2013 Tour of Romandie, Stage 1: St. Maurice - Renes 176.8 KM

[Parrulo]

i was surprised no1 made a thread for the prologue.

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That last climb is too far from the finish to many any difference, so let's grab some popcorn and watch the OPQS train mess it up yet again

 

[l.Harm]

Valverde? Meersman?

 

[gooner]

Even though the climb is far out I still think Cav might get caught out.

Matthews or Meersman might be a good shout here.

 

[true legend]

I can't see Cavendish being a contender on any of the stages in this years Romandie.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Forget OPQS. Here we go from start to finish:

 

[will10]

Albasini .

 

[jens_attacks]

morabito 60 km solo win

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Grivko to go in a breakaway and finish it off 5 km before the finishing line

 

[roundabout]

Cavendish to survive the Madeleine © Ferminal.

 

[SKSemtex]

Moser showed some power today. I desperately want to cheer for him this race. It should suit him.

 

[theyoungest]

Moser showed some power today. I desperately want to cheer for him this race. It should suit him.

Why does this race suit Moser?

 

[SKSemtex]

OK. I cannot answer. I apologize. The wish was the father to the thought here. I should not make such a statment. For me some of these stages here are similar to ones from Tour de Polonia last year.
I am not telling he is for GC here but he might show some results if he is in form.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

OK. I cannot answer. I apologize. The wish was the father to the thought here. I should not make such a statment. For me some of thi stages here are similar to ones from Tour de Polonia last.
I am not telling he is for GC here but he might show some results if he is in form.

well, if he wants to try out serious GC's he needs to be competitive at Romandie, so lets see what he can do.

 

[trevim]

Very interesting prologues from Pinot (6th), Majka (22nd), Kiser (3rd) and Rujano (34th).
Matthews for the win tomorrow please although he'll be probably leading out any other Greenedge rider.

 

[manafana]

wonder is that hill near end anything to break it apart, hard tell how this goes but i would fancy meersmann has a say.

 

[rdennis]

OGE will have the team around Goss according to DS. Hopefully bling will get a chance soon.

 

[taiwan]

Ferrari could be a decent shout.

 

[greenedge]

Goss
Cav/ Moser
Moser/ anyone else who survives.

 

[DHammer]

I'm not seeing the peloton let go anyone like they did in Giro del Trentino.

And for me, the winning move will not be in the climbing but on the descent.
If Sky doens't position well at the start of the descent, there might be someone who will try an attack.

 

[wwabbit]

Forget OPQS. Here we go from start to finish:

Why do I see two slacker borgs near the back of the peloton?

 

[jaylew]

Must be Hugh and Seven of Nine, doing their own thing.

 

[Carols]

Why do I see two slacker borgs near the back of the peloton?

They are in need of having their cortical nodes plugged in for regeneration after pulling for 60km each?

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

so let's grab some popcorn and watch the OPQS train mess it up yet again

Their real train is in Turkey...

 

[BRCYC11]

OGE will have the team around Goss according to DS. Hopefully bling will get a chance soon.

Bling Matthews is DNS today

 

[HiCadence]

Why do I see two slacker borgs near the back of the peloton?

Even borgs gotta recharge the batteries every once in a while.

With the exception of Kiryenka ofcourse he runs on a miniaturised nuclear power cell.