2015, 69th Tour de Romandie: April 28 to May 3 (WT)

[SeriousSam]

The only question is whether it will be a seated attack or an out of the saddle attack, and whether Quintana and Nibali will even try to stay on his wheel

 

[Bushman]

What an engine he has, Küng. 21 years of age and already demolishing seasoned pros. He wil be a dominant rider for years to come.

 

[Bushman]

Re: 2015, 69th Tour de Romandie: April 28 to May 5 (WT)

"I like the rain, I like the cold," Küng said after the race. "I also said to the mechanic this morning put on a 54 chainring."

Excellent.

Lol that's great what a rider

 

[Jagartrott]

I heard that AG2R have problems with their tires when it rains.
How is this possible in 2015?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re:

Kennaugh DNF
Stannard, Pate, Rowe, Viviani are no climbers

Froome will have only Roche and an out of form Thomas, so there will be no Sky train

You never know. 2 years ago that was also the case for Geraint Thomas
In all seriousness, I agree that Froome will be isolated when it really matters. Katusha and Astana will definitely try something

 

[Bushman]

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I heard that AG2R have problems with their tires when it rains.
How is this possible in 2015?

Etixx are always very good in rain too. Guess there is still a vast difference between the different manufacturers.

 

[DBotero]

Re: 2015, 69th Tour de Romandie: April 28 to May 5 (WT)

So for tomorrow we are in for the invincible duo:

Or we witness the rise of a new hero:

 

[DBotero]

Re:

Kennaugh DNF
Stannard, Pate, Rowe, Viviani are no climbers

Froome will have only Roche and an out of form Thomas, so there will be no Sky train

This guy can climb

 

[Poursuivant]

Just me who thinks the break might have a chance tomorrow? Or will likes of Astana chase? Unless they put someone in the break

 

[SlickMongoose]

Anyone know what happened to Kennaugh?

 

[DBotero]

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Anyone know what happened to Kennaugh?

Kennaugh on twitter :"Didn't have the fitness today after my time off with injury. That's life, onto the next one California."

 

[SkyTears]

Peter kennaugh ‏@Petekennaugh 13m13 minutes ago
I'm sure the boys will smash it tomorrow ! Hopefully the weather is better for them

lets see if finishing 10mins+ every day will help Pate, Stannard and Rowe to be there at least on the penultimate climb

Also i don't understand why Viviani started today and risk a cold before Giro, i guess doing training km's.

 

[BigMac]

Re: 2015, 69th Tour de Romandie: April 28 to May 5 (WT)

Sky should have brought Dombrowski, he's fond of the Swiss roads.

 

[DBotero]

Re: 2015, 69th Tour de Romandie: April 28 to May 5 (WT)

Sky should have brought Dombrowski, he's fond of the Swiss roads.

Sorry,but i don't get the joke

 

[johnymax]

Re: 2015, 69th Tour de Romandie: April 28 to May 5 (WT)

Fantastic win for Küng. Amazing talent, great rider.

Tomorrow I expect a great stage with a lot of action. In the beginning Sky should control the race, then I expect Movistar to take control and pull on the climbs. Astana and Katusha have multiple cards to play so they should try something, especially Astana. Prediction: Quintana and Špilak will pull away from the rest and gain seconds on Froome.

 

[KubaWinter]

I think that Sky will serve us a lot of action. Weather for tomorrow should be nice, but Sunday's TT is forecasted to be held in rainy conditions.

BTW I will be in Lausanne on Sunday with press acreditation, so if you want to see some bacstage stuff follow:
www.facebook.com/rowery.org or https://twitter.com/roweryorg
I will post photos there

 

[jens_attacks]

katusha and astana should isolate froome on petite forlcaz
i hope zakarin can drop everyone.
za-ka-rin za-ka-rin!!!!!!

 

[ILovecycling]

I wouldnt bet on anyone from spilak quintana froome trio.It should be relatively cold and bit rainy.

 

[search]

Re:

It should be relatively cold and bit rainy.

good weather is forecast though, relatively warm, and most likely no rain

 

[BigMac]

Re: 2015, 69th Tour de Romandie: April 28 to May 5 (WT)

Sky should have brought Dombrowski, he's fond of the Swiss roads.

Sorry,but i don't get the joke

They shouldn't have let him go.

 

[sir fly]

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I wouldnt bet on anyone from spilak quintana froome trio.It should be relatively cold and bit rainy.

You can't be serious.
The worse the weather is, the better for Spilak.

 

[el_angliru]

Stage 5 looks exiting! The penultimate climb could be suitable for attacks for the gc guys as there's only 6km of descent before the last climb.

Col des Mosses – km 63.8 (cat. 1) - 13.7 km, 4% (max. 9%)
Les Giettes – km 105.8 (cat. 1) - 9.4 km, 7.6% (max. 11%)
La Petite Forclaz – km 142.1 (cat. 1) - 5.1 km, 9.8% (max. 13%)
Champex-Lac – km 162.7 (cat. 1) - 14.2 km, 7% (max. 13%)

 

[Parrulo]

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Stage 5 looks exiting! The penultimate climb could be suitable for attacks for the gc guys as there's only 6km of descent before the last climb.

Col des Mosses – km 63.8 (cat. 1) - 13.7 km, 4% (max. 9%)
Les Giettes – km 105.8 (cat. 1) - 9.4 km, 7.6% (max. 11%)
La Petite Forclaz – km 142.1 (cat. 1) - 5.1 km, 9.8% (max. 13%)
Champex-Lac – km 162.7 (cat. 1) - 14.2 km, 7% (max. 13%)

Will we get live coverage of the penultimate climb? Things could start getting interesting there considering both Astana and Katusha have multiple options to attack and Sky doesn't look strong

 

[ILovecycling]

Re: Re:

I wouldnt bet on anyone from spilak quintana froome trio.It should be relatively cold and bit rainy.

You can't be serious.
The worse the weather is, the better for Spilak.

Arghh sorry,*** grammar...I wouldnt bet on them cuz I dont know who from them will win,Im almost sure it will be obe of them tho.
Uhhm I know spilak is great in bad weather,every cycling fan knows that

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

I wouldnt bet on anyone from spilak quintana froome trio.It should be relatively cold and bit rainy.

You can't be serious.
The worse the weather is, the better for Spilak.

Arghh sorry,**** grammar...I wouldnt bet on them cuz I dont know who from them will win,Im almost sure it will be obe of them tho.
Uhhm I know spilak is great in bad weather,every cycling fan knows that

I was confused. Quintana rides well in the bad conditions, too.