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hrotha said:
Absolutely not. The ever-present prospect of alien abduction must be a constant niggle to Californian cyclists...
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/109508/Ten-things-you-never-knew-about-flying-saucers-
Navarro made it to the front group
Luis-León Sánchez (Rabobank), Mickael Cherel (AG2R), Anthony Geslin (FDJ), Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil), Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan), Dani Navarro (Saxo Bank) y Simon Geschke (Project 1t4i)
a 3:35 Pelotón
Luis-León Sánchez (Rabobank), Mickael Cherel (AG2R), Anthony Geslin (FDJ), Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil), Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan), Dani Navarro (Saxo Bank) y Simon Geschke (Project 1t4i)
a 3:35 Pelotón
Swifty's Cakes said:
Surely to "carry him away" the bird couldnt be flightless. Perhaps a Condor?
LL Sanchez should win this if the group stays away. He might not be in good shape, but he's an expert at winning races from breakaways.18-Valve. (pithy) said:
sanchez is 3 minutes down on gc so I doubt they will let him ride much. also other teams trying to protect their gc position.
Sky will peg the break at a couple of minutes. Whether any team has the motivation or the firepower to chase down the remainder, I would doubt. My guess is the peloton comes in a minute down
Ryo Hazuki said:
They might let them go a bit, but will make sure to bring em back to within 3 minutes atleast.
I take it the peloton came back together?
Has anyone else noticed that Meersman's ideal finish is a slight uphill that doesn't look quite as steep as the profile? Both of his stages seem to have come with speculation of punchy contenders, with the sprint actually being much flatter than implied by the profile.
Anyway. I think LLS is a curse on the breakaway. OPQ could be looking to Boonen, who has a real shot; same with his rivals in Rojas and Degenkolb.
Has anyone else noticed that Meersman's ideal finish is a slight uphill that doesn't look quite as steep as the profile? Both of his stages seem to have come with speculation of punchy contenders, with the sprint actually being much flatter than implied by the profile.
Anyway. I think LLS is a curse on the breakaway. OPQ could be looking to Boonen, who has a real shot; same with his rivals in Rojas and Degenkolb.
Fetisoff said:
quickstep, vacansolei and movistar won't ride for sure. what sprinters do greencrap and katusha have?
Ryo Hazuki said:
Ryo Hazuki said:
Just realized Vacansoleil had the man in the break. Don't you think OP might try for another Boonen win? Or a Rojas win won Movistar? Why wouldn't they?
As for Greencrap - Howard, maybe
Katusha (yes, you can start laughing now) - Kristoff
And yeah, it does look totally flat.
I figure there is something wrong with Mollema. He was not that bad in Andalucia, but not even close to good here in the stages that mattered. He might have gotten ill again.
The only guy from the Ruta del Sol who even figures here is Valverde, so maybe the level just wasn't that high over there. But reportedly Mollema has the flu.Dekker_Tifosi said:
But he wouldn't give up without a reason. And he was far worse than in Andalucia, regardless of the lower level. Not buying the difference is that big.theyoungest said:
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