2019 Tour de Suisse

[Robert5091]

Stage 5 - If Sagan's feeling good this should be his.

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Rui Costa , Simon Spilak & Roman Kreuziger always go well at Tour de Suisse

Tomorrows stage looks strange ...climb very steep but far from finish ?

Kreuziger? Sure, he won it 11 years ago, but he is a different rider now (and hasn't finished the race in five years).

Costa? He is already nine minutes down on GC.

Looking at the list of participants, the GC battle seems very underwhelming. Besides those already mentioned (Bernal, Mas, Spilak, Pozzovivo) I think Fabio Aru has a shot at the podium. Maybe Patrick Konrad, Betancur, Soler, Anacona, Hirt, Frank, Carthy or, hell, even Asgreen, Dennis or Craddock can challenge for the top 5. Benoot?

Circling back, you may actually be right that Kreuziger might as well belong to that list.

You forgot Kelderman

Konrad going for bonus seconds today and taking them from Sagan was telling

You're absolutely right.

I think Sagan was going for points more than bonus seconds but it was a bit strange how they didn't really know who should get second.

 

[Keram]

Stage 5 - If Sagan's feeling good this should be his.

But this stage is quite lumpy and I dont think Bora is able to control this stage to secure sprint finish. Mybe he could go to break.

 

[Robert5091]

The climb up to Sattel which is long but not steep, then it's 34 km to the finish.

 

[wirral]

They better keep a close eye on that break if they want to reel it back in.

 

[HelloDolly]

The peloton is all over the place...could be a good stage

 

[HelloDolly]

Plus Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) and Fabien Grellier (Total Direct Energy). are a dangerous break so far

Have 1.5 mins

 

[DanielSong39]

Break could make it!

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Today is going to be a bunch sprint again it seems

 

[Laplaz]

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Today is going to be a bunch sprint again it seems

No way they catch Mohoric and Küng

 

[Anderis]

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The climb up to Sattel which is long but not steep, then it's 34 km to the finish.

Wow, that's more like a false flat than a real climb. Completely not what I expected when I saw the profile of the whole stage.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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Today is going to be a bunch sprint again it seems

No way they catch Mohoric and Küng

3 guys out in front for 175 k, is not a 40 k TT.... they are going to get tired at some point

Add to that, that Bora, Sunweb, Mitchelton and Trek all have an interest in using the long climb, to drop the heavier sprinters, or at least put them into the red.

So I think the peloton will hold the break at between 3 and 4 minutes until the climb, and then drop the hammer, with them having no more than a minute at the top, with 30 k to go, at which point they are doomed.

 

[wirral]

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Wow, that's more like a false flat than a real climb. Completely not what I expected when I saw the profile of the whole stage.

Are you blind? There are 4 consecutive kilometres where the average gradient doesn't drop below 4%!

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

Wow, that's more like a false flat than a real climb. Completely not what I expected when I saw the profile of the whole stage.

Are you blind? There are 4 consecutive kilometres where the average gradient doesn't drop below 4%!

 

[Robert5091]

Cobbly finish again -
https://twitter.com/BriSmithy/status/1141318593113669633

 

[Max Rockatansky]

The last stage of the Tour de Suisse cannot be completed on Sunday as planned over the Furka, Susten and Grimsel passes. For safety reasons, the authorities have not yet released the Susten Pass for the crossing again after the long winter, so the planned Alpine Circuit will fall into the water.

Replacement programme still open
Where the route of the actual royal stage, originally with start and finish in Ulrichen in Upper Valais, takes place, is currently still open. The day before, the second individual time trial of the round trip will take place in Goms. The organisers of the Tour de Suisse have announced information for Wednesday evening.

On Wednesday, the Tour de Suisse will take the 5th stage from Arlesheim in Canton Baselland to Einsiedeln in Canton Schwyz.

https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/rad/aus-sicherheitsgruenden-koenigsetappe-der-tour-de-suisse-ohne-sustenpass

 

[roundabout]

I see that Nufenenpass is still closed as well so options seem to be really limited

 

[sir fly]

I didn't expect Switzers to be lazy.

Naturally, the left eye on Switzerland and the right on Slovenia...
Nice programme before the stage broadcast.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

I see that Nufenenpass is still closed as well so options seem to be really limited

Nufenenpass will be opened tomorrow. Man, that was a long winter this year. It's almost July.

 

[roundabout]

I see that Nufenenpass is still closed as well so options seem to be really limited

Nufenenpass will be opened tomorrow. Man, that was a long winter this year. It's almost July.

Somehow I missed that

Party like it's 2005 then

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/jun05/suisse05/?id=stages/suisse059

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Disappointing the peloton is no putting more pressure on.

Bora rides exactly the pace Sagan can handle, which means Sunweb or another team needs to tighten the screw.

 

[johnymax]

Wow Mohorič just went away like it's nothing :surprised:

 

[sir fly]

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Wow Mohorič just went away like it's nothing :surprised:

Feels like at home...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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Disappointing the peloton is no putting more pressure on.

Bora rides exactly the pace Sagan can handle, which means Sunweb or another team needs to tighten the screw.

its like a 3% climb. I doubt Sunweb can trouble Sagan

 

[sir fly]

And Schar at home but doesn't feel like it.