2014 Tour de Suisse: Stage 9: Martigny→Saas-Fee (156.7 Km)

[jens_attacks]

go tony for a 20 km time trial
all cooked back there

 

[indianfanboy]

Preidler has dropped back to help Dumoulin but it looks like a lost cause

 

[indianfanboy]

Movistar still have some men left dont they have any GC ambitions with Izagirre

 

[mihhint]

Calling back what team mates?

And why would he share the work with the Belkin and IAM domestics while Frank and Mollema save themselves?

Don't get me wrong, i am under no illusion regarding Costa, the guy likes putting his nose on the wind as much as i like being beaten with a stick but today he isn't doing anything wrong.

I was under the impression that Lampre also had a guy in break. Never once said he did anything wrong. Just had a quick laugh how well things worked out for him, didn't mean to get into some kind of argument here

 

[murali]

go tony for a 20 km time trial
all cooked back there

if he does tht then clinic will have a new topic of conversation

seriously though, i dont think TM has the capability to reign back the break on his own. Boonen's and Niki's loss is hurting OPQS' GC hopes.

 

[Parrulo]

Last climb is about to start. All Costa has to do is to follow Frank

If he wins this year's edition this will be even worse than his 2012 win as he hasn't put his nose in the wind a single time except on the time trials

 

[trevim]

I was under the impression that Lampre also had a guy in break. Never once said he did anything wrong. Just had a quick laugh how well things worked out for him, didn't mean to get into some kind of argument here

Nobody sane would argue about Costa's wheelsucking skills so you're totally right

 

[trevim]

Am I right to say Meintjes is going WT next season? Why is he working?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Last climb is about to start. All Costa has to do is to follow Frank

If he wins this year's edition this will be even worse than his 2012 win as he hasn't put his nose in the wind a single time except on the time trials

Well he looks at ease now. A lot better then yesterday

 

[indianfanboy]

Andy at the back of the second group

 

[Arredondo]

Gap now is starting to drop a little bit.

2.15 now

 

[GuyIncognito]

Is that still Vanmarcke?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

2:08... gap dropping fast

 

[murali]

BMC is the most stupid team out there.

Cant understand why their rider is pulling in the lead group.

 

[Parrulo]

Nobody sane would argue about Costa's wheelsucking skills so you're totally right

The thing is his wheelsucking skills are extremely effective and not defeating like let's say Pozzato's.

He also doesn't wheel suck until the line like say Gerrans. He usually wheel sucks until he makes the right winning move (like in the worlds or his Tour stage wins).

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Is that still Vanmarcke?

No that is Stef Clement. Vanmarcke was only there when he brought back Mollema. Then Clement took over

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

BMC is the most stupid team out there.

Cant understand why their rider is pulling in the lead group.

GC position Morabito + possible stagewin Morabito

 

[GuyIncognito]

No that is Stef Clement. Vanmarcke was only there when he brought back Mollema. Then Clement took over

Thanks brah

 

[Miburo]

Wow costa and mollema, nice, that's how you should race

 

[Pantani_lives]

Some people said it was a troll option to include Franck in the poll...

 

[ILovecycling]

He needed to go with the initial Frank/Mollema/Costa move, it looked like he tried and just couldn't match the initial acceleration.

this :-/

GC position Morabito + possible stagewin Morabito

yep,at 151/1

 

[jens_attacks]

shocker. dumoulin and tony coming back!
probably not for long though
anyway great stage

 

[Dazed and Confused]

So the two TT'ers must soon take over the chase group.

 

[Eclipse]

I thought Clement would last longer. Mollema has an awful lot of work to do on his own if he's going to find +30.

 

[Parrulo]

Martin also working now