March 26-27 - 2016 Critérium International - 2.HC

[burning]

Even though the field is not strong at all, this is an insane result from Pinot.

 

[SafeBet]

Moreno Moser still alive apparently.
And nice result for the young Sam Oomen, who was 7th on the stage.

 

[luckyboy]

FDJ 1st, 3rd, 9th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th

 

[Red Rick]

Pinot wins a tt?

What???

Curious for L'Ospedale now

 

[DenisMenchov]

Pinot wins TT?!?! Epic day

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

What happened to Bialoblocki?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Via Andrew Hood on twitter
Belgian rider Daan Myngheer has been hospitalised after suffering a heart attack in Criterium International, organisers confirmed via @afp

Edit: his teammate Louis Verhelst confirmed to a belgian journo that he is in a coma

 

[Tonton]

Too bad there was no live streaming. Fortunately, stage 3 will be online tomorrow, and I'll be watching. Living on the East Coast, I will get up early, do my long Sunday ride, be back and showered in time for the final climb .

 

[Red Rick]

That's awful

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Pinot wins a TT in a relatively weak field. Shock almost as big as when Gesink won that ITT in Oman a few years back. Calm down people.

 

[Lexman]

Re:

Pinot wins a TT in a relatively weak field. Shock almost as big as when Gesink won that ITT in Oman a few years back. Calm down people.

You'd suppose Navardauskas, Bieablo whatever and Péraud woud have ridden better...

 

[Anderis]

Re:

What happened to Bialoblocki?

He had a bke change during the race and finished the course on a normal bike.

I'm surprised that Villella did quite well. FDJ not surprising anymore. Too bad they don't have a TTT this year in TdF.

 

[May0maniac]

Re: Re:

What happened to Bialoblocki?

He had a bke change during the race and finished the course on a normal bike.

I'm surprised that Villella did quite well. FDJ not surprising anymore. Too bad they don't have a TTT this year in TdF.

4 Cannondale guys in the top 11, the field wasn't that great.Another good ITT by Moreno Moser after the WC ITT, that's always nice to see.

 

[dacooley]

smells like fdj are willing to occupy the whole podium tomorrow. :d

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

Via Andrew Hood on twitter
Belgian rider Daan Myngheer has been hospitalised after suffering a heart attack in Criterium International, organisers confirmed via @afp

Edit: his teammate Louis Verhelst confirmed to a belgian journo that he is in a coma

our prayers with his family and friends.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re: Re:

Pinot wins a TT in a relatively weak field. Shock almost as big as when Gesink won that ITT in Oman a few years back. Calm down people.

You'd suppose Navardauskas, Bieablo whatever and Péraud woud have ridden better...

These things happen. In oman it was Cancellara and Hagen. If the course suits Pinot and the distance isn't too long. It's not inevitable. Or remember all Pais Vasco tt's where Rodriguez did well for instance

TT's aren't always for specialists

 

[jaylew]

No surprise at all. I figured he'd win this TT.

 

[Tonton]

To put Tibopino's time into prospective, on the same 7K course:

9'07" Dumoulin '14
9'10" Dennis '14 - Porte '13
9'11" Pinot '16 - Felline '15 - TJVG '13
9'12" Jungels '15 - Froome '13
9'13" Coppel '16
9'16" Perault '16
9'17" Pinot '15 - Jungels '14 and '13 - Perault '13
9'18" Perault '14 - Coppel '14
9'20" Navardauskas '15
9'21" Navardauskas '16 and '14
9'28" Perault '15

Not too shabby then

 

[CheckMyPecs]

According to his team director, Daan Myngheer's life is no longer in danger. What a relief.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Glad to hear that Myngheer's situation is improving.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Bennett pulling the Demare / Bouhanni trick of getting over a couple of months without a win by beating up a French race with no other sprinters in it. There's a remarkable number of them over the course of a season.

Pinot looking good so far this year.

 

[Jspear]

Re:

Bennett pulling the Demare / Bouhanni trick of getting over a couple of months without a win by beating up a French race with no other sprinters in it. There's a remarkable number of them over the course of a season.

Pinot looking good so far this year.

Hey now don't misrepresent. Sometimes they get team assistance in bigger races.

 

[TMP402]

Ouch Rolland.

 

[Simurgh]

Rolland seems to suffer...he's dropped!

 

[StephenC2020]

Latour goes!