April 28th, Tour de Romandie - Stage 2: Romont - Romont, 171.8 km

[hrotha]

Nah... I doubt he can hold 42 secs on Evans or a minute on Menchov or Pinotti. Martin wont be much further back.

Also Evans needs a Cherel voodoo doll, that was really unfortunate.

Yeah, I thought he'd still have roughly 1:20-1:30 on the favourites but I miscalculated.

 

[Campionissimo]

A duel between Evans and Vino. Brut is totally busted after today.

 

[dlwssonic]

sorry for my fanboyism but I personally feel BMC have been very strong in this race as it is their home race.

 

[Jamsque]

Evans and Vino can probably both take 42 seconds out of Brutt given how tired he is going to be.

The pack didn't come out of nowhere, the director just did a bad job and there were no time gaps on screen. The long shot at about 2500m to go showed the pack only fifteen or twenty seconds down, which is easily pulled back on a slope.

 

[Bavarianrider]

evans for the GC win anyone thinks its realistic???

No cause he'll be smoked by Tony

 

[Cobblestoned]

Nice win by Cuneog though CCherel nearly put Cadel in the barriers.

Some tears dropped on your keyboard I think.

But quiet good effort by cuddles, when considering his short break/surgery.

 

[dlwssonic]

hmm gotta admit cunego is pretty good looking, at least better than guys like evans and contador.

 

[jens_attacks]

just like i've said...an appetizer vino-evans served before le tour de france.

crazy ride by movistar,rui costa's comeback surprisingly strong!

hats off to brutt,he gave his best.

 

[luckyboy]

Oh cool Cunego won. Some nice unexpected CQ points there.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Good day for the Italians
A win here and in Turkey

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

No cause he'll be smoked by Tony

It's only 20km, the chances Tony takes enough time on guys like Evans or Vinokourov is very minimal

 

[auscyclefan94]

evans for the GC win anyone thinks its realistic???

of course but tony martin will be hard to hold off. Will depend on how cadel's time trialling is going. He looked quite good on the bike in the prologue though.

 

[kurtinsc]

Really wishing Talansky hadn't fallen in the prologue. that 30-45 seconds it may have cost him could be several places in the top 10 when this is done. Both he and Stetina are showing something in this race. I've been waiting for a while for Stetina to show some of the promise he had shown when younger.

 

[theyoungest]

And LLS has another domestique take over GC duties... in Paris-Nice it was Mollema, and here it is the awesome GC rider Pieter Weening.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I think Porte was in the Brutt group again today.

 

[movingtarget]

Yes, the last two stages in Turkey were very close and both won by Italians. Evans tried to take the shortest route and got caught out. That's how it goes sometimes.

 

[dlwssonic]

BMC aint that bad after all eh, cunego has revenge for the montepaschi stage in last years giro

 

[auscyclefan94]

BMC aint that bad after all eh, cunego has revenge for the montepaschi stage in last years giro

I think he would of much rathered the win in il giro than romandie. Still a good win, Evans wouldn't of had the time gap if it wasn't for Cherel but I am not sure if he'd won.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

And LLS has another domestique take over GC duties... in Paris-Nice it was Mollema, and here it is the awesome GC rider Pieter Weening.

LLS will have to pick himself up and better be good in the Tour

 

[auscyclefan94]

LLS will have to pick himself up and better be good in the Tour

Just like Porte, his leader will need him to be going well.

 

[dlwssonic]

I think he would of much rathered the win in il giro than romandie. Still a good win, Evans wouldn't of had the time gap if it wasn't for Cherel but I am not sure if he'd won.

yep I think evans maybe went too early and its not steep enough for him.

 

[movingtarget]

I think he would of much rathered the win in il giro than romandie. Still a good win, Evans wouldn't of had the time gap if it wasn't for Cherel but I am not sure if he'd won.

Yeah, I think Cunego timed it a bit better.

 

[auscyclefan94]

yep I think evans maybe went too early and its not steep enough for him.

Montalcino was nearly flat in the final straight but you are right.

Yeah, I think Cunego timed it a bit better.

Yep, though Cadel will beat him in the tt.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Breakaway stage, I won't bother getting up for this.

 

[dlwssonic]

kinda feel wasted that BMC got two second places both by very close margins, still awaiting for their win.