2015 Tour de Suisse Stage 8 Bern - Bern 152.5 km

[BigMac]

So tomorrow Pinot to slip out of podium.

Yep, Pinot to pull a Mathias Frank. Not sure who will play Costa, though.

 

[johnymax]

I really don't know why the group with Thomas, Duomoulin and Spilak didn't go full gas till the end. They could have gained even more time.

 

[Gigs_98]

can please someone slap the person from fdj who think its completely unnecessary to protect their leader.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC
GC

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I'd rate Dumoulin's chances better if Thomas didn't have a 50s lead

 

[TourOfTexas]

How much did Bakelants make today? $100,000 for the fix plus the 2nd place bonus.

 

[Flamin]

Lol guys, Lutsenko bought a stage win in freaking Suisse? Bakelants was cooked and knew he had no chance whatsoever in the sprint, so he took a pull at the end as a sign of respect and because he didn't want to look like a wheelsucker.

 

[ILovecycling]

it was obvious that Bakelands was cooked, gratz to Lutsenko.

 

[Vino's Mum]

How much did Bakelants make today? $100,000 for the fix plus the 2nd place bonus.

wtaf. What a spoon.

 

[DBotero]

Re:

it was obvious that Bakelands was cooked, gratz to Lutsenko.

I don't know,this reminded me of Uran looking behind

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Very strong win by Lutsenko.
Nice action.

 

[markene2]

Re: Re:

it was obvious that Bakelands was cooked, gratz to Lutsenko.

I don't know,this reminded me of Uran looking behind

You think a 22 year old who has only been pro for 2 years, is not rich, and does not even speak english, Negotiates and pays of Bakelands for a stage in TDS??

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Re:

Very strong win by Lutsenko.
Nice action.

Yep. Regardless of what was going on with Bakelants it was a very good performance by Lutsenko to power away from a pretty strong break. I presume he's had an injury or illness this season but this was very much like what he was doing in the Vuelta

 

[May0maniac]

Re: Re:

it was obvious that Bakelands was cooked, gratz to Lutsenko.

I don't know,this reminded me of Uran looking behind

You think a 22 year old who has only been pro for 2 years, is not rich, and does not even speak english, Negotiates and pays of Bakelands for a stage in TDS??

They talked with eachother on camera after the stage and Bakelands was trying to communicate that he was cooked.

 

[Jagartrott]

Re:

Lol guys, Lutsenko bought a stage win in freaking Suisse? Bakelants was cooked and knew he had no chance whatsoever in the sprint, so he took a pull at the end as a sign of respect and because he didn't want to look like a wheelsucker.

This.
Amazing that so many people on a cycling forum have no clue what is going on. Bakelants was cooked from the moment he caught Lutsenko (closing the final 100 m cost him several minutes). From then on, all he could really do was hang on. He obviously told Lutsenko the same.

 

[jens_attacks]

lutsenko was crazy strong. he went like a freakin train.
hope he can snatch one in tdf too.

 

[Bushman]

Re:

Lol guys, Lutsenko bought a stage win in freaking Suisse? Bakelants was cooked and knew he had no chance whatsoever in the sprint, so he took a pull at the end as a sign of respect and because he didn't want to look like a wheelsucker.

Think this could very well be right. He had troubles staying in the wheel of Lutsenko several times.

Lutsenko was clearly the strongest.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Lutsenko beasting. Awesome

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

it was obvious that Bakelands was cooked, gratz to Lutsenko.

I don't know,this reminded me of Uran looking behind

Baklents did do a lot of looking around...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dumoulin could win with a Cancellara 2009 like time trial. I think it was on almost the same course:

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=11946

 

[Sasquatch]

Pozzovivo is a small chance if he did what he did in the Giro last year.