2015 Tour de Suisse Stage 8 Bern - Bern 152.5 km

[lemon cheese cake]

The stage:

The GC after Stage 7:
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 25:55:03
2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:37
3 Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha 0:00:50
4 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
5 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 0:01:07
6 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:22
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 0:01:27
8 Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ.fr 0:02:29
9 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling 0:02:43
10 Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Team Sky 0:02:46

 

[MatParker117]

More time back for G.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

So, it looks a bit of a toughie!

 

[Netserk]

Btw this was a hell to map.

 

[BigMac]

Extra veg cookie for that

 

[Gigs_98]

this could be great

 

[johnymax]

This could be a really good stage. Maybe they should have added another lap but there is still room to try something, especially if there's rain. I've heard there are some cobbled sectors, too. Also this lap is the same as the TT on Sunday.

 

[Tank Engine]

Although everything seems to be Sagan territory at the moment, apart from steep, long MTFs, this looks like a great circuit. It will be difficult to control. If not Peter, GvA. The finish also favours G over Pinot

 

[DBotero]

G. ftw!

 

[Sophistic]

that looks a lot tougher than it is, the last climb is just about 3%

 

[search]

that looks a lot tougher than it is, the last climb is just about 3%

no, not at all, it's around ~9% average - very short though, 400m or something like that

 

[manafana]

interesting stage, thomas needs to conserve he surely has it in him to keep it close with dumoulin in the tt in the morning, pinot and spilak might want to try something

 

[May0maniac]

So many stages that finish on a circuit, I know that the towns that host the stage finish like that, but for my taste it's a little bit too much.

 

[Sasquatch]

Big group up the road but the gap has been around 2 minutes for a while. Pinot isn't letting it get away. Must be aiming to attack today

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Bakelandts for the win hopefully

 

[TourOfSardinia]

The break at 2mins:

 

[gunara]

Why is this not sticky?

 

[Netserk]

I think it will stick.

 

[gunara]

I think it will stick.

What? The thread or the break?

 

[Irondan]

Anyone know of an english speaking stream?

 

[wirral]

Bakelants wins the first sprint of the day.

Live Ticker says "3 bonus seconds for Bakelants"

Race regulations say no bonus seconds for first sprint of stage 8.

Conflicting information. Grr.

 

[Irondan]

JVDB dropped out. Any info as to why?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Live in German
http://www.sportingvideo.tv/20150614/vv557d72b6e19308.96420651-1091861.html

 

[BigMac]

How much time does the break have?

Cam Meyer ftw.

edit: I see, 2:20

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

stomach problems for Fuglsang, he is dropped