2014 Tour of California May 11-18

[Pricey_sky]

Nice win Dennis, they all looked blown up that last ramp, Great ride from Wiggins nearly 10k's on the front at a fast tempo.

 

[BigMac]

Adam Yates got stuck to the tarmac like a bloody rock.

Nice win by Dennis. Machado misses it, sadly. But it was a great display of suffering and will nevertheless.

Good stage.

 

[trevim]

VandeVelde predicted this one, well done!

 

[Parrulo]

Lol Machado

Is the next MTF harder than this?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Dennis put 20 seconds in like 300 meters into Wiggins.
Very impressive from Wiggo though. Solid TT effort on the climb.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

At what point does Machado being good stop being surprising and slightly amusing?

 

[webvan]

More like 500 meters, but yeah, he's not explosive and he worked hard in the wind for 10Ks, would likely have been different if he'd been sheltered.

 

[BigMac]

Lol Machado

Is the next MTF harder than this?

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

Mt. High: http://tracks4bikers.com/beta_tracks/show/206497

Yes it is harder, and it has a killer finale with roads taking the riders to the higher slopes of the resort.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Dennis caught Yates like he had a bungee cord attached to his bike.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Dennis now just 24 seconds behind Wiggins, could be very interesting.

 

[JRanton]

Dennis now only 14 seconds behind Wiggins on GC. Wiggins is going to need to ride more tactically on the final mountain top finish.

 

[JRanton]

Dennis now just 24 seconds behind Wiggins, could be very interesting.

10 second time bonus as well, right?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

When do we get some provisional results? We missed everybody from 3rd down to Wiggins cos the camera cut to Dennis so we don't know everyone who was up there or time gaps, and now we're showing stragglers come in when surely they must have been able to collate the top 10 by now?

 

[Califootman]

Did Dennis just make the GC competition a lot more interesting? With time bonuses he just cut almost 30 seconds of Wiggins' advantage.

 

[Scott SoCal]

More like 500 meters, but yeah, he's not explosive and he worked hard in the wind for 10Ks, would likely have been different if he'd been sheltered.

I kind of figured Wiggins was just toying with those guys... But he cratered on the final steep ramp.

Maybe Dennis smells a little blood in the water. Mt High should be good.

 

[BigMac]

When do we get some provisional results? We missed everybody from 3rd down to Wiggins cos the camera cut to Dennis so we don't know everyone who was up there or time gaps, and now we're showing stragglers come in when surely they must have been able to collate the top 10 by now?

Stage top 10.

1 DENNIS RohanGarmin Sharp20304:56:02
2 MACHADO TiagoTeam NetApp – Endura14180:06
3 CRADDOCK LawsonTeam Giant-Shimano8120:08
4 YATES AdamOrica GreenEDGE770:11
5 ACEVEDO CALLE Janier AlexisGarmin Sharp64,,
6 JONES CarterOptum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies530:14
7 STETINA PeterBMC Racing Team42,,
8 CHAVES RUBIO Johan EstebanOrica GreenEDGE21,,
9 WIGGINS BradleyTeam Sky0:20
10 BUSCHE MatthewTrek Factory Racing 0:29

 

[Pricey_sky]

10 second time bonus as well, right?

No time bonuses on the 2 MTF I believe.

 

[Jelantik]

LOL... like people always say: the best defense is offense. Wiggins just did that. If he didn't ride tempo like that, he might loose more time. Now, he only lost few seconds at the last few meters. Looks like, he'll definitely make the TDF team as Froome domestique deluxe He passed test (with flying color) to ride high tempo all the way up the mountain.

Today's highlight? Rohan Denis ..fantastic ride! I thought this stage will end with the entire group rolling together.

 

[Broth3r]

Goddamn, Machado has an ugly mug.

 

[Jelantik]

Did Dennis just make the GC competition a lot more interesting? With time bonuses he just cut almost 30 seconds of Wiggins' advantage.

i thought there's no bonus point. Maybe i heard it wrong. If it is.. it will interesting ...

 

[zlev11]

hahahaha, that was glorious

Rohan is incredible

 

[Parrulo]

At what point does Machado being good stop being surprising and slightly amusing?

I would say that if he podiums here we could stop treating him like the running joke he has been since the 2011 Giro.

He clearly seems to be somewhat back to his pre 2011 Giro level

 

[webvan]

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

Mt. High: http://tracks4bikers.com/beta_tracks/show/206497

Yes it is harder, and it has a killer finale with roads taking the riders to the higher slopes of the resort.

Thanks for the Mountain High profile, it's longer but doesn't look a lot harder than today? It's certainly higher so that could be a factor as some riders don't cope well with 2000+ altitudes.

 

[Jspear]

Goddamn, Machado has an ugly mug.

He doesn't look like he is enjoyed the time on the podium.....Dennis and Craddock were saluting the crowds on the top 3 podium and he is just sitting there.

 

[Tournesol]

I didn't think Rohan Dennis was as good a climber as that,not a strong field but even still i am slightly surprised by him there.Are we looking at a future GT contender?

What does everyone think?