2014 Tour of California May 11-18

[the sceptic]

Nothing, except the potential danger of snapping fans out of the state of hypnosis.

Yeah this has all the marks of a boring stage.. mountains too far apart, sky train, Wiggins TTing up the final hill.

But it should be interesting to see how good Wiggo is, and if anyone else will try to attack him/sky.

 

[willbick]

Someone (prob adam yates) will attack in the last km or so and win. Wiggins will be in the select climber group about 10 secs back. Zzzzzzzzzzz lol

 

[roundabout]

With apologies to the riders ahead, a bit of a poor break. Maybe somebody will risk it on Mt. Hamilton, but I doubt it.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

This stage reads like a day in Spain. Wake up, activity. Siesta. Then party!

 

[manafana]

wiggins could do something here, i dont fancy yates on fact he beat taaramae someone i consider to be a lesser verison of what wiggins does.

Craddock interests me now with the money behind him compared to last years outfit he is well supported by giant here.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Busche win is obvious

 

[ILovecycling]

he won the race in 2012 and has this year shown great determination, something lacking in his 2013 campaign(along with other things). Wiggins is only nowat a or close to a good climbing weight, so it makes sence that Valverde has been better thus far.

While it doesn't make Wiggo a favorite in IMO, it makes him someone who could potentially do a very good GC and he could win the whole thing if Tinkoff and Astana ends up gifting him a short amount of time. Of cause this is unlikely, but only unlikely because they know he is a thread at least has the potential to be.

No he is not,and...he hasnt.

(IMO)

 

[BigMac]

It's live on all networks.

http://tourtracker.amgentourofcalifornia.com/

All set for an epic show.

 

[Tournesol]

Woo!! This should be good,go Jaramillo!

 

[BigMac]

Amazing that you can hear what the peloton is saying. Quality conversation with Sir Brad.

More of that please.

 

[BigMac]

Jamis-Hagens has got a better train than Lampre usually does.

 

[shalgo]

Amazing that you can hear what the peloton is saying. Quality conversation with Sir Brad.

More of that please.

That would have been quite entertaining during today's Giro stage.

 

[trifun]

Anyone know if some numbers from the final climb will be available somewhere?

 

[BigMac]

That would have been quite entertaining during today's Giro stage.

It certainly would!

Perhaps if we got access to the raw footage without any commentary or volume mastering we could hear what they were saying when the camera was doing a close up.

 

[trevim]

Amazing that you can hear what the peloton is saying. Quality conversation with Sir Brad.

More of that please.

Anything interesting?

 

[winkybiker]

California is as brown as a chip, eh?

 

[shalgo]

California is as brown as a chip, eh?

It is in the midst of a serious drought.

 

[trevim]

VdV is certainly an expert. Just predicted Phinney will be out of top15 today

 

[mojomonkey]

It is in the midst of a serious drought.

And started at a water park today, I believe.

 

[BigMac]

Anything interesting?

They were discussing tactics. Wiggins was being informed of the gap and was telling to hold it at five minutes because he thinks that with a few kilometers to the climb more teams will join them chase, in case the break has not been catched already. It was really nice.

 

[winkybiker]

It is in the midst of a serious drought.

Yeah, I know. That's why I commented. It might never really rain again. That's also pretty much the situation in Perth, Western Australia.

 

[BigMac]

Also, the climb:

http://tracks4bikers.com/beta_tracks/show/206807

Ignore the last meters. It ends where the climbing ends.

 

[Morbius]

It might never really rain again

You might smile at that in a few months. El Nino coming

 

[shalgo]

Yeah, I know. That's why I commented. It might never really rain again. That's also pretty much the situation in Perth, Western Australia.

I just noticed that you are from BC, so of course you would be well-acquainted with the drought to your south.

 

[70kmph]

Wiggins back in yellow...