57th Four Days of Dunkirk - May 4 to 8 2011 (with Zdenek Stybar)

[El Pistolero]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC7M0b7sS4M&feature=fvwrel

You know your music

 

[djlovesyou]

Go Thorn Power Team.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Kruopis has had a very good spring, be interesting to see if he is still at Landbouwkrediet next year or if he's picked up by a bigger team.

was thinking the same. Surely he gets picked up. Very consistent all season. Young too.

 

[Echoes]

Are the other stages on stream as well or just Saturday's? I have nothing to do today

Sorry for the late reply.

France3 NPC is broadcasting the race only for the weekend. So on Saturday and Sunday.

However, Direct8 is broadcasting today's stage. No stream. Perhaps you have it if you live in Aix.


Adrien Petit is a multitalent. Already a good tt'er in the junior category.


I must say I expected more of the cobbled section from yesterday. But 5km on the cobbles is barely nothing I guess.

Nice to see Styby was in the break. Lol@ LBK chasing him. Nys didn't like that.

 

[joy118118]

I must say I expected more of the cobbled section from yesterday. But 5km on the cobbles is barely nothing I guess.

Nice to see Styby was in the break. Lol@ LBK chasing him. Nys didn't like that.

when i first saw nys on the startlist, i thought he was going to destroy stybar first show

 

[Kwibus]

Kittel wins again in a stage where a sprinter shouldn't win. Starting to get boring

 

[joy118118]

he becomes cavendish

 

[TRDean]

Kittel wins again in a stage where a sprinter shouldn't win. Starting to get boring

Not if you are a Skil fan! Anyway, Kittel is really showing the talent he has. Very happy for the young German!

 

[El Pistolero]

Can't see him losing the overall classification now.

 

[TeoSheva]

1. Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano)
2. Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) m.t.
3. Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) m.t.

 

[TRDean]

For those of you with more knowledge...I didn't realize Kittel was so fast..more of a time trial rider...is this speed unexpected?

 

[theyoungest]

For those of you with more knowledge...I didn't realize Kittel was so fast..more of a time trial rider...is this speed unexpected?

I think he had the misfortune of being on a team with Degenkolb, and having to do leadouts.

 

[TRDean]

I think he had the misfortune of being on a team with Degenkolb, and having to do leadouts.

Thanks! That makes perfect sense!

 

[TeoSheva]

For those of you with more knowledge...I didn't realize Kittel was so fast..more of a time trial rider...is this speed unexpected?

I agree... I was expecting a kind of Phinney, not a new Cavendish

 

[joy118118]

last year Kittel injured and didnt perform quite well. and in a team with leaders like tony martin, Patrick Getsch,and John Degenkolb, it is not weird he didnt have enough chances

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Also agree, I always had Kittel in my book as some sort of great time trial talent. Now he turns out to be an excellent sprinter

 

[TeoSheva]

3ª etapa:
1 156 * Marcel KITTEL Skil-Shimano 03:46:49
2 85 Yauheni HUTAROVICH FDJ 00:00:00
3 12 * Denis GALIMZYANOV Katusha Team 00:00:00
4 127 * Michael VAN STAEYEN Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 00:00:00
5 25 * Giacomo NIZZOLO Team Leopard-Trek 00:00:00
6 116 * Aidis KRUOPIS Landbouwkrediet 00:00:00
7 147 Michele MERLO De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia 00:00:00
8 3 Sébastien HINAULT AG2R La mondiale 00:00:00
9 67 * Laurent PICHON Bretagne - Schuller 00:00:00
10 118 Sven VANTHOURENHOUT Landbouwkrediet 00:00:00
11 18 Maxime VANTOMME Katusha Team 00:00:00
12 102 Sébastien CHAVANEL Team Europcar 00:00:00
13 143 * Stefano BORCHI De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia 00:00:00
14 38 * Julien VERMOTE Quick Step Cycling Team 00:00:00
15 71 Leonardo DUQUE Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne 00:00:00
16 108 Sébastien TURGOT Team Europcar 00:00:00
17 95 Cyril LEMOINE Saur-Sojasun 00:00:00
18 164 Mathieu DRUJON Big Mat - Auber 93 00:00:00
19 178 * Steven TRONET Roubaix Lille Metropole 00:00:00
20 47 Luke ROBERTS Saxo Bank SunGard 00:00:00

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Also agree, I always had Kittel in my book as some sort of great time trial talent. Now he turns out to be an excellent sprinter

Just to prevent any "performance jup" talk.
Kittel has also been a sprintet all the time, and has seen himself as more than a pure TT-mashine. His great TT-Results only outshined his other performances. Actually he could even get up hills okay for a TT/Sprinter before becoming a neo-pro.
That he'd win 3 Stages in a row could of course not be expectet.
Actually it wasn't clear if he'd get a shot on sprinting for wins at all, as Skill is blessed with a hand full of good sprinters.

 

[will10]

Can't see him losing the overall classification now.

Isn't tomorrow the hardest stage?

 

[El Pistolero]

Isn't tomorrow the hardest stage?

They said he was going to drop today as well, so I don't know.

Must have a 30-40 second lead by now.

 

[greenedge]

only rider who i think could take his lead from top 10 is Voeckler. I think he might end up with the overall, kittel on the podium.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

For those of you with more knowledge...I didn't realize Kittel was so fast..more of a time trial rider...is this speed unexpected?

me also. I like this.
Also happy for you TRDean, know how much you love skil.

 

[TRDean]

me also. I like this.
Also happy for you TRDean, know how much you love skil.

Thanks Timmy...I really appreciate that! I have been feeling pretty good this week. I know its not the Giro or some big race..but I like to root for the little guys. Anyway thanks again!

 

[Echoes]

Those watching this stupid TTT can't know what they're missing.

 

[joy118118]

Voeckler wins

stybar 3rd!!