61st Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire

[Libertine Seguros]

I really like Pelucchi. If he's able to hold on to the win, then I'm really glad he has it.

 

[afpm90]

Small video of today's stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LHe04mpYQg0

 

[Pippo_San]

Small video of today's stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LHe04mpYQg0

Can't really understand anything from that few seconds...I wonder what's about Bouhanni's complain...he didn't really look close to the barriers, all the opposite

 

[movingtarget]

4 out of 6 from the Greenedge guys crashed in the last 2K (Durbridge, Hepburn, Kruopis and Bewley.

The first 3 are fine, Bewley ahs been taken to the hospital for research.

Broken collarbone unfortunately for Bewley, abrasions for the others.

 

[greenedge]

Durbridge or Hepburn to win the ITT.

 

[theyoungest]

4 out of 6 from the Greenedge guys crashed in the last 2K (Durbridge, Hepburn, Kruopis and Bewley.

The first 3 are fine, Bewley ahs been taken to the hospital for research.

Tom Dumoulin also crashed, knee injury, his classics season out the window.

 

[Gotland]

If I understand the french rigth Bouhanni won before Coquard. Pelucchi in yellow before time trail later today.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

GE will own this TT

1. Durbridge 2. Meyer 3. Hepburn

 

[Zam_Olyas]

GE will own this TT

1. Durbridge 2. Meyer 3. Hepburn

All future GT winners.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

If I understand the french rigth Bouhanni won before Coquard. Pelucchi in yellow before time trail later today.

so the French Champ used all the *****ing for a bit of motivation. Bodes well for the future.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Results stage 2

Classement de la 2e étape :
1 BOUHANNI Nacer FDJ FRA les 93,6 km en 2h22'57'' (moy. 38,447 km/h)
2 COQUARD Bryan TEAM EUROPCAR FRA à 0:00
3 PELUCCHI Matteo IAM CYCLING ITA à 0:00
4 PORSEV Aleksander KATUSHA RUS à 0:00
5 VON HOFF Steele GARMIN SHARP AUS à 0:00
6 NIZZOLO Giacomo RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD ITA à 0:00
7 TSATEVICH Alexey KATUSHA RUS à 0:00
8 MIYAZAWA Takashi TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF JPN à 0:00
9 NAPOLITANO Danilo ACCENTS JOBS-WANTY ITA à 0:00
10 LUDVIGSSON Tobias TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO SWE à 0:00

 

[afpm90]

DNS DENNIS Rohan Garmin - Sharp
DNS DUMOULIN Tom Argos - Shimano
DNS BEWLEY Sam Orica GreenEDGE
DNS CAMANO ORTUZAR Iker Team NetApp – Endura

 

[Roude Leiw]

ITT results

1 DURBRIDGE Luke ORICA - GREENEDGE AUS
2 JUNGELS Bob RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD LUX
3 MEYER Cameron ORICA - GREENEDGE AUS
4 GERARD Arnaud BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONN. FRA
5 TUFT Svein ORICA - GREENEDGE CAN
6 SERGENT Jesse RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD NZL

Bobby Jungels did good. No time gaps ftm

 

[Ferminal]

Top 3 are only 1" apart and top5 around three seconds I think. I'd say Gallopin is the favourite from here.

 

[roundabout]

How far back is he?

Maybe he is more than 10 seconds back.

 

[Christian]

What do the profiles of the next stages look like? I can't find any

 

[Roude Leiw]

1 DURBRIDGE Luke ORICA - GREENEDGE AUS à 0: 0: 0
2 JUNGELS Bob RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD LUX à 0: 0: 0
3 MEYER Cameron ORICA - GREENEDGE AUS à 0: 0: 1
4 GERARD Arnaud BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONN. FRA à 0: 0: 3
5 TUFT Svein ORICA - GREENEDGE CAN à 0: 0: 4
6 SERGENT Jesse RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD NZL à 0: 0: 4
7 BARTA Jan TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA CZE à 0: 0: 4
8 VOROBYEV Anton KATUSHA RUS à 0: 0: 5
9 GALLOPIN Tony RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD FRA à 0: 0: 5
10 HEPBURN Michael ORICA - GREENEDGE AUS à 0: 0: 7

Basically Jungels same time than Durbridge. Bobby will win this

(No I am not biased)

 

[Dazed and Confused]

1 DURBRIDGE Luke ORICA - GREENEDGE AUS à 0: 0: 0
2 JUNGELS Bob RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD LUX à 0: 0: 0
3 MEYER Cameron ORICA - GREENEDGE AUS à 0: 0: 1
4 GERARD Arnaud BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONN. FRA à 0: 0: 3
5 TUFT Svein ORICA - GREENEDGE CAN à 0: 0: 4
6 SERGENT Jesse RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD NZL à 0: 0: 4
7 BARTA Jan TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA CZE à 0: 0: 4
8 VOROBYEV Anton KATUSHA RUS à 0: 0: 5
9 GALLOPIN Tony RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD FRA à 0: 0: 5
10 HEPBURN Michael ORICA - GREENEDGE AUS à 0: 0: 7

Basically Jungels same time than Durbridge. Bobby will win this

(No I am not biased)

Does the last stages offer bonus secs on the line?

Nice close top 10 btw. Some solid names too.

 

[roundabout]

Oh, 5 seconds. Even a second place should in theory be enough.

 

[Christian]

Basically Jungels same time than Durbridge. Bobby will win this

(No I am not biased)

Did you see, on wort.lu they say he will ride Paris-Roubaix

 

[Afrank]

Jungels continues to impress. What are the next couple of stages like? Any chance he can get a good GC place?

 

[Roude Leiw]

Both stages to come have a hilly finish. Time bonus methinks only for the winner of the stage (like 10 sec) but I am really not sure here

 

[Roude Leiw]

Did you see, on wort.lu they say he will ride Paris-Roubaix

Yes, I saw, he will break free on the carrefour de l'arbre and will never to be seen. I have to update my post on the PR poll

He won PR last year btw (U23 race)

 

[afpm90]

Jan Barta will win GC.

 

[Wilba60]

Cam Meyer would normally be the OGE favoured one in this type of scenario due to his better climbing ability compared to Durbridge but he has only been back on the bike for a short time since surgery and it would be an awesome effort if he can stay with the leaders. If Meyer feels good I am sure OGE will go with him as the protected rider but if not he will probably do all he can to keep Durbridge up with the main threats.