Men Elite Road Race - UCI RWC Doha 2016

[greenedge]

Just started reading the live commentary on CN and was struck by this
"Former Sky rider Kanstantsin Siutsou has moved to the front and started setting the pace with Great Britain riders sitting just behind him. That must be so he can help out Hutarovich. There can be no other plausible reason. None."

Well one reason is he is on Dimension Data for this year and is helping Cavendish.

 

[Billie]

Pretty incredible job from this Korsaeth guy

 

[portugal11]

Cav has everything to win this worlds

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Pretty incredible job from this Korsaeth guy

Yeah really? any news on where he's heading? he's already 23

 

[tomorrow]

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Looking good for Sagan to defend his title

He needs to get rid off Cav to win, which can be difficult. If Sagan won against Cav in the sprint, it would be suprise for me. Of couse, the 250km in the dessert may have crucial effect on both of the, so maybe Kristoff is the man to beet. Being in the first echelon didn't do much good to sagan, cause only kittel and greipel are caught behind from his main rival. Or did I miss somebody?

 

[Billie]

Not a good job from team GB. Only one guy to help Cavendish and Blythe can't go the distance.

2 more teammates for Cavendish from the break atleast.

 

[Andy262]

epic fail from GB really. What was Stannard doing out the back?

 

[Lance Armstrong]

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Looking good for Sagan to defend his title

He needs to get rid off Cav to win, which can be difficult. If Sagan won against Cav in the sprint, it would be suprise for me. Of couse, the 250km in the dessert may have crucial effect on both of the, so maybe Kristoff is the man to beet. Being in the first echelon didn't do much good to sagan, cause only kittel and greipel are caught behind from his main rival. Or did I miss somebody?

It won't be a mass sprint.

 

[laurensde+]

Boonen not hanging around.

 

[Brullnux]

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Just started reading the live commentary on CN and was struck by this
"Former Sky rider Kanstantsin Siutsou has moved to the front and started setting the pace with Great Britain riders sitting just behind him. That must be so he can help out Hutarovich. There can be no other plausible reason. None."

Well one reason is he is on Dimension Data for this year and is helping Cavendish.

The sarcasm was pretty hard to miss, tbh

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Puncture Cort?

 

[Flamin]

Just tuned in. Belgians destroyed the peloton judging by numbers they have and by sheer logic?

 

[Monte]

Who was that idiot trying to take a bottle in 65km/h ??

 

[Hugo Koblet]

So Nielsen is the second victim after Degenkolb?

 

[tomorrow]

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Looking good for Sagan to defend his title

He needs to get rid off Cav to win, which can be difficult. If Sagan won against Cav in the sprint, it would be suprise for me. Of couse, the 250km in the dessert may have crucial effect on both of the, so maybe Kristoff is the man to beet. Being in the first echelon didn't do much good to sagan, cause only kittel and greipel are caught behind from his main rival. Or did I miss somebody?

It won't be a mass sprint.

By mass sprint you mean sprint of that group of 30 riders? Because if some late attacker won, it would definately be some show. I'd enjoy it.

 

[Monte]

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Just tuned in. Belgians destroyed the peloton judging by numbers they have and by sheer logic?

Norway started it, Belgium joined in..

 

[Baldinger]

Damn Cort.

 

[Andy262]

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Just tuned in. Belgians destroyed the peloton judging by numbers they have and by sheer logic?

Turned corner at top of course into crosswind, belgium and norway put the hammer down and race blew apart

 

[spalco]

I don't understand why the gaps are fluctuating that much. How hard is it to get reasonable GPS measurements in the *** desert?

 

[greenedge]

Re: Re:

Just started reading the live commentary on CN and was struck by this
"Former Sky rider Kanstantsin Siutsou has moved to the front and started setting the pace with Great Britain riders sitting just behind him. That must be so he can help out Hutarovich. There can be no other plausible reason. None."

Well one reason is he is on Dimension Data for this year and is helping Cavendish.

The sarcasm was pretty hard to miss, tbh

On reflection yes

 

[Brullnux]

Why would they make Group 1 the second group on the road. Just call it first chase group.

 

[saganftw]

first group is called leaders

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Kittel frustrated.

 

[portugal11]

LMAO, kittel is so furious ahahaah. He is working without help from the others

 

[Billie]

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Kittel frustrated.

what he did is completely unacceptable. Should be taken out of the race for that