2014, Tirreno Adriatico, Stage 2: San Vincenzo - Cascina 166km

[therhodeo]

Greipel was.

Just seeing that now. Only the slow CN ticker available for me. Stupid firewall.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

How can a team first win the TTT, and then completely have no lead out train?

Given they were on the front and then disappeared when they flashed back from the crash, I'm guessing that is connected.

More obviously, because they won the TTT, they were obliged to do all the chasing so you would expect to have not much left. Add in the lotto & Kittel crashes and you end up with a bit of a C list free for all at the end.

 

[mr. tibbs]

I thought I saw Cav in top five, but I was watching on a really choppy, blurry feed.

Good news for Iam! Sucks for Kittel... Saw him holding his shoulder, but he still finished.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Great win for Pelucchi

 

[TomasC]

Lol at Sagan sprinting from like 1km out.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Bennett is fantastic at positioning himself.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Greipel just didn't have it. Pelucchi just zipped past him, while both Demare and Bennett were travelling faster at the end. Not a good sign.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I thought I saw Cav in top five, but I was watching on a really choppy, blurry feed.

He was miles back, got pulled to about 20th by Kwia, started to follow a team mate at about 350 but had nowhere to go so sat up just as the sprint really started, rolled in about 20th.

 

[Grupetto1]

Cavendish was there, just behind Peluchi before he kicked, but Cavendish didnt offer anything at all

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Greipel just didn't have it. Pelucchi just zipped past him, while both Demare and Bennett were travelling faster at the end. Not a good sign.

Much as I enjoy bashing him, he got a few blocks and half starts on his sprint whilst Pelucchi had a clear run to build speed and come over him.

 

[mr. tibbs]

He was miles back, got pulled to about 20th by Kwia, started to follow a team mate at about 350 but had nowhere to go so sat up just as the sprint really started, rolled in about 20th.

The guy behind FDJ was confusing me. Or maybe it was another FDJ. That's how bad my feed was. ;(

 

[jaylew]

Been awhile since I've seen a bike thrown as hard as Kittel threw his.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

The guy behind FDJ was confusing me. Or maybe it was another FDJ. That's how bad my feed was. ;(

That was Bennett in blue, behind Demare in blue. Cav was nowhere near the front.

 

[tomorrow]

Lol at Sagan sprinting from like 1km out.

where the hell did cannondale deliver him if he had to sprint so early? 5th place after such long sprint is not that bad at all.

 

[BYOP88]

Been awhile since I've seen a bike thrown as hard as Kittel threw his.

Yes and the force he threw it with meant he hurt his shoulder

 

[TomasC]

where the hell did cannondale deliver him if he had to sprint so early? 5th place after such long sprint is not that bad at all.

You're right. There was noone from Cannondale apart from him as far as I could see.

Edit: But he COULD have started his sprint later anyways

 

[theyoungest]

Scrappy as ****.

Poor from Griepel to not win there. Cav pulled forward from way back by Kwia (commentators spotting him were talking bull) and then got a half block and stopped.

You mean: great from Greipel and his team to still make it to the front after 3 of their guys crashed, and a really poor performance by Cav and his team to be nowhere in the final 3 k?

 

[Parrulo]

Video of Kittel's bike throw anyone?

 

[BYOP88]

Video of Kittel's bike throw anyone?

http://youtu.be/tOjKfqeiQvo there you go

 

[Parrulo]

Was expecting better by Kittel. I guess cyclist will be cyclists, even when they look like a bodybuilding

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Great sprint, one of the better this year I bet. Love it when we have a surprise winner.

 

[VeloHuman]

Obviously he's got quite a kick, but he also has impeccable timing. Two key elements for winning at this game.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

http://youtu.be/tOjKfqeiQvo there you go

True aggression, but distance counts. I would give it six out of ten.

 

[trevim]

True aggression, but distance counts. I would give it six out of ten.

And no metal parts over the air either. Lame atempt by Kittel he still needs to learn.

 

[Jspear]

I don't understand Cav. He has not been able to contest sprints lately. Is he that dependent on his team? Does he not have the will to be up there right now? Is it a long run of bad luck? I dunno...It just doesn't seem like his normal competitive self- unless he simply doesn't have the form right now.