2016 TdF, Stage 2: Saint-Lô → Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (183km)

[Red Rick]

One of the break's teammate should be able to disrupt it enough, if that's necessary as all.

 

[Samamba]

So Stuyven is gonna win this?

 

[WillemS]

Re: Re:

You got to hand it to Contador.... he is so tough ...looks in a lot of pain but hanging in there

Hopefully Sam Bennett makes it to the finish today after his big crash yesterday as well:

“I could see the bone in my finger, I had to go under to get it stitched up. I am just trying to keep my fingers dry today. They are all wrapped up. The pressure on them is a lot but they should be okay. Trying not to bend them to break the stitches is the hardest.”

Wow. Bennett got spirit.

 

[ILovecycling]

Gonna be interesting with the tailwind

 

[mspgrandi]

bmc has left it too late.

 

[cellardoor]

Re: 2016 TdF, Stage 2: Saint-Lô → Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (183

1.30min per 10k...they can't be caught surely

 

[SlickMongoose]

I'm amazed nobody tried to bring it back earlier.

 

[lenric]

Rain, wind and a narrow road. I hope carnage won't happen again.

 

[DFA123]

bit of an anti climax

 

[mspgrandi]

bora runnning like you should run at the tour... 2 on the attack yesterady.. 2 today... many french teams just there making numbers.

 

[Flamin]

Meh, I wanted a big battle for the stage win.

 

[Lemonbaloon]

I bet they underestimated it because of realatively unknown riders in the break.

 

[Bushman]

They can still be caught. Nothing is certain. The last 10 K's are pretty hard

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Etixx?!?!

 

[TMP402]

Sky with their classic coming to the front about 8km too early tactic.

 

[Poursuivant]

I think theyll be caught in last km

 

[cellardoor]

So basically all the big teams with a chance of winning left it up to Steve Cummings to sit on the front of the peloton for 50k

 

[WillemS]

It's not over, not with the profile of the last 10 km. They can't hesitate and even if they don't, they still might not make it.

 

[Simurgh]

Bet that Thibaut will lose a minute today, 'cause I don't see FDJ near the front doing its job..fear the worst for Alberto

 

[PremierAndrew]

I reckon they might still get caught

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think Alberto will lose a fair bit of time today, he seems to be hurting

 

[TomLPC]

Sky chasing, maybe vroome fancies a move

 

[burning]

The break is strugling really hard, they peloton may catch them

 

[Irondan]

Break seems to have slowed waaaaay down.

 

[DFA123]

Re:

It's not over, not with the profile of the last 10 km. They can't hesitate and even if they don't, they still might not make it.

let's hope they don't. I'm generally all for breakaways doing well, but can't they do it on sprint stages instead, rather than one of the most interesting finishes of the race! :Neutral: