2015 Tour de France: Stage 2: Utrecht › Neeltje Jans (166k)

[hrotha]

Nobody's going to risk burning out their whole team to distance Purito or Rui Costa. Even for Valverde, it'd be a stretch.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Valverde in the second group

 

[BYOP88]

Valverde missed the cut?

 

[the sceptic]

all coming back together

 

[The Blues]

Dan Martin, Talansky, Piti, and Purito all behind it seems. Perhaps Hesjedal, too.

 

[Domulec]

Might very well still come together. Expect real carnage after they pass through Rotterdam.

 

[PremierAndrew]

2nd group looks like it's going to rejoin soon

 

[Punkan]

Any relevant casualties?

 

[burning]

Peloton is not riding, they are going to get caught.

 

[No_Balls]

Re:

Imbatido behind. Interesting.

 

[staubsauger]

Re:

Rui costa is ****. Bye bye gc (if that was his goal)

purito there too, yea they're gonna keep riding.

His gc is over

He should better focus on stage wins and maybe the polka dot jersey anyway!

 

[trevim]

Re: 2015 Tour de France: Stage 2: Utrecht › Neeltje Jans (16

Valverde, Costa and Rodriguez at the back?
That's why we need crosswind stages!

 

[spalco]

I don't know, the first group is too big I think. Big scare though for the guys behind surely.

 

[sultanofhyd]

Back together

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

All together now

 

[Guybrush]

The tour does not start until Valverde loses 2 minutes in an odd stage

 

[Miburo]

Well i guess they don't care that much about purito or piti.

 

[sir fly]

Not pleasant at all for Movistar to have Valverde behind.
It sorts their ranks, though.

 

[The Blues]

Now the intermediate sprint will be more exciting, to boot.

 

[sir fly]

So, it's truce...

 

[Velolover2]

Katusha miserable in the battle of positions. Not good signs for Kristoff.

 

[No_Balls]

Re:

Not pleasant at all for Movistar to have Valverde behind.
It sorts their ranks, though.

Still not pleasant if the option is to go for green and yellow. Movistar cant afford to loose Piti on stages like this the first week if they will target the multiple options they have.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Interesting to see who goes for the intermediate sprint

 

[perico]

Re:

Dan Martin, Talansky, Piti, and Purito all behind it seems. Perhaps Hesjedal, too.

LOL $20 says Hesjadel had assumed his accustomed last man in the peloton position looking for a leisurely ride. Dude wastes so much energy and is always caught out.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

Not pleasant at all for Movistar to have Valverde behind.
It sorts their ranks, though.

Still not pleasant if the option is to go for green and yellow. Movistar cant afford to loose Piti on stages like this the first week if they will target the multiple options they have.

I'd set their tactics on two options, definitely.
Why not to have an option more if you're in position.
They are the only team out of the big quartet with the possibility.