest - OPQS could easily have lost 20-30 seconds after yesterday and been up the spout.

Lol at Phinney.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Wow about 10 spectators there.....what a popular cycling country

that doesn't say much though. in qatar people watch everything on tv in their airco filled homes. football is very popular in their stadiums are all empty as wel..

 

[Netserk]

that doesn't say much though. in qatar people watch everything on tv in their airco filled homes. football is very popular in their stadiums are all empty as wel..

Well I wouldn't like to be out in conditions like that too (wind), so it sounds quite reasonable.

 

[maltiv]

Sky seems to have lost Stannard and Rasch very early on, they were down to 6 after just 3 km's or so. Rasch being dropped is quite expected, but I'm surprised that Stannard did so badly. Wonder if something happened.

 

[Netserk]

Sky seems to have lost Stannard and Rasch very early on, they were down to 6 after just 3 km's or so. Rasch being dropped is quite expected, but I'm surprised that Stannard did so badly. Wonder if something happened.

I must say that I didn't notice Stannard disappear, but it was clear from the start that Rasch was hanging on with his teeth.

 

[BlenJones2]

BMC have so many cards to play for the rest of the tour now. surely one of their guys should take hit from here

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

BMC have so many cards to play for the rest of the tour now. surely one of their guys should take hit from here

how? they don't exactly have the best sprinter and breaks won't stay away

 

[Housoe]

how? they don't exactly have the best sprinter and breaks won't stay away

They have Blythe, but he's certainly not one of the best sprinters here.
Guess i have more faith in Phinney, he went for the bonus second at stage one, that might be a way. And you newer now about the crosswinds.

 

[BlenJones2]

blythe and phinney can both sprint well enough that one theoretically one could target the intermediates and the other maybe for the final. Yes they wont outpace cav, degenkolb etc in a normal sprint but it may split up again tomorrow and the teams clearly going well

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

blythe and phinney can both sprint well enough that one theoretically one could target the intermediates and the other maybe for the final. Yes they wont outpace cav, degenkolb etc in a normal sprint but it may split up again tomorrow and the teams clearly going well

there's not going to be any more wind according to the forecasts

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Guess either Bythe or Cav ftw for the overall

 

[BlenJones2]

there's not going to be any more wind according to the forecasts

maybe but brian holm is predicting it will split up tomorrow or further down the line http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.co...f-qatar-stage-2-opqs-makes-podium-in-ttt/1040

 

[Ruudz0r]

Sky seems to have lost Stannard and Rasch very early on, they were down to 6 after just 3 km's or so. Rasch being dropped is quite expected, but I'm surprised that Stannard did so badly. Wonder if something happened.

Stannard was there, Sutton + Rasch were left behind.

 

[maltiv]

Stannard was there, Sutton + Rasch were left behind.

Indeed, you're right. Don't know why I thought it was Stannard, but I blame my low-quality stream

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Stannard was there, Sutton + Rasch were left behind.

that makes more sense