2017 Tour of Oman, 14-19/02 (2.HC)

[Flamin]

No, only a crappy twitter feed.

Big crash earlier in the stage involving Bardet.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Re:

No, only a crappy twitter feed.

Big crash earlier in the stage involving Bardet.

Apparently caused by a little stream :lol:

 

[Flamin]

Pretty much.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Is this the same stream as last year?

Tour of Oman is famous for its 'water' roads.

 

[wirral]

Every year the silent twitter wait from the Green Mountain as communication becomes difficult.

 

[Kazistuta]

Just pick the twittertag #TOO2017 to get various team updates

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Ben Herman wins ahead of Aru and Costa.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Impressive Hermans.

Hope Bardet isn't too far back, even if he's said that he was in Oman just to have race legs.

 

[Flamin]

Wow Hermans. Even beating those guys on such a finish.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Hermans' recent success reminds me of this article I read in late December
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hermans-hoping-to-drop-consistency-for-success/

 

[El Pistolero]

Very impressed by Hermans, hopefully he can win the overall tomorrow! Costa and Aru certainly aren't "pannenkoeken" as we would say in Dutch.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Any chance to catch the MTF somewhere?

 

[Arredondo]

Acevedo a bit disappointing.

Hermans however; big step forward. Not easy to beat guys like Aru and Costa on such a climb.

 

[BigMac]

Nice result by Lachlan, this'll be his true year.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Hermans' recent success reminds me of this article I read in late December
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hermans-hoping-to-drop-consistency-for-success/

And I suppose the best thing would be to be consistently succesful...







"would be to be"... can you even say that?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

Any chance to catch the MTF somewhere?

Anyone?

 

[Velolover2]

Re:

Ben Hermans will surprise us tomorrow. He is a puncher but good on very steep gradients. And Green Mountain isn't that long.

I remember him being really good on Powder Mountain a couple of years ago.

I told you guys. Flèche Wallone win up next?

 

[BalearicBeats]

Re: Re:

Ben Hermans will surprise us tomorrow. He is a puncher but good on very steep gradients. And Green Mountain isn't that long.

I remember him being really good on Powder Mountain a couple of years ago.

I told you guys. Flèche Wallone win up next?

Too short for him I think. He should really start focussing on one-week races from here on, especially now that Porte seems able to be consistent in GT's.

 

[May0maniac]

what happened to Birdsong?
He lost over 2min on such a climb, for someone like him who's always in decent shape that's a lot.

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

Ben Hermans will surprise us tomorrow. He is a puncher but good on very steep gradients. And Green Mountain isn't that long.

I remember him being really good on Powder Mountain a couple of years ago.

I told you guys. Flèche Wallone win up next?

Too short for him I think. He should really start focussing on one-week races from here on, especially now that Porte seems able to be consistent in GT's.

Then there is Pais Vasco. Tailor-made for his explosive style with short, steep 2-5k climbs. And diesels like Tejay and Porte aren't racing it. He should at least be allowed to co-lead with old man Sanchez (although it's "his" race).

 

[manolo57]

Diesels like Porte ??

 

[RedheadDane]

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what happened to Birdsong?
He lost over 2min on such a climb, for someone like him who's always in decent shape that's a lot.

He exploded.
At least that's what he told Danish media...

 

[jaylew]

Re: Re:

Any chance to catch the MTF somewhere?

Anyone?

There's this

It's not much but better than nothing.

 

[May0maniac]

Re: Re:

Any chance to catch the MTF somewhere?

Anyone?

There's this

It's not much but better than nothing.

Kudus always seems to be the on who attacks first.
TFor me the biggest surprise has to be Grmay, he's always up there, on stage 2 he finished with Aru and ardet and today he finished 6th and moved up to 6th on gc, his performance is a pleasant surprise.

 

[Escarabajo]

Impressed by Herman.

Well TBH, I saw him last year already climbing good.