Jayco is driving the front group so that Kool does not get back - I expect the Kool will not get back to the front group.
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Hope all the riders are safe and still race ready for tomorrow. Some key riders involved inc Henderson Fisher-Black and Deignan
This race was a disaster.. Full stop. The bunch was thick too many times, riders all across the road 8-10 across, afraid to attack, people riding really really sloppy and not getting wheels, big teams daydreaming and gap opening and a @30 second separation with members of big teams chasing w 8-9 k to go with snails pace.A disappointing result when Jackson was effectively sprinting against climber/classics types - It was an awesome lead out by Faulkner.
Movistar had almost the whole team go down. No time losses but obviously it's Lippert's return to racing after a long injury so not an auspicious start.Faulkner's lead out was pretty good, too. Vas was the fastest of the survivors, but she started her sprint a notch too far behind Jackson.
I hope no one got seriously hurt in those crashes.
Movistar had almost the whole team go down. No time losses but obviously it's Lippert's return to racing after a long injury so not an auspicious start.
Of people who lost time - although some of those with small time losses may see these wiped before tomorrow if they were baulked by the crashes - the most notable names would appear to be Marlen Reusser and Marta Cavalli, though some decent climbers like Stiasny and Harvey were in the +30" group with them too, and Niedermaier came in at +50", ahead of the crashed group including NFB, Deignan, Lippert, Baril and others. Since most came in within a couple of minutes hopefully there's nothing too serious involved for them, I'd be more concerned for Mieke Docx and Emma Norsgaard who both took several minutes to make the line. Meijering lost four minutes and Kiesenhofer eleven, though.
ELB, who for some reason is wearing the white jersey (I guess she's young at heart),