2014 Tirreno Adriatico, Stage 6: Bucchianico→Porto Sant'Elpidio (187 Km)

[TourOfTexas]

This stage sucks compared to last year's, which was like a classic. The rain, the ramps, the attacks, Nibali and Sagan dropping Froome, it was great.

YAwn.

 

[jens_attacks]

i said from the beginning that this was the highest risk of employing chris horner. guardiagrele messed up his knees...sad

 

[Publicus]

i said from the beginning that this was the highest risk of employing chris horner. guardiagrele messed up his knees...sad

I thought he left because of an achilles injury (strain of some sort)

EDIT: plus I can't imagine there is much more to be gained by riding today's stage and the ITT. He can heal up and be ready for Catalunya on Monday

 

[Publicus]

Kennaugh gonna win this

Not remotely likely.

 

[Old School]

The technical final should favor Greipel.

But would love to see a fragmented peloton. Movistar could blow it to pieces with their TT-squad.

Sykhrzon, told you old man Horner wouldn't beat anybody in this race. Arthritis? Tendinitis? Break out the Ben Gay cream. LOL.

Gorilla for the sprint finish!

 

[quintana]

Not remotely likely.

He'll work well with the breakaway.

 

[Publicus]

He'll work well with the breakaway.

I was going to bother responding seriously but all I can do is lol

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Kittel dropped. Mechanical?

 

[wirral]

Kittel dropped.

 

[King Boonen]

Kittel's out of this now.

 

[vladimir]

Kittel dropped. Mechanical?

Apparently it was the massive climb up to 217 meters that was too much for him

 

[SKSemtex]

Looking on the Cannondale effort right now to get rid of Kittel it looks like Sagan is not tired at all .

 

[cocteau_ireland]

Kittel not out of it

 

[King Boonen]

Kittel not out of it

Fingers crossed the front group don't realise...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

lost all images

 

[King Boonen]

Awesome TV coverage here...

 

[wirral]

Italy has gone bankrupt.

 

[RedheadDane]

Gotta love this bit from the live coverage:

With impeccable timing, host broadcaster RAI has lost live pictures from the race, and as Marcel Kittel gamely tries to battle back on to the main peloton, we are instead being treated to pictures of a dog awaiting the finish in Porto Sant'Elpidio.

 

[quintana]

Looking forward for Wiggins to win the TT tomorrow. Hopefully at least he gets second, behind tony martin

 

[HoinkDoink]

Kittel group 47 seconds behind

 

[Rollthedice]

Kittel seems out. Gilbert on the move.

 

[King Boonen]

Woohoo! Back on.

 

[King Boonen]

Omega too soon?

 

[SKSemtex]

This gonna be OPQS show

 

[cocteau_ireland]

Lots of crashes so far this year