2015 European Games, 18-21th June

[Brullnux]

Re:

The break arent working well when i started watching.

Who's in it?

 

[Christian]

I agree that the whole thing is a big joke (sorry Susan) but I do like races with national teams, just because they are so rare on the professional level, and make for a nice change every now and then. So in theory having one more race like that every so often (are European Games also going to be every four years?) could be a nice thing in the future, if there is a good parcours and a good crowd.

Also, the rather low prestige and the time of this race makes for an interesting peloton, where the big names are missing.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Re: Re:

The break arent working well when i started watching.

Who's in it?

Dunne of Ireland and Pellaud of Switzerland have joined Smukilis, Saramotins, De Clerq, Boaro, Herrada, Vasylyuk and Vorobyev. Yhe tenth i dont know.

 

[Christian]

Re: Re:

The break arent working well when i started watching.

Who's in it?

Dunne of Ireland and Pellaud of Switzerland have joined Smukilis, Saramotins, De Clerq, Boaro, Herrada, Vasylyuk and Vorobyev. Yhe tenth i dont know.

A French rider is also in there, I think I heard them say it is Alexis Gougeard

 

[Brullnux]

Re: Re:

The break arent working well when i started watching.

Who's in it?

Dunne of Ireland and Pellaud of Switzerland have joined Smukilis, Saramotins, De Clerq, Boaro, Herrada, Vasylyuk and Vorobyev. Yhe tenth i dont know.

Thanks
That's an OK break, especially when there are only 6 man teams

 

[Bushman]

Alaphillippe just attacked?

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Re: Re:

Why is Israel competing in the European Games? Israel is in Asia.

Well it's hosted by Azerbaijan

And both are in the Eurovison Song Contest.

So is Australia

 

[jens_attacks]

yes chasing hard with mihaylov

 

[jens_attacks]

in my stream they just went at 3hours 40 min over the line the breakway

how behind i am?

 

[jens_attacks]

alaphilippe and mihaylov 2;45 behind

peloton at 3;45

 

[jens_attacks]

all of you boycotting this beautiful race?

i luv my avatar by the way

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Re:

all of you boycotting this beautiful race?

Here's a stream.

 

[TMP402]

Anyone got an idea how many km left?

 

[TMP402]

There are 84 riders left in the race out of maybe 120.

Some names to DNF: Ligthart, Clement, Vorobyev, Bouet.

 

[TMP402]

Belgium chasing, gap is at 3.15.

Edit: appears to be about 55km left.

Edit part 2: Buts of Ukraine has a good gap over the breakaway. Italy rode hard over a climb, reducing the peloton to about 30-40 riders, then stalled, allowing some attacks from the main group. Netherlands, Belgium, France and Italy try to cancel out the attacks.

 

[jens_attacks]

don't care myself about this european games. in fact i think it won't last
just that the old town of baku is pretty awesome

around 50 km to go i think

 

[TMP402]

Who asked for the American commentator? Jesus.

 

[argyllflyer]

The coverage of this is dire - the commentator knows absolutely nothing about the riders and has nothing to say. No distance to go shown by host broadcasters either.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Go Buts!

 

[jens_attacks]

just mute him . the broadcast and the live stream are beautiful

 

[TMP402]

Buts has a minute leader over the breakaway, and 2 and a half mins over the peloton. Names still in the peloton: Benoot, LL Sanchez, Nizzolo, Terpstra, Wippert, Hutarovich, Keukeleire, Viviani, Pozzato, Boonen, Alaphilippe, Kiryenka.

Edit: and about 40km left.

 

[Marco Pantani]

Zakarin, Alaphillipe might attack soon.

 

[jens_attacks]

devastating attack by nechita and kochetkov!

 

[TMP402]

There seems to be a feed zone every 5km.

 

[Windsor1334]

Pozzato for the win...