2015 Tour de Suisse, stage 6: Will > Biel/Bienne 193.1km

[LaFlorecita]

Great sprint by Sagan and great teamwork by T-S

 

[Flamin]

But nice win from Sagan. Very easy. Kristoff way overgeared coming out of that corner.

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

Thomas some how gained 5 seconds on Pinot

Pinot tends to be very cautious in the wet. There were clear splits.

But did he gain on Dumoulin or Spilak?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Anyone spot Cav here?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Anyone spot Cav here?

Serious question?

 

[b.broadhurst]

Re: Re:

Thomas some how gained 5 seconds on Pinot

Pinot tends to be very cautious in the wet. There were clear splits.

But did he gain on Dumoulin or Spilak?

Yes 5 seconds on both.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Could be an important 5 seconds for Thomas to take.

 

[Pippo_San]

Excellent job by Cav in showing the capabilities of his new bike.
Wonderful PR for Specialized.

And Sagan doing what Sagan does best.

 

[Irondan]

Nice ride by Jurgen Rolaendts!

Oleg would have liked this podium in a spring classic.. lol

 

[b.broadhurst]

Re:

Could be an important 5 seconds for Thomas to take.

I think he will get a few more tomorrow as he has more punch than the others.

 

[Flamin]

Ironically it was a FDJ rider who did a huge pull for Thomas (though meant for Demare) that helped Thomas bridge again with the first group they better get their priorities right because Demare can only win sprints against a C-field.

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

Could be an important 5 seconds for Thomas to take.

I think he will get a few more tomorrow as he has more punch than the others.

And surely the following day suits him even more.

 

[johnymax]

Re:

Mohoric showing signs of life.

It is certainly nice to see. The riders he has beaten in the U23 WC are already having some great results (Yates brothers, Alaphilippe, Meintjes, Ewan, Formolo). It's hard to believe this guy bridged to Alaphilippe, dropped him on a climb and soloed to a victory less than 2 years ago. It must be a little frustrating to him, but he is smart, he is a year or two younger than most and he knows he has time. He had some problems with injuries, too. I'm sure his time will still come.

 

[May0maniac]

Re: Re:

Mohoric showing signs of life.

It is certainly nice to see. The riders he has beaten in the U23 WC are already having some great results (Yates brothers, Alaphilippe, Meintjes, Ewan, Formolo). It's hard to believe this guy bridged to Alaphilippe, dropped him on a climb and soloed to a victory less than 2 years ago. It must be a little frustrating to him, but he is smart, he is a year or two younger than most and he knows he has time. He had some problems with injuries, too. I'm sure his time will still come.

You could say the same about Davide Villella, his 2013 season was amazing, winner of Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta with 2 stage wins and then he got third in Emilia and won the Piccolo Giro di Lombardia as a Stagiaire for Cannondale, both guys have also raced on the same teams since then.

 

[Gigs_98]

Finally sagan in great shape. I am always happy when someone like him instead of an pure sprinter wins a bunch sprint

 

[BigMac]

Sagz's now the rider with more stage wins in the Tour de Suisse. Well done Pit.

 

[BigMac]

Re: Re:

Mohoric showing signs of life.

It is certainly nice to see. The riders he has beaten in the U23 WC are already having some great results (Yates brothers, Alaphilippe, Meintjes, Ewan, Formolo). It's hard to believe this guy bridged to Alaphilippe, dropped him on a climb and soloed to a victory less than 2 years ago. It must be a little frustrating to him, but he is smart, he is a year or two younger than most and he knows he has time. He had some problems with injuries, too. I'm sure his time will still come.

You could say the same about Davide Villella, his 2013 season was amazing, winner of Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta with 2 stage wins and then he got third in Emilia and won the Piccolo Giro di Lombardia as a Stagiaire for Cannondale, both guys have also raced on the same teams since then.

Yep, Garmin's certainly one of the problems.

 

[Billie]

Sagans positioning is up there with McEwen. Might be even better. A joy to watch

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re: Re:

Mohoric showing signs of life.

It is certainly nice to see. The riders he has beaten in the U23 WC are already having some great results (Yates brothers, Alaphilippe, Meintjes, Ewan, Formolo). It's hard to believe this guy bridged to Alaphilippe, dropped him on a climb and soloed to a victory less than 2 years ago. It must be a little frustrating to him, but he is smart, he is a year or two younger than most and he knows he has time. He had some problems with injuries, too. I'm sure his time will still come.

You could say the same about Davide Villella, his 2013 season was amazing, winner of Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta with 2 stage wins and then he got third in Emilia and won the Piccolo Giro di Lombardia as a Stagiaire for Cannondale, both guys have also raced on the same teams since then.

Yep, Garmin's certainly one of the problems.

Sometimes it seems Garmin and LottoNL and IAM are on totally different levels then the rest. They are going backwards there

 

[Echoes]

Sagz's now the rider with more stage wins in the Tour de Suisse. Well done Pit.

If that's a "record" he should content with, it's as low as the man is.

 

[BigMac]

Sagz's now the rider with more stage wins in the Tour de Suisse. Well done Pit.

If that's a "record" he should content with, it's as low as the man is.

It's something.

Nice to see Drucker up there.

 

[BigMac]

Re: Re:

Mohoric showing signs of life.

It is certainly nice to see. The riders he has beaten in the U23 WC are already having some great results (Yates brothers, Alaphilippe, Meintjes, Ewan, Formolo). It's hard to believe this guy bridged to Alaphilippe, dropped him on a climb and soloed to a victory less than 2 years ago. It must be a little frustrating to him, but he is smart, he is a year or two younger than most and he knows he has time. He had some problems with injuries, too. I'm sure his time will still come.

You could say the same about Davide Villella, his 2013 season was amazing, winner of Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta with 2 stage wins and then he got third in Emilia and won the Piccolo Giro di Lombardia as a Stagiaire for Cannondale, both guys have also raced on the same teams since then.

Yep, Garmin's certainly one of the problems.

Sometimes it seems Garmin and LottoNL and IAM are on totally different levels then the rest. They are going backwards there

They make Lampre look like Etixx.

 

[Echoes]

Bunch sprint records are worthless by definition.

 

[Billie]

Bunch sprint records are worthless by definition.

Not all his victories are from sprints though.

 

[PeterB]

Is this the first time that jersey for points or other similar competition is black? It's not only ugly, it also does not stand out as it should.

And it used to be quite nice and original...