London Surrey Cycle Classic 2014

[TourOfSardinia]

Currently live on BBC1 (geo-restricted)

Startlist
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjU0NzU=

includes:

GILBERT Philippe
WIGGINS Bradley
STANNARD Ian
SWIFT Ben
FENN Andrew
VANDENBERGH Stijn
PETACCHI Alessandro
RENSHAW Mark
STEEGMANS Gert
CLEMENT Stef
TEN DAM Laurens
SABATINI Fabio
VIVIANI Elia

ROUTE pdf

Finish a sprint down the MALL

Weather conditions - wet roads and amix of rain & sun

 

[TourOfSardinia]

-112km Break at 1m28s
173 EIBEGGER Markus
184 VAUBOURZEIX Thomas
073 LOWSLEY WILLIAMS James
023 NIYONSHUTI Adrien MTN Q
152 LAMMERTINK Steven GIANT
134 LAMPIER Steven

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Stream
http://live.drakulastream.eu/static/popups/23277105565700.html

Others:
http://www.drakulastream.eu/free-li...ndon-surrey-classic-other-cycling-232771.html

http://www.filmon.com/channel/bbc-one (slightly delayed)

 

[Kwibus]

This is destined to be a bunch sprint isn't it?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Who's paying Kuota?

This is destined to be a bunch sprint isn't it?

Probably.

 

[fowlyetti]

Stannard looks like he's dying out there. Hopefully get some proper racing towards the finish.

 

[stutue]

The two climbs (such as they are) have been taken out for this mornings amateur event and also for the pro course I believe.

Friends who rode this morning tell me the conditions were really bad with the usual collection of sportive muppets with no handling and group riding skills.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Sky suddenly decided to close down the break

-80km gap 24s

-73km gruppo compatto - Sky drilling it

 

[Pricey_sky]

Sky drilling it ahead of these 2 hills, not a very big bunch left.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Bradley taking a turn - now Stannard's done

 

[Kwibus]

Thank god Sky.

Never thought I'd say that

 

[Pricey_sky]

This is pretty tough racing, OPQS now splitting it. Looks like Gilbert and Swift have made the split with Steegmans. Dempster there too with teammates.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

-69km Nice little front group formed with only 1 sky man (Swift)
opqs driving it.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Race on.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Ewan also there and a Cannondale and Belkin rider came across.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Front group has 3 netapp/endura guys - let's see if they can invent .
BTW: No race-radios today.

 

[Rollthedice]

It's getting interesting.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Looks like it's Cannondale vs the break.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cannodale trying to pull back the gap of 41s
Edit: (and going backwards it seems)

 

[l.Harm]

Box Hill become a Mekka of cycling BBC

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Gilbert forcing it in the front group
Cannondale fail - gap now 1m01s

 

[l.Harm]

Clement is responding to everything

 

[TourOfSardinia]

-20km further selection up front
Gilbert Swift Bythe AlaPhilippe Steegman
gap back to P 1m12s

 

[Bumeington]

-20km further selection up front
Gilbert Swift Bythe AlaPhilippe Steegman
gap back to P 1m12s

Koren just bridged, steegmans not there

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Blythe back to WT next year?