Pais Vasco Stage 2: Zumarraga - Lekunberri 163km

[The Sheep]

Why were they sprinting for 2nd? they want the points jersey?

 

[sublimit]

Ryo must of went through it at the end, Duarte getting caught then Uran blowing up.

 

[Descender]

You mean Kirchenka

haha at one point he said Kiritchenka I think.

 

[Jamsque]

Horner's Spanish is awwwwwwwwful.

 

[Ney the Viking]

hah horner trying spanish =)

 

[Cobblestoned]

Good move by Kiriyenka !

I like him. Before start of Amstel Gold he offered me to have a short sit on his Pinarello, because I was so fascinated.
But he is really quiet and somehow shy, while always looking somehow evil - even if he is in a good mood - but nice.

 

[The Hitch]

lol at Horner speaking spanish. A real treat.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Basso suffering again, his form is reportedly good, but it hasn't brought him much yet.

Fränk Schleck looks to be the strongest, don't you think, Dekker_T?

The way he dropped yesterday, no. Rodriguez and Sanchez did close that gap easily today also. Proof Schleck didn't go that good

So I completely disagree

 

[Descender]

Haha please tell me some of you guys are watching this Irizar-Horner hilarity.

 

[roundabout]

Kireynka is awesome.
Should get more a chance to lead.

Yeah, he certainly has very good instincts when it comes to finishes like this. And if not a chance to lead at least freedom to chase stage wins.

 

[ingsve]

And to compound it Harmon said Ardila's first Euro team was Rabo.

Yep, I even remember him winning the queen stage of Tour of Sweden his first year as a pro for Marlux - Ville de Charleroi in 2002.

 

[Jamsque]

The EITB guys just had a good giggle about Horner's spanish too.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Ryo must of went through it at the end, Duarte getting caught then Uran blowing up.

Duarte never looked like getting away tho. As soon as another rider accelerated he was pretty much caught.
Still a good ride by the youngster (and looked better then the likes of gesink, basso etc

 

[theyoungest]

The way he dropped yesterday, no. Rodriguez and Sanchez did close that gap easily today also. Proof Schleck didn't go that good

So I completely disagree

Lol. On this kind of climb (longer, less explosive) no one's stronger than Fränk, at the moment.

 

[jens_attacks]

oh man horner=)))))))))))))))))))))))))je detras .i'm dying here))))))))))))))

duarte,like pantani is the little shiit starter.i love him!

 

[hrotha]

Horner's Spanish is awwwwwwwwful.

That was pretty hilarious. Irizar translating into Basque and Horner nodding like he had the slightest idea of what was going on.

 

[The Hitch]

He said Frank Schleck in the most American accent and then something like " me gusta, mooocho attacks"

 

[Cobblestoned]

Irizar translating that Horner language to interviewer

 

[Ferminal]

That was Irizar with Horner?

 

[Ryaguas]

Dude Horner with spanish!!!!
Well He does better than Loseheimer!

 

[Descender]

That journalist must have been so puzzled... using Irizar to interpret Horner's English words into Basque and the other way around, then having Horner answering in Spanish. Still laughing.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol. On this kind of climb (longer, less explosive) no one's stronger than Fränk, at the moment.

I disagree and you will see that in the Arrate stage. I'll make you eat your words.

Just like the dudes that believed in Franky Schleck in last years Vuelta

 

[sublimit]

Duarte never looked like getting away tho. As soon as another rider accelerated he was pretty much caught.
Still a good ride by the youngster (and looked better then the likes of gesink, basso etc

I was routing for him, but yeah it didnt look steep enough to get away.

 

[theyoungest]

I disagree and you will see that in the Arrate stage. I'll make you eat your words.

Just like the dudes that believed in Franky Schleck in last years Vuelta

Clearly Fränk is stronger now than he was at the Vuelta. He's approaching one of his two season goals.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Kiriyenka wins in front of Horner and I want to kill Backstedt and Harmon for saying Ardila everytime Duarte went

I'm playing catch up.
Since when did Ardila look 15?
Took 2 seconds to recognize they were wrong.
At least someone tweeted their stupid mistake and once again, Harmon didn't like being corrected.

You more or less called that small bunch sprint, right.