2016 Tour de Pologne, 2.UWT, July 12-18

[Gigs_98]

What will the time limit be?

 

[liamito]

What will the time limit be?

1h11

 

[HelloDolly]

So far its looks like 1/3 of peloton has abandoned

This is mad.....what incentive is there to keep riding

 

[Lequack]

Re:

So far its looks like 1/3 of peloton has abandoned

This is mad.....what incentive is there to keep riding

If nothing else there is probably no more room in team cars to take you to the finish line.

 

[HelloDolly]

https://twitter.com/FlorisGerts/status/754367323436384256

 

[RattaKuningas]

Re:

https://twitter.com/FlorisGerts/status/754367323436384256

I think most of the peloton has the same question. Really weird stuff going on in Poland.

 

[Lequack]

Was it just the rain or what?

 

[HelloDolly]

It might be a big drop in temperature along with the wet

Most of the peloton at 46 minutes

I mean did they not bother chasing or what

 

[yaco]

Today's stage was like a March One Day race in Belgium - Still it was an awesome ride by Wellens.

 

[Anderis]

Could have been an epic win for Cannondale if not Wellens.

Toms Skujins praised Castelli clothes after LBL very much. Could this be the reason why Cannondale didn't fail miserably in this kind of conditions?

Kudos to Alberto Bettiol. I think he is more of a sprinter than a climber, yet he finished 5th here and was 2nd best rider from such a high quality breakaway.

I wish Formolo could win the stage tomorrow and leave AG2R as the only team without a WT win this year. Knowing Cannondale, they'll drop a lot of positions in GC before the end of the race, though.

 

[HelloDolly]

Re:

Today's stage was like a March One Day race in Belgium - Still it was an awesome ride by Wellens.

Yeah it was a great ride by Wellens but still does not answer why peloton and others so far behind

 

[Lequack]

There was no peloton today, only the groupetto.

 

[Arked]

Re:

Was it just the rain or what?

Rain plus sensed temperature around 2°C together with difficult terrain.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Just watched it now, bravo Wellens!

 

[yaco]

Re: Re:

Today's stage was like a March One Day race in Belgium - Still it was an awesome ride by Wellens.

Yeah it was a great ride by Wellens but still does not answer why peloton and others so far behind

Cold conditions - Did you watch the race ? Many riders were shaking their hands to get their circulation working.

 

[Stilletto]

Wow just checked the official website
100 tiders left
Astana & One Pro down to 2 men ! What a team meeting that will be tomorrow !!

 

[HelloDolly]

I tried watching it but all I saw was three guys at differnent times at front of the race
Why do you ask if I watched it ??? I am hardly didn't watch it if I posted comments during it

 

[Arked]

Half of the peloton DNF.

 

[HelloDolly]

Konig has abandoned and he was at 5th place at one point during race

Did he crash

 

[liamito]

Re:

Konig has abandoned and he was at 5th place at one point during race

Did he crash

probably frozen up

 

[HelloDolly]

Uran finished high up ....missed that

 

[BigMac]

After last year's Eneco Tour, Wellens delivers 2016's beat ride. Da man.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Etixx down to 2 aswell.

 

[Cannibal72]

Re:

Wow just checked the official website
100 tiders left
Astana & One Pro down to 2 men ! What a team meeting that will be tomorrow !!

DS: So, guys, how we feeling today? Good legs?
AZ: I'm all right
DC [looking into the middle distance, teeth chattering]: cold.....cold.....wet.....cold.....rain...Tim...
DS: so, the plan for today is, we attack maybe at some point, sound good with everyone?
AZ: I think I could manage that, but it'd be great if I could get some real support from my team, you know what I mean?
DC: rain....cold....rain......
AZ: Dario, you'd better be better company tomorrow
DS: go team!

 

[TMP402]

I wonder how big the breakaway will be tomorrow. Lots of dudes 45 mins down!