2014 US Pro Challenge, Aug 18th-Aug 24th (2.HC)

[kingjr]

They are lime green in real life

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Are you sure that wasn't just for the Tour?

 

[Moviefan1203]

Nice win by Tejay, but he is a bit above the competition here.

 

[Unkown]

Looking at the results, all eight Cannondale riders finished 27 minutes back.

 

[Afrank]

Nice win by Tejay, but he is a bit above the competition here.

Greatly above, but who the hell cares.



Very nice win for Tejay, attack and just keep it going all the way to the finish, that's the way to do it.

 

[Bushman]

They are lime green in real life

Impressive Poljanski.

Danielson too ambitious (?).

Only in the Tour de France.

 

[PeterB]

Tvetcov is 3rd!!!

Long live Romania!

interesting,didn't notice he became Romanian,but PCS agree he did... Moldova no longer cool enough? As if it makes any difference in the States... (or perhaps just easier immigration process?)

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Van Garderen not only the strongest rider here, but also very determined:

More pics: http://www.steephill.tv/2014/usa-pro-cycling-challenge/photos/stage-03/

Stage result:
1 VAN GARDEREN TejayBMC Racing Team2030 3:50:41
2 MAJKA RafałTinkoff-Saxo1418 ,,
3 TVETCOV SergheiJelly Belly p/b Maxxis812 0:20
4 HERMANS BenBMC Racing Team77 0:24
5 DANIELSON ThomasGarmin Sharp64 ,,
6 JONES CarterOptum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies53 0:30
7 ROSSKOPF JoeyHincapie Sportswear Development Team42 0:39
8 BUSCHE MatthewTrek Factory Racing 21 0:45
9 HUZARSKI BartoszTeam NetApp – Endura 0:51
10 CHEVRIER ClémentBissell Development Team 1:06
11 KYER JulianTeam SmartStop 1:09
12 PIRES BrunoTinkoff-Saxo 1:18
13 ZOIDL RiccardoTrek Factory Racing 1:21
14 POLJANSKI PawelTinkoff-Saxo 1:47
15 EUSER LucasUnitedHealthcare 1:57

GC:
1(3) VAN GARDEREN TejayBMC Racing Team10 10:34:53
2(13) MAJKA RafałTinkoff-Saxo 0:20
3(2) HERMANS BenBMC Racing Team 0:23
4(5) DANIELSON ThomasGarmin Sharp 0:34
5(8) TVETCOV SergheiJelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:37
6(4) BUSCHE MatthewTrek Factory Racing 0:46
7(12) JONES CarterOptum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:49
8(7) ROSSKOPF JoeyHincapie Sportswear Development Team 0:55
9(11) HUZARSKI BartoszTeam NetApp – Endura 1:09
10(6) KYER JulianTeam SmartStop 1:22

It will take some ridiculous risk/chaos racing to derail BMC and TJVG. Maybe a combination of Tinkoff and Garmin.

 

[jens_attacks]

damn finally an antidote for majka...tejay...i wish he was riding at same power in europe too, super strong yesterday,crushed them all

mighty tvetcov, he even might podium overall, very impressive

 

[personal]

Neutralization feelings

From http://tourtracker.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/

 

[Dazed and Confused]

lol, very nice.

 

[jens_attacks]

haha epic photos,like those from cartoons

 

[VeloHuman]

Tejay has shown a new level of explosiveness this year. Not easy to outgun Majka to the line like he did yesterday, and back in the Volta a Catalunya he jumped from an elite group of climbers at a summit finish and then beat Romain Bardet to the line. Nice to see.

 

[May0maniac]

Look who was there to say hello to Ivan

 

[Rollthedice]

Look who was there to say hello to Ivan

Lance Armstrong?

 

[kingjr]

Lance Armstrong?

Yep

__________

 

[Rollthedice]

Jens wants this badly.

 

[damian13ster]

Wonder if riders might gift him a stage since its last race of the career?

Also, anyone knows what is the gradient up Vail (TT)? Looks like <4% to me but I hope I am just reading it wrong
I dont think Cannondale would go for it though. They were saving themselves for today

 

[infeXio]

Phil and Paul saying the remaining distance of the stage is 15 miles whilst the GPS says 9 miles - anyone with a clue as to what's correct?

EDIT: The GPS has now changed to 11 miles remaining

 

[trevim]

Phil and Paul saying the remaining distance of the stage is 15 miles whilst the GPS says 9 miles - anyone with a clue as to what's correct?

EDIT: The GPS has now changed to 11 miles remaining

GPS by default

 

[Rollthedice]

No chance for Jens.

 

[Jspear]

Wonder if riders might gift him a stage since its last race of the career?

Also, anyone knows what is the gradient up Vail (TT)? Looks like <4% to me but I hope I am just reading it wrong
I dont think Cannondale would go for it though. They were saving themselves for today

I highly doubt it....often when someone gifts a rider the win it is because that rider has done something for them. Like last year when Tejay gifted the win to Acevedo (I think it was him) in return for him continuing to help keep the tempo hard so Tjay could gain time on the other gc riders.

 

[djpbaltimore]

No chance for Jens.

As a breakaway artist, that might just be the most fitting way for Jens to go out.

17km to go but his lead has shrunk to just more than a minute.

 

[infeXio]

Just under 10 km to go - going to be close!

 

[trevim]

It would be hilarious to see Cannondale to fail one more time to catch a break and then sprint for whatever is left to take.

 

[Jspear]

Trek trying to slow things down.