2016, 70th Tour de Romandie, April 26th - May 1st, WT

[Eyeballs Out]

Will Gerrans be "working" for Albasini ?

 

[ice&fire]

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Only that Kittel will be dropped one climb later.

By who? Orica?

No, the climb.

Not if Etixx can control things.

Are they going to neutralise the stage like Cancellara?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Only that Kittel will be dropped one climb later.

By who? Orica?

No, the climb.

Not if Etixx can control things.

'control things' as in setting a low enough pace to allow kittel to not be dropped? Unless it's a bike path they're riding, every other team can just ride by and set a higher tempo.

Kittel cannot win this stage, no matter the tactics

 

[Isaak-Gabriel]

For tomorrow and Saturday it doesn't smell good. A TTist can win Romandie if the 2 mountain stages are cancelled.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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For tomorrow and Saturday it doesn't smell good. A TTist can win Romandie if the 2 mountain stages are cancelled.

Like virtually always, you mean.

 

[Taxus4a]

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For tomorrow and Saturday it doesn't smell good. A TTist can win Romandie if the 2 mountain stages are cancelled.

No problem with the weather...even today the problem was just in the morning. The propblem could be on saturday stage, but I dont think so.

 

[Bushman]

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For tomorrow and Saturday it doesn't smell good. A TTist can win Romandie if the 2 mountain stages are cancelled.

Like virtually always, you mean.

Yup, Zakarin and afrime only won the last couple of editions due to their tt

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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For tomorrow and Saturday it doesn't smell good. A TTist can win Romandie if the 2 mountain stages are cancelled.

Like virtually always, you mean.

Yup, Zakarin and afrime only won the last couple of editions due to their tt

When was the last time Romandie was won by a poor time trialist? 1990s? 1980s?

Unlike other races, Romandie does not give bad TT'ers a chance to recoup their losses in the mountains.

 

[saganftw]

thats more due to the fact that you will rarely find a GT rider who is a poor timetrialist nowadays

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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thats more due to the fact that you will rarely find a GT rider who is a poor timetrialist nowadays

Whatever the cause, the fact remains that a strong time trialist winning Romandie is the general rule, not the exception.

 

[dacooley]

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thats more due to the fact that you will rarely find a GT rider who is a poor timetrialist nowadays

Whatever the cause, the fact remains that a strong time trialist winning Romandie is the general rule, not the exception.

probably tting is just a more reliable source of gaining time compared to climbing.

 

[TMP402]

Has Kittel been dropped yet?

 

[TomLPC]

Channel 464 for anyone watching in Britain

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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Has Kittel been dropped yet?

No news on Kittel.

 

[Samamba]

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Has Kittel been dropped yet?

No news on Kittel.

They were going really slow so probably not dropped yet.

 

[May0maniac]

Two Orica guys working at the frong, Movistar block right behind them.
Edit: With 35km to go Sander Armée is 4'00" ahead of the main field.

 

[Lexman]

haha Orica riding ...

 

[saganftw]

kittel is in peloton,however movistar will have to push hard now uphill because armee is still 4 minutes in front and theres a lot of downhill to the finish

 

[Jspear]

The gap down to 3'32"

 

[barmaher]

Great battling from Armee.

 

[Samamba]

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Great battling from Armee.

He has no chance?

 

[barmaher]

No chance.

 

[rick james]

Movistar pushing it now

 

[TMP402]

Spilak dropped?!

 

[Samamba]

So Kittel is just gonna win this?