Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2011

[Jamsque]

The gap is finally starting to come down, 45 seconds with 6km to go.

 

[Descender]

Is it me or is Kirby announcing the hard bit to start at 12km to go, then at 10, then at 9, at 8, at 6, at 3...

 

[Jamsque]

Well looks like I have to eat my words, the lead duo are about to get caught.

 

[Jamsque]

Late attack from Anthony Roux!

 

[palmerq]

great work from petacchi, I think everyone is safe now that should calm him down :S

 

[Jamsque]

Petacchi takes it at the last last last possible second! He took the lead inside the last five metres. Great racing!

 

[luckyboy]

Aw Roux

Nice finish for Petacchi there

 

[Mellow Velo]

Hah!
Petacchi wins the ToT mountaintop finish!
Fascinating finish here, just like it was last year.

 

[maltiv]

The poor guy thought he had it, then Petacchi came flying.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Who now leads the GC?
Can't be Puncheur Petacchi with his minute penalty.

 

[Lanark]

What a fantastic final K. Everyone seemed completely dead, and Petacchi timed his sprint spot on.

 

[sublimit]

Great end, enjoyed that.

Pettacci has the class but had to work hard there.

 

[Rocksteady]

Oh Tuft. Why couldn't you pull that one off for Canada?? And more important my CQ team!!

 

[palmerq]

Who now leads the GC?
Can't be Puncheur Petacchi with his minute penalty.

the polish fellow who got 2nd place today

 

[luckyboy]

Who now leads the GC?
Can't be Puncheur Petacchi with his minute penalty.

Carlton Kirby said it was Huzarski because of the bonuses.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Tell you what. Petacchi is looking really good to take another Giro maglia ciclamino.

Edit, make that the Maglia Rosso Passione!

 

[jens_attacks]

petacchi doesn't get old.tough day in the saddle,mountains and he still had a fantastic kick to finish it.grande alejet!

 

[theyoungest]

Awesome sprint by Ale-Jet. He's not quite there in terms of pure speed, but he has definitely worked on his uphill power.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

this is why I love Petacchi

Probably my favorite non-dutch rider, although Gilbert is close too.

 

[Ferminal]

Nice stage... how fast was Petacchi in the last 50-100m!

 

[roundabout]

Poor Petacchi. Still 35th on GC, lol.

 

[Arnout]

Poor Petacchi. Still 35th on GC, lol.

Why would he even care about that?

 

[Cobblestoned]

Tell you what. Petacchi is looking really good to take another Giro maglia ciclamino.

Edit, make that the Maglia Rosso Passione!

Nah, he looks like that, but has already announced that he won't finish Giro and just do first two weeks.
Besides that, it is close to impossible, that a sprinter will win the ciclamino in this years edition, even when he should win 4-5 stages.

Ciclamino will go to one of the GC-riders.

But I am sure that Ale will cause Cav some trouble and is still able to take green jersey.

 

[roundabout]

Why would he even care about that?

I didn't say that he would.

But he is the best rider over 4 stages and has only himself to blame that he is so far down.

 

[Arnout]

I didn't say that he would.

But he is the best rider over 4 stages and has only himself to blame that he is so far down.

So what? I really don't understand the obsession with GC's. Maybe if he wasn't so far down, he wouldn't have won todays stage.

Seriously, only guys that are capable of winning a race should care about the GC. All that "I can probably finish top 10 in the Presidential Tour of Turkey" is killing this smaller races (and the bigger races as well, but I can sort of understand it there).